Data to D3.1 - Policy design for the transition to circular economy –assessing the inclusion of water and territory in national action plans

This policy paper is part of Project Ô −Demonstration of planning and technology tools for a circular, integrated, and symbiotic use of water, and of WP3 dedicated to the Integrated water management, planning and CE. Itassesses the integration of water and landrelated issues in national CEaction plans of a set of European Union (EU)member states. So far, only two countries associated to the Project Ô demo-sites have a CEaction plan, namely Spain and Italy. This paper also covers a set ofother EU countries enlarging the scope of the analysis.Itis structured into four sections. Section 1 describes the problem and challenges. Section 2 identifies the European policy approach for CEand questions how water and landrelated issues are considered. Section 3 assesses how these concerns have been taken into account in a large set of EU member states CEaction plans. Section 4 suggests a set of policy recommendations for policy design of CEplans regarding water and landrelated issues.