Water4All’s 2022 Joint Transnational Call sought to deliver knowledge, models, approaches, tools and methodologies to better understand hydrological processes at different scales and to respond more efficiently to emerging water issues related to extreme events.
The Call also addressed innovative governance models, and enhanced participation of stakeholders, communities and society at large in water management issues related to extreme events.
The increase in the number of hydrological extreme events in the last few decades has motivated the research community to investigate their spatial variability and underlying processes. Evidence suggests that to properly support water management and tackle future and emerging challenges, it is necessary to make progress in understanding the spatiotemporal complex systems that drive hydrological events.
Today the series of portray of the 27 excellent R&D projects selected for funding continues. An introduction to the three following projects: SWMOF, TREASURE, and TWIN-WATERS:
SWMOF project
SWMOF project is focused on a smart process for water harvesting from air and water distribution based on eco-friendly MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks)
The general objectives of this project are:
- The development of a smart water distribution system to optimize the water distribution and do real-time prediction of the water demand in accordance with the local requirements; also, able to recognize abnormal consumption and problems.
- The development of the mentioned water adsorption technology to produce water from the air moisture through eco-friendly adsorbent and energy-integrated process design
Link to the Water4All project webpage
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TREASURE project:
The TREASURE project is focused on treasuring groundwater and reclaimed water for drought adaptation
The general objectives of this project are :
- The concept of the project TREASURE is to minimize the effect of water scarcity under drought conditions by properly allocating groundwater and reclaimed water resources
- The goal is to evaluate the potential of groundwater and reclaimed water sources as management alternatives to minimize drought impacts on both human water supply and environmental functions.
- The project will deliver knowledge, models, and social involvement to efficiently face the challenge of managing water resources under drought or water scarcity scenarios.
Link to the Water4All project webpage
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TWIN-WATERS project
TWIN-WATERS project is focused on digital tools for sustainable water resources management: integrating impact of climate change, land use, and optimised solutions
The general objectives of this project are:
- To develop new digital tools for sustainable management of water resources by integrating the impact of climate change, land use, and optimised solutions with receiving waters, transforming our water management approach at a landscape scale.
- In particular the project will advance the application of urban flood control, 3D technology applications, advanced sensor development and process-based modelling, citizen science engagement and the use of AI for water quality prediction.
