Water, Marine & Fisheries

Latest in Water Policy

• The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands

  This new IEEP-led report presents insights on the importance of wetlands in delivering ecosystem services that are needed to support human life, and also for people’s livelihoods and the world’s economies. The report shows that demonstrating and using the values of ecosystem services related to water and wetlands can lead to better informed, more cost-effective, and fairer decision- making.

• The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands

  This new IEEP-led report presents insights on the importance of wetlands in delivering ecosystem services that are needed to support human life, and also for people’s livelihoods and the world’s economies. The report shows that demonstrating and using the values of ecosystem services related to water and wetlands can lead to better informed, more cost-effective, and fairer decision- making.

• The EU Water Blueprint: Assessing the policy options

  The Water Blueprint proposes action to address 12 key problems for Europe’s waters. An IEEP led study found that improved guidance, information system, data exchange and funding were the best instruments to address many of these problems, with limited scope for new law.

• Commission unveils the Water Blueprint

  The Water Blueprint proposes action to address 12 key problems for Europe’s waters. An IEEP led study found that improved guidance, information system, data exchange and funding were the best instruments to address many of these problems, with limited scope for new law.

• Nature and its role in the transition to a Green Economy

  This new IEEP-authored report highlighting the importance of nature to the economy aims to clarify and help mainstream nature’s role in the transition to a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

• Recognising the value of water and wetlands

  New TEEB study announced at Rio+20 to highlight how conservation and restoration of wetlands can benefit biodiversity and provide cost-effective and sustainable solutions in the context of a Green Economy.

• Evidence to the House of Lords Inquiry into EU Freshwater Policy

  IEEP’s evidence to the House of Lords EU Committee explores the future of EU water policy and the challenges it faces

• Water Scarcity Briefings

  Water scarcity is a major threat to Europe’s waters. Three briefings have been produced summarizing research on this issue and setting out the European policy context.

• Fitness Check of EU water policy – stakeholder views

  IEEP provided support to the Commission’s development of the Fitness Check through the organisation of an online public consultation and a stakeholder workshop. The results of these two activities can be downloaded here.

• Green Infrastructure Implementation and Efficiency

  This IEEP-led study for the European Commission (DG ENV) improves the knowledge base on green infrastructure policy initiatives in Europe and assesses their implementation and efficiency. It also formulates policy recommendations for integrating green infrastructure into the EU policy framework.

• Linking the Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive: Phase 2

  Integrating pollution control into river basin management is a major challenge. A report for IMPEL explores how Member States address this.

• Transboundary Water Security in Central Asia: Addressing the Crisis

  Transboundary water issues pose significant security concerns in Central Asia. This briefing summaries the results of a roundtable on the issue, attended by IEEP's Andrew Farmer.

• EU Water Policy – fit for purpose?

  New report from Deloitte and IEEP assesses the relevance, coherence, effectiveness and efficiency of EU Water Policy.

• Cross-scale governance for water management

  A new paper on the challenges of cross-scale governance for water management has been published.

• Key Messages on the Future of Europe’s Waters

  IEEP has contributed to the production of the key messages from a major water conference contributing to future EU policy development.

• The Future of Europe’s Waters

  IEEP to contribute to major Council Presidency conference on the threats to water resources and how we are to respond.

• Valuing and Conserving Ecosystem Services: a Scoping Case Study in the Danube Basin

  The report for WWF provides an assessment of the value and status of some key ecosystem services in the Danube Basin, and some policy instruments to support them.

• Linking the Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive

  Integrating pollution control into river basin management is a major challenge. A new report for IMPEL explores how EU addresses this interaction.

• Challenges of Developing an EU Strategic Approach to Water Scarcity

  The introduction in 2000 of the Water Framework Directive provided the first coherent EU legal tool to address water scarcity and this has been supported by further policy aimed directly at ...

• Setting Environmental Standards within a Socio-economic Context

  This publication is a chapter in the book: Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil. Editors: Mark Crane, Peter Matthiessen, Graham ...