Water Framework Directive paper The WFD dreams: between ecology and economics

摘要: The enactment of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in European Union (EU) triggers intense activity among Member States and raises some criticism. good status waters may include an ecological dream that is difficult to achieve. Moreover, criteria for derogations require strong economic arguments. This challenge debate on whether WFD part incremental process, embedded prior water law, with feasible goals, or it a dramatic change policy towards emerged during late negotiations, therefore was hardly achievable. I will state although high ambition unprecedented within EU’s has several precedents other arenas, notably long enforced United America. argue major directive combination ideal, which no equivalent States.