Opportunities and barriers for water co-governance—A critical analysis of seven cases of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in Europe, Australia and North …

M Graversgaard, B Hedelin, L Smith, F Gertz… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture (DWPA) and its governance has received increased
attention as a policy concern across the globe. Mitigation of DWPA is a complex problem …

Towards more effective water quality governance: A review of social-economic, legal and ecological perspectives and their interactions

S Wuijts, PPJ Driessen, HFMW Van Rijswick - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this article, social-economic, legal and ecological perspectives on effectiveness of water
quality governance and their interactions have been studied. Worldwide, authorities are …

The green climate fund and its shortcomings in local delivery of adaptation finance

J Omukuti, S Barrett, PCL White, R Marchant… - Climate …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Paris Agreement recognizes the important role that local level actors play in
ensuring climate change adaptation that contributes to meeting the global temperature goal …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing diffuse water pollution from agriculture: Do governance structures matter for the nature of measures taken?

M Wiering, S Kirschke, NU Akif - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Nutrient pollution of freshwaters from agriculture is a key barrier to achieving the water
quality goals of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Governance research …

Stakeholder engagement and knowledge co-creation in water planning: Can public participation increase cost-effectiveness?

M Graversgaard, BH Jacobsen, C Kjeldsen, T Dalgaard - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
In 2014, a radical shift took place in Danish water planning. Following years of a top-down
water planning approach, 23 regional water councils were established to co-create and …

[HTML][HTML] Water governance diversity across Europe: Does legacy generate sticking points in implementing multi-level governance?

J Rowbottom, M Graversgaard, I Wright… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) aims to protect and improve water quality
across Europe through an integrative and multi-level water governance approach. The goal …

Coordination and Participation Boards under the European Water Framework Directive: Different approaches used in some EU countries

E Pellegrini, L Bortolini, E Defrancesco - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
River basin planning under the European Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE, WFD)
poses two major challenges to EU countries: coordination among administrative units for …

Implementing the Water Framework Directive and tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture: Lessons from England and Scotland

L De Vito, M Fairbrother, D Russel - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture is a key challenge for governments seeking to
implement the European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD). In the research …

Understanding collective action for the achievement of EU water policy objectives in agricultural landscapes: Insights from the Institutional Design Principles and …

L Amblard, C Mann - Environmental Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to identify drivers and barriers to the achievement of EU water policy
objectives in the agricultural sector by adopting an institutional perspective on water quality …

WaterCoG: evidence on how the use of tools, knowledge, and process design can improve water co-governance

I Borowski-Maaser, M Graversgaard, N Foster… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) encourages water managers to
implement active stakeholder involvement to achieve sustainable water management …