On February 18-19, 2026, in frame of the LIFE GoodWater IP project the workshop “Private Landowners Adjacent to Water Bodies: Rights, Duties, and Water Management” was held.
Aim of the workshop:
- To share, examine, and compare approaches in Baltic and Nordic countries to the definition and practical
implementation of legal responsibilities of private landowners adjacent to water bodies, with a view to
ensuring good ecological status of waters in line with the Water Framework Directive. - To identify gaps and challenges in existing legal frameworks and to formulate recommendations for
improving the regulation and guidance of private water management responsibilities.
Workshop materials:
01_K. Veidemane_Opening conference
02_Z. Mikosa_Water Framwork Directive
03_T. Zelvys_Application of Enforcement Mechanisms for Meeting Water Management Objectives LT
04_Z. Mikosa_Waters and landowners Latvia
The integrated project “Implementation of River Basin Management Plans of Latvia towards good surface water status” (LIFE GOODWATER IP, LIFE18 IPE/LV/000014) has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union and the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development. Please find out about the project: https://goodwater.lv/en
