Background

Overall EC and Government policy objectives and link with the Commissions working programme and strategy; 
commitment of Government to overarching policy objectives of the EC (such as Europe 2020 and 6th EAP environmental objectives).

Green Paper “Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action”

White Paper “Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action” – 4 aprile 2009 -

Water Framework Directive - Floods Directive: River basin management plans (2009 - 2015), flood risk assessment (2011 plans by 2015)

Water Scarcity and Droughts strategy, assessment - entro 2012

Nature protection directives - Post-2010 Strategy on Biodiversity

Agricoltura, foreste (Green paper 2010), salute, natural disaster reduction (Communication 2009), SEA/IEA Directive (review IEA, 2010)

Environmental accounting (UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting, SEEA) - water accounts