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7 th Biennial GEF International Waters Conference Bridgetown, Barbados Introduction to the Table Dialogues on economic valuation. Eduard Interwies, InterSus. Aims of the table dialogues. To get to know each other and exchange experiences/good practices
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7th Biennial GEF International Waters Conference Bridgetown, Barbados Introduction to the Table Dialogues on economic valuation Eduard Interwies, InterSus
Aims of the table dialogues • To get to know each other and exchange experiences/good practices • To consider the applications of economic valuation in connection with science-based management and policy-making • Identify ways of better integrating economic valuation into policy-making – defining practical steps (building on the insights of the pre-workshop – key action points proposed available as printouts)
Questions to be discussed: • 1. What are/should be the main uses of economic valuation for policy making? Your personal experiences • 2. What are the main difficulties for using economic valuation for policy making? Your personal experiences • 3. How to improve the use of economic valuation for policymaking – practical steps (KEY QUESTION)
Practical set-up • 20 tables, each with 10-15 participants • One facilitator each (core facilitators from the pre-workshop on economic valuation, GEF-project managers et al.) • Participants have been allocated randomly to the tables – please see lists on the wall & your badges
Practical set-up - proposal • After personal introduction: for each question participants to take down 1-3 keywords/ answers on a card each and pin to the flip chart • Please consider the draft action points identified in the pre-workshop • Moderator to form clusters of answers, rearranging the cards – discussion • Participants to prioritize & identify the 3 main key issues • Summary of discussion to feed intothe closing session of the conference on Friday
Let´s start! • Please move fast to your group/table – we have approx.1 hour of discussion time! • Enjoy;)!