Nets (e.g. IWRM, CRUE, SPLASH, SNOWMAN, CIRCLE).
23
Acqueau is the Eureka Cluster for Water. Its aim is to label innovation projects in Public-Private Part-
nerships (PPP).
24
Led by industries, the role of technology platforms is to develop RDI agendas.
25
Euraqua is the European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations.
26
The EIP on water aims at stimulating creative and innovative solutions to tackle water challenges by
bringing together actors from RDI, water users and water utilities.
27
The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development are the EU’s main instru-
ments for supporting collaborative research.
28
LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental and nature-conservation projects
throughout the EU.
29
COST is an intergovernmental organisation that supports networking and mobility actions through
the COST actions.
30
The Structural Funds aim at removing economic, social and territorial disparities across the EU while
making the EU more competitive. RDI activities have a considerable support from the Structural Funds.
31
Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance.
32
Joint Research Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change.
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