Results of the

questionnaire

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SedNet Conference, Sediments on the Move, Genoa

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44 Responses on-line

27 Responses on paper

Total: 71 Responses

Survey data

Answers from different countries

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BE

NL UK

Au

Canada

Cr

DK

FR

GE

HR

IT

NO

PL

PT ES

SW USA

Background of participants:

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Scientist Student Administration Industry Other

Sediment

Cross-cutting

issue

From the

mountains to the

sea

From fresh water

to marine

environments

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through electron microscope

in the field

How are sediment issues handled in your country

in terms of general awareness:

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

No attention forsediment issues

Not enoughattention for

sediment issues

A lot of attentionfor sediment issues

I don’t know

How are sediment issues handled in your country

in terms of type of approach:

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Only/mostly with “end of pipe” solutions

In general with “end of pipe” solutions

All sediment issues areapproached in a

holistic and integratedway

I don’t know

Is Sediment Management (in terms of quantity

and quality) a significant water management

issue in the river basins of your country at this

moment?

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Yes No Don’t know

Specific challenges (1)

Hydromorphological

modifications mainly

due to navigation,

hydropower or flood

defence,

Contamination by

point and diffuse

sources

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0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Noopinion

Other

Should sediment management (in terms of

quantity and quality) be a significant water

management issue?

YES NO

Specific challenges (3)

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The perceived complexity often hinders the full

integration of sediment issues into river basin

management.

Sediment management

concept to address

challenges

Is it appropriate to develop a sediment

management concept for each river basin from

which input can be taken to incorporate it into the

River Basin Management Plans and Flood Risk

Management Plans?

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Yes No No opinion

Applying to become observer of the

Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) at

EU level

Send and present policy brief to Water

Directors, Flood Risk managers, Navigation

managers, Port managers,…

Make a SedNet Working Program 2018-

2021

Start up different SedNet Working Groups

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SedNet’s next steps

Steering Group

SedNet partner organizations

Participants at SedNet meetings, SedNet newsletter receivers

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SedNet is a network organization

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What YOU can do for SedNet

Spread

• the policy brief of

SedNet

Join

• one of the SedNet

Working Groups

• SedNet as a partner

organization

Send us

• articles for the SedNet

newsletters

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Thank you!