The I-ReWater project enters 2026, its third and final year of implementation, with a calendar marked by strategic meetings, international congresses and dissemination activities aimed at consolidating the results achieved during the initiative.
Throughout the year, the consortium will promote different key activities linked to sustainable water management in irrigated agriculture and the use of reclaimed urban water in the SUDOE area.
June: coordination meetings and international congress in Madrid
On 15 and 16 June, the fifth consortium meeting will take place in Madrid, a working meeting focused on the final coordination of actions and planning for the closure of the project.
Afterwards, from 17 to 19 June, the II REUSE-EuroMed-2026 Congress will be held in San Fernando de Henares (Madrid), a benchmark event in the field of water reuse.
Within the framework of this congress, the official presentation of the I-ReWater Hub and the DSS system (Decision Support System) is scheduled. These tools were developed to facilitate access to the knowledge generated and support decision-making in irrigation and water reuse.
October: international presence in Marseille
From 12 to 17 October, project representatives will attend the 26th ICID International Congress – Eau, Agriculture et Territoires, to be held in Marseille (France).
This international event will bring together specialists and organisations linked to water, agriculture and territorial planning, offering a strategic space to share the I-ReWater experience.
November: institutional closing in Évora
On 17 and 18 November, the city of Évora (Portugal) will host the sixth consortium meeting, one of the project’s last in-person meetings.
During this period, the following are also planned:
- Presentation to public authorities of the I-ReWater Transnational Strategy for the Use of Reclaimed Water
- Presentation of the Layman’s Report, the project’s final dissemination document
Open days at the 15 project pilot sites
Throughout 2026, open days and awareness-raising activities will be held at the 15 demonstration pilot sites located in Spain, Portugal and France.
These actions will bring professionals, public administrations and citizens closer to the progress achieved in different crops, including vineyards, hops, almonds, olive groves and horticultural crops.
A strategic project for the SUDOE area
I-ReWater was approved under the first call of the Interreg Sudoe 2021-2027 programme and has a budget of more than €2.2 million, co-financed at 75% by the ERDF.
Between 2024 and 2026, the project is working to improve water resource management in agriculture through the safe and sustainable integration of reclaimed urban water. As a final result, the Strategy for the Use of Reclaimed Water in Irrigation for the SUDOE area will be presented, together with an open-access knowledge Hub containing all the results obtained.