Policy Support

2024

Development of an energy strategy for the federal province of Carinthia, Austria

Main tasks: Analysis of the potential of renewable energies in the province of Carinthia, support for energy system modeling, support for the development of political measures, support for the stakeholder process.

Client: Carinthian Provincial Government.

Project partners: Lead: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Partners: Nordhausen - University of Applied Sciences, GET Innovation (Consulting Engineer for electrical engineering)

Scientific evaluation of the public statements on the NEKP (National Energy and Climate Plan) and in particular the measures proposed therein
A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the proposed measures received. Assessments regarding the subject area "Biodiversity".

Client: Climate Change Centre AUSTRIA (CCCA). Commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK).

Final Report at: https://ccca.ac.at/fileadmin/00_DokumenteHauptmenue/02_Klimawissen/RefNEKP/Bericht/NEKP_Wissenschaftliche_Bewertung_der_Massnahmen_der_Stellungnahmen_Februar2024.pdf

2022

Preparation of an evaluation concept for the strategic plan for the common agricultural policy 2023-2027
Expertise on the conception of the evaluation for the Austrian strategic plan for the common agricultural policy for the period 2023-2027. Area of expertise: Environment and climate.
Client: WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research)

Evaluation of the Austrian Forest Fund
Accompanying- and ex-post evaluation of the measures "M4 - Wet and dry storage for damaged timber", "M6 - Forest fire prevention" and "M10 - Promotion of biodiversity".
Client: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management.

Final Report at: https://info.bml.gv.at/themen/wald/waldfonds/evaluierungsbericht.html

2021

Ex-Ante Evaluation of the CAP (common agricultural policy) 2023-2027

Ex ante Evaluation on specific Objectives 4, 5 & 6 (climate change, water, soil, air & biodiversity).

Commissioned by: Federal ministry, Republic of Austria, Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management

Publication: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rosinak & Partner ZT GmbH in Kooperation mit dem Österreichischen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) (2021): Ex-Ante Bewertung des Strategieplans für die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik im Zeitraum 2023-2027 (GAP-Strategieplan) - Zusammenfassung der Ex-Ante-Bewertung (Annex I). At: https://info.bml.gv.at/dam/jcr:973337ee-c095-480a-a288-32512fd3a0e1/Anhang%20I_GAP_SP_ExAnte_Eval_Zusammenfassung_Final.pdf

2016 - 2019

Evaluation of agricultural policies for the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Impacts of political interventions on biodiversity (Focus Area 4a). Reporting to the European Commission (general reports) and to the National Government (detailed reports on specific evaluation questions). Fields of expertise and evaluated interventions include:

Knowledge transfer and advisory services

Investment in physical assets

Agri-environmental-climate commitments

Genetic resources in agriculture

Organic farming

Basic services

Payments for less-favoured areas

Forest-environmental-climate

Natura 2000 and water framework directive

Cooperation - Environment and climate change

Greening (pillar1)

Client: Federal ministry, Republic of Austria, Agriculture, Regions and Tourism.

Publications:

Weber, N. (2021): Wie erfolgreich sind Naturschutzprojekte? Netzwerk Zukunftsraum Land - Zeitschrift für ländliche Entwicklung. Ausgabe 2/21. S. 08-09.

Weber, Merkac (2019): Evaluierung der Österreichischen Projektförderungen im Naturschutzbereich - Nationaler Detailbericht 2019. Klagenfurt. At: https://info.bmlrt.gv.at/themen/landwirtschaft/eu-agrarpolitik-foerderungen/laendl_entwicklung/programmbegleitung/evaluierung/evaluierungsberichte/Evaluierungsbericht-fuer-den-Duchfuehrungszeitraum-2019.html

Weber N. Merkac S., Pilz J. (2019): Ongoing evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020 for Objective 4a - Biodiversity. In: Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft und Bergbauernfragen (2019): Evaluierung des österreichischen Agrarumweltprogramms ÖPUL - Nationaler Detailbericht 2019. Wien. At: https://info.bml.gv.at/dam/jcr:ed1ac333-1a16-44ba-b3d4-6c5455dd8c4c/Nationaler_Detailbericht_2019_OePUL.pdf

Weber N., Niedermayr J., Kelemen-Finan J. (2018): The Agri-Environmental-Climate Programme in Austria: Effects on biodiversity. Methods for an evidence-based agricultural policy - Experiences, demand and new developments. 28. Jahrestagung der österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie - Tagungsband 2018. Wien. S. 101 - 103. Unter: https://oega.boku.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Tagung/2018/OeGA_Tagungsband_2018.pdf

Weber, N. (2018): Begleitende Evaluierung 2016-2017: Bewertung des LE-Programms zum Schwerpunkt Biodiversität. Netzwerk Zukunftsraum Land - Zeitschrift für ländliche Entwicklung. Ausgabe 1/18. S. 11.

BMLFUW (2017): Nationaler Evaluierungsbericht LE 2014-2020, Evalueirungspakete D, E und F. Wien. At: https://info.bml.gv.at/dam/jcr:1c2df631-7feb-4af0-8a82-ce6e55415c4f/Evaluierungsbericht%20LE%2014-20_Paket%20D,%20E%20und%20F.pdf

2015

Evaluation of agricultural policies for the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2007-2014: Ex-post evaluation

Evaluated measures include:

Rural heritage

Tourism

Cooperation

CAP policy objectives include:

Improving the environment and countryside

Improving the quality of life in rural areas

Building local capacity for employment and diversification

Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector

Client: Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics, Austria

In: BMLFUW (2017): Evaluierungsbericht zur Ex-post Evaluierung LE 07-13. Wien. At:

https://gruenerbericht.at/cm4/jdownload/category/26-evaluierung?start=10

2014

Ex-ante evaluation of the Austrian Rural Development Programmeg 2014-2020 (environmental schemes)

In: ÖIR GmbH und ÖAR Regionalberatung GmbH (2014): Ex-ante-Evaluierung des Programms LE2020 – Bericht 3: Bewertung des finalisierten Programms und der Verwaltung der Programmdurchführung. BMLFUW. Wien.

Project work for the Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics, Austria

2013

Mid-term evaluation mid-term evaluation - fruit and vegetables regime (CAP - pillar 1).

Project work for the Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics, Austria

Publication: Hambrusch, J. und Weber, N. (2013): Evaluation of the National Strategy for Sustainable Operational Programms in the Fruit and Vegetables Sector (2012). Austria.