BACKGROUND

The ERA-NET Cofund WaterWorks2017 responds to the Horizon 2020 (H2020) Societal Challenge 5 2017 Call topic SC5-33-2017: Closing the water gap, which aims at delivering on priorities identified in the Water JPI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), in order to reconcile water supply and demand, both in terms of quantity and quality, and also in terms of space and time. WaterWorks2017 will be implemented through the Water JPI 2018 Joint Call for transnational collaborative projects on Research & Innovation to support the implementation of water policies, in particular on SRIA Theme 5 “Closing the Water Cycle Gap – Improving Sustainable Water Resources Management”. The following two themes are targeted in this thematic area:

• Enabling sustainable management of water resources; and
• Strengthening socio-economic approaches to water management.

WaterWorks2017 will benefit researchers, policy-makers, water authorities, utility operators, industry and citizens by developing research and innovation in the water area.

SCOPE OF THE WATER JPI 2018 JOINT CALL

Closing the water cycle gap referrers here to bridge the gap in “supply – demand”. Proposals are invited on the topic “Closing the Water Cycle Gap – Sustainable Management of Water Resources” organised around three challenges:

• Enabling sustainable management of water resources,
• Strengthening socio-economic approaches to water management, and
• Supporting tools for sustainable integrative management of water resources.

The Water JPI 2018 Joint Call will be funded by 20 Funding Partner Organisations from 18 countries and with the support of the European Commission.

View the list of participating countries.

This Call is for transnational research proposals. Consortia should include at least three (3) eligible independent partners coming from three (3) different countries whose Funding Partner Organisation participate in the call, from which, at least two (2) eligible independent partners come from two (2) EU Member States or H2020 Associated countries whose Funding Partner Organisation participates in the call.

Funding of the participating researchers will be provided by their respective national funding organisations, in accordance with their national eligibility conditions.

Researchers from other countries can also participate at their own costs (commitment needed for being associated to a consortium applying to the Water JPI 2018 Joint Call).