Sergey Moroz, Water Policy Officer of the WWF European Policy Office in Brussels, explains the role that the public can play in European Water Policy when they are consulted via public participation. Mr Moroz was a speaker at the 6th European Water Association Annual Conference in Brussels.

Jorge Rodriguez Romero explains the role of River Basin Management Plans in European water policy and their status on a Member State level (as at November 2010). Mr Rodriguez Romero was representing DG Environment of the European Commission at the 6th Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels.

European Water Association President, Jean Philippe Torterotot, explains why the 2010 EWA Annual Conference has been a success. The conference was themed on the River Basin Management Plans, an integral part of the Water Framework Directive.

Diederick van der Molen, a Senior Policy Advisor for the Netherlands about water policy, discusses the role of River Basin Management Plans in setting the strategic goals for water. Mr van der Molen was a delegate at the 6th Annual Conference in Brussels of the European Water Association.

Peter Kristensen, a Project Manager for the European Environment Agency, explains the importance of River Basin Management Plans to the Water Framework Directive and European water policy more generally. Mr Kristensen was a speaker at the 6th Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels.

Tomas Dworak was a presenter at the 6th Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels. Mr Dworak discusses the role played by water in environmental and farming issues, the status of reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and sustainable development.

Dr Michael Weyand explains the importance of River Basin Management Plans to Europe and the environment. Dr Weyand was attending the 6th Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels.

Dr Joachim Bley from the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport in Baden-Wurttemberg, explains the work of his department in trying to protect salmon in the Rhine. This is complicated by the use of small hydropower plants on the river. Dr Bley was a presenter at the 6th Annual Conference in Brussels of the European Water Association.

Tania Runge, Senior Policy Advisor for Copa Cogeca in Brussels, explains the impact of both water quantity and quality to farmers and the agriculture sector. Ms Runge was attending the 6th Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels.

Giorgio Cesari of the Tiber River Basin Authority in Italy explains the vital role of River Basin Management Plans in southern Europe. Mr Cesari was a presenter at the 6th Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels where the Water Framework Directive and River Basin Management Plans were the main subjects of debate.