WGE bureau meeting
Anne Christine Le Gall
Chairwoman ICP Modelling & Mapping
Jean Paul Hettelingh
Head of CCE
Geneva, 20 – 23rd march 2017
Main CCE / ICP M&M achievements in 2016-2017
Call for data on S & N CLd and Biodiversity CLd
 Concluding discussions at next ICP M&M meeting
CLd methodology improvement
 Workshop organised on parametrisation of nitrogen immobilisation (23rd
and 24th February, Olten, Switzerland)
Contribution to policy support on effects of air pollution and climate change
 Contribution to the Assessment report
 Collaborations with CIAM/ TFIAM on synergies of air pollution and
climate change
Update of the Mapping Manual
 Chapter 5 published
 Possibility to translate into Russian being investigated
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Collaboration with other groups
Collaborations within WGE: From field data to modelling
Participation to ICP Waters / ICP IM, JEG DM meetings
Discussions with other ICPs at ICP M&M meeting
Collaborations with EMEP: From modelling to policy support
CIAM/ TFIAM: Synergies between air pollution and climate change
Participation to AMAP / THAP workshop: CLd in the Arctic
Collaboration with EECCA countries
 with Russia for the translation of the Mapping Manual
Otherwise, lack of funds to fund EECCA countries to participate to ICP
M&M TF and CCE WS
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Publications and reports
Publications and book chapters
Kopáček J, Hejzlar J, Krám P, Oulehle F, Posch M, 2016. Effect of industrial dust on precipitation chemistry in the Czech Republic
(Central Europe) from 1850 to 2013. Water Research 103: 30-37; DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.017
Forsius M, Akujärvi A, Mattsson T, Holmberg M, Punttila P, Posch M, Liski J, Repo A, Virkkala R, Vihervaara P, 2016. Modelling
impacts of forest bioenergy use on ecosystem sustainability: Lammi LTER region, southern Finland. Ecological Indicators 65:
66-75; DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.032
Bonten LTC, Reinds GJ, Posch M, 2016. A model to calculate effects of atmospheric deposition on soil acidification, eutrophication
and carbon sequestration. Environmental Modelling & Software 79: 75-84; DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.01.009
Fagerli H, Solberg S, Tsyro S, Nyiri A, Benedictow A, Aas W, Hjellbrekke A-G, Posch M, 2016. Chapter 2: Status of transboundary
pollution in 2014. In: Fagerli H, et al. (eds): Transboundary particulate matter, photo-oxidants, acidifying and eutrophying
components. EMEP Status Report 1/2016, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway, pp.17-54; www.emep.int/mscw
Reports
CCE and ICP M&M, 2016. Contributing author in: Maas R, Grennfelt P (eds), 2016. Towards Cleaner Air. Scientific Assessment
Report 2016. EMEP Steering Body and Working Group on Effects of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution, Oslo. xx+50pp.
CCE and ICP M&M, 2016. Contributing author in Maas R, Grennfelt P (eds), 2016. Towards Cleaner Air. Scientific Assessment
Report 2016: Summary for Policymakers. EMEP Steering Body and Working Group on Effects of the Convention on LongRange Transboundary Air Pollution, Oslo. 16pp.
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Challenges for the future (1/2)
Maintain the group without the support of the CCE
Or/and
Redevelop the activity with the new programme Centre
Keep activity at NFC level (without calls for data)
Keep the European CLd database useful and used
Keep the ICP and CCE websites active
Organise ICP M&M meetings
Continue the development and the assessment of air pollution risk analysis and trends,
in collaboration with
 Other ICPs for field data
 EMEP for atmospheric deposition
 CIAM/TFIAM for integrated assessment modelling and policy support
in particular on the following topics
 Critical loads for N, S, and heavy metals and their exceedance,
 The new indicator for biodiversity
 Synergies between air pollution and climate change
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Challenges for the future (2/2)
Collaboration with TF Measurement and modelling to be explored
 What differences to effect based indicators (eg critical loads exceedances,
PODy) are observed when different atmospheric models are used to calculate
the depositions ?
Respond to requests from the EU in relation to NEC directive
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2017 ICP M&M Task Force
• No CCE Workshop this year.
• The TF is organised over 2,5 days
• in Wallingford (UK)
• 4-6th April
• Main topics:
• Response to the call for data
• National contributions to the effect based work
• Discuss results and their presentation to WGE and EB
• LRTAP Convention and ICP M&M work plan
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2016-2017 workplan items relevant to ICP M&M (1/2)
Workplan
item
Activity description/objective
Outcome in 2017
1.1.1.15
In accordance with the request of WGE at its thirty-fourth session,
coordinate a call for data on biodiversity critical loads with interim
report in 2016 and deadline in 2017
The call is aimed at all Parties, including countries in Eastern Europe,
the Caucasus and Central Asia
Ensure that the European critical loads database is updated and
available for the Convention’s effects-oriented air pollution policies
Answers to the call for data are being
compiled and analysed by CCE. Will be
discussed at the ICP M&M TF in april.
Participation of EECCA countries limited
as no funds to contribute to EECCA
participation to meetings
The update of the DB will follow the end
of the call for data
1.1.1.16
Update chapter 5 of the Mapping Manual including latest relevant
scientific knowledge
Update finalised
Translation into Russian under discussion
1.1.3.3
Investigate synergies and trade-offs between air pollution, climate
and nature policies as well as synergies between local and
international policy measures and their effects
Many exchanges between CCE and
CIAM/TFIAM. CCE collaboration with
CIAM discussed.
1.3.1
Explore possible use of EMEP/WGE tools, data and infrastructure to
support AMAP activities
CCE participation to a HTAP-AMAP
meeting in Feb 2016. Collaboration of
CCE on N, S and mercury CLs discussed.
1.4.1
Develop common standards for all ICPs and a web portal approach to
enable access to data/information
No specific action of this point as CCE will
not be involved.
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2016-2017 workplan items relevant to ICP M&M (2/2)
Workplan
item
Activity description/objective
Outcome in 2017
1.4.2
Explore ways to combine/merge the activities of some of the ICPs
(e.g., ICP Integrated Monitoring, ICP Forests, ICP Waters) Improve
integrated working and reporting. Organize joint meetings
Participation of ICP Forests and ICP
Waters to ICP M&M meetings.
+ CCE participates to JEG DM, ICP
Waters, ICP IM meetings and
collaborates with ICP IM to apply dynamic
models to their monitoring sites
1.5.2
Assess scientific and policy outcomes within the Convention over the
past few decades, including scientific understanding, trends and
achievements under the Gothenburg Protocol, and outline future
challenges
Scientific assessment report and trends
report with other Convention groups
2.3.8
Develop and apply indicators of biodiversity targets in cooperation with
CBD and the International Nitrogen Initiative
Nitrogen indicators in relation to
biodiversity provided to CBD for inclusion
in Aichi target-monitoring process
Cf result of the call for data.
Exchange with TFRN initiated.
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