The Conference on “Institutional and Economic Instruments towards Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Region” was the final event of the INECO Coordination Action EC-funded Project. The event, which was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, on June 11th 2009, was jointly organized by the Water Development Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment of Cyprus and the INECO Consortium, within the framework of the Cyprus Water Week, a series of events held each year for raising public awareness on water stress and water conservation practices.
The overall objective of the event was to disseminate to a wide audience water policy-related recommendations, derived from an in-depth analysis of cross-cutting water management issues and institutional conditions, and the experiences of decision-makers and stakeholders in integrated water management and planning in the Mediterranean region.
The Conference included several presentations from the INECO Case Studies and the Water Development Department, highlighting recent developments and challenges in policy framing, public participation and development of incentive-based mechanisms for addressing factors contributing to water stress problems.
Event Presentations