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Programme

26 - 27 January 2012, Berlin, Germany

 

Agenda (PDF, 342 Kb)

Working groups day 1 detailled agenda (PDF, 166 Kb)

Working groups day 2 detailled agenda (PDF, 229 Kb)

Day 1 – Thursday 26 January, 2012

Introductory Session

Welcome to the First FP7 EPI-Water Conference
R. Andreas Kraemer, Director, Ecologic Institute

The FP7 EPI-Water Project in a Nutshell (pdf, 461 Kb)
Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

Workshop Objectives (pdf, 203 Kb)
Manuel Lago, Ecologic Institute

Session I: Setting the Water Policy Scene
(Chair: Pierre Strosser, ACTeon)

The Role of Economic Policy Instruments in the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Waters (pdf, 44 Kb)
Lukasz Latala, EC Directorate General ENVIRONMENT

Outline of EEA activities on water economics (pdf, 593 Kb)
Mikael Skou Andersen, European Environmental Agency

What Do we Expect from EPIs for Policy Making? Statements from EPI-Water Policy Think Tank Members
EPI-WATER Policy  Think Tank Members

Questions & Discussion

Session II: What is at Stake? An introduction to the EPI-Water Assessment Framework  and Ex-Post Case Studies
(Chair: Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)

The  Assessment Framework (pdf, 178 Kb)
David Zetland, Wageningen University

Presenting the European and Non-European EPI-Water Case Studies (pdf, 202 Kb)
Manuel Lago, Ecologic Institute

An illustration of the Application of the EPI-Water Assessment Framework: 
Lower Ebro ( Spain ): Voluntary agreement for river regime restoration services, (pdf, 775 Kb)
Carlos Mario Gomez, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Water

Questions & Discussion

Session III: How Do EPIs Perform? Key Results of the Ex-Post Assessment
(Chair: Manuel Lago, Ecologic Institute)

Setting the Stage for Break-Out Sessions and Expected Outcomes
This session is divided into three different break-out sessions focusing on different aspects (tasks) of the assessment framework.Ecologic Institute

Working Groups

WG 1 – Do They Help Achieve (Better) Environmental Outcomes and Reduce Uncertainties?
Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Water and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

WG2 – What are the Economic Impacts and Distributional Effects?
University of Bologna and Middlesex University- Flood Hazard Research Centre

WG3 – The Delicate Question of Transaction Costs and their Relation to Institutions and Policy Implementability
Wageningen University /Ecologic Institute

Session IV: Innovative EPIs: But What Does "Innovative" Really Mean?

An Interactive Panel Discussion Between Experts From the Inspiration of the EU group, the EPI-Water Consortium and Participants
Facilitators: Colin Green (Middlesex University- Flood Hazard Research Centre) and Manuel Lago (Ecologic Institute)

Panel members:

  • Prof Mike Young, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • Dr Iddo Kan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Mr Mark Kieser, Kieser & Associates, LLC, United States
  • Dr Andrew Yates, University of Richmond, United States
  • Prof. Guillermo Donoso Harris, Universidad Cat ólica de Chile, Chile

Wrap Up of the First Day – Closing Session
ACTeon/Ecologic Institute

Day 2 – Friday 27 January, 2012

Opening of the Second Day

Ecologic Institute and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Session III (cont.): How Do EPIs Perform?
Key Results of the Ex-Post Assessment

How do EPIs Perform? Key Results of the Ex-Post Assessment (cont.)

Reporting from the WG Sessions: Presentations by Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Water, University of Bologna, and Wageningen University.

Facilitator: Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem - Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research

Questions & Discussion

Session V: How do EPIs Contribute to Solving Water Management Problems?
Key Results of the Ex-Post Assessment
(Chair: Manuel Lago, Ecologic Institute)

Presentation of the Focus of the Break-Out Session and Expected Outcomes / Setting the Stage for Break-Out Sessions and Expected Outcomes

This session is divided into three different break-out sessions focusing on the water management problems addressed with the EPI

Ecologic Institute

Working Groups

WG 1 – Addressing Water Quantity Issues
National Technical University of Athens

WG 2 – Tackling Water Quality Concerns
Aarhus University, National Environmental Research Institute

WG 3 – Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems & The Sustainable Development of Hydropower
ACTeon

Reporting From the WG Sessions

Reporting from the WG Sessions chaired by the National Technical University of Athens, Aarhus Univerisitet - National Environmental Research Institute, and ACTeon.

Facilitator: University of Valencia

Questions & Discussion

Session VI:  What Are the Implications of First Results of EPI-Water? Support to Policy Makers & Unanswered Questions
(Chair: ACTeon)

Key Results from the Overall Comparative Assessment
Manuel Lago, Ecologic Institute

A Tour d'Horizon of PTT Members' Views
EPI-WATER Policy  Think Tank Members

Questions & Discussion

Session VII:  Moving Forward: The Next Steps of the EPI-Water Project

General Presentation
Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Questions & Discussion

Closing Session

Key Messages from the Workshop
Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Closing Words from the Organisers
Manuel Lago, Ecologic Institute

End of the Conference

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