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The EPI-WATER Project (suggested pronunciation: / ɪ pɪ aɪ ˈwɔːtə(r)/ ) sets to assess the effectiveness and the efficiency of Economic Policy Instruments in achieving water policy goals, and to identify the preconditions under which they complement or perform better than alternative (e.g. regulatory or voluntary) policy instruments.

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• EPI-WATER Review of the framework and toolbox (D2.3) & First review report of PPT (D6.2) have been uploaded»
  Feb 16, 2012. The Review of the framework and toolbox (D2.3) & First review report of PPT (D6.2) are available in the Download Section
• EPI-WATER the first synthesis report of the reviewed EPIs is available »
  Feb 16, 2012. EPI-WATER consortium has reviewed thirty economic policy instrumentsin Europe and beyond (D3.1+D6.1). The individual reports and also the first synthesis report (D3.2 - Comparative analysis report) of the reviewed EPIs are available in Download Section
• EPI-WATER Conference presentations available »
  Feb 14, 2012. The presentations of the Epi-Water WP3 Conference (January 26-27 in Berlin) are now available. More …
• EPI-WATER at the Green Week »
  Feb 13, 2012. EPI-Water will be represented at the 12th edition of Green Week (Brussels, 22-25 May 2012) More …

INFO BOX

• Project type:
  Collaborative project
• Funding scheme:
  7th Framework Programme [THEME ENV.2010.2.1.2-1: Evaluation of effectiveness of economic instruments in integrated water policy]
• Start date: 1st Jan 2011
• End date: 31st Dec 2013
• Coordinator:
  Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, Italy
• Grant Agreement no: 265213
• EU contribution: €3,472,438.00

HIGHLITS

• Berlin (Germany), 26-27 January 2012
  First EPI-WATER Conference
  Understanding the Application of Economic Policy Instruments (EPIs) in Water Management
  Review of Empirical Evidence, Experiences and Lessons Learned from Europe and Elsewhere
  Further info at the Conference website.
• EPI-WATER is in Wikipedia »
  EPI-WATER is in Wikipedia. See the Wikipedia page.
• EPI-WATER is on Facebook »
  EPI-WATER is on Facebook. See the FB page.
• EPI-WATER RSS available »
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• Belpasso (Italy), September 4th - 10th, 2011
  University of Catania - EAERE - FEEM
  Belpasso International Summer School on Environmental and Resource Economics
  Extremes: Natural Disasters in Changing Climate
  Furher info at: http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/
  Deadline for applications: May 15th, 2011