This two-part course is designed to provide a practical introduction to the concepts, approaches and methods used in economics to address challenges in water and environmental management. It has been jointly developed with eftec, the UK’s leading dedicated environmental economics consultancy and coordinator of the UK Network of Environmental Economists, and Environmental Policy Consulting, which specialises in the application of environmental economics to water management.
Part One of the course introduces key concepts, methods and valuation techniques used in environmental economics to support decision making. Part Two of the course will encompass application to real world challenges, including climate change, biodiversity, green infrastructure, resource management and natural capital.
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The course will be run by eftec (Ece Ozdemiroglu, Allan Provins) and Environmental Policy Consulting (Bruce Horton). Additional speakers may be used to support the ‘applications to policy’ modules.
The course will be of interest to those working in the private sector, in public agencies and in non-profit organisations with an interest in how economics impacts on decision making in relation to the natural environment. It is relevant to a range of sectors and fields, including agricultural economy, environmental consulting, water management, green infrastructure, climate change, natural capital, natural resource management, environmental policy/advocacy and environmental impact/sustainability assessment.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Demonstrate a clear understanding of key economic concepts, including economic value, scarcity, trade-offs and efficiency; Understand how economic values are interpreted, what they represent and how they can be estimated using different economic valuation methods; Understand the purpose and principles of cost benefit analysis (CBA) and natural capital accounting and how economic value evidence can be used within these; and Identify areas of their work where they can utilise the learning. 
The course format will combine webinars and self-learning. Each part of the course is split into 4 modules (8 in total). Each part runs over a two-week period (four weeks in total), with a 1-2 hour webinar session on Tuesday and Thursday of each week (same time). Learners will be expected to undertake reading and complete tasks between sessions.
Spring Course: 18th, 20th, 25th, 27th April; 9th, 11th, 16th, 18th May 2023. Autumn Course: 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th September; 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th October 2023. 
Please contact learning@ciwem.org or call +44 (0)20 7831 3110 with any booking enquiries.
The course exceeded my high expectations from CIWEM and was expertly delivered by Ece, Allan and Bruce. The online format worked well and it was very useful to have plenty of discussion and contributions from the other delegates. The quality of the module slides and extensive additional resources provided was especially good and very comprehensive.
Anonymous, Environmental Economics course delegate
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