Contents:

1. Going out of the Town Hall – InContext Policy Brief
2. Methodologies for Climate Proofing Investments and Measures under Cohesion and Regional Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy – Publication
3. GLOBALANDS: Global Land Use Governance – 1st International Workshop
4. Genesis of Two National Water Industry Models: England – Germany – Publication
5. Forerunners of Trans-disciplinary Sustainability Research – Publication
6. Guidance of Climate Change Policy by Legislation – Presentation
7. European Union's Policy Initiatives to Become the World's Most Energy Efficient Economy – Presentation
8. Ecologic Institute Seeks an Expert in Energy and Climate Policy – Opportunity

1. Going out of the Town Hall – InContext Policy Brief

   From urban gardening and networks of sharing to community-owned wind farms: citizens' initiatives emerge all over Europe in a quest to find new answers to today's pressing challenges. This policy brief explores new forms of cooperation between local governments and these bottom-up initiatives. It argues that getting involved with initiatives helps local governments to be an active player in their community's change dynamics. This cooperation furthermore requires new ways of engaging and participating between the groups. Other publications of the project InContext include two policy briefs, a research brief, and a poster series which presents initiatives for a more sustainable lifestyle. The policy brief "Going Out of the Town Hall" is available for download.
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2. Methodologies for Climate Proofing Investments and Measures under Cohesion and Regional Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – Publication

   This study developed a detailed assessment of the potential threats, risks, damage costs, and existing adaptive capacities of Member States in the realm of the CAP and Cohesion Policy, as well as an appraisal of options and strategies through which the CAP and Cohesion Policy can adapt to a changing climate. The study makes recommendations and offers guidance to public authorities in Member States on how to mainstream climate into and climate proof expenditures and measures under Cohesion Policy and the CAP. The study findings are of direct relevance for the programming of CAP and Cohesion Policy expenditures under the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework from 2014 to 2020. The final report is available for download.
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3. GLOBALANDS: Global Land Use Governance – 1st International Workshop

   The GLOBALANDS project has taken major steps forward. On 27 May 2013, the first international expert workshop took place at the Ecologic Institute in Berlin. With inputs from high-level experts from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the European Commission, the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and others, the participants discussed the status and perspectives of sustainable land use governance at the international level. Together with Franziska Wolff from the Öko-Institut, Ecologic Institute's Stephanie Wunder presented the results of a global screening of land use policies conducted under the project. A discussion paper as well as all presentations can be downloaded.
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4. Genesis of Two National Water Industry Models: England – Germany – Publication

   In a book chapter (in French), R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute and Bernard Barraqué trace the historical development of modern water services in Britain and Germany. The chapter describes the different roles of municipalities and central government in the process.
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5. Forerunners of Trans-disciplinary Sustainability Research – Publication

   In an issue focusing on "Transformative Science" of the German-language journal "Ökologisches Wirtschaften", Thomas Jahn of the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOeE) and R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute present the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) and explain the historic, current, and expected future roles of the participating, independent policy-relevant research institutes.
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6. Guidance of Climate Change Policy by Legislation – Presentation

   On 10 June 2013, Dr. Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, spoke on the guidance of climate change policy by legislation to an expert audience from administration, business, and environmental policy in the town hall of Berlin. The presentation is available for download.
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7. European Union's Policy Initiatives to Become the World's Most Energy Efficient Economy – Presentation

   As part of Energy Efficiency Global 2013 (EE Global 2013), Ecologic Institute Fellow, Dominic Marcellino, spoke about the European Union's policy initiatives to become the world's most energy efficient economy. EE Global 2013, the annual energy efficiency forum hosted by the Alliance to Save Energy and its partners, was held in Washington, DC. The two-day forum featured a variety of discussions on issues related to promoting energy efficiency and using policy (and other mechanisms) to do so.
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8. Ecologic Institute Seeks an Expert in Energy and Climate Policy – Opportunity

   Ecologic Institute is currently seeking applications for the position of an Expert in Energy and Climate Policy (f/m). The application deadline ends on 31 July 2013. For more information regarding the requirements and necessary supporting documents, please visit our website. Please apply online.
   http://ecologic.eu/opportunities