European policy evaluation

CEP has extensive experience of collaborating with European and international partners in undertaking and managing major European research projects. CEP has a long track record of commissions for the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Commission. Our work has included a wide variety of policy assessments, forward looking studies and work to support reporting on the state of the environment and development of environmental and sustainability indicators.

Example projects include:

Assessing and Strengthening the Science and EU Environment Policy Interface. For the European Commission (with Milieu). 2011.

Support to the production of an assessment report on biodiversity in pan-Europe region (led by Stockholm Environmental Institute). For the European Environment Agency (EEA). 2010.

Study on the integration of environmental objectives into cohesion policy. For European Environment Agency (with Milieu Ltd). 2009.

The Water Framework Directive, Assessment, Participation, and Protected Areas: What are the Relationships? (WAPPA). ERTDI Report 67. For the Irish Environmental Protection Agency. 2006 - 2007.

Support for the development of the European State of the Environment and Outlook Report 2010 (SOER) - evaluation of policy coherence (with Milieu and Stockholm Environmental Institute). For the European Environment Agency (EEA). 2009 - 2010.

Developing the SEIS Forward system in support of environmental assessments. For the European Environment Agency (with Milieu Ltd). 2009 - 2010.