1st Teaching Workshop on Environmental Economics for the Middle East and North Africa

Administration

Description

The Ecological and Environmental Economics (EEE) Programme, a joint programme of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) and the Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, is organising the 1st Teaching Workshop on Environmental Economics for the Middle East and North Africa. The workshop is organized in co-operation with the Middle East and North Africa Network of Environmental Economists (MENANEE). It will be held in the ICTP in Trieste, Italy, from December 5-16, 2005.
The objective of this workshop is to give the participants a good background in the theory of environmental and resource economics and in application techniques in this specific field.
The Course is targeted to graduates in economics and preferably with some post-graduate level training in economics or relevant fields who are based in Middle-Eastern and Northern African countries, and in particular in Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

1st Teaching Workshop on Environmental Economics for the Middle East and North Africa | (smr 1684)

Go to day

Monday, 5 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 Registration and Administrative formalities

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
- 08:30 Registration and Administrative formalities 2h0'
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'
10:45 - 12:45 Welcome Address
- 10:45 Welcome Address 2h0'
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'
14:00 - 16:00 General Introduction to Environmental Economics
- 14:00 General Introduction to Environmental Economics 2h0'
  
  Speaker: K.-G. Mäler (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'

16:15 - 18:15 Property Rights and Institutions

16:15 Property Rights and Institutions 2h0'

Speaker:	P. Dasgupta (University of Cambridge, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

Tuesday, 6 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 General equilibrium analysis
- 08:30 General equilibrium analysis 2h0'
  
  Speaker: K.-G. Mäler (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'

10:45 - 12:45 Social Capital

10:45 Social Capital 2h0'

Speaker:	P. Dasgupta (University of Cambridge, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'
14:00 - 16:00 Capital Theory and Resources
- 14:00 Capital Theory and Resources 2h0'
  
  Speaker: P. Dasgupta (Unversity of Cambridge, U.K.)
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'
16:15 - 18:15 Wealth and Sustainable Development
- 16:15 Wealth and Sustainable Development 2h0'
  
  Speaker: K.-G. Mäler (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)

Wednesday, 7 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 The Economics of Non-Convex Systems
- 08:30 The Economics of Non-Convex Systems 2h0'
  
  Speaker: P. Dasgupta (University of Cambridge, U.K.)
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'
10:45 - 12:45 Sustainable Development and Non-Convex Systems
- 10:45 Sustainable Development and Non-Convex Systems 2h0'
  
  Speaker: K.-G. Mäler (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'

14:00 - 16:00 Valuation of Coastal Habitats Sustaining Plaice Fisheries

14:00 Valuation of Coastal Habitats Sustaining Plaice Fisheries 2h0'

Speaker:	K.-G. Maler (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'
16:15 - 18:15 SEMINAR SESSION Discussions about the Future of MENANEE
- 16:15 SEMINAR SESSION Discussions about the Future of MENANEE 2h0'
  
  Speaker: Chair: M. Abdrabo (Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe, Cairo, Egypt)

Thursday, 8 December 2005
- 08:30 - 10:30 Basic Introduction to Ecology
  - 08:30 Basic Introduction to Ecology 2h0'
    
    Speaker: M. Troell (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
- 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 15'
- 10:45 - 12:45 Ecosystems Goods and Services
  - 10:45 Ecosystems Goods and Services 2h0'
    
    Speaker: M. Troell (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
- 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
  - 12:45 Lunch 1h15'
- 14:00 - 16:00 Biodiversity
  - 14:00 Biodiversity 2h0'
    
    Speaker: M. Troell (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
- 16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
  - 16:00 Coffee break 15'
- 16:15 - 18:15 SEMINAR SESSION Conclusions from the Ecosystem Analysis
  - 16:15 SEMINAR SESSION Conclusions from the Ecosystem Analysis 2h0'
    
    Speaker: Chair: M. Troell (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden)
Friday, 9 December 2005
- 08:30 - 10:30 Reading time
  - 08:30 Reading time 2h0'
- 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 15'
- 10:45 - 12:45 Reading time
  - 10:45 Reading time 2h0'
- 10:45 - 12:45 Reading time
  - 10:45 Reading time 2h0'
- 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
  - 12:45 Lunch 1h15'
- 14:00 - 16:00 Reading time
  - 14:00 Reading time 2h0'
- 16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
  - 16:00 Coffee break 15'
- 16:15 - 18:15 Reading time
  - 16:15 Reading time 2h0'

Monday, 12 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 The Use of Policy Instruments

08:30 The Use of Policy Instruments 2h0'

Speaker:	T. Sterner (Gothenburg University, Sweden)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'

10:45 - 12:45 The Use of Policy Instruments

10:45 The Use of Policy Instruments 2h0'

Speaker:	T. Sterner (Gothenburg University, Sweden)
Material:	lecture notes

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'
14:00 - 16:00 Participants' research presentations I
- 14:00 Participants' research presentations I 2h0'
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'
16:15 - 18:15 Participants' research presentations II
- 16:15 Participants' research presentations II 2h0'

Tuesday, 13 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 Valuation Approaches

08:30 Valuation Approaches 2h0'

Speaker:	M. Shechter (University of Haifa, Israel)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'

10:45 - 12:45 Valuation Approaches

10:45 Valuation Approaches 2h0'

Speaker:	M. Shechter (University of Haifa, Israel)
Material:	lecture notes

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'

14:00 - 16:00 Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources: An Introduction to the Econometrics of Non-Market Valuation

14:00 Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources: An Introduction to the Econometrics of Non-Market Valuation 2h0'

Speaker:	A. Cerda (University of Talca, Chile)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'
16:15 - 18:15 Participants' research presentations III
- 16:15 Participants' research presentations III 2h0'

Wednesday, 14 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 Climate Change, climate-change economics and policies

08:30 Climate Change, climate-change economics and policies 2h0'

Speaker:	F. Bosello (Ecological and Environmental Economics Programme, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'
10:45 - 12:45 Climate Change, climate-change economics and policies
- 10:45 Climate Change, climate-change economics and policies 2h0'
  
  Speaker: F. Bosello (Ecological and Environmental Economics Programme, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'

14:00 - 16:00 Climate change impacts on agriculture and water resources

14:00 Climate change impacts on agriculture and water resources 2h0'

Speaker:	M. Shechter (University of Haifa, Israel)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'

16:15 - 17:15 Climate change impacts on agriculture and water resources

16:15 Climate change impacts on agriculture and water resources 1h0'

Speaker:	M. Shechter (University of Haifa, Israel)
Material:	lecture notes

17:15 - 18:15 Countries presentations I
- 17:15 Countries presentations I 1h0'

Thursday, 15 December 2005

08:30 - 10:30 Water resource management and allocation

08:30 Water resource management and allocation 2h0'

Speaker:	Y. Tsur (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 15'

10:45 - 12:45 Water and the environment

10:45 Water and the environment 2h0'

Speaker:	Y. Tsur (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
Material:	lecture notes

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:45 Lunch 1h15'

14:00 - 16:00 EU Water Initiative: Transfer of Knowledge

14:00 EU Water Initiative: Transfer of Knowledge 2h0'

Speaker:	J. Mysiak (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Venice, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 15'
16:15 - 16:45 The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
- 16:15 The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World 30'
  
  Speaker: D. Schaffer (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Trieste, Italy)
16:45 - 18:15 Countries presentations II
- 16:45 Countries presentations II 1h30'

Friday, 16 December 2005
- 08:30 - 10:30 Countries presentations III
  - 08:30 Countries presentations III 2h0'
- 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 15'
- 10:45 - 12:00 SEMINAR SESSION - Discussions about the Future of MENANEE
  - 10:45 SEMINAR SESSION - Discussions about the Future of MENANEE 1h15'
    
    Speaker: Chair: M. Abdrabo (Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe, Cairo, Egypt)
- 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch
  - 12:00 Lunch 2h0'