Sirini Withana
Senior Policy Analyst
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Phone: +32 (0) 2738 7483
Specialist Subjects:
EU institutional developments, environmental governance, European strategies
Profile:
Sirini joined IEEP in August 2007. She has a Masters degree in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a first degree in Economics from the University of Cape Town. Before joining the Institute, she worked for the Environment Agency for England and Wales as part of their EU and International Relations team. Sirini’s work at IEEP focuses on EU institutional developments, strategic processes, and the future orientations of EU environmental policy. Since joining IEEP, Sirini has contributed to a wide range of policy research projects including work on sustainable development, the 6th Environment Action Programme (6EAP), the EU budget, the external dimension of EU policies, environmental policy integration, and environmentally harmful subsidies.
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The future of EU environmental policy: challenges & opportunities
IEEP has produced a special report for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPEG) on ‘The future of EU environmental policy: challenges and opportunities’. The report provides a brief review of key environmental challenges facing the EU, the main policy and strategic discussions currently underway and assesses some of the prospects and challenges for the future.
24 Jan 2012 -
Mobilising Private Investment for Climate Action in the EU
IEEP report on the role of new financial instruments in mobilising private investment for climate change action in the EU.
05 Jan 2012 -
Towards a 7th Environment Action Programme: potential options and priorities
As a contribution to the on-going discussion on the future strategic framework of EU environmental policy, IEEP has produced a policy paper on the options and priorities for a 7th Environment Action Programme (7EAP).
16 Dec 2011 -
Sourcebook on EU Environmental Law
The Sourcebook provides a practical reference document on applicable EU environmental legislation, practices and standards which need to be taken into account in the planning and development of projects supported by Banks that have signed the ‘European Principles for the Environment'.
07 Oct 2011 -
When Financial Needs Meet Political Realities: Implications for Climate Change in the Post-2013 EU Budget
This paper is the first in a series being produced as part of a policy dialogue platform on the post-2013 EU budget and associated EU funding instruments such as Cohesion Policy.
03 Jun 2011 -
Strategies and Instruments for Climate Proofing the EU Budget
This report advances the conceptual understanding of the concept of climate proofing the EU budget and offers ways to operationalise it in the debate on the post-2013 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF).
28 Mar 2011 -
Assessment of the 6th Environment Action Programme
This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the 6th Environment Action Programme (6EAP). The overall objective of this evaluation was to provide an in-depth assessment of the achievements of the 6EAP since its adoption in 2002 to the end of 2010.
26 Mar 2011 -
The External Dimension of the Sixth Environment Action Programme: An Evaluation of Implementing Policy Instruments
This report evaluates the EU’s progress on the external dimension of the 6EAP, with a particular focus on the EU’s consumption and production of global natural resources. It explores the EU’s activities ...
31 May 2010 -
Strategic Orientations of EU Environmental Policy under the Sixth Environment Action Programme and Implications for the Future
Although it is difficult to accurately establish the extent to which an overarchingframework like the 6EAP has influenced policy developments; reflecting on suchissues should inform and help to shape ...
30 Apr 2010 -
Lisbon Treaty Enters into Force
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Strategic EU Affairs
04 Dec 2009