Suchergebnisse

Tbe Study "The proteetion of transboundary rivers in Europe - on the effectiveness of international environment aI regimes" addresses three main scientific questions. 1. Is the regime for the protection ofthe river Rhine effective in protecting a transboundary river? 2. Does the regime inc1ude measurable - and by the Central and Eastern European States subjectivley observable - mechanisms, which could help to establish effective environmental protection regimes for transboundary rivers in Central and Eastern Europe? 3. Are there any negative or positive effects, caused by the transfonnation processes,which have a major impact on the water protection policy in Central and Eastern Europe? To answer these questions, different case studies were carried out on the rivers Rhine, EIbe, Odra, Vistula, Bug, Nemunas and Daugava. Tbe results of the case studies show that the regime for the protection of the river Rhine worked effectiv for the protection ofthe river. Tbe main reason forthis could be found in the way the regime was specifically designed for institutional cooperation. To be a model for transboundary river protection in Central and Eastern Europe, the complex system of institutionalized cooperation mechanisms of the river Rhine regime should be carried over in its basic systematic structure. This should be done , however, in a flexible way. Thus, new regimes should inc1ude the possibility to reconsider and react on the specific ecological conditions of the specific river system and socio economic demands, which result from the ongoing transformation processes in that region. Monitoring- and implementation controll systems, verification systems, working groups or a cooperation at various administrative and political levels are main elements for the effectiveness of every environmental regime. Tbe question which is more decisive is, how to organize and put these cooperation mechanisms to work to solve the problem.

"Das temporäre Versagen des Klimaschutzprotokolls legt eine Schlussfolgerung nahe: Klimapolitik sollte einem stärkeren Belohungsansatz durch wirtschaftliche und steuerliche Anreize folgen und nicht zu sehr auf dem ordnungsstaatlich bewährten Prinzips der Bestrafung durch Ge- und Verbote folgen." (Autorenreferat)