Centre for Training & Project Development

Economic growth is driving an increase in energy demand and greater pressure on natural resources and the quality of the environment. That economic development should follow the principles of sustainability is widely accepted; but how can we translate this concept into concrete solutions?
An integrated approach comprising economic, institutional and technical perspectives is vital. We have a broad but integrated set of skills which include the capacity to provide:

Research, advice, training and technical assistance related to all phases of the policy or project cycles, such as feasibility analysis, policy or project design, implementation, institution building, evaluation and impact assessment
Financial and economic cost-benefit analysis of energy and environmental investments, and of policy measures (such as costs and benefits of the harmonisation of environmental standards in pre-accession countries)
Energy supply and demand forecasting, energy pricing and economic scenario development
Methods to include environmental effects in economic decision-making, such as economic valuation methods, multi-criteria analysis and environmental accounting
Integration of the environmental and energy sectors into their broader economic and social context
Business support to exploit the opportunities arising from the opening up of global markets for energy and environment-related goods and services
Compilation and presentation of energy and environmental statistics

Water and Environment

Sustainable use of water resources and preserving the quality of the environment has become central to the debate on economic growth, worldwide. This requires policy makers and specialists to take an integrated approach to economic and social development with the aim to combine environmental and technical aspects, and institutional, legal, financial, spatial economic and communication components. They also face the major challenge of growing competition for water as the population increases, and the ever shrinking access to useable water due to climate changes and contamination. In regions where surface water and ground water are shared between countries, another major challenge is dealing with trans-boundary issues on water supply and maintaining water quality. CTPD’ services in water and environment give clients an economic and social perspective on integrated water resources management (IWRM) and related environmental policies. We help our clients to bridge the gap between environmental engineering solutions for spatial and water issues, and the financial/economic feasibility and social desirability of those solutions.

For many clients in the public and private sector we have offered a broad range of services. This includes research; advice; training and technical assistance; financial and economic cost-benefit analysis; water supply and demand forecasting; water pricing and economic scenario development.