The outcomes of the analyses of WP7 will be presented to the relevant stakeholders and water management authorities. The primary goal of the workshop will be to initiate a transparent procedure with respect to cost estimation and allocation procedures between the various water uses and users. For this purpose, the entire range of policy makers, regulators, water management authorities, system operators, project developers and final consumers will be involved with the objective to provide their insight in cost allocation mechanisms and their societal implications. At the same time, and in order to ensure maximum possible participation and outreach, a web forum on institutional and economic instruments will be launched.
Information provided by the participants and the results obtained through the analysis of WP7 will be integrated during the next phases of the project in the determination of alternative institutional and economic instruments for meeting economic efficiency targets without compromising social and environmental sustainability targets. Such considerations will be incorporated during the next phase of the Coordination Action, where all collected information, experience and previous research will be integrated for developing guidelines for the application of institutional and economic instruments for promoting IWRM goals.
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