includes 19 partner countries, in addition to the European Commission, and 5 observer coun-
tries.
According to the mapping exercise concluded in April 2011, the European member states and
the associated countries run Water RDI programmes adding up to an annual investment of about
€370m. Current Water JPI partners represent 88% of this funding (€328m).
In order to address the overall challenge indicated above, the Water JPI has set out six specific
objectives:
1. Involving water end-users in effective uptake of RDI results;
2. Attaining critical mass of research programmes.
The goal is to involve at least two-thirds of the public water RDI investment in Europe;
3. Reaching effective, sustainable coordination of European water RDI;
4. Harmonising national water RDI agendas in partner countries;
5. Harmonising national water RDI activities in partner countries. Joint programming activities
will amount to at least 20% of the total budget of partners’ national water RDI programmes;
6. Supporting European leadership in water science and technology.
The five RDI themes of the Water JPI, constituting the core of the SRIA, are:
1. Maintaining ecosystem sustainability;
2. Developing safe water systems for the citizens;
3. Promoting competitiveness in the water industry;
4. Implementing a water-wise bio-based economy; and
5. Closing the water-cycle gap.
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