Acteon's recent activities

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2008

  • Social and institutional constraints to the development of strategies for renewable energy (Europe, France)
  • Feasability study of an "eco-building centre" in the Vosges Region (France)
  • Assessing the economic value of the functions and services of wetlands (France)
  • Sustainability of local governance mechanisms for the management of natural resources (France, Germany, Swissland)  
  • Organisation and animation of prospective workshops in the Adour-Garonne river basin (as part of the EU-funded SCENES research project)
  • Policy analysis and support to the organisation of the 2009 WFD conference (Europe)
  • Support to the development of a research proposal on irrigation innovation (Mediterranean basin)
  • Training on the economics of Integrated Water Resources Management (1-2 day training sessions in France, Sweden, and Morocco)
  • Assessing the economic impact for the agriculture sector of the proposed WFD Programme of Measures in the Marais Poitevin (France)
  • Assessment of alternative water supply options to respond to water scarcity and drought (Europe)
  • Methods and tools to assess environmental costs and benefits - support to the implementation of the WFD in the context of an assistance project to the West Aegean Basin Directorate (Bulgaria)
  • Analysis of recovery of costs for water services in the context of the new SDAGE Guadeloupe (France DOM/TOM)
  • Economic assessment of the ichthyofauna biodiversity in the upper Rhin - Application of the contingent valuation method (France/Germany)
  • Assessing benefits of reaching good status for groundwater in the Walloon region (Belgium)
  • Environmental impact evaluation of desalination policy to respond to water scarcity in Europe - Comparison to water saving scenarios (Europe)
  • Guideline for the development of the Schémas d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux (France)
  • Designation of heavily modified water bodies in the Rhône Méditerranée Corse basin (France)
  • Analysis of agricultural water resources in the Aquitaine region for the period from 2007 to 2013 (France)
  • Support to the organisation of a workshop on exemptions for the WFD (Spain/Europe)
  • Territorial analysis and strategies for local water management in priority sub-basins of the Rhône Méditerranée and Corse basin (France)
  • Support to the implementation of the economic elements of the WFD in Latvia (Latvia)
  • Support to the integration of groundwater issues and economic assessments in the Nemuas River Basin (Lithuania)

2007

  • Assessing non-market benefits and non-use values resulting from the implementation of the WFD and reaching good water status for all rivers in the Walloon region (Belgium)
  • Building a cost-effective set of measures for Malta Water Catchment for the river basin management plan in the context of implementation of WFD (Malta)
  • Economic assessment for supporting the development of measures for the SAGE of the Ardèche River (France)
  • Training on the economics of Integrated Water Resources Management (1-2 day training sessions in France and Sweden)
  • EU Water Saving potential- economic and environmental impact assessment of water saving strategies in five european countries (Spain, Greece, France, UK, Germany)
  • Testing the economic elements of the WFD in a river basin in the Sebou river basin-develoment of water demand forecasting, application of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis, assessment of water pricing (Marocco)
  • TWINLATIN- Support to the implementation of pilot projects on the economic elements of the WFD in Latin America (Latin America)
  • Support to the development of a web portal on the economic valuation of environmental goods and services (France)
  • Science Policy Interface of the WFD implementation (Morocco & Lebanon, as part of the SPI-Water EU funded research project)

2006

  • Building an action plan for enhancing the sustainability of collective irrigation systems in the Midi-Pyrénées Region (France)
  • Environmental cost assessment– Methodology development and testing in the Baltic Region (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
  • Analyse of irrigated production systems in the Ebro river basin (Spain): modeling of water demand and impact on soils (Spain)

2005

  • Background Criteria for the Identification of Groundwater Thresholds - developing and testing methods for setting threshold values for polluants in groundwater in line with the requirements of the European Groundwater Directive (BRIDGE EU funded research project)

2004

  • Technical assistance for the preparation of the Krka river basin management plan located in the Krka sub-basin (Slovenia)
  • Evaluation of the socio-economic and policy implications of enhanced monitoring for the WFD (as part of the EU-funded SWIFT research project)
  • Environmental taxes and charges in the water sector: A review of experience in Europe (Europe)
  • Integrated modelling of the river sediment-soil-groundwater-system; advanced tools for the management of catchment areas and river basins in the context of global change (Aquaterra EU funded research project)
  • Benchmarking in the irrigation sector for irrigation systems in the South-East and South-West regions of France (France)

2003

  • Testing the economic elements of the WFD in Latvian river basins (Latvia)
  • Scoping study on the economic elements of the WFD (Scotland)

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