What to do when valuation of ecosystem services fails Frank J. Dietz 29 september 2011
Content Effects on nature in complex decisions Nature effects in cost-benefit analyses Making nature effects manageable in CBAs
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Complex decisions
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Complex decisions
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept The importance of aggregation of information Overload of information on dose-response relations The need for aggregation and standardisation Cost-benefit analysis
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Nature effects in CBAs PM entry Benefit transfers Scores on an ordinal scale
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Making nature effects manageable in CBAs Species Weighted Nature Value Indicator depends on: Quality of the ecosystem Area that the ecosystem covers Weighting factor related to rarity of (endangered) species NVI = Quality x Area x Weighting Factor
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Application of nature points in CBA Waterdunen Net costs Nature improvement Variant 116,4P.M. Variant 226,9P.M. Variant 314,4P.M.
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Application of nature points in CBA Waterdunen Net costs Nature Improvement (nature points) Variant 116,4180 Variant 226,9450 Variant 314,4180
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Application of nature points in CBA Waterdunen Net costs Nature Improvement (nature points) Nature points per mln euro’s Variant 116, Variant 226, Variant 314,
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Conclusions Nature points does not solve the valuation problem … … but it improves insight into trade-offs between changes to nature (points) and effects in euro’s Improved measurement of nature effects could increase the usefulness of CBA as supporting instrument in the decision- making process Thanks for your attention !
What to do when valuation of ecosystem services fails Frank J. Dietz 29 september 2011
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Case: Closure Dam (Netherlands) Built in 1930’s Aim: safety 2010: Revision necessary Aim: to guarantee safety for decades to come Ambition: enhancing nature value (WFD, MSFD)
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Case: Closure Dam (Netherlands) Closure Dam
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Case: Closure Dam (Netherlands) IJssel Lake (freshwater) Wadden Sea (salt water, intertidal) Closure Dam
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Salt marshes Salinity Gradient & Fish Migration One-sided Nature Development Case: Closure Dam (Netherlands)
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Salt marshes Brackish water zone Salinity Gradient & Fish migration Salinity Gradient & Fish Migration Riparian zone Case: Closure Dam (Netherlands) Two-sided Nature Development
Frank J. Dietz - Water Science Meets Policy - 29 Sept Cost effectiveness of measures for the improvment of nature Total Costs (10 6 €) Nature Value Index (NVI) Cost effectiveness (NVI / 10 6 €) Safety only Nature development in IJssel Lake Nature development in Wadden Sea Fish passage only