Workshop on Enhancing the Cost-Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services

Author or Publisher: 

OECD

Date: 

2010

Format: 

PPT
Summary
Agenda
participants list

Language: 

EN

Focus of material: 

Application

Target group: 

Experts
policy makers
business
NGOs

Description: 

The objective of this expert workshop was to enhance the understanding of how Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) can be designed and implemented so as to enhance cost-effectiveness. Key criteria were examined, including inter alia targeting ecosystem service benefits, additionality of payments and setting the correct payment value. Experiences and lessons learned from PES case studies with applications of inverse auctions were also examined.

Fitness for material development: 

Direct use

Keywords: 

workshop materials, policy, water