2012 EEEN Forum
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The 1st European Environmental Evaluators Network (EEEN) forum has been organised and hosted by HIVA – KU Leuven in February 2012. At the forum a diverse and motivated crowd, among which both evaluators and evaluation users, gathered to address environmental evaluation from various perspectives: demand side expectations, side effects and methodological challenges. Besides, the forum also addressed the role the European network should play.
- Watch Hans Bruyninckx’s 2012 EEEN Forum welcome video here.
- More information about the 2012 European Evaluation Society Conference in Helsinki, Finland
- Official 2012 EES Conference website
Navigate the programme and access the presentations and papers of the speakers.
• Download information on the objectives and theme of the 2012 EEEN forum here.
• Download the programme of the 2012 EEEN forum here.
(includes abstracts and the list of participants)
| 8:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| Plenary Session (Conference Room) | |
| 9:30 | Opening: Welcome, outline and goals of the forum Hans Bruyninckx, director at HIVA – KU Leuven |
| 9:40 | Keynote address + facilitated plenary discussion ‘Missing the fruit for the ladder: evaluation and realising civilisation’s values’ Matt Keene, social scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency and coordinator of the US Environmental Evaluators Network Discussant: Per Mickwitz, Finnish Environment Institute Facilitator: Hans Bruyninckx, HIVA – KU Leuven |
| 10:40 | Break and Refreshments |
| 11:00 | Keynote address ‘Demand side expectations: the institutional context of policy evaluations at the European Commission and beyond’ Stephen White, economist at the Impact Assessment and Evaluation Unit at the European Commission – DG Environment |
| Keynote address ‘Enhancing the use of impact assessment tools in policymaking: bridging the gap between science and the policymaking community’ Klaus Jacob, professor at the Freie Universität Berlin and co-coordinator of the LIAISE Network of Excellence Facilitator: Kerstin Åstrand, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Finnish Environment Institute |
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| 11:45 | Panel and plenary discussion: ‘Demand side expectations: what roles could or should environmental evaluations play?’ Panel: Stephen White, European Commission – DG Environment; Klaus Jacob, Freie Universität Berlin; Marleen Van Steertegem, Flemish Environment Agency; Bart Vercoutere, Royal Haskoning Facilitator: Odile Heddebaut, French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks – IFSTTAR |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Parallel Session 1 | Thematic contributions on ‘methodological challenges’, ‘demand side expectations’ and ‘side effects’ |
| 13:30 | Session 1A: Conference Room Evaluating environmental law and policy in the Netherlands: experiences from the ‘STEM’ programme Frans Oosterhuis, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at VU University Amsterdam |
| Session 1B: Library Regulatory impact analysis in Flanders: policy and trends Peter van Humbeeck, University of Antwerp (UA) and Socio-Economic Council of Flanders (SERV) |
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| Session 1C: AV 91.21 Climate proofing development co-operation through sustainability assessment: potential and limitations Jean Hugé, KLIMOS Research Platform on Climate Change & Development Co-operation, Forest Ecology & Management Research Group at KU Leuven and Centre for Sustainable Development at University Ghent |
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| 14:00 | Session 1A: Conference Room Discussion session: environmentally harmful subsidies Kris Bachus, HIVA – KU Leuven; Patrick ten Brink, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP); Frans Oosterhuis, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at VU University Amsterdam |
| 14:10 | Session 1B: Library Do evaluations contribute to public policy formation? The case of Swedish wolf hunting Kerstin Åstrand, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Finnish Environment Institute |
| Session 1C: AV 91.21 The place of climate change impacts in the European Commission’s impact assessment system Valentine van Gameren, IGEAT – ULB |
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| 14:50 | Session 1B: Library Stocktaking of the availability of masters level and professional training courses in environmental evaluation across Europe Andrew Pullin, Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation at Bangor University |
| Session 1C: AV 91.21 Environment within the European Commission: the role of integrated impact assessment Emilie Mutombo, IGEAT – ULB |
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| 15:30 | Break and Refreshments |
| Plenary Discussion (Conference Room) | |
| 16:00 | Keynote address + facilitated plenary discussion ‘Evaluating the impact of climate change policies on development’ Osvaldo Feinstein, professor at the Master in Evaluation of the Complutense University of Madrid, senior consultant with the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group, UNDP’s Evaluation Office and the Evaluation Office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Facilitator: Luc Van Ootegem, University College Ghent and HIVA – KU Leuven |
| 17:00 | Free |
| 19:00 | Evening Programme Conference Dinner (Faculty Club) |
| 8:30 | Coffee |
| Plenary Session (Conference Room) | |
| 9:00 | Keynote address + facilitated plenary discussion ‘Managing complexity: methodological challenges for determining attribution and contribution’ Per Mickwitz, research director at the Finnish Environment Institute Facilitator: Matt Keene, US Environmental Protection Agency |
| 10:00 | Break and Refreshments |
| Parallel Session 2 | Thematic contributions on ‘methodological challenges’, ‘demand side expectations’ and ‘side effects’ |
| 10:30 | Session 2A: Conference Room Evaluating transitions Sander Happaerts, Matthias Bussels and Hans Bruyninckx, HIVA – KU Leuven; Derk Loorbach, Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) |
| Session 2B: AV 91.21 Evaluating environmental effectiveness of internationally negotiated tools against deforestation Karine Belna, Paris Institute of Technology for life, food and environmental sciences (AgroParisTech) |
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| Session 2C: Library The role of monitoring and enforcement in environmental policy evaluation Sandra Rousseau, HUBrussel and KU Leuven |
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| 11:00 | Session 2B: AV 91.21 Evaluating the impact of voluntary forest management certification on forest ecology – from evaluators and stakeholders’ perspectives Marion Karmann, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) |
| Session 2C: Library The role of analytical economics in environmental policy evaluation: interaction of waste and energy policies Maarten Dubois, KU Leuven |
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| 11:30 | Session 2A: Conference Room Evaluation of the environmental subsidies to local authorities in Flanders, Belgium Annick Gommers, TRITEL |
| Session 2B: AV 91.21 Evaluation of the action plan to prevent and control the deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Jorge Hargrave, Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) |
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| Session 2C: Library Linking modes of governance and social-ecological outcomes in environmental evaluation Edward Challies and Nicolas Jager, Leuphana University of Lüneburg |
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| 12:00 | Session 2A: Conference Room A manual and web based tool to support the valuation of ecosystem services in Flanders, Belgium Sara Ochelen, Department of Environment, Nature and Energy of the Flemish government |
| Session 2B: AV 91.21 Blaming outward, reflecting inward Matt Keene, US Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Session 2C: Library Competition effects of the renewable energy policy reform in Flanders Annemie Bollen, Socio-Economic Council of Flanders (SERV); Peter van Humbeeck, University of Antwerp (UA) and Socio-Economic Council of Flanders (SERV) |
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| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Parallel Session 3 | Thematic contributions on ‘methodological challenges’, ‘demand side expectations’ and ‘side effects’ |
| 13:30 | Session 3A: Conference Room Best practices that shape sustainable urban futures: beyond ‘examples which are to hand’ Sofie Bouteligier, Wageningen University; Han Vandevyvere, KU Leuven; Bart Vercoutere, Royal Haskoning; Hans Bruyninckx, HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Session 3B: AV 91.21 Bridging the communication gap between evaluation and decision making: the Network of Knowledge Approach for Europe Andrew Pullin, Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation at Bangor University |
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| Session 3C: Library Identifying long-term monitoring needs: combining game theory and critical assumptions for the case of coastline management in the Netherlands Leon Hermans, Delft University of Technology |
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| 14:00 | Session 3B: AV 91.21 Using a scorecard to assess progress in incorporating climate change considerations in managing the US National Forest System David A. Cleaves, US Forest Service |
| Session 3C: Library How to evaluate climate policy: case of an evaluation-based performance audit of Finnish climate and energy strategy Paula Kivimaa, Finnish Environment Institute |
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| 14:30 | Session 3B: AV 91.21 Ecosystem service indicators: are we ready to measure ecosystem performance? Wouter Van Reeth, Flemish Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) |
| Session 3C: Library Sweden’s environmental objectives: methodological challenges Lisa Eriksson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
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| 15:00 | Break and Refreshments |
| Plenary Discussion (Conference Room) | |
| 15:20 | Panel and plenary discussion: ‘What role for a European Environmental Evaluation Network?’ Panel: Per Mickwitz, Finnish Environment Institute; Andrew Pullin, Bangor University; Michael Sorensen, European Commission – DG Environment; Lieven De Smet, HIVA – KU Leuven Facilitator: Hans Bruyninckx, HIVA – KU Leuven |
| 16:20 | Closure Hans Bruyninckx, Director at HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Kerstin Åstrand | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
| Hans Bruyninckx | HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Walter Buydens | Royal Haskoning |
| Odile Heddebaut | French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks |
| Matthew Keene | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Andrew Pullin | Bangor University |
| Jukka Similä | Finnish Environment Institute |
| Luc Van Ootegem | University College Ghent and HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Marleen Van Steertegem | Flemish Environment Agency |
| Edwin Zaccaï | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Kris Bachus | HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Hans Bruyninckx | HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Lieven De Smet | HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Luc Van Ootegem | University College Ghent and HIVA – KU Leuven |
| Sandra Volders | HIVA – KU Leuven |
For more information on the 2012 EEEN forum please contact:
Lieven De Smet
Research group on environmental policy and sustainable development at HIVA – KU Leuven
Tel.: + 32 16 32 31 64
Email: lieven.desmet@hiva.kuleuven.be
Website: www.hiva.be
