Gulf Research Center

will host a lecture presentation entitled

"Economic Instruments, Legislations, and Environmental Policies in the GCC"

by
Dr. Mohammed A. Raouf
Senior Environment Researcher, GRC
 
Date and Time
Sunday, July 1, 2007
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
 

The purpose of this lecture presentation (to be followed by a discussion) is to illustrate the important role of market-based instruments or economic instruments in tackling different environmental problems. As a means of achieving environmental management objectives, non-economic regulatory measures have been adopted worldwide as well as in the Gulf region. Economic instruments are now being increasingly implemented in many countries, both developed and developing. The use of economic instruments should be of some relevance to GCC environmental policies at present as these countries are proceeding with economic restructuring, diversification, liberalization and privatization.