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Project Mitigation of Water Stress through new Approaches to Integrating Management, Technical, Economic and Institutional Instruments

- Water stress is a global problem with far-reaching economic and social implications. The mitigation of water stress at regional scale depends not just on technological innovations, but also on the development of new integrated water management tools and decisionmaking practices. The AquaStress IP delivers enhanced interdisciplinary methodologies enabling actors at different levels of involvement
and at different stages of the planning process to mitigate water stress problems. This IP draws on both academic and practitioner skills to generate knowledge in technological, operational management, policy, socio-economic, and environmental domains. Contributions come from 36 renowned organizations from 17 Countries, including 6 SMEs.

Project number 511231
Subject(s) METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Acronym AQUASTRESS
Geographical coverage Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Greece, Germany, France, Spain, Romania, Hungary, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Tunisia, Morocco
Budget (in €) 14086618
Programme INCO MED (FP6)
Web site http://www.aquastress.net/
Objectives  The IP will generate scientific innovations to improve the understanding of water stress from an integrated multisectoral perspective to support:
- diagnosis and characterisation of sources and causes of water stress
- assessment of the effectiveness of water stress management measures and development of new tailored options
- development of supporting methods and tools to evaluate different mitigation options and their potential interactions
- development and dissemination of guidelines, protocols, and policies
- development of a participatory process to implement solutions tailored to environmental, cultural, economic and institutional settings
- identification of barriers to policy mechanism implementation
- continuous involvement of citizens and institutions within a social learning process that promotes new forms of water culture and nurtures long-term
change and social adaptivity.
The IP adopts a Case Study stakeholder driven approach and is organised in three phases:
 
(i) characterisation of selected reference sites and relative water stress problems,
(ii) collaborative identification of preferred solution
options,
(iii) testing of solutions according to stakeholder interests and expectations.
Period [01/02/2005 - 01/02/2009]

Partners

  • Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
    CNR.IRSA
    Coordinator acts as project coordinator
    Type
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.cnr.it/
    Contact Mr. Passino Roberto,
    Position: General coordinator of the project
    Phone/fax: +39 06 49931 , +39 06 4461954
    Email: direzione@irsa.cnr.it
  • Aeoliki Foundation
    National Technical University of Athens
    Type
    Country Cyprus
    Web site http://www.ucy.ac.cy/conferencesE/ucyconferencesE/FLYER_FINAL.pdf
    Contact Mr. Glekas Ioannis P.,
    Position: Dr.
    Phone/fax: +357 22 875707, +357 22 757778
    Email: iglekas@aeoliki.com
  • Institut National d'Agronomie de Tunis (INAT)
    Type
    Country Tunisia
    Web site http://kefcity.bizland.com/INAT.htm
    Contact Mr. Lebdi Fethi,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: 71 892 785 ,
    Email: lebdi.fethi@iresa.agrinet.it
  • Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II
    Type
    Country Morocco
    Web site http://www.iav.ac.ma/
    Contact Mr. Hammani Ali,
    Position: Dr.
    Phone/fax: 212 37 771745/58/59, 212 37 778 135,
    Email: a.hammani@iav.ac.ma
  • UoR: University of Reading
    Country United Kingdom
    Web site http://www.reading.ac.uk
    Contact Phoebe Koundouri,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: p.koundouri@reading.ac.uk
  • RIZA: Rijksinstituut voor Integraal Zoetwaterbeheer en Afvalwaterbehandeling
    Country Netherlands
    Web site http://
    Contact Michiel Blind ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: m.blind@riza.rws.minvenw.nl
  • CRANFIELD: Cranfield University
    Country United Kingdom
    Web site http://www.cranfield.ac.uk
    Contact Paul Jeffrey,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: p.j.jeffrey@cranfield.ac.uk
  • UoP: University of Piraeus
    Country Greece
    Web site http://www.unipi.gr
    Contact Nikitas Pittis ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: npittis@unipi.gr
  • UCL: University College London
    Country United Kingdom
    Web site http://www.ucl.ac.uk
    Contact Timothy Swanson,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: tim.swanson@ucl.ac.uk
  • USF: Universität Osnabrück
    Country Germany
    Web site http://www.uni-osnabrueck.de
    Contact Jochen Froebrich,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: aquastresswb2@usf.uniosnabrueck.de,
    Email:
  • ALTERRA: Alterra BV
    Country Netherlands
    Web site http://www.alterra.nl
    Contact Eddy Moors,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: eddy.moors@wur.nl
  • RWTH: Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische- Hochschule Aachen
    Country Germany
    Web site http://www.rwth-aachen.de
    Contact Thomas Melin,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: melin@ivt.rwth-aachen.de
  • CEMAGREF: Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forêts
    Country France
    Web site http://www.cemagref.fr
    Contact Patrice Garin,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: patrice.garin@cemagref.fr
  • NERC-CEH: Natural Environment Research Council
    Country United Kingdom
    Web site http://www.nwl.ac.uk
    Contact Neil Runnalls,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: nrr@ceh.ac.uk
  • UHANN: Universit�t Hannover
    Country Germany
    Web site http://www.fggm.uni-hannover.de
    Contact Jochen Froebrich,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: jofr@fggm.uni-hannover.de
  • UNEXE: University of Exeter
    Country United Kingdom
    Web site http://www.ex.ac.uk
    Contact Dragan Savic,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: d.savic@exeter.ac.uk
  • UB: Universitat de Barcelona
    Country Spain
    Web site http://www.ub.edu
    Contact Miquel Salgot,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: salgot@ub.edu
  • APA: APA NOVA Bucuresti A Veolia Water Company
    Country Romania
    Web site http://www.apabucur.ro
    Contact Epsica Chiru ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: echiru@apabucur.ro
  • GEONARDO: GEONARDO Environmental Technologies Ltd
    Country Hungary
    Web site http://www.geonardo.hu
    Contact Balazs Bodo ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: balazs.bodo@geonardo.hu
  • WL DELFT: CStichting Waterloopkundig Laboratorium
    Country Netherlands
    Web site http://www.wldelft.nl
    Contact Peter J.A. Gijsbers ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: peter.gijsbers@wldelft.nl
  • TNO: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek
    Country Netherlands
    Web site http://www.tno.nl
    Contact Jasper Griffioen ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: j.griffioen@nitg.tno.nl
  • APRE: Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.apre.it
    Contact Diassina Di Maggio ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: dimaggio@apre.it
  • NTUA: National Technical University of Athens
    Country Greece
    Web site http://www.ntua.gr
    Contact Dionysios Assimacopoulos ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: assim@chemeng.ntua.gr
  • CIHEAM-IAMB: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo of Bari
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.iamb.it
    Contact Claudio Bogliotti,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: bogliotti@iamb.it
  • HYD: Hydrodata SpA
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.hydrodata.it
    Contact Dorthe Nielsen ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: nielsen@hydrodata.it
  • CIRAD: Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
    Country France
    Web site http://www.cirad.fr
    Contact Jean Yves Jamin ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: jean-yves.jamin@cirad.fr
  • IRD: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
    Country France
    Web site http://www.ird.fr
    Contact Christian Leduc ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: christian.leduc@ird.fr
  • HIDROMOD: HIDROMOD, Modelação em Engenharia, Lda
    Country Portugal
    Web site http://www.hidromod.pt
    Contact Ad�lio Joaquim R. Silva ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: adelio@hidromod.com
  • DHI: DHI Water & Environment
    Country Denmark
    Web site http://www.dhi.dk
    Contact Karl Hollenbeck ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: kjh@dhi.dk
  • WU: Wageningen Universiteit
    Country Netherlands
    Web site http://www.wur.nl
    Contact Huub Scholten ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: huub.scholten@wur.nl
  • IDC: Innovation & Development Consulting Sprl
    Country Belgium
    Web site http://www.idconsulting.be
    Contact Anna Balzarini ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: a.balzarini@idconsulting.be
  • FEUP: Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
    Country Portugal
    Web site http://www.fe.up.pt
    Contact Rodrigo Jorge Oliveira Maia ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: rmaia@fe.up.pt
  • HYC : Hydrocontrol Centro di Ricercae Formazione per il Controllo dei Sistemi Idrici Scrl
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.hydrocontrol.com
    Contact Stefania Zaccolo ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: stefania.zaccolo@hydrocontrol.com
  • CUD: Politechnika Krakowska
    Country Poland
    Web site http://www.pk.edu.pl
    Contact Elzbieta Druzynska ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: edruzyns@smok.wis.pk.edu.pl
  • UACEG: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
    Country Bulgaria
    Web site http://www.uacg.bg
    Contact Irina Ribarova,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: ribarova_fhe@uacg.bg

Funding sources

  • European Commission
    Source EC INCO MED
    Programme INCO MED
    Type
    Funding rate 73

Publications

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