# Ex Post evaluation of cohesion policy intervention financed by the Cohesion Fund (incl. ISPA) WP C – CBA of Environmental Projects Workshop with Member States, Brussels 3 February 2011 Session 4 b Christina van Breugel, Tine Skyggebjerg, Szabolcs Szekeres, Birgitte Holt Andersen (COWI) Davide Sartori, Silvia Vignetti (Csil 1 26 Oct 2010 Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio

# 10 case studies 2 3 March 2010Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio Waste management Water management Waste water management 01 Bulgaria 03 Pilsen 17 Barcelona 06 Crete 09 Zaragosa 27 Hungary 22 Dublin 13 Madrid 29 Poland 50 Portugal

# Key Question No 1 What are the strengths and weaknesses of the CBA methodologies applied by Member States? 3 3 March 2010Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio

# Key question No 2 How effective is CBA as a tool to support project generation and project decision of Member States and EC?? 4 3 March 2010Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio

# Key Question No 3 To what degree is the CBA used ex-post by project promotors, MS and EC? 5 3 March 2010Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio

# Key Question No 4 How good is CBA to evaluate impacts in an ex-post context? 6 3 March 2010Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio

# Key Question No 5 In practice how do you identify and judge the intangible environmental costs and benefits? …and how can they become part of the decision process? 7 3 March 2010Ex post eval cohesion fund_DG Regio