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Economic Analysis according to the WFD:

Status of Implementation - An international Exchange of Experience

20 - 21 November 2003, Berlin



Final Programme

20 November 2003

8.30

Registration and Coffee

 

Welcome and Introduction

9.00 Welcome address
Fritz Holzwarth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - Germany

9.15

Objectives of the Workshop
Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy

 

Session 1: Economics and the Water Framework Directive

Chair: Fritz Holzwarth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - Germany

9.30

The Economic Analysis 2004 - Chances and Challenges

Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy

9.45

Past and Current Activities at the European Level – the CIS Process and the Economic Analysis

Thierry Davy, European Commission

10.00

Building Bridges – The Workshop on Case Studies concerning the Economic Analysis in Paris (9-10 October 2003)

Yann Laurans, Seine-Normandie Water Authority- France

10.15

Linking the Review of Environmental Impact of Human Activities with the Economic Elements of the WFD

Volker Mohaupt, Federal Environmental Agency - Germany

10.30

Coffee Break

 

Session 2: The Economic Analysis 2004: Economic Importance of Water uses
Chair: Peter Kessler, Ministry of Environment of Hesse - Germany

11.00

State of Play in Europe – The Background Paper Revisited

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11.20

The Case of Slovenia

Nives Nared, Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning, Energy - Slovenia

11.40

The Case of Spain

Josefina Maestu, Ministry of the Environment - Spain

12.00

Discussion

13.00

Lunch

 

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Session 3: The Economic Analysis 2004: Baseline Scenario and its Use for Risk Analysis
Chair: Thierry Davy, European Commission

14.00

State of Play in Europe – The Background Paper Revisited

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14.20

The Case of the Netherlands

Niels Vlaanderen, RIZA - The Netherlands

14.40

The Case of France

Jean-Pierre Rideau, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development - France / Yann Laurans, Seine-Normandie Water Authority - France

15.00

Discussion

16.00

Coffee Break

 

Session 4: The Economic Analysis 2004: Assessing Cost – Recovery
Chair: Evan Williams, Scottish Environment Protection Agency - United Kingdom

16.30

State of Play in Europe, The Background Paper Revisited

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16.50

The Case of Germany

Britta Rathje, Ministry of Environment of Hesse - Germany

17.10

The Case of the UK

Kevin Andrews, DEFRA - United Kingdom

17.30

Discussion

  Evening Event
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21 November 2003
8.30

 

Morning Starter:

Lessons from Day 1 – Outlook for Day 2

Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy

 

Session 5: Preparing for the Cost-effectiveness analysis - The Role of International Co-operation
Chair: Dieter M. Saha, International Commission for the protection of the Rhine

8.40

State of Play, The Background Paper Revisited

Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy

9.00

Challenges for Co-operation

Sibylle Pawlowski, Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany

9.25 Discussion
10.20 Introduction to the Working Groups
10.30 Coffee Break
 

Session 6: Exchange of Experience – The Way Forward for the Economic Analysis
Chair: R. Andreas Kraemer,
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11.00 Working Groups
 

A - Economic Importance of Water Uses
Illustration: Arnaud Courtecuisse, Artois-Picardie Water Authority - France

Discussion

 

B - Developing the Baseline Scenario
Illustration: Tatiana Kluvánková-Oravská, IREAS, Institute for Structural Policies - Slovak Republic

Discussion

 

C - Assessing Cost Recovery
Illustration: Josefina Maestu, Ministry of the Environment - Spain

Discussion

 

D - Cost-effectiveness Analysis and the Role of International Co-operation
Illustration: Rob van der Veeren, RIZA - The Netherlands

Discussion

12.30 Lunch
14.00 Short Presentations (10 min) of the Results by the Working Groups
14.40

Are we on the right Track – a Personal Assessment of the Economic Analysis' Implementation Activities

Pierre Strosser, ACTeon

15.00 Discussion
15.45 Summary of Results
16.00 End of the Workshop
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