Objetivo específico proyecto 27: SO 2.5 (...) Access to water / sustainable water management

1 strategy to launch Living Labs focused on water for SBN and reuse (NB- Woll) will be developed. It will describe the overall method and implementation structure of NB- Woll based on a Quadruple Helice (ENoLL) approach to develop innovative solutions through a collaborative co-creation model involving all stakeholders in the water reuse value chain. The strategy will present a tailor-made approach, in which solutions will be defined according to demand. 1 action plan will be created to implement the NB-Woll strategy based on the experience of the 3 demonstrators.

The strategy will provide a roadmap to improve water management and increase resilience in rural SUDOE areas in a climate change context and build on all of GestEAUr’s experiences. It will be supported by the solutions identified in GT1, the results of the GT2 pilots and the simulations of the SID_AQUARURAL (GT3) tool.

Five action plans will be produced jointly, one for each area of action. The action plans will translate the jointly developed strategy into concrete actions. They shall describe in detail the actions necessary to achieve the objectives pursued by the project and the long-term strategy, indicating the timing, actions, responsibilities, tasks of the partners and the means. The action plans must be jointly developed by the partners and finalised before the end of the project. They shall be adopted for implementation by at least one organisation from each participating country within one year of completion.

It will consist of an inclusive document including multilevel governance (local, regional, national and European). The strategy aims to improve the efficiency of water uses, as well as the sustainable management of water resources, contemplating regenerated water as an alternative water resource and that must be studied and mobilised for an efficient and inclusive management in the SUDOE space, focused on its use in the irrigation of crops. The development of a transnational, joint strategy will be obtained from an integrative vision (water resource modelling, life cycle analysis, and socio-economic analysis) with which an improvement of irrigation management is achieved, and therefore reducing the impact of crops on water resources, releasing the pressure on the drinking water system in global terms in the SUDOE space.