The European Water Initiative European Research Area Network
SPLASH is the name of the European Water Initiative European Research Area
Network (EU-WI ERA-NET). SPLASH comprises fifteen partners from eleven
European countries. The ERA-NET scheme is financed within the sixth
framework programme of the European Community, for coordination of national
and regional activities. The strategic objectives of SPLASH are:
- to improve the effectiveness of EU member state research on water for development in Africa and the Mekong;
- deliver innovations which make a real improvement to the lives of the poor; and
- speed up the transfer of knowledge from research through to practical use.
SPLASH is programmed for a period of 48 months (started in january 2007), to implement a framework through which European partners can work together more effectively. The main priorities of this are to:
- Compile information on European partner water research funding for poverty reduction
- Work with developing country partners in identifying their priorities for water-related research
- Establish tools (web portals, reports, workshops, and review meetings) to enable more efficient sharing of information between researchers, policy makers and practitioners
- Develop and implement a strategy and work plan where priority topics for collaboration will be identified
Contact information |
Mr Peter O’Neill, Central Research Department, Department for International Development, 1 Palace Street, SW1E 5HE; London, UK
(email: p-oneill@dfid.gov.uk) Phone: Fax: +44 20 2073 0105 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://splash-era.net |
Source of information | SPLASH project |
Keyword(s) | EU-INCO-MED, ERA-NET, MED-EUWI, FP6 |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj798482 |
Geographical coverage | United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland |
News date | 12/10/2007 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
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