Water-CE-management in practice - developing comprehensive solutions for water recovery and raising awareness of the key role of water in the transformation process towards a circular economy (CE)
Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences ·Poland
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">The water availability index in Poland is approx. 1600 m3/person annually and the retention level is approx. 7% of surface water runoff (one of the lowest in Europe - EU average: 4,560 m3/person). Therefore, measures should be taken to protect water resources against progressive climate change due to the risk of losing the country's food security due to limited access to water especially by considering the newest EU water reuse regulation which need to be implemented in Poland in 2023. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Development and implementation of water recovery technology based on wastewater and rainwater; </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Raising social awareness and acceptance of water recovery; </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Creating a knowledge exchange platform.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Final beneficiary: Companies (different sectors) and water/wastewater professionals; Society (children and adults); </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Non-governmental organizations; </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Scientists, PhD students, students.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Aquateam COWI AS - substantive support, technical consultations, coorganization of a study visit to Norway,</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Optimus Foundation - coordinating a social campaign for children and youth, developing popular science articles, </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">GreenBack - construction of the installation.</span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
Cooperation with the Norwegian partner allowed for the transfer of knowledge and experience from Norway to Poland. The Norwegian partner, as a donor of knowledge, supported the implementation of the project through active participation and co-organization of many events carried out as part of the project for various stakeholder groups, such as: seminars, workshops, summer school and training. Thanks to the support, an innovative installation for the recovery of water from sewage and rainwater was developed. The Norwegian partner, through its active participation, also contributed to the success of the conference summarizing the project. The implementation of the project resulted in the creation of joint scientific publications.
Project partners
- Aquateam COWI AS Donor project partner· Norway
- Green Back S.A. Project partner· Poland
- Foundation Optimus Project partner· Poland