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Jonathan Fisher

Water Framework Directive economics 25 years on: From promise to practice – and the case for reform

Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Two wild swimmers wading into a lake lined with forest

This webinar presents a review of the economic provisions of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) by an informal group of independent European water economists, who in 2000 worked together to develop the Wateco Guidance for the economic analysis for the WFD. It documents their 25 years practical...

Recent reports

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Policy analysis and awareness

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Evidence-informed policy making

Environmental policy making has never been so crucial for addressing the interlinking social, economic, and environmental needs of people and communities. ...

Recent journals

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Approaching this topic from a range of different disciplines and...
Where Green Meets Machine

Innovations in AI, machine learning, and other digital technologies are already offering enormous benefits for environmental science, and for the health of our ecosystems. Yet with these...