Module IMPLICATIONS
WP8- SERVICES
WP9-SOCIOECON
WP10-VALUATION
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP8 SERVICES
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP8 SERVICES
Objective of the Work Package
• Quantitatively assess the effects of multiple stressors on the
freshwater ecosystem services from a biophysical point of view.
Main ecosystem services considered in this WP from a quantitative point of view are
the following: water provisioning, sediment retention, water purification, storm
peak mitigation – flood dissipation, habitat quality – diversity, opportunities for
recreation.
• Develop integrative models to simulate the effects of multiple
stressors on the ecosystem properties and then on ecosystem services,
linking outcome from BIOL and ECOSYSTEM (receptors) with the
SOCIOECON and VALUATION (implications) and INTEGRATION.
• Provide support for the prioritization of stressor impacts on human
wellbeing, in order to support management actions and water policies
improvements.
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP8 SERVICES
Tasks of the Work Package
Task 8.1. Integrative statistical models for ecosystem services at the basin
scale.
- quantify the freshwater ecosystem services at a broader scale in terms of
space (basin) and time (annual to decadal) with statistical models, linking
information on stressors with delivery of freshwater ecosystem services.
Task 8.2. Integrative mechanistic models for ecosystem services at the
river segment scale.
-The models will be spatially explicit and dynamic and will simulate key
ecosystem services such as water purification in river segments affected for
example by invasive species and flow regulation
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP8 SERVICES
Tasks of the Work Package
Task 8.3. Assessment of implications of multiple stressors on biodiversity
and human wellbeing.
-Investigate the
linkage between the biophysical models with
socioeconomic information to generate holistic models providing quantitative
information on the effects of stressors on human wellbeing and biodiversity
to prioritize the impact of stressors, and therefore design management
actions to counteract their impact.
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP9 SOCIOECON
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP9 SOCIOECON
Objective of the Work Package
To estimate how changes in the supply, both in quantitative and qualitative
terms, of the important water-related ecosystem services, might affect the
socio-economic development in selected GLOBAQUA river basins (GARBs).
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP9 SOCIOECON
Tasks of the Work Package
Task 9.1: Development of an integrated methodology for sustainable
environmental and socioeconomic management of freshwater ecosystem
services in accordance with ecosystem services approach and the
economic principles adopted by the WFD.
-This methodology will be consistent with (a) the economic principles
adopted explicitly by the WFD, with the ‘Total Economic Value of Water
Resources’ used as the underlying framework of analysis; (b) the 3-step
WFD implementation approach suggested in the WATECO document, (c)
the Ecosystem Services Approach to valuing freshwater goods and
services to humans.
This is the first deliverable (due November): it is almost done
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Tasks of the Work Package
For this purpose we created:
• XLS template for data collection (water uses, land uses, profile of the
river basin, ecosystem services, residential statistics)XLS file
• Policy and Institutions Questionnaire (Saleth & Dinar, 2004)
This information will be available for all relevant projects.
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Tasks of the Work Package
Task 9.2: STEP 1A: Assessment of the importance of freshwater ecosystem
services to the economy and socio-economic development of the GARBs
under the status quo.
Task 9.3: Step 1B: Developing and quantifying a socio-economic reference
scenario and a limited number of alternative scenarios to capture main
uncertainties.
- This assessment will initiate investigations of likely trade-offs between
socio-economic development and freshwater services protection.
- Socio-economic scenario that takes into account demo-graphic factors,
economic growth and activity composition as well as land planning
guidelines.
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Tasks of the Work Package
Task 9.4: Step 2: Assessment of current levels of recovery of the costs of
freshwater ES in GARBs and development of appropriate PoMs for
achieving full cost recovery.
- To what extent are financial, resource, environmental costs recovered
given the current policy scheme.
Task 9.5: Step 3: Economic assessment of PoMs (cost-effectiveness) and
identification of cost disproportionality and time derogations (CBA).
-Assess the cost and the impact of proposed measures. Define the leastcost measures via cost-effectiveness analysis. Identify winners and losers
and conduct cost-benefit analysis.
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP10 VALUATION
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Objective of the Work Package
•Valuation of ecosystem services aligned with the TEEB initiative
Assessment: mapping and quantification of ES; Valuation: assigning
(relative, nominal, monetary) values to services.
•Stakeholder’s workshop to elicit ( co-construct) and validate values of
ecosystem, to comments on scenarios and to test the plausibility of
computer based model output.
•To assess case study population understanding and perception of water
scarcity and water quality degradation and reaction towards policy and
PoMs aimed at the recovery of ecosystems (via a medium scale Social
survey i.e questionnaire based).
•To comment on research findings and to test acceptance for proposed
measures with local stakeholders.
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MODULE: IMPLICATION- WP10 VALUATION
Tasks of the Work Package
Task 10.1. Conceptual framework of the ecosystem services: Economical
valuation of ecosystem services aligned with the TEEB initiative.
-Description of method of valuation, types of services
Task 10.2. Preliminary valuation of ecosystem services.
- analysis of ecosystem services in each case study.
- the preliminary quantification in physical term of perceived value
- the preliminary assessment of a monetary value to ecosystem services
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Task 10.3. Stakeholders workshop to elicit and validate preliminary values
of ecosystem and to comments on scenario.
Task 10.4. Questionnaire based survey (500 valid questionnaires):
perception of ecosystem valuation, multi stressor interactions, testing PoMs.
- implementation of the questionnaire in each the 6 case study areas
- questionnaire coding from paper to XL spreadsheet
- results analysis and interpretation
Task 10.5. Stakeholder validation workshop of preliminary valuation of
ecosystem services and PoMs.
- the valuation of ecosystem services, the PoMs and final scenarios are
presented and discussed with Local Stakeholders and decision makers.
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