Author (Person) | Alessi, Monica, Egenhofer, Christian |
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Series Title | CEPS Task Force Report |
Series Details | 27 November 2012 |
Publication Date | 27/11/2012 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: This CEPS Task Force Report focuses on how to improve water efficiency in Europe, notably in public supply, households, agriculture, energy and manufacturing as well as across sectors. It presents a number of recommendations on how to make better use of economic policy instruments to sustainably manage the EU’s water resources. Published in the run-up to the European Commission’s “Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Waters”, the report contributes to the policy deliberations in two ways. First, by assessing the viability of economic policy instruments, it addresses a major shortcoming that has so far prevented the 2000 EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) from becoming fully effective in practice: the lack of appropriate, coherent and effective instruments in (some) member states. Second, as the Task Force report is the result of an interactive process involving a variety of stakeholders, it is able to point to the key differences in interpreting and applying WFD principles that have led to a lack of policy coherence across the EU and to offer some pragmatic advice on moving forward. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://aei.pitt.edu/37842/1/Water_TF_report.pdf |
Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Environment |
Countries / Regions | Europe |