«A technical and scientific programming of irrigation based on indicators ofwater stress of soil, plant and climate and validated is essential to increasewater productivity, with minimal environmental impact», comment fromProfessor of Plant Production of the UPCT, Rafael Domingo.

Example: Use of sensors toachieve 40 % savings in waterresources

CHAIRS / Doctoral thesisThe University Chairs constitute an ideal means for theestablishment of strategic and lasting collaborationsbetween the University and companies or public orprivate institutions aimed at training, research andknowledge transfer in one or several areas of commoninterest.

4. Critical Mass Development

5. About Roadmap Human Capital

Other TechnologicalCentres

It can be said that at regional level there is a good collaboration

but not a proper coordination of all the

water related activities carried out

by the different R+D+iagents

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL – WATER ISSUE• Water Technology Research

Group• Green Chemical Process

Engineering Research Group• University Institute of Water and

Environment (INUAMA)• Chair of Water and Sustainability

in collaboration with EMUASA

• R&D Group of water resourcesmanagement

• Chair HIDROGEA-UPCT• Chair USEFUL WASTES-UPCT

• Chair of Water Research.• Group of Water engineering and

Environment

• Irrigation Group

5. Human Capital

TRAINING – WATER ISSUEPrimary / High school

CEMA Torreguil. Environmental educationactivities. Permanent activities for schools

Murcia, ecology of a city. Environmental EducationProgram of the City of Murcia for schools andassociations Themes and levels to which it isaddressed: Water, children, Primary, High School.Since 1996

ESENRED and Environmental education programs.Campaigns and educational program in the portalEDUCARM of the Region of Murcia, aimed atschoolchildren

Professional Training Schools in Murcia offer differentstudies on Water: Networks and Water Treatment Stations,Technician in Energy Efficiency and Thermal Solar Energy,Higher Technician in Education and Environmental Control,etc.

VET

ON THE TRAIL OF A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITYIN FOOD PRODUCTION

1st Teaching, Learning and Training Meeting (Viborg - Denmark) 2019

Water resources and Organic Nutrient Cycling

PROJECT: ERASMUS+ KA202 PROJECT: ERASMUS KA2

2018

Centre for Integrated Agricultural Training

and Experience (CIFE)

5. Human Capital

TRAINING – WATER ISSUEUniversity

Master’s Degree in Water and GroundEngineering

Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering

Education is actively involved in this field

…Master's Degree in Technology, Administration and Water Management (TAyGA)

Degree in BiotechnologyDegree in Environmental SciencesDegree in ChemistryDegree in Chemical Engineering

Degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering

Master´s Degree in Environment Engineeringand Sustainable Processes

But at regional level there is no a proper coordination

of all the water related training activities carried

out by the different actors.

5. Human Capital

GENERAL AWARENESS – WATER ISSUE

CEMA Torreguil. Environmental training activities. Permanent activities for schools

To promote scientific vocations

meeting place

Regional Employment and Training Service of the Region of Murcia

Vocational training projects: European projectsErasmus + (KA1). Call 2018KA102-047499. CHEMISTRY IN EUROPE

Erasmus+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the Exchange of good practices - Sector Skills Alliances

Training for employment/promotion of employment

International groups for teamwork havepromoted communication among students

5. Human Capital

SOME REGIONAL PROJECTS

1. Application of new strategies. Improves the efficiency of water and fertilizer use in citrus andvineyards2. Comparative study leaching horticultural crops environmental impact Mar Menor3. Decontamination of water leaching with pesticides by photocatalytic system4. Boosting the circular economy in agriculture and water management through the advanced use ofnew technologies-iagua5. SEARRISOT - Technological advances and sustainable irrigation management with desired marinewater6. Regeneration of water polluted by pesticides by means of solar photocatalysis for its use inirrigation of horticultural crops7. Elimination of herbicide residues in agricultural soils and leaching waters through environmentallyfriendly techniques.8. REUSEAGUA-RIS3. Integrated management of efficient and safe regeneration and reuse of urbanwastewater in agriculture

5. Human Capital

SOME REGIONAL PROJECTS

1. Integrated management of efficient and safe regeneration and reuse of urban wastewater in agriculture2. Sustainable precision irrigation in citrus and bone fruit with water of different quality3. Sustainable water management in Mediterranean agricultural systems4. IRRIGATION-ADVISOR "Virtual consultant to help decision making on sustainable irrigation strategies“5. C-PLAST "Development of underground irrigation systems with controlled release capacity of substances

inhibiting root growth“6. RieGoteL "Efficient Drip Irrigation Technologies adapted to woody crops“7. PROTECTDRIP "Irrigation system with the ability to sustainably inhibit the actions of insects and rodents“8. PRECIRIEGO "Expert system for the design and control of a pressure irrigation system, personalized and

precision“9. PHERTILIZER "Circular system for the recovery and agronomic evaluation of phosphorus"

5. Human Capital

SOME REGIONAL PROJECTS

OptiAnMBR. Optimization of theanaerobic membrane bioreactor forthe treatment of urban wastewater(RTC-2014-2858-5)

1. Agricultural Reuse of Water from Canning Food Industry2. Technological development of an alternative applicable to the

treatment of residual brines from the pickling sector of the MurciaRegion

3. Use of polymers and other technologies for the elimination ofemerging contaminants from treated wastewater

4. Development of an alternative of biological depuration applicable toSMEs of the canning food sector

5. Effect of the use of reclaimed water from the plant transformationsector on soil and plant health

6. Nutritional study of wastewater generated by the canning food sectorfor possible agricultural reuse

7. Control of metal pollutants in the food industry waters8. Use of innovative advanced oxidation technologies for the elimination

of emerging pollutants from treated wastewater

RE-ADVANCED. Design andvalidation of water treatmentsystems that respond to the newdemands in terms of regenerationand reuse of wastewater.

5. Human Capital

SOME REGIONAL PROJECTS

Treatment of industrial wastewater withsimultaneous bioenergy production throughimproved microbial fuel piles. (RTC-2016-5420-5)

Eco-efficient adaptation in the environmentalevaluation

1. Design of new water markets for Spain and theimprovement of the efficiency in the use and adaptation toclimate change

2. Agrarian ecosystem assessment and natural resourcemanagement policies

3. Use of marginal waters for the irrigation of ornamentalplants

4. Analysis and improvement of fluid dynamics inwastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

5. Human Capital

6. About Roadmap Transregional Cooperation

EUROPEAN PROJECTS

LIFE SIAMEC. Integrated anaerobic systemfor wastewater reclamation at ambienttemperatura in European climates

LIFE RAMSES. Enhanced Reclaimed wAterqueality through Mainstream anaErobictreatment using Supported biomass growth

LIFE RENEWAT. Optimised Renewable Mixfor Energy Saving in Waste Water TreatmentPlants

LIFE OFREA. Improving Water Reuse at thecoastal áreas by an advanced desalinationprocess

LIFE ANADRY. Dry anaerobic digestion asan alternative management&treatmentsolution for sewage sludge

LIFE DRY4GAS. Waste Water sludge solarDRYing FOR energy recovery throughgasification GAS

H2020 REMEB. Recycled MembraneBioreactor

TELERIEG INTERREG SUDOE. Use ofremote sensing for the recommendationand monitoring of irrigation practices inthe SUDOE space.

6. Transregional

EUROPEAN PROJECTS

LIFE WaterReuse - Improving watermanagement efficiency at industries withorganic load

LIFE SOLIEVA - Circular economy applied tothe treatment of table olives brines based onsolar evaporation

AFTERLIFE - Advanced Filtration TEchnologiesfor the Recovery and Later conversIon ofrelevant Fractions from wastewater. BBI

LIFE B2E4sustainable-WWTP - Newconcept for energy self-sustainablewastewater treatment process andbiosolids management

AQUARES. Water reuse policiesadvancement for resource efficientEuropean regions

iWATERMAP INTERREG EUROPE. WaterTechnology Innovation Roadmaps

IRIDA. Innovative remote and groundsensors, data and tools into a decisionsupport system for agriculture watermanagement

RISK-Aquasoil INTERREG ATLANTIC AREA. Atlantic Risk Management Plan in water and soil

6. Transregional

EUROPEAN PROJECTS

LIFE-AQUEMFREE. In-Farm remediation by solarphotocatalysis of agro-waste water with pesticides fromremnants, cleaning and rinse.

SWAM CORDIS. Increase regional competitiveness andeconomic growth through R&D&I in sustainable watermanagement.

LIFE+ RIVERPHY. Rehabilitation of a heavy metalcontaminated riverbed by phytoextraction technique.

LIFE AMDRYC4. Climate change adaptation of drylandagricultural systems in the Mediterranean area

6. Transregional

EUROPEAN PROJECTS

LIFE STO3RE. Symergic TPAD and O3 process inWWTPs for Resource Efficient waste management

LIFE CLEAN UP. Validation of adsorbent materials andadvanced oxidation techniques to remove emergingpollutants in treated wastewater

REBORN INTERREG EUROPE. Embracingfailure to encourage entrepreneurshipand competitiveness

LIFE + IRRIMAN. Implementation of efficient irrigationmanagement for a sustainable agricultura

6. Transregional

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION STAFF EXCHANGE

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (2018-2020) Budget: EUR 2,887.2 million

To contribute to excellent research, boosting jobs, growth and investmentby equipping researchers with the new knowledge, skills and internationaland intersectoral exposure to fill the top positions of tomorrow and solvecurrent and future societal challenges

2019: 450 places for students of Region of

Murcia Universities

The ERASMUS + Programme will contribute to the achievement of theobjectives of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in the field ofeducation and training (ET2020), with the corresponding benchmarks.

200 centers in the Region have participated in the 2014-2018 programme (22 in 2014, 28 in 2015, 30 in 2016, 51 in 2017 and 55 in 2018) à 4.5 million investment by the European Union in Primary, Secondary, Adults and Special Education.

6. Transregional

Region of Murcia, SpainTransregional cooperation. Conclusions

- WATER SECTOR -Through these European projects it is demonstrated that the critical mass of Murcia is

working on these issues to a dimension not only local or regional, but international, since all these technologies can be exported to other countries with semi-arid climate and

shortages of Water. There is a very important potential market for irrigation technologies in almost all countries of the Mediterranean Basin, and in many other regions in the world.

Circular Economy in relation to Water TechnologyRegion of Murcia has experience and technologies to take advantage of the little water it has. It knows how to turn an arid

zone into a garden, with a limited amount of water, at a reasonable cost and with respect for the Environment.

6. Transregional

7. PROGRESS REPORT

Crete, 9th April 2019

31/10/2018 – 05/11/2018

Proposal to our First Level Controllerto Ministry of Finances (Spain)

20/11/2018Assignment of AGROFOOD´s FLC from Ministry of Finances (Spain)

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIESPGI05062

16/01/2019 AGROFOOD and

AGROFOOD’s First Level Controller attended to the

Finance Seminar for INTERREG EUROPE 3th call projects in Madrid

Contact person: Antonio LaFuente(ALafuente@sepg.hacienda.gob.es)

7. PROGRESS REPORT. Semester 1

21/01/2019 FLC´s assigment in iOLF

WORK PLAN ACTIONS. 01/09/2018 – 30/11/2018 No Agrofood costs from 1/06/18 to 31/08/18. What about Pre kick off meeting in Brussels May 2018??

PGI05062

29/11/2018Stakeholder group meeting 1

(10 attendees)

EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE

from Food Companies, Technological Centers, Universities and theDevelopment Agency of the Region of Murcia INFO.

Conclusions:i) a single Agency should coordinate the issue to improve

innovation because there are too many Regional Institutions thathave competences on water and efforts are divided

ii) students' training should be encouraged in water issues becauseof the scarcity of water in the Region of Murcia.

From September 2018Encourage and contribute to the efficientmanagement of water through the use oftechniques for saving and conserving waterresources, which are the basis of waterculture in the Region of Murcia.

Exchange of experience because it developsnumerous projects related to watermanagement in the Region of Murcia andworks to improve current water policies

7. PROGRESS REPORT. Semester 1