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On-going evaluation of the WFD 2000/60/EC implementation process in the European Union, seven years after its launch: are we behind schedule?

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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC, establishing a framework for Community actions regarding protection of water resources, was adopted in 2000 and its implementation is now well underway, as most of the EU-Member States have fulfilled their current obligations of submitting their reports as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Water Policy.The article was published on 2010-02-01. It has received 29 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: European union & Water Framework Directive.

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Studying the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Europe: A meta-analysis of 89 journal articles

TL;DR: The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is arguably the most ambitious piece of European Union (EU) legislation in the field of water as discussed by the authors, which defines a general framework for integrated river basin management in Europe with a view to achieving good water status.
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Undermining European environmental policy goals? The EU Water Framework Directive and the politics of exemptions

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of 120 policy documents and 15 semi-structured interviews is presented to explain the politics of exemptions in EU water management. But the authors focus on the use of exemptions to the environmental objectives of the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
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Water resources vulnerability assessment in the Adriatic Sea region: the case of Corfu Island

TL;DR: The present paper assesses both present and future vulnerability of water resources in the Adriatic region, with special focus on Corfu Island, Greece, showing that climate change is expected to impact negatively on water resources availability while at the same time, water demand isexpected to increase.
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Estimating the non-market benefits of climate change adaptation of river ecosystem services: A choice experiment application in the Aoos basin, Greece

TL;DR: In this paper, the economic impacts of climate change on river uses of the Aoos basin in Greece were examined and a choice experiment was conducted to estimate the value changes in different ecological and economic services in a mountain community.
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The WFD Implementation in the European Member States

TL;DR: The Water Framework Directive (WFD) as discussed by the authors is one of the most influential pieces of European water legislation and presents a general framework for integrated river basin management in Europe to meet the environmental objectives.
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