WaterWorks2015

The project "WaterWorks 2015" for the years 2016-2020 allows to continue the research in the water field by aligning the objectives and results of the Water Joint Programming Initiative with those of the European program Horizon 2020. The international partnership which supports the project involves 32 organizations. The expansion involved many countries: in addition to South Africa (already partner of WaterWorks2014), the new project involves Canada, Egypt, Taiwan, Tunisia and USA.
The financial support to the Water JPI is thus further strengthened by "WaterWorks2015". The ERA-Net topic and therefore the Call to be launched in early 2016 will be the sustainable use of water in agriculture, aimed at increasing the efficiency in the use of water resources and reduce water and soil pollution. In this sense, "WaterWorks2015" provides a strong interaction between Water JPI and FACCE, the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change. The budget of about 26 million euros will be addressed again at the support of transnational research and
to the sharing of knowledge and results, to achieve development and innovation in the water sector. The WaterWorks2015 Call will strengthen the synergistic framework of support of research and international networks of researchers, an objective already pursued by the Water JPI through Pilot WatEUr Call and the WaterWorks2014 Call. ISPRA, partner of the Water JPI, WatEUr and WaterWorks2014, will participate in the new project as a Programme Manager, together with the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) as funding Italian body. In particular, ISPRA will coordinate the work package "Communication and Dissemination" and the task "Mobilty and Infrastructures", ensuring the activities of information and dissemination both inside and outside the partnership network, to the European and international scientific community and to stakeholders.