7th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Barbados Presentation on Using valuations to influence decision Making by Eduard Interwies

1. Breakout Group work II: Using
valuations to influence decision
Making
Eduard Interwies
IWC7: pre-workshop on economic valuation, Bridgetown, 26-27 Oct 2013
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2. 5 breakout groups
Facilitators:
Group 1: Warwick Sauer
Group 2: Peter Edwards
Group 3: Steve Lutz
Group 4: David Gil
Group 5: Adrian Cashman
Edi Interwies (lead facilitator) moving around the 5
groups and supporting
 Please see lists on the wall regarding which group
you are in (random allocation)
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3. Questions to be discussed
1. What are the main uses of economic valuation of
ecosystem services for decision-making from your
perspective?
2. What methods seem most appropriate/usable?
3. What are the main difficulties in increasing the use
of economic valuation of ES for decision making?
4. How to overcome them?
5. How can economic valuation of ES be better
integrated in the official TDA-SAP Methodologyaction points
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4. „Flow“ of breakout groups
1. Tour-de-table/Introduction round
2. Moving through each question: each
participant takes down his main point(s) on a
card each, presents it briefly and pins it on
the flip-chart – discussion
3. At the end of discussion: facilitator to
„cluster“ the cards and to identify together
with the participants the key elements
 Tomorrow morning, a short summary of the working
group discussions will be presented by Edi
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5. Let´s start!
Coffee break first (up to 16.30h), then
please move to the your group
swiftly;)
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6. Thank you!
Contact: interwies@intersus.eu
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