In the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, the member Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and the European Commission work cooperatively and successfully towards a sustainable development of the Rhine River. This presentation focused upon experience with transboundary control of pollution.
The presentation first highlights some of the guiding principles of European environmental legislation and how these are central to transboundary pollution control, most importantly the principle of subsidiarity. It then focuses upon the history of cooperation for the protection of the Rhine, the programmes initiated, success achieved and ongoing challenges. Finally it extracts and analyses the most important factors for success and leasons learned. The presentation is available for download in English [pdf, 1.4 MB] and Chinese [1.5 MB].
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- Introduction to European and German Environmental Policy
(R. Andreas Kraemer, Director Ecologic Institute) - Security through Energy Policy: Germany's Strategy in Context
(R. Andreas Kraemer, Director Ecologic Institute) - Agricultural and Rural Development Policy in the EU and Germany: Recent Developments and Perspectives
(Ruta Landgrebe, Ecologic Institute, Fellow) - Biodiversity Policy in Germany and the EU: Recent Developments and Perspectives
(Sandra Naumann, Ecologic Institute, Coordinator Latin America, Fellow) - European and German Waste Policy
(Alexander Neubauer, Ecologic Institute, Coordinator European Research, Senior Fellow) - General Overview of European Water Policy
(Dr. Manuel Lago, Fellow, Environmental/Natural Resources Economics) - Gaining public acceptance: case study waste recovery
(Andreas Fußer, Hand & Fußer Konzept und Kommunikation)