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DRYing rivER networks (DRYvER)
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | Rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands and other aquatic environments are among the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. They are also those most threatened by human activities. These river networks also provide essential ecosystem services – such as drinking water, food and climate regulation – that enhance society’s well-being.
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Public participation in the National Water Strategy
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | With the Citizens' Dialogue on the National Water Strategy, the federal ministry for the environment is opening up parts of the strategy for discussion with randomly selected citizens from all over Germany.
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European Topic Centre on Climate Change impacts, vulnerability and Adaptation (2019-2021)
European Environment Agency (EEA) | The European Topic Centre on Climate Change impacts, vulnerability and Adaptation (ETC/CCA) is a Consortium of European Organizations contracted by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to carry out specific tasks - as identified in the ETC/CCA annual Action Plan (AP) - coherently with the EEA five-year strategy and Multiannual Work Programme and specific EEA Single Programming Documents in the area of climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation (CCIVA) across Europe.
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Implementing Innovative Approaches for Improved Water Governance
Asian Development Bank | Fresh Thoughts was engaged as specialists for International Institutional Water Management and Capacity Development.
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Support the Commission in the implementation of international water cooperation
European Commission, DG Environment | The contract aims to provide support to the European Commission in sharing and disseminating knowledge, best practice and lessons learnt related to EU water legislation and water management to third countries and/or other international partners, as well as in monitoring and implementing tasks stemming from multiple strands of water cooperation activities (at multilateral, regional or bilateral level)
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Water Strategy Germany
German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany | Modern water management focuses on sustainable and balanced water use by all stakeholders. To achieve this today – and in the future - various legal as well as socio-economic frameworks need to be taken into account. The overall aim of this project is to initiate a target-oriented national dialogue at an early stage among various actors.
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International Ocean Governance Stakeholder Forum
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | The European Commission, in association with the European External Action service, is launching the International Ocean Governance Forum.
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Conference on water, climate change, and adaptation
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | Climate change poses a key challenge to water management and water-dependent sectors in the EU. Increasing water scarcity, deteriorating water quality, and heavy rainfall events or floods have serious consequences for drinking water supply or freshwater conservation.
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Adaptation and mitigation in the Stanzertal region
Tourism Association St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria | Climate change is a challenge especially for regions which depend heavily on tourism and therefore on natural resources. As impacts of climate change differ depending on the local context, municipalities play a key role in mitigating risks and exploiting opportunities that go along with these changes.
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Study on Integrating an Ecosystem-based Approach into Maritime Spatial Planning
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | The main objective is to propose feasible and practical approaches and guidelines for applying the Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA) in Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) with the presently available information and a practical method or tool for evaluating, monitoring and review the application of EBA in MSP.
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Support of the European Innovation Partnership on Water
European Commission, DG Environment | The European Innovation Partnership on Water (EIP Water) is an initiative within the EU 2020 Innovation Union. The EIP Water facilitates the development of innovative solutions to address major European and global water challenges.
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Climate change and tourism in Germany
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | The following project identifies the impacts of climate change on the tourism sector in Germany and possible adaptation mechanisms.
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Theory of change and Roadmap for the restoration of the Guadalquivir river estuary (Spain)
WWF Spain | WWF develops a roadmap for the restoration of the Guadalquivir river estuary (Spain) as a follow-up of a previously held workshop with relevant stakeholders in 2019. The roadmap will address vision, objectives, success indicators and prioritised action fiches with further details, and it will be based on the theory of change. Interviews and a workshop with experts and stakeholders are included.
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Central project evaluation of the project Sustainable management of biodiversity in the Southern Caucasus
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | FT was carrying out the central project evaluation of the project “Sustainable management of biodiversity in the Southern Caucasus”, following OECD-DAC criteria.
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Assessment CAP 2020+
European Commission, DG Environment | On 1 June 2018 the Commission presented a single legal proposal for the future CAP: “Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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Linking environmental planning tools with funding mechanisms
European Commission, DG Environment | With the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposal for post-2020, there will be greater subsidiarity. Member States (MS) will have flexibility in the choice of environmental interventions to adapt them to their local needs.
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WFD and FD Framework Contract 2016+
European Commission, DG Environment | The objective of the framework contract was to provide services to the Water Unit in DG Environment.
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Oasis Innovation Hub for Catastrophe and Climate Extremes Risk Assessment
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | The overarching goal of the Oasis Innovation Hub for Catastrophe and Climate Extremes Risk Assessment Project (H2020_Insurance) is to support the understanding of climate risks by the (re)insurance sector and wider society.
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Support to the India-EU Water Partnership
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | Provision of technical expertise for the EU / BMZ jointly co-financed action “Development and implementation support to the India-EU Water Partnership (IEWP)” and “Support to Ganga Rejuvenation (SGR).
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Sustainable Integrated Management FOR the NEXUS of water-land-food-energy-climate for a resource-efficient Europe (SIM4NEXUS)
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | Water, land, food, energy, and climate are interconnected, comprising a coherent system (the ‘Nexus’), dominated by complexity and feedback. Putting pressure on one part of the Nexus can create pressures on the others.
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WFD-NO Comp check
Water Research Centre Limited (WRc plc) | The contract provides technical assistance to Water Research Centre Limited (WRc) in the assessment of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) of Norway.
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Significant Pressures from diffuse pollution in BG
Worldbank | On June 28, 2018, The World Bank (WB) and the Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) have agreed to a Reimbursable Advisory Service (RAS) contract for the delivery of an Advisory Program.
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State of Play and Flood risk in the EU
European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) | Under the UCPM Decision No 1313/2013/EU, Member States have an obligation to develop risk assessments at national or appropriate sub-national level and make available to the Commission a summary of the relevant elements every three years.
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Floods Directive and Water Framework Directive Compliance check
European Commission, DG Environment | The contract provided technical assistance to the Commission in the assessment of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Floods Directive (FD) by the 28 Member States of the EU.
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Climate Change and Infrastructure
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | The objectives of the Paris Climate Treaty, including the achievement of the 2-degree objective, require a massive transformation of our (economic and social) systems within this century.
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European Topic Centre on Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation 2014-2018
European Environment Agency (EEA) | The European Topic Centre on Climate Change impacts, vulnerability and Adaptation (ETC/CCA) is a Consortium of European Organizations contracted by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to carry out specific tasks - as identified in the ETC/CCA annual Action Plan (AP) - coherently with the EEA five-year strategy, the Multiannual Work Programme and the specific EEA Annual Work Programme in the area of climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation (CCIVA) across Europe.
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Nexus Assessment in South East Europe
Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) | The study aims to identify in each country (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia) and in the SEE2020 region the level of integration of management of natural resources related to Nexus (i.e. water, energy, land and environment), the interlinkages and potential benefits, trade-offs, governance and conflicts among Nexus sectors and to briefly assess the level and status of cooperation for the management of transboundary basins in the SEE2020 region.
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Preparation of the “Nexus Assessment Reports in six South East Europe Economies”
Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) | The Study aimed to identify in each country (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia) and in the SEE2020 region the level of integration of management of natural resources related to Nexus (i.e. water, energy, land and environment), the interlinkages and potential benefits, trade-offs, governance and conflicts among Nexus sectors and to briefly assess the level and status of cooperation for the management of transboundary basins in the SEE2020 region.
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Expert Meeting on Ecosystem Valuation in the context of Natural Capital Accounting
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Germany | FT supported the German BfN in preparing an international workshop on the economics of natural capital accounting and valuation of ecosystem services in Bonn in April 2018.
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Assistance and technical support for the Evaluation of EU funding proposals
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | Fresh Thoughts provided services as technical evaluators for EU funding proposals in the areas of environment, climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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EU-Iran environment and climate change exchanges
European Commission, DG Environment | Iran and the EU have agreed in 2016 to develop a cooperation on environment and adaptation to climate change.
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Mongolia: Improvement of Guideline on River Basin Council establishment
2030 Water Resource Group | Within the frame of its activities in Mongolia to “strengthening water governance at river basin level” by facilitating cooperation and building capacities, 2030 WRG aims with this consultancy to improve and renew the existing guidelines (Order A-124 MET on River Basin Council (RBC) establishment, 2013) and to enable the RBC activity in the frame of the law and guideline.
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Screening tool for the climate proofing of River Basin Management Plans
German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany | The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) entered into force in 2000. It sets out the environmental objectives for all European surface and ground waters. The objectives of the Directive are to protect waters, preventing deterioration and protecting and improving the state of water bodies, terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands.
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Sava adaptation strategy
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | The four riparian countries of the Sava River Basin (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia) ratified the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (FASRB) as a unique international agreement, which integrated many aspects of water resources management and established the International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC) for its implementation of the FASRB.
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Climate Adaptation Strategy for Luxemburg
Administration de la Gestion de l’Eau, Luxemburg | Climate Change is one of the big challenges of the 21st century.
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Mid-term review of GIZ
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | In 2013, EDEKA, SAB Miller and GIZ started a strategic alliance (STA) with the aim of supporting water stewardship initiatives in several countries (Egypt, Columbia, Honduras), which is allocated at develoPPP within GIZ.
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Good Cases of Water Framework Directive Implementation in Europe
WWF UK | The WaterLIFE – LIFE13 ENV/UK/000497. “Delivery of the Water Framework Directive through collaborative action between civil society and the private sector” project includes ACTION D3: European Knowledge Exchange.
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Framework contract for services related to coordination between the different marine regions in implementing the ecosystem approach
European Commission, DG Environment | The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Marine Directive or MSFD, 2008/56/EC) aims to achieve ‘good environmental status’ of European marine waters by the year 2020 through the implementation of two overarching principles: the ecosystem-based approach to the management of human activities and an integrated, coordinated, approach at regional and sub-regional level.
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Marine Strategy Framework Directive – Bulgaria
German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany | The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC; MSFD ) provides a framework within which each Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain a "good environmental status" in the marine environment by the year 2020.
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Implementation of the urban adaptation initiative within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors II
European Commission, DG Environment | The consortium aims to foster the European Commission’s Mayors Adapt initiative and to strengthen the direct link between the European Commission and local authorities in taking coherent, integrated actions on adaptation.
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WWF Report on Irrigation Modernization
WWF Spain | WWF Spain released a report in 2014, which showcased problems in ensuring a contribution from agricultural water savings to sustainability of water quantity management at the water body or basin levels.
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Support to Activities related to the EU Policy on Integrated Coastal Management and Maritime Spatial Planning
European Commission, DG Environment | Coastal and marine areas face a multitude of activities often causing an unsustainable development. The need for integrated coastal management (ICM) and maritime spatial planning (MSP) in Europe stems from increasing competition for maritime space by diverse actors and industries.
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Climate change adaptation into planning
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | Climate change is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. In addition to reducing greenhouse gases, the political debate has increasingly also turned towards adapting to the no longer avoidable consequences of climate change. Adaptation as a societal challenge involves a high degree of complexity.
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Support for Regional Training on Vulnerability Assessment and Adaption Planning
Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network (ECRAN) | ECRAN (Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network), financed by EU and managed by the European Commission, assists the beneficiaries in the Balkan region in capacity-building, exchange of information and experience related to preparation for accession.
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Water Resources and River Rejuvenation “Centre of Excellence” in Uttar Pradesh & Development of a Blueprint for Water accounting for India
2030 Water Resource Group | Fresh Thoughts advised the Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) on the creation and operation of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Water Resources and River Rejuvenation (WR&RR) in the largest state of the Ganga Basin. Additionally, the team developed a Blueprint for Water Accounting (following the UN-SEEAW standard).
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Framework contract for the Support to the Implementation of the Water Industry Directives
European Commission, DG Environment | In addition to the European Water Framework Directive, the Urban Waste Water Directive (91/271/EEC), the Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC) and the Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EC), which was repealed from December 2014 by the new Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC), are cornerstone Directives of the EU water legislation because they significantly contribute to protecting European water resources.
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WE@EU Web based Joint Action Plan Dynamization
WE@EU | Fresh Thoughts supported WE@EU in the preparation and targeted dissemination of its project's final event, addressing urban water efficiency, clusters and pan-European networks.
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Assessment of the status of water bodies and ecosystems in Doñana
WWF Spain | WWF Spain is involved in the conservation of the Doñana wetlands since the 1960s.
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Development of the Luxemburg River Basin Management Plan I
Administration de la Gestion de l’Eau, Luxemburg | Fresh Thoughts supported the Administration de la Gestion de l'Eau (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) in the updating and completing the reports required under Article 5 and Article 11 of the WFD.
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Development of the Luxemburg River Basin Management Plan II
Administration de la Gestion de l’Eau, Luxemburg | The Water Framework Directive (WFD) required Member States to develop river basin management plans (RBMPs), along with programmes of measures (PoMs) in order to achieve good status of water bodies.
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Potential of multi-purpose-use of the Hydropower Reservoirs of the Drin Cascade in Albania
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | The main objective of the study was to determine the potential and limits of the multi-purpose use of the Drin Cascade
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Strategic support to the ECODES Foundation (Spain)
Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo, Spain | The ECODES Foundation has established an innovative way of working by involving a wider group of individuals called „ECODES ABIERTA“, for driving its activities towards ambitious global targets. Within this framework, Fresh-Thoughts provided strategic input to the "water" strategy.
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UNECE-Water convention
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | At its sixth session (Rome, 28–30 November 2012), the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention mandated the Working Group on IWRM, in consultation with the Implementation Committee, to carry out an analysis on the needs for reporting under the Convention, taking into account the capacity of countries and other relevant reporting mechanisms.
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Support to ECOSTAT Nutrients Workshop
German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany | This contract supported the ECOSTAT Working Group under the WFD CIS process. For the Working Group's meeting in November 2015, a report on nutrient boundaries in transitional, coastal and marine waters in the EU was developed.
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Natural Water Retention Measures in the Danube region
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) | This contracted supported the ICDPR by drafting a short guide relevant to the potential synergies and conflicts in the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and EU Floods Directive.
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Water Risk assessment for Citrus production in Southern Spain
EDEKA | Within EDEKA's overall assessment to improve the environmental performance of its supply chain at the "El Esparragal" citrus farm, Fresh Thoughts assessed possible upscaling strategies to involve further farmers into sustainability strategies to address water quantity management.
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SEMANTiCS conference – support
Semantic Web Company GmbH | FT supported Semantic Web Company and the WU Vienna logistically at the SEMANTiCS conference 2015, September 16-17.
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Ex-ante CC Strategies
ADEME – Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie | The ADEME wanted to explore the usefulness of ex-ante evaluation procedures as part of the development of adaptation strategies.
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Quality Review of a report on drought risk management
WWF China | WWF China requested Fresh Thoughts to develop a strategic Quality Assurance check for a publication aimed to propose better drought management.
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Evaluation of Horizon 2020 applications
European Commission, DG Research | The European Commission appointed independent experts to assist with research and innovation assignments including the evaluation of proposals, monitoring of projects, and evaluation of programmes, and design of policy.
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Support to a Workshop on River Basin Management and Rural development Programmes in Andalusia (Spain)
WWF Spain | Fresh Thoughts facilitated a workshop for WWF Spain to identify options how the Andalusian Rural Development measures (EARDF) could best contribute to the objectives of the Spanish River Basin Management Plans, as established under the Water Framework Directive.
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UNECE Workshops on Floods
German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany | The main advantages of transboundary cooperation are that it broadens the knowledge/information base, enlarges the set of available strategies and enables better and more cost-effective solutions. In addition, widening the geographical area considered by basin planning enables measures to be located where they create the optimum effect.
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Streamlining water into Rural development Programmes
European Commission, DG Environment | The revision of the Common Agricultural Policy, which started with the November 2010 Commission Communication on "The CAP towards 2020", and was finalised with the publication of the relevant regulations in December 2013.
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Mainstreaming of CCA at the local level: Launch of a Climate Change Adaptation Initiative for Cities within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors
European Commission, DG Climate Action | Building on the success of Covenant of Mayors initiative in mitigation, the Mayors Adapt initiative aimed to encourage cities, regions and local governments to show leadership on climate change adaptation, and support them in developing strategies for concrete action.
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Support to the International Water Management Institute
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka | IWMI requested the support from the FT-Team for a proposal writing on innovative incentives to manage water sustainably and efficiently across the water – food – energy nexus.
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Support to the Luxemburg Presidency in 2015
Administration de la Gestion de l’Eau, Luxemburg | During the 1st half of 2015, Luxembourg held the rotating Presidency of the European Union. One of the main topics emphasized during the Presidency was the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive.
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Water & Sanitation knowledge networks and innovation in Bolivia
Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo, Spain | CIMAS (Knowledge and Innovation Networks for the Environment, Water and Sanitation) is a program of the Bolivian Ministry for the Environment and Water with the support of the European Union and the Spanish Aid Agency AECID.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment for the first Flood Risk Management Plan in Austria
Lebensministerium, Austria | FT supported the strategic environmental assessment for the first Austrian flood risk management plan, by drafting the scooping and the environmental report.
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Sharing of best practices on ICZM, in a context of Adaptation to climate Change in coastal areas
European Commission, DG Environment | Climate change is affecting European marine areas and coastal zones and resulting in, among others, sea-level rise, increased frequency and severity of storms, ocean acidification, coastal erosion, changes in sea surface temperature as well as changes in biodiversity and ecosystems.
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Support to the development of inland and coastal water project evaluation criteria and preparation of calls for proposals (Bulgaria)
Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria) | The Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and Norway funds a number of programmes in different countries and priority areas. In Bulgaria, in the 2009-2014 period, one of the funded programs was called “BG02” and focused an improved integrated management of Marine and Inland Waters.
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Value of ecosystem services
Autonome Provinz Bozen – Südtirol | The EU project START_it_up (state-of-the-art in Risk Management Technology: Implementation and Trial for usability in Engineering Practice and Policy) was a transnational project from the Interreg IVB Program "Alpine Space", Priority Axis 3 "Environment and Risk Prevention" of the European fund for "European Territorial Cooperation" ERDF 2007-2013.
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Policy insight Report – nutrient and organic Pollution in 8 river basins from Europe, North America and Africa
Stockholm International Water Institute | The study presents experiences from river basins around the world regarding the control of water pollution through nutrients (nitrogen, to be specific) and organic material.
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Assessment of Options to Use Financial Instruments through LIFE Climate Action Sub-Programme 2014-2020
European Commission, DG Climate Action | tba
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Climate Sensitive Flood Management in the Lower Mekong Basin
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | Floods are essential events that determine the natural characteristics of an aquatic environment and its connected wetlands, as well as ensure a functioning ecology.
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International Roundtable on Water and Energy Nexus in transboundary basins in Southeastern Europe
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | As a contractor to Global Water Partnership, Fresh Thoughts Consulting carried out a study for the identification of the state, challenges and issues of water and energy nexus in transboundary basins of South-eastern Europe.
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C3-Alps: Capitalising climate change knowledge for adaption in the Alpine Space
UNEP Vienna – Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention (ISCC) Vienna International Centre | Building on the results of previous projects and initiatives on adaptation to climate change in the Alps, C3-Alps sought to synthesize, transfer, and implement in policy and practice the best available adaptation knowledge.
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Marine Litter Conference 2012
German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany | The project supported the German Environment Agency (UBA) in preparing an international conference on marine litter in the European regional seas.
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Internal WWF-DCP Briefing Document Implementation and Shortcomings regarding the European WFD in RO, BG, HU and AT
WWF Austria | This short study provided the WWF with an overview on the European Commission's findings and assessment on the EU WFD River Basin Management Plans of Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania.
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Support to the development of the EU strategy for CCA
European Commission, DG Climate Action | The European Commission developed a comprehensive EU Adaptation Strategy with the general aim to enhance the preparedness and capacity to effectively address the impacts of climatic change in the EU, its Member States, regions and cities, down to the local level.
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Climate Change Adaptation, coastal and marine issues
European Commission, DG Environment | Fresh-Thoughts prepared the background document for the development of a staff working paper on climate change adaptation in coastal and marine issues. As part of the commitment the EU made to adaptation under the White Paper, this document presented a comprehensive view of the main regional impacts of climate change on marine and coastal areas and the current policy framework, as well as policy options to better address adaptation.
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Online publication consultation for the EU adaptation strategy on climate change
European Commission, DG Climate Action | Public participation is an invaluable process that increases transparency and allows stakeholders to actively collaborate in public policy.
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Support to the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
European Commission, DG Environment | The implementation of the MSFD presents many challenges and both Member States and the Commission have a significant task ahead of them in converting the principles outlined in the Directive into practices which will bring about an improved marine environment.
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Framework Contract to Support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive
European Commission, DG Climate Action | The implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) poses enormous challenges to the Member States as well as to the European Commission. The main objective of this framework contract was to provide advice on scientific, socio-economic and technical issues related to the WFD on an as-needed basis.
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Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pyrenees
Region Midi –Pyrenees DAJ -Service des Marchés Publics, France | The main objective of the study “Adaptation to climate change in the Pyrenees” was to identify and analyse the measures and adaptation strategies to climate change most relevant at both the Pyrenees and European level, as well as to promote these experiences to support the dissemination of good practices across the Pyrenees.
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Framework contract to support development and implementation of EU freshwater policies
European Commission, DG Environment | The protection of Europe’s water resources is a high priority for the European Union. Since the 1970s, the European Union adopted various legislative and policy measures to protect water from pollution and to reduce risks to human health.
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Assessing Water Framework Directive Pressures and Measures
European Commission, DG Climate Action | In 2010, the European Parliament announced that it would make €1.5 million available for a "top-down" assessment of the RBMPs to carry out a more in-depth analysis of certain identified subjects including governance, development of methodologies, integration in the WFD programme of measures, and economic aspects and integration.
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Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources
European Commission, DG Environment | This project supported the impact assessment of the Blueprint by bringing together the output of the assessment of River Basin Management Plans, the review of Water Scarcity and Droughts policy, and the Fitness Check by conducting cross-cutting analyses and linking previous studies and research projects.
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Benefit assessment for the German implementation of the MSFD
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is intended to bring about more effective protection of the marine environment throughout coastal areas of Europe.
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Mekong river Basin Development Plan (BDP) Programme – Study visit to the Danube River Basin
Mekong River Commission | The Mekong River's Basin Development Programme (BDP) 2011-2015 was designed to facilitate and support the implementation of the Basin Development Strategy. The 2012 work plan included a study visit to the Danube Basin for ‘technical middle managers’ involved in the implementation of the Strategy.
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Gap analysis of the EU policy on water scarcity & droughts
European Commission, DG Climate Action | The study synthesised knowledge on water scarcity & droughts in the EU to provide input to the “Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water”.
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Climate proofing of EU policies
European Commission, DG Climate Action | This study assessed the most significant threats and challenges posed by climate change to the EU by focussing on policy areas of particular relevance for the EU budget and where no or little action has been taken so far.
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Status of the Water Framework Directive implementation process in EU Member States
Seges | At the 2012 Plant Congress in Denmark, which took place from 10-12 January 2012, FT gave a presentation on the status of the WFD implementation with a focus on how the different EU Baltic Sea countries are dealing with agriculture pressures and how they designated hydromorphological water bodies.
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Water Framework Directive & municipal enterprises
Verband kommunaler Unternehmen Österreichs (VKÖ) | Fresh Thoughts provided training on the Water Framework Directive to representatives from community services.
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EU Water pricing for agriculture
European Commission, DG Climate Action | The focus of this study was to provide a general overview of the use of water pricing and water allocation policies in Europe.
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Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Region I
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | This project aimed to strengthen the capacities of relevant institutions to adapt to changes in flood patterns resulting from climate change in the lower Mekong basin.
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Water Framework Directive and Hydropower
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany | The 2nd European CIS workshop on Water Management, WFD & Hydropower was held to exchange information and experiences gained in relation to hydropower development under the Water Framework Directive.
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Support to the International Conference on Watershed Management
German Development Agency (GIZ), Germany | In the context of the International Conference “From Local Watershed Management to Integrated River Basin Management at National and Transboundary Levels”, Fresh Thoughts prepared and presented the keynote presentation for topic 3 of the conference on “Economics and Financing issues in watershed management perspectives from Europe”.
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Benefits in policy making
RWS-Waterdienst, Netherlands | The project looked at the use and assessment of environmental benefits information to inform the development and implementation of environmental policy in the Netherlands.
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Cost Effectiveness Analysis within the Water Framework Directive
Office National de l’Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques (ONEMA), France | The aim of this study was to provide an overview and evaluate the application of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) methods in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in France and in Europe.
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Agriculture in the Baltic Sea
Federation of Swedish Farmers, Sweden | Fresh Thoughts supported the conference by preparing the Panel discussion.
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5th Danube Summit, Conference & Exhibition
Via Donau | tba