On July 22th, 2013 European Union foreign ministers
promoted the “WATER DIPLOMACY” in order to
avoid increased tensions due to water related problems
in many regions of the world.
They were
conscious that
climate change
and demographic
growth can only
exacerbate water
conflicts.
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Primary objective of the UN International Year of
Water Cooperation 2013 was to break down,
analyze and achieve a common understanding on
the essence of 'WATER COOPERATION’.
where Water Cooperation refers to the peaceful management and use of water
resources among various players and sectors and at different levels.
Budapest, 14 October 2013
A Sustainable World is a
Water Secure World
Policy dialogue on an emerging proposal for a
dedicated Global Goal on
Water Targets and Indicators
Smarter targets addressing the followingmain water-related issues:
� Achieve universal access to safe drinkingwater and sanitation;
� Improve integrated and cross-sectoralapproaches to water resources management;
� Reduce pollution and increase collection, treatment and re-use of water;
� Increase resilience against the water-relatedimpacts of global changes.
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EU water politics reflects Europe 2020 strategy for economic growth that
encourages the development of a greener, more environmentally friendly
economy.
What about EU water politics?
(European waters - Current status and future challenges, EEA Report, 9/2012)
The Water Blueprint's time horizon is closely related to the EU's 2020 Strategy
and, in particular, to the 2011 Resource Efficiency Roadmap, of which the
Blueprint is the water milestone
� Employment: raise the employment
rate of the population aged 25-64 to
75%;
� Research: achieve the target of investing
3% of GDP in R&D;
� Resource efficiency: reduce
greenhouse gas emission by 20%, increase
renewable energy to 20% of total and
achieve a 20% increase in energy
efficiency;
� Education: reduce the share of early
school leavers to 10% and increase the
share of the population aged 30–34 to
tertiary to 40%;
� Fighting poverty: reduce the number
of Europeans living below national
poverty lines by 25%
What is HORIZON 2020?
Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro (now 70,2 billion) research and innovation
funding programme (2014-2020).
A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:
� Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth
� Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment
� Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology
Horizon 2020 support to the market uptake of innovation
� Stronger support to activities close to
the end-users and market
� More partnering for greater impact
(PPPs, P2Ps, EIT-KIC)
� Strengthened bottom-up activities
(SME instrument, Fast Track to
Innovation)
� More support to demand-driven
innovation (public procurement for
innovation, debt and equity facilities)
Horizon 2020:
Change in approach, break from the past
� Focus on high impact and EU added-value to foster growth and jobs
� Challenge-based approach, focused on main objectives/sub-challenges (not
prescriptive topics)
� Identification of main building blocks (not unfocused 'shopping list')
� Coherent packages of activities/instruments
� Work on leverage effect of:
� Private Public Partnerships
� Public Public Partnerships
� Other EU programmes (Structural Funds, LIFE+…)
� Both parts of EU 2020 Strategy
� 1st objective of European Rural Development Funds: Strengthening RTD&I, focus on capacity building
� Possibility of joint implementation by a single beneficiary of projects from ERDF and H2020
� Smart specialisation
Structural funds
potential for synergies with H2020
Adopted on December, 17 2013 _ Budget 325,15 billion euro
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/index.html
Strategic programming identifies focus areas, each covered by a specific call, that:
� Bring together activities from different challenges and enabling technologies
� Provide support across the innovation chain from research, to development, to proof of concept, piloting, demonstration projects, and to setting standards and policy frameworks.
� Make use of the full spectrum of funding schemes and types of action (research and innovation actions, innovation actions, ERANets, SME instrument)
� Integrate different perspectives, including from the social sciences and humanities, gender perspectives and international strategy
Prior ity 3 . Societa l challenges Proposed funding (€ million, 2014-2020)
Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities
Health, dem ographic change and w ellbeing 7 4 7 2
Food security, sustainable agr iculture, m arine and
m arit im e and inland w ater research & the Bioeconom y
3 8 5 1
Secure, clean and efficient energy * 5 9 3 1
Sm art , green and integrated t ransport 6 3 3 9
Clim ate act ion, environm ent , resource efficiency and raw m ater ia ls
3 0 8 1
Europe in a changing w orld- inclusive, innovat ive and reflect ive societ ies
1 3 0 9
Secure societ ies- protect ing freedom and security of Europe and its cit izens
1 6 9 5
Science with and for society 462
Spreading excellence and widening part icipat ion 816
ABOUT BUDGET
Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment,
resource efficiency and raw material
Broad lines of act ivit ies:
• Fight ing and adapt ing to clim ate change
• Sustainably m anaging natural resources and ecosystem s
• Sustainable supply of non- energy and non-agricultural raw
m ater ials
• Transit ion tow ards a green econom y through eco- innovat ion
• Global environm ental observat ion and inform at ion system s
• Cultural herit age
Horizon 2020
Work Programme 2014/2015 focus areas
Twelve focus areas, of which five linked to Societal Challenge 5:
WASTE: a resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials
WATER INNOVATION: boosting its value for Europe
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
DISASTER RESILIENCE: safeguarding society and adapting climate change
BLUE GROWTH: unlocking the potential of the oceans
Policy context:
European Innovation Partnership
EIP on Active and Healthy Ageing
EIP on Raw Material
EIP on Smart Cities and Communities
EIP on Water
EIP on Sustainable Agriculture
APULIAN ROADMAP
TO EIP ON WATER
Opinion of the CoR on “The role of regional and local authorities in promoting
sustainable water management” (2011/C 259/03)
Rapporteur: Mr Vendola (IT/PES) President of Puglia Region
Reference document: Hungarian Presidency letter on October 29th 2010
Official Journal of the European Union on September 2nd, 2011, pp. 259/13-18
ARLEM report on the “Link between desertification and climate change in the
Mediterranean”
Rapporteur: Mr Vendola (IT/PES)
Third ARLEM plenary session on January 30th, 2012
Why does Puglia experience appear so relevant?
� Managing water resources at the basin scale, including land and water, groundwater,
surface water and coastal resources.
� Optimizing water supply by analyzing and optimizing water balances, adopting water
recycling and wastewater reuse and evaluating the environmental impacts of distribution and
use options.
� Managing water demand by utilizing water-efficient technologies and by implementing the
“polluters pays” principle with the “over user pays” one
� Providing equitable access to water resources through participatory and transparent
governance and management (IWRM)
� Utilizing an inter-sectoral approach to decision making so to lead actions where
authority for managing water resources is employed responsibly and stakeholders have a share in
the process
EIP on Water
� Reinforce water innovation capacity and market uptake of successful
research results
� Boost the competitiveness and growth of the European water sector
� Create leadership in water resources management and position Europe as a
global market leader in water related innovative solutions
SIP Priorities
GOALS
EIP Water Activities
�Task force _ work on barriers and policy recommendations
� EIP water tools
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� Dissemination on best practice available
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Action Group Expectations
� Development of innovative solutions involving the entire innovation value
chain
� Application, implementation, commercialization and dissemination of
innovative solutions
� Identification of barriers to innovation through experiences, translated
into policy recommendations for their removal
� Support of implementation of water policy
� Connect with relevant initiatives
EIP on Water 2014/2015Bridging the gap: from innovat ive w ater solut ions to m arket replicat ion
Specific challenge: � Accelerate the commercialisation of eco-innovative water solutions (technologies, process, products, services, etc.)
� Stimulate sustainable economic growth, business and job creation in the water sector
Proposals should: � Support the first application and market replication of near-market water solutions
� Address the 5 thematic priorities identified in the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Water
o Water reuse and recycling; water and wastewater treatment, including recovery of resources; water and energy integration; flood and drought risk management, role of ecosystems services in the provision of water related services
� Address, issues affecting rapid uptake and market deployment of innovative solutions
� Include participation of SMEs
Topic relevant also for process indust r ies and advanced I CT solut ions
EIP on water is a great chance to
enhance the cooperation process
facilitating matchmaking between water
innovators across the entire value chain.
But, water industry by nature is conservative.
It's focused on public health, reliable service,
and compliance with regulations.
Those things add up to create a system that's
resistant to change.
Water authorities are generally slow to adapt
and officials are not rewarded for taking the
risks required for innovation as much as they
are punished for failure.
Innovation means looking beyond the normal for solutions,
using science and technology, but at the same time new approaches
to achieving behavioral change
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DEMOWAREInnovation & Demonstration for a Competitive and Innovative European Water
Reuse Sector
FP7 - Water Inno&Demo – 1 Puglia Region budget: 160.000 €
The goal is to remove or mitigate the main barriers to water reuse implementation by stimulating
innovation and improving cohesionwithin the European water reuse sector.
Puglia Region will have a crucial role in the definition of innovative governance approaches and
pricing policies.
WATERPIPPWater Public Innovation Procurement Policies
FP7 - Water Inno&Demo – 2b Puglia Region budget: 92.000 €
Born for exploring new public innovation procurement
methodologies and testing them where European innovation
potential is blocked by bottlenecks and barriers.
It aims at facilitating real innovation procurements, mobilizing public authorities, water utilities,
SMEs, the R&D community in the field of water, etc.
It’s closely linked to the EIP on Water through the Finnowater Action Group.