Although the need for adaptation to climate variability and change is increasingly recognized, identifying and implementing adaptation options on the ground still presents a challenge. Especially for Africa, which is regarded as being particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability...

Public-private partnership (PPP) contracts are frequently used in the provision of public services. One of the key points to consider in these contracts (and from which much of its convenience derives) is the allocation of risks to the party that has the best capacity to avoid them or, if they...

Der Begriff "globaler Wandel" bezieht sich auf Veränderungen in Natur und Gesellschaft, welche die Menschheit in hohem Maße und auf längere Sicht hin betreffen. Diese Veränderungen haben vielfältige Auswirkungen auf die Unternehmen in Deutschland, wie die Befragung im Rahmen des...

This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can work as an effective means towards minimising business risk and maintaining amicable relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders. While many studies have examined the impacts of CSR on firm value and customer perceptions, little is known about the...

Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Analyse der unterschiedlichen Wasserpreise in der Steiermark. Hinsichtlich der Qualität des Trinkwas-sers sowie auch der Versorgungssicherheit ist in der Steiermark ein ein-heitlich guter Stand festzustellen. Im Hinblick auf die Preissituation sind...

The objective of this paper is to investigate the usefulness of non-cooperative bargaining theory for the analysis of negotiations on water allocation and management. We explore the impacts of different economic incentives, a stochastic environment and varying individual preferences on players'...

The paper deals with the effects of local governments' interference with business affairs of publicly owned utilities. A partial model is presented to illustrate the consequences of "democratic control" for the public managers' effort and the efficiency of local public production. To check the...

The Nostrum-DSS EU funded Co-ordination Action (CA) aims at contributing to the achievement of improved governance and planning in the field of sustainable water management within the Mediterranean Basin by establishing a network between the science, policy, and civil society spheres and through...