WaterJPI

Waterharmony

Closing the Water Cycle Gap with Harmonised Actions for Sustainable Management of Water Resources.
Funded through The Joint Programming (JPI) Initiative Water challenges for a changing world.
Water JPI 2019-2021

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES

CLOSING THE WATER CYCLE GAP BY HARMONISING GLOBAL GOOD PRACTICES OF SOUND AND SMART WATER MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS THAT ADDRESS EMERGING CHALLENGES AND MOBILISE STAKEHOLDERS, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING FOUR ACTIONS:
 

Approaches to modern water management

Demonstration of sound and adaptive approaches to modern water management concepts that use BigData and technological advancements addressing challenges concerning global environmental and societal changes.

Facilitate policy decisions

Facilitate policy decisions favouring actions that rapidly close the demand-supply gap in the water sector by providing scientific backgrounds, visualisation tools and social mobilisation of policy makers.

Innovative technologies

Validation of innovative technologies that enable safer, secure and economically more feasible use and reuse of water, alongside addressing challenges with emerging pollutants.

Increase public engagement

Increase public engagement to sustainably address the water challenges that connect sciences and society by using modern, harmonised and shared approaches.

key concepts

WORK PACKAGE structures in “Closing the Water Cycle Gap with Harmonised Actions for Sustainable Management of Water Resources”, developed by Water Harmony

WP1: Harmonisation technological of concepts

WP4: Harmony of Open Innovation 

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WP7: Project management 

WP2: Harmonisation of management concepts

WP5: Governance for harmony 

WP3: Harmony of Digital integration 

WP6: Harmonised exploitation and dissemination 

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Demo Projects and Technological Showcases
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Countries
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Global water experts

1st Strategy:

Holistic management of the water cycle


4 Demo management projects

Dynamic water source management (IVL, SE)

 

Reduction of pollution at the source by preventing sewer overflows (NMBU, NO)

 

Implementing water conservation practices in a catchment (UMW, PL)

 

Rehabilitation of river water quality (TUIASI, RO).

2nd Strategy:

Development and validation of technologies enhancing water reuse potential

 

7 Technological showcases

Electrospun nanofibers for MP removal (ACSA, ES)

 

Ceramic membranes & Fenton/photocatalysis (BGU, IL)

 

Dual membrane – GAC adsorption system (UTS, AU)

 

ZLD with RO and electrocoagulation (NUS, SG)

 

Enhancing reuse capacities with coagulation as a pre- treatment (MARCOR PL, UWM)

 

Hybrid reverse osmosis with Fenton oxidation (QUT, CN)

 

Natural coagulants with membranes (MSU, US)

Water Harmony

A unique global network of like minders

Joint student supervisions
Mobility/visits
Joint research

10 Universities and 2 Industries

Prototypes
Technological Forums Innovation Camps

4 Partners
with own funds (US, SG, AU, CN)

Citizenry
Open Access
Sharing forums

7 TechnologicaI showcases – ES, IL, PL, US, AU, SG, CN

4 Demo management projects – NO, SE, RO, PL

Project partners

Water JPI (The Joint Programming Initiative Water challenges for a changing world) tackles the ambitious challenge of achieving sustainable water systems for a sustainable economy in Europe and abroad

Project secretariat

   Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera

    Project Coordinator

      harsha.ratnaweera@nmbu.no

   Dr. Zakhar Maletskyi

    Scientific Secretary

      zakhar.maletskyi@nmbu.no

   Elisabeth Hoff

    Administrative Secretary

      elisabeth.sundheim.hoff@nmbu

We highly encourage further cross-boundary participation and collaboration, and invite you to get in touch without hesitation – your curiosity and interest is appreciated irrespective of whether you are a student, researcher, executive or a leader in academia, government and an organisation. For more info, please contact any of our coordinators representing a partner or a topic, or the project secretariat.

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Phone: +47 6723 1619
E-mail: waternorway@nmbu.no

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