05/12/2015 EUROMARKET 05/12/2015 Water Liberalisation Scenarios: An empirical analysis of the evolution of the European Water supply and sanitation sectors

05/12/2015BACKGROUND Liberalisation of the water sector in developing countries (e.g., World Bank). Liberalisation of public utilities in European countries. The European Water Supply and Sanitation sector (WSS) - liberalisation coming next?

05/12/2015OBJECTIVES Examine explicit and implicit policies of the EU in the WSS Existing and potential dynamics of de facto and de jure liberalisation Identify possible water liberalisation scenarios Assess implications of these scenarios (economic, ecological, social, legal, institutional and organisational) Practical recommendations

05/12/2015 Originality and theoretical contribution of the research Evaluate and analyse the interaction of three different elements: Sectoral dynamics Enterprise strategies Regulatory practices

05/12/2015WORKPLAN Five Phases Research Steps Time schedule (Jan 03-Dec 05) Ph1 Policies and approaches of the EU in the WSS (WP1) Ph2 Analysis of the dynamics of European WSS elements (WP2+WP3+WP4) Ph3 Various water liberalisation scenarios (WP5) Ph4 Implications of these scenarios (WP6+WP7+WP8+WP9) Ph5 Practical recommendations (WP10) NOTE: Each year is divided into four periods of 3 months

05/12/2015 PHASE 1 EUROPEAN POLICY in: The water and sanitation sectors Resources management and river basin management The liberalisation of public utilities

05/12/2015 PHASE 2 THE EUROPEAN WSS sectors today: The markets and their dynamics (type of management and ownership) Operators’ strategies (TNCs and SMEs) From Legislation to Regulation

05/12/2015 PHASE 3 WATER LIBERALISATION SCENARIOS Identification and description of plausible scenarios by: »Sectors »Regions »Market segments Identification of driving forces Comparison and assessment of different scenarios

05/12/2015 PHASE 4 IMPLICATIONS of the different SCENARIOS: Economic implications (on consumers, operators, and sustainability) Ecological implications (on quantity and quality of the resource) Social implications (on employment, equity, and Universal Service) Institutional, organisational, and legal implications

05/12/2015 PHASE 5 RECOMMENDATIONS: Confronting the implications of the analysed scenarios to EU policies (as examined in Phase 1) Provide “what-if” scenarios

05/12/2015DISSEMINATION DISSEMINATION TOOLS: Website ( Special Publications (book (s), scientific papers, working paper series, special edition(s) of journals, newsletter, other) Conferences –Electronic Conference –International Conferences –Conference at the end of EUROMARKET (EPFL)

05/12/2015CLUSTERING POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES: Links to other projects (webpage) and exchange of DOW Exchange information: - Research analysis - Interviews - Questionnaires Common Conferences Future research projects (Network of excellence, 6 th Framework programme or other).

05/12/2015 POSSIBLE CLUSTERING THEMES WITH EUROMARKET Future of the water supply and sanitation sectors (WSS) Water Institutions strategy (local municipalities, river basin agencies, national regulators and legislators) Operators strategy Water management and Public Private Partnership Consequence of the WSS liberalisation on the water sector in general East European water markets