| projects-311 |
101135422 |
UNIVERSWATER |
Universal interoperative sustainable agri-water management platform |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 |
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-1 |
2024-06-01 |
2027-11-30 |
On going |
€ 005 996 597.75 |
Water quality and quantity are under arising pressure from agricultural activities that may cause overexploitation of natural waters and pollutants runoffs (e.g., nutrients, pesticides). These stresses are also compounded by climate change effects. To address the complex challenges of agri-water management, the UNIVERSWATER consortium will adopt a ‘system of systems’ approach by developing and improving technologies designed to optimise water resources uses in a fully integrated way. A dedicated interdisciplinary and intersectoral consortium of 15 partners from six European countries will: a) develop innovative portable and in-situ sensors for a number of parameters and pollutants (salinity, nutrients, CEC, microbiological indicators) and b) couple them with earth observation imaging and advanced explainable and robust artificial intelligence techniques, as well as c) develop cost-effective, sustainable methods based on nature-based and technology-based solutions for water remediation at the point of need and d) promote the adoption of the developed methods through pricing incentive provision. These technologies will be integrated into decision support systems (DSSs) that will be tested at three case studies tackling on-farm treatment of dairy soiled water, mitigation of soil salination through water reuse, and optimisation of fertiliser/pesticide application for freshwater preservation. Going beyond, UNIVERSWATER will upscale these local DSSs into a common platform where a suite of DSS tools can be adapted to different situations after being tailored to the local factors, thereby developing a modular, extensible and holistic universal DSS. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135422 |
Rivers and estuaries', 'Groundwater', 'Urban water' |
| projects-312 |
101059372 |
STARS4Water |
Supporting STakeholders for Adaptive, Resilient and Sustainable Water Management |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01 |
HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01-01 |
2022-10-01 |
2026-09-30 |
On going |
€ 004 584 730.00 |
Worldwide freshwater resources are under increasing pressures of rapidly intensifying climate change effects putting the availability and quality of water resources and socio-economic developments at risk. River basin organisations need to be prepared. STARS4Water aims at improving the understanding of climate change impacts on water resources availability and the vulnerabilities for ecosystems, society and economic sectors at river basin scale. STARS4Water will develop and deliver new data services and data-driven models for better supporting the decision making on planning on actions for adaptative, resilient and sustainable management of fresh water resources. The project team will work with seven river basin organisations through a co-creation, living lab approach. The new services and models will be co-designed with stakeholders to meet their needs on data and information, ensuring relevance and uptake for use beyond the lifetime of the project. The STARS4Water project includes two distinctive elements: first, the need for an international stakeholder community to address the stakeholders’ needs and requirements and second, the development and application of innovative data and model concepts. New datasets and models offer possibilities for improved projections on water resources availability, and the new insights on links between water, nature, society ask for a broader set of indicators to be considered in decision-making on water management. These novel datasets, models and indicators are not yet fully matured and integrated in current river basin management information tools and decision-making processes. We acknowledge that these elements are of a different nature, being a stakeholder-driven approach and rather science-(data-)driven in the application of novel data and models, respectively. It is the consortium’s firm conviction that for substantial progress in climate change adaptation the two elements need to be combined. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101059372 |
Rivers and estuaries' |
| projects-313 |
101119555 |
IN2AQUAS |
Human footprint on water from remote cold areas to the tropical belt. INtegrated Approach TO secure water QUAlity by exploiting Sustainable processes |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01 |
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01-01 |
2023-09-01 |
2027-08-31 |
On going |
No data |
IN2AQUAS will train 15 doctoral candidates (DCs) for facing the complex challenge of envisaging the pollutant impact on the environment and of tailoring the proper treatments for the production of safe and clean water -also in extreme environments- using green approaches through high quality research, training, management and innovation. This goal will be attained via a structured training-through-research programme, consisting of original individual research projects and education on technical and transferable skills. Experts from 10-degree awarding universities, 4 national research centers, 1 associated university, 4 companies and a highly qualified mindfulness-in-the-workplace facilitator will join forces to facilitate the successful training programme that will allow DCs to be awarded with a double doctoral degree in two different countries. These aims will be pursued by applying different actions, which include the study and development of innovative technologies against the water pollution, paying attention not only to the sustainability of the water management systems (in a circular economy vision), but also to the reuse of water, the recovery of nutrients and the green synthesis of functional materials. The developed technologies will be tailored to variegated scenarios with particular emphasis to three case studies: aquaculture, arid areas and (remote) cold areas. The overall research goals will imply three main steps: 1) the assessment of water quality and the prediction of its response toward the increased environmental stresses; 2) restore water quality while approaching the zero waste discharge and 3) scale up and process integration. The multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and intersectoral network will forge creative entrepreneurial and innovative scientists, who will be equipped with the skills, tools, insights and flexibility that enable them to be the next generation of Urban Water System management innovators. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101119555 |
Urban water' |
| projects-314 |
101138245 |
R3VOLUTION |
A rEVOLUTIONary approach for maximising process water REuse and REsource REcovery through a smart, circular and integrated solution |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01 |
HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-40 |
2024-01-01 |
2027-12-31 |
On going |
€ 010 985 636.50 |
R3VOLUTION (R3V) project will revolutionize industrial water management in the EU, providing key innovations that can enable economically, environmentally and operationally water reclamation projects (by addressing solutes and energy recovery challenges), and generate significant impact for the EU in the next decade.To pave the way towards sustainable and efficient water and resource consumption, R3V takes on the challenge of developing and demonstrating a resource recovery solution that will enable >90% water reuse across most intensive water industries, applicable upstream and downstream, whilst recovering >45% effluents solutes, >50% waste heat reuse and eliminate 100% of hazardous substances. R3V will investigate, develop and demonstrate tailored membrane-based treatment trains coupled with waste heat, and a digital process assistant (DPA) to support the design phase to achieve optimal configuration for different industrial settings, minimising risks in implementation and provide critical support in operation. With the aim to demonstrate R3V solution capabilities and replicability potential across varied process industries, the project includes 4 physical demo cases at pilot scale targeting several up- and down- streams in a variety of industries with high water discharges and complex effluents: petrochemical, bio-based chemical, pulp & paper and steel, each led by renowned technological partners. The project will also assess the transferability of the results by evaluating one additional industry (mining in Chile), and its replicability in 3 additional streams, via the DPA tool developed within the project. The consortium perfectly maps the triangle of competences required to develop R3V solution: membrane technologies and design of treatment trains, energy recovery and digitalisation, considering also transversal competences such as economic, environmental and social assessment, together with the exploitation plan of the developments. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101138245 |
Urban water' |
| projects-315 |
101136799 |
MARCLAIMED |
Integrated Decision Support Tool for Reliable and Affordable Application of Manage Aquifer Recharge with Alternative Water Resources in River Basin and Drought Management Plans |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-CL6-2023-CLIMATE-01 |
HORIZON-CL6-2023-CLIMATE-01-2 |
2024-02-01 |
2027-01-31 |
On going |
€ 003 731 820.00 |
MARCLAIMED will be a breakthrough addressing in an efficient, sustainable, and trustworthy way the water scarcity and water stress mitigation. MARCLAIMED will support decision makers to integrate Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) with Alternative Water Resources (AWR) in River Basin and Drought Management Plans supporting the adaptation and resilience of structural supply systems in the context of climate change. The main outcome will be the MARCLAIMED Integrated Decision Support Tool (IDST) that will provide solutions to tackle existing and emerging threats and support decision making and adaptation policies. MARCLAIMED IDST will ensure I) high level operational performance through 3 AI-based tools to: i) monitor and control AWR quality, ii) forecast the water resources availability and iii) provide health, environmental and performance risk indicators; II) economic sustainability under uncertainty providing: i) a municipal scale water scarcity indicator, ii) water security economic value of MAR with AWR and iii) a cost recovery-based system; and III) social acceptance, strengthen the engagement of national and EU policy makers in collaboration with a Community of Practice and the definition of EU MAR-lines, as rules and guidelines, to promote policy recommendations and boost regulatory framework.MARCLAIMED results will be implemented and validated in 3 demo sites in southern (PT, ES) and western Europe (NL) chosen by their wide range of settings in terms of climatic conditions, alternative water sources, MAR scheme or MAR potential, as well as political and socio-cultural context. In addition, to cover a wide spectrum of economic sectors and activities, an industrial feasibility study (in the mining sector) will be carried out in central (PL) and eastern Europe RIS countries. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101136799 |
Groundwater', 'Urban water' |
| projects-316 |
101135533 |
FARMWISE |
Future Agricultural Resource Management and Water Innovations for a Sustainable Europe |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 |
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-1 |
2024-01-01 |
2026-12-31 |
On going |
€ 005 835 760.00 |
FARMWISE transforms the EU agricultural sector by empowering farmers and decision-makers with a state-of-the-art decision support system, combining precision agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, and remote sensing. FARMWISE provides new insights into water quality, quantity, soil health, and nutrient management.FARMWISE's state-of-the-art framework fosters knowledge sharing between scientists, farmers, and policymakers in a co-creation environment (Systems Thinking). It consolidates existing collaborations, and promotes new long-term cooperations between European organisations, including Water4All (BRGM) and Water Europe (SITES).The FARMWISE project will develop improved tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) for more efficient European water policy and decision-making founded on research-based technologies to solve the most burning water pollution and climate change problems. For this purpose, the FARMWISE consortium brings together the best European water, agricultural, climate, and AI researchers to handle the sustainability of water resources, the natural environment, and efficient agriculture in the highly diverse European landscape in view of present and future climate change. FARMWISE's impact will increase interest and bond cooperation of quadruple helix stakeholders for science-based solutions.FARMWISE evaluates, monitors, and implements gender and diversity balance in the consortium during the planned activities (T7.4). All partners' have established policies to foster gender equality, diversity, and inclusion for all employees. UEA holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of good practice in recruiting, retaining, and promoting women in STEMM subjects. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135533 |
Urban water' |
| projects-317 |
101068561 |
MuSe-BDA |
Multi-Sensor Bayesian Data Assimilation for Large-Scale Drought Monitoring System (MuSe-BDA) |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01 |
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01 |
2022-09-08 |
2024-09-07 |
Completed |
No data |
Climate change and anthropogenic modifications are bringing multiple changes in different regions of the world, affecting the patterns of rainfall, evapotranspiration and stored terrestrial water, which will increase the probability of climate disasters, such as agricultural losses, water scarcity, and famine. Drought monitoring and hydrological early warning system are important tools for water resources management, and they must be further complemented by forecasting facilities that are well integrated with the EU’s Earth Observation data. In this project, based on Forootan and Mehrnegar's expertise, an accurate and efficient, as well as physically and mathematically consistence Bayesian-based Data Assimilation (DA) framework(s) will be developed to integrate the benefits of synergistically available satellite geodetic and Earth Observation (EO) data and the state-of-the-art of hydrological models to better understand and forecast the recent and future spatial-temporal changes in continental water storage and water fluxes. The proposed Multi-Sensor Bayesian Data Assimilation (MuSe-BDA) are unique in terms of flexibility to assimilate various satellite data, and they are computationally efficient. Building on the effort in MuSe-BDA, this is the first attempt to simultaneously merge multi-land surface models with satellite-derived Surface Soil Moisture (SSM), Surface Water Level (SWL) anomaly from satellite altimetry, Land Surface Temperature (LST) from remote sensing data, and gravity field estimates from GRACE and GRACE-FO missions. The application will be demonstrated in simulating and forecasting episodic large-scale droughts within Europe (north and south) and USA (e.g., California and Texas) covering 2003-onward with an unprecedented spatial resolution of 0.05° (~5 km) at daily temporal rate, which is essential for practical applications such as agricultural early warning and the assimilation of satellite data ensures the compatibility with the real world. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101068561 |
Groundwater', 'Urban water' |
| projects-318 |
101156116 |
SpongeWorks |
Co-creating and Upscaling Sponge Landscapes by Working with Natural Water Retention and Sustainable Management |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-OCEAN-SOIL-01 |
HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-OCEAN-SOIL-01-01 |
2024-09-01 |
2028-08-31 |
On going |
€ 015 336 781.25 |
Floods and droughts put increasing pressure on the European society, with estimated annual damages from river flooding of €7.6 billion and drought-induced losses over €9 billion. Fostering sponge measures as nature-based solutions to boost the natural retention function of landscapes is promising but implementation must be rapidly upscaled and innovative approaches to increase the integration, involvement and cooperation of diverse actors from local to basin wide levels are urgently needed. SpongeWorks aims to demonstrate practical, effective, economically feasible and inclusive approaches and solutions towards enhancing the sponge functioning of interconnected groundwater, soil and surface water systems at regional scale. It applies an integrative multi-actor approach to demonstrate the effectiveness of multifunctional sponge measures for improved water and soil management for enhancing water retention in three large demonstrators in the Pinios (GR), Lèze (FR) and Vecht (NL/DE) river basins. In each demonstrator, SpongeWorks evaluates existing sponge measures, draws lessons-learned and best practices, and implements new sponge measures. The effectiveness of large-scale implementation is assessed to co-create long-term sponge strategies with action plans and roadmaps at landscape scale. Broad dissemination of best-practices, promotion of exemplary demonstration areas as lighthouses, and targeted replication in eight associated regions ensures long-lasting impact of this work. SpongeWorks contributes to transformative change of landscape management to ensure regions are more adapted and resilient to climate change impacts on soils, waters, habitats and biodiversity. By combining scientific excellence and practical know-how from established communities of practice, as well as facilitating mutual learning and sharing of successful strategies, SpongeWorks will catalyse a shift in the pace of implementation of sponge measures and strategies across Europe and beyond. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101156116 |
Rivers and estuaries', 'Groundwater', 'Wetlands' |
| projects-319 |
101063961 |
HydrO-17 |
Improving water management in semi-arid regions: Insights in hydrological and environmental controls of lakes using triple oxygen isotopes |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01 |
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01 |
2022-10-01 |
2024-09-30 |
Completed |
No data |
Lakes provide an important water resource for agricultural and industrial purposes, and form a critical habitat for plants and animals. Understanding the hydrological functioning of lakes is fundamental to understand hydrological feedbacks related to changing environmental conditions in the context of current climate change and also of increasing importance for environmental policy. Stable isotope ratios of water (2H/1H, 18O/16O) are widely used in lake hydrology studies, providing information on the hydrological balance of lake systems. However, in cases where the system is under-defined, a full quantitative assessment of the lake’s hydrological balance is challenging. Recent investigations have demonstrated that the additional analysis of the rare oxygen-17 isotope can provide additional quantitative information about the hydrological and environmental conditions during lake evaporation. The HydrO-17 Project will explore the potential of the triple oxygen isotope analysis (18O, 17O, 16O), expressed as 17O-excess, for quantitative hydrological balancing of lakes by examining the seasonal isotope evolution of hydrologically different lake systems in the Andalusian lowlands, Southern Spain, where agricultural overexploitation of groundwater aquifers over the last decades led to a severe water deficit. Current climate change will further intensify these problems. The results of the project will contribute to the understanding of the hydrological functioning of lake systems in Andalusia, with implications for local water management strategies. The approach has potential application to lakes in other regions in the world. The outcomes will also help to improve the interpretation of paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental information obtained from paleo-lake sediment archives. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101063961 |
Lake', 'Groundwater' |
| projects-320 |
101064680 |
SIMARIS |
Strategic Investments in Mitigation, Adaptation and Resource Recovery Innovations at Basin Scale - SIMARIS |
HORIZON |
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01 |
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01 |
2022-11-01 |
2024-10-31 |
On going |
No data |
Global warming and consequent increase in frequencies of extreme weather events (flooding, drought, landslides, etc.) have become major threats to livelihoods across many river basins. Additionally, increasing scarcity of energy, water, land and nutrients threaten food, health and environmental security and require more efficient uses of resources. Yet, most prevention policies aim at only short-term measures of protection or recovery and most basin-scale hydro-economic assessment models do not consider long-term causes, consequences and economic effects of such changes and related policies. Focusing mostly on water, land or energy use efficiency enhancement, water-energy-economic modeling research do not adequately address circular economy options of improving resources use efficiency and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions. This research therefore investigates long-term investments required for climate change mitigation, adaptation and resource recovery innovations at river basin scale. This will be achieved through applying a novel approach of integrating intertemporal macroeconomic growth model with process-based hydro-energy-economic model. Offering demanded policy-relevant solutions to river basin managers and enriching water management research with novel methods, this study greatly enhance the scientific career of the author. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101064680 |
Rivers and estuaries' |
