Report
Report on rethinking stakeholder boundaries - DELIVERABLE 5.2
Linköping University
2016
Abstract
The uniting characteristic of nutrient governance within the EU is its dependence on the sectorally bounded EU directives. They have generally performed poorly in fostering collective action within their specific sectoral domain, let alone in terms of intractable issues such as water quality and climate change which transcend the boundary conditions defined by sectors and national borders. Some progress has been made in improving the management of water quality and hydrological flows at regional scales under policy directives such as the Nitrates Directive (ND), the Water Framework Directive (WFD), and connected to the planning for the new Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (Powell et al. 2012). However, implementation ability remains very poor, with one third of all EU infringement cases related to a lack of compliance on environmental directives (Coffey and Richartz 2003). Coercive measures, including risks of financial penalties (see Box 1), continues to motivate European states to prioritise national targets, often at the expense of transboundary collaboration of water resources, e.g. as manifest with regards to transboundary cooperation on water pollution and the resistance to even simple data sharing across catchments (Powell et al. 2012).
Details
- Title
- Report on rethinking stakeholder boundaries - DELIVERABLE 5.2
- Authors
- Neil Powell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research CentreMaria Osbeck (Author) - Swedish International Development Cooperation AgencyKarin André (Author) - Stockholm Environment Institute
- Publication details
- 23 pages
- Publisher
- Linköping University
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99613707502621
- Output Type
- Report
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