Online webinar "Policy recommendations from water innovation projects"

These three European research and innovation projects address various water management issues in the face of climate change challenges:

• The AWARD project aims to support the integration of solutions related to the use of non-conventional water resources (rainwater, reuse of treated wastewater) into strategic supply planning.
• The InnWater project seeks to promote social innovation to renew multi-level and cross-sectoral water governance.
• The WATERUN project aims to develop an innovative methodology to contribute to the implementation of urban runoff water (UWR) management plans in cities, based on the concept of water-sensitive urban design (WSUD).

Through a systemic and multi-stakeholder approach, these three projects have a common objective: to produce tools, methods and recommendations to strengthen the resilience of water management systems.

This webinar will be an opportunity to highlight the complementarity of the methodologies, policy recommendations and governance frameworks developed by these projects. Bringing together a variety of stakeholders, it will promote dialogue between researchers, decision-makers and practitioners, with a view to encouraging synergies between projects.

Programme:

• Introduction by Marie-Paule Adde, Project Manager - OiEau
• Project presentations: AWARD (TBC) / InnWater (Julie Magnier, Project Coordinator - OiEau) / WATERUN (Luz Herrero Castilla, Project Coordinator AIMEN)
• Policy recommendations: governance strategies, social acceptability of AWR, and transferable policy solutions for water management.

Maria Salvetti, Director of the Water & Waste Area at FSR, representing WAREG

Cirpian Nanu, Partner BDG

• Q&A session: Participants will have the opportunity to engage with speakers and explore potential collaborations.
• Wrap-up & next steps: summary of key findings and guidance for policy uptake by Marie-Paule Adde, Project Manager - OiEau.