Policy options for mainstreaming forest-based mitigation measures in EU rural development

Policy Measures for Development of Rural Entrepreneurship: an Example of EU Financial Support for Local Infrastructural Investments in Poland

Implementing the objective of convergence, the European Union actively participates in the economic development process of individual countries and regions. This participation is expressed in the formation of principles of the structural and regional policy, as well as cohesion policy, which cover the offer of a wide range of instruments to support the development of business activity. The Euro...

Rural communities' preferences for arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh.

In the context of arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh, this paper analyses rural people's preferences for arsenic-free drinking water options. A particular focus is on rural households' willingness to pay for piped water supply which can provide a sustainable solution to the arsenic problem, and how the preference for piped water supply compares with that for various other househ...

Policy Options for Financing Rural Entrepreneurs

Mainstreaming climate policy: the case of climate adaptation and the implementation of EU water policy

Despite the fact that mainstreaming of climate change into existing EU sectoral policies is a key aim, empirical knowledge of how it works in practice remains scarce. With this paper we explore the degree to which climate considerations are taken into account in the implementation of one of the most influential pieces of European water legislation, the Water Framework Directive and, more import...

Improving Rural Health: state Policy options

Health care in rural America presents challenges that states are addressing in a variety of ways. Many rural communities lack adequate access to primary and preventive services. More than three-quarters of the nation’s rural counties are designated as health professional shortage areas.1 In addition to the scarcity of primary care providers and services in rural areas, the people who live there...