Brussels, 26th of September 2012Brussels, 26th of September 2012Sonia María Sánchez GómezSonia María Sánchez Gómez

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1.Overview of the NOVIWAM Project2.The NOVIWAM partnership3.Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis 4.A need for action: The Joint Action Plan (JAP)5.Current status: towards the implementation of the JAP

Brussels, 26th September 2012

NOVIWAMNOVIWAM1.- Overview of the NOVIWAM project

• Novel Integrated Water Management Systems for Southern Europe• 7FP - Capacities (RoK)• 19 Partners – 5 countries (Albania, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Spain)

-Triple helix (Administrations, researchers and business)

• Project Goals:• Identify and analyze common IWRM challenges by multilevel and interregional co-operation between research-driven clusters (SWOT)• Foster a dialogue process in order to define a Joint Action Plan (JAP)•Identify and propose some priority research and development areas• Exploit joint capacities narrowing the gap within the triple helix• Expand the partnership outside the involved regions

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WP 6Project Management

WP leader: 1

WP 5: Dissemination and Communication Activities

WP leader: 12

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

WP 3

Mentoring Regions, Mutual Learning

WP Leader: 8

WP 2Definition of a Joint Action Plan (JAP)

WP Leader: 1

WP 1Characterisation of Regional Clusters and

Research Agendas

WP Leader: 3

WP 4Measures towards the Implementation of the Joint Action Plan

WP Leader: 2

WP 6Project Management

WP leader: SGA (Andalusia, Spain)

WP 5: Dissemination and Communication

WP Leader: OIEAU (Poiteau-Charentes, France)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

WP 3

Mentoring regions, mutual learning

WP Leader: UDM (Northern Hydrographical Region, Portugal)

WP 2Definition of a Joint Action Plan

WP Leader: CENTA (Andalusia, Spain)

WP 1Characterization of Regional Clusters and Research Agendas

WP Leader: CENTA (Andalusia, Spain)

WP 4Measures towards the implementation of the JAP

WP Leader: CITANDALUCÍA, (Andalusia, Spain)

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Stakeholder Analysis

Desktop work Online Surveys Interviews

Global and Regional SWOT Analysis

NOVIWAM partners from

Database, Website, Networks...

Contextualize the study of the region

Previous knowledge and experience of each regional partner

Stakeholders Partners

Based on

In order to

By 3 main sources of information

Distributed

amongst partners byDeveloped by partners and forwarded to

Carried out at

the regional level

Used as a basis for

Methodology

Partner´s discussion sessions

Joint Action Plan

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Stakeholder consultation sessions (Poitiers, Braga, etc)

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NOVIWAMNOVIWAMProgramme

1.Overview of the NOVIWAM Project2.The NOVIWAM partnership3.Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis 4.A need for action: The Joint Action Plan (JAP)5.Current status: towards the implementation of the JAP

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Source: Simbiente, 2012.

2.- The NOVIWAM partnershipDifferent institutional scopes: Research entities Business entities Regional authorities Other actors

Different specialities: Water quality, Water economics, Hydrological modelling, Solute transfer, Fluid dynamics, Biological engineering, etc.

Source: IRSTEA, from EU Mediatheque,

2011.

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Secretaría General del Agua SGA ES Authority

Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento AAC ES Authority

Fundación Centro de las Nuevas Tecnologías del Agua

FCLNTDA ES Research

Universidad de Córdoba UCO ES Research

Universidad de Granada UGR ES Research

Agua y Estructuras, S.A. – AYESA AYESA ES Business

Administração da Região Hidrográfica do Norte, I.P

ARH do Norte

PT Authority

Universidade do Minho UDM PT Research

SIMBIENTE - Engenharia e Gestão Ambiental, Lda.

SIMBIENTE

PT Business

Région Poitou-Charentes RPC FR Authority

Office International de l'Eau OIEau FR Research

Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture

IRSTEA FRResearch

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

INRA FRResearch

Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications

DPUK AL Authority

Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranes UPT AL Research

Shoqata e Ndermarrjeve te Furnizimit me Uje dhe Kanalizme te Shqiperise

SHUKALB AL Business

Sewerage Board of Limassol – Amathus SBLA CY Authority

Cyprus University of Technology CUT CY Research

Atlantis Consulting Cyprus Ltd ACC CY Business

PARTNERS

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Population aprox.

GDP/inh Employment agriculture

Employment Industry

Employment tertiary

Cyprus 886.000 21.600 4.5% 22.7% 72.8%Albania 3.640.000 8.900 58% 15% 27%

Poitou-Charentes (FR)

1.740.000 26.300 3.4% 23.3% 73.3%

Andalusia (SP)

8.239.000 24.700 4.5% 29.3% 66.2%

North-Portugal

3.750.000 17.500 11.6% 30.6% 57.8%

Various sources, 2010.

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NOVIWAM regions

NOVIWAMNOVIWAMProgramme

1.Overview of the NOVIWAM Project2.The NOVIWAM partnership3.Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis 4.A need for action: The Joint Action Plan (JAP)5.Current status: towards the implementation of the JAP

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Global and Regional

SWOT Analysis

3.- Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis

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NOVIWAMNOVIWAM3.- Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis

Science and Technology- Evolution in the use of Decission Support Systems (DSS).- Low data availability.- Absence of formal channels for the knowledge and data exchange between the triple helix.

Governance and Management - Novelty of the IWRM legislation and administrative organization. - Impediment for DSS use: Lack of economical, technical and scientific means in the administration.

Environmental and socio-economic context- Periodic problems of imbalance between water supply and demand.- Structures of water management and public participation are dense but evolving. - Still missing: real links between researchers, managers and water user representatives.

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NOVIWAMNOVIWAMProgramme

1.Overview of the NOVIWAM Project2.The NOVIWAM partnership3.Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis 4.A need for action: The Joint Action Plan (JAP)5.Current status: towards the implementation of the JAP

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WP1: SWOT Analysis Identification of

Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Threats

WP2:Selection of Themes

Identification of Scientific and

Capacitation themes relevant in the area

WP2: JAP Actions Development and

selection of actions based on the selected themes

WP1: Characterisation of Regional Clusters and

Research Agendas

WP2: JAP Objectives: Problems identified in

the SWOT analysis

11 objectives (9 scientific objectives

2 capacity building objectives)

23 themes39 collaborative actions

Stakeholders consultation

sessions

Partners discussion sessions

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4.- A need for action: The Joint Action Plan

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JAP consultation sessions

The Best strategies for working together:“Sustainable cooperation within the NOVIWAM clusters and other stakeholders after the end of the project”

Where When Who

Poitiers (FR)

16 Feb 2011 60 participants

Braga (PT)

27 june 2011 59 participants

30%

27%

19%

10%

14%

administration

research organizations

private companies

ONGs

other

Most urgent actions to implement in each regionAL: protection against flooding / erosion / pollutionFR: anticipation to the impact of emergent contaminants/ improve governance and transparencyCY: tools and methods to evaluate water quality (and ecosystem) / water reuse / saline water intrusion / extreme eventsSP: technology transfer towards water managers / floods / erosionPT: ecological status assessment/agricultural practices

Profile of the assistants to JAP consultation sessions

WORK GROUP

Objectives Themes

A Management of groundwater bodies

Vulnerability assessment, nitrates contamination, emergent pollutants, etc.

Management of coastal and transitional water bodies

Overexploitation of coastal aquifers and saline water intrusion, turbidity problems in estuaries, intensification of coastal erosion, etc.

Management of interior surface water bodies

Management of eutrophication, river ecosystem management, monitoring and assessment of soil loss in hillslopes, etc.

B Assessment and monitoring of water bodies status

Evaluating the influence of human activities on water bodies, tools/ methods for assessing the physicochemical impact on the ecological status of water bodies, etc.

Optimisation of IWRM infrastructures

Assessment of the state of the losses in infrastructures for irrigation, losses in water distribution network, etc.

C Water social and economic value

Social and economic impacts from the water pricing policy, water services cost recovery, water footprint of processes and incorporation in pricing, etc.

Alternative sources of water Desalination, agricultural reuse of wastewater, sustainable management of rain water, etc.

Integration of New Technologies

Remote sensing, GIS, technologies of nano/ultrafiltracion membranes with renewable energy, etc.

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JAP cooperation research areas II

WORK GROUP

Objectives Themes

D Management of extreme event risk scenarios

Initiatives for avoiding urban growth in flood risk areas, sustainable urban drainage, alert systems, flood and drought risk management systems, etc.

E Bridging knowledge links between triple helix actors

Promotion of public consultations, promotion of channels for the participation of researchers on the decision making process, initiatives to increase data transfer among the triple helix, etc.

Improving governance and institutional capabilities

Promotion of water management tools, promotion of cooperation between water authorities in transboundary river basins management, initiatives to increase data sharing amongst administrations, etc.

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NOVIWAMNOVIWAMProgramme

1.Overview of the NOVIWAM Project2.The NOVIWAM partnership3.Identifying the core issues: SWOT analysis 4.A need for action: The Joint Action Plan (JAP)5.Current status: towards the implementation of the JAP

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Objective Activity Where and When?

Foster participation among partners

Financial planning of the JAP Next Consortium meetings (December 2012 Seville)

Improving the capacities of the partners currently involved

Training workshops and staff exchanges

Cyprus (October 2012)Albania (November 2012)

Disseminating results at regional and international scale

• NOVIWAM Executive Summary• JAP leaflet• Newsletter• Assistance to Conferences

EURO-RIOC (Porto, 2011)6th WWF (Marseille, 2012)IWA Congress (Dublin, 2012)WIRE 2012 (Poland, 2012)Final NOVIWAM Conference (Seville, Dec 2012)

Support the internationalization of researchers and companies

Promote the use of a Help Desk

All partners, until the end of the project

Involve relevant stakeholders Thematic Worshops Brussels, 12 June 2012 (Green Week Satellite Event)

Enlarging the NOVIWAM partnership

•Identification and approach of relevant actors interested in the JAP•Collaboration with other IWRM networks and projects

All partners, until the end of the project

5.- Current Status: towards the implementation of the JAP

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