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HYDROUSA: An innovative project to close water loops in the Mediterranean region is holding its next meeting in Nice
Organised by UT SEMIDE, the European project HYDROUSA – which aims to provide innovative solutions for Mediterranean islands in terms of water/wastewater treatment and management through closing water loops and boosting agricultural and energy profiles - will hold its 2nd General Meeting on 31st January- 1st February 2019 in Nice at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (C.U.M). The meeting will bring together the project consortium, composed of 27 partners from 10 countries, together with direct stakeholders coming from French and other European Islands to discuss the implementation progress of the project.
REGENERATIVE & NATURE-BASED WATER SOLUTIONS
Water management in Mediterranean islands is currently fragmented and there are several barriers, which need to be overcome in order to close water loops and contribute towards the environmental and economic development of these regions. Mediterranean islands, in particular, face significant challenges in terms of water management and conservation. Water reserves are scarce, while the high touristic activities during the summer months stress the limited water reserves.
To overcome these challenges, the Horizon 2020-funded project HYDROUSA, which started on 1st July 2018 for a period of 54 months with a total budget of 12 Million euros, aims to provide innovative solutions for Mediterranean islands in terms of water/wastewater treatment and management through closing their water loops and boosting agricultural and energy profiles. HYDROUSA goes beyond the current water and wastewater management practices by adopting innovative, nature-based water management solutions for different types of water characterised by low energy footprint. These technologies will be demonstrated in six demonstration sites at full scale in three Mediterranean islands (Lesvos, Mykonos and Tinos) whereas the transferability of HYDROUSA solutions will be assessed in 25 early adopter cases in Mediterranean coastal areas and islands and at several water-stressed rural or remote non-Mediterranean areas.
HYDROUSA Next General Meeting in Nice
The project HYDROUSA is to hold its 2nd General meeting from 31st January to 1st February 2019 in Nice at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (C.U.M) organised by the French partner UT SEMIDE which is part of the consortium. During the general meeting, the consortium of the HYDROUSA project - which consists of 27 highly competent organisations involved in water management, agricultural activities, ICT and, business/marketing, dissemination/ communication - will present the current status of the project and the achieved milestones during its first 6 months. The occurred and expected risks and challenges, as well as the next planned activities for the coming period will be illustrated by each Work Package coordinator. Furthermore, the project will organize a stakeholder’s session during the afternoon of 1st February to collaborate with various stakeholders including representatives coming from the replicability sites: Porquerolles and Zlarin Islands as well as potential collaborators such as SMILO network and ISOS project.
Further information about the project is available on: www.hydrousa.org
| Contact information |
Eric MINO
(email: e.mino@semide.org) |
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| Event type | Conference |
| File link | n/a |
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| Source | Hydrousa |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , DRINKING WATER , ENERGY , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Geographical coverage | France, |
| Address | Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (C.U.M) NICE |
| Organizer | SEMIDE |
| Target audience | International |
| Period | [31/01/2019 - 01/02/2019] |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
