Presentation on 'The Water Joint Programming Initiative (JPI). Water Challenges for a Changing World' by Enrique Playan, Joint Programming Initiative of the European Union at 2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability. 13-16 January 2014.

1. The Water JPI

2. Enrique Playán,
Coordinator,
UN-Water Annual International
Zaragoza Conference,
Zaragoza,
13-16 January 2014

3. What a JPI
is and is not

4. Joint Programming
 Is
 Coordination of the national / regional, public,
research, development and innovation programmes in
Europe
 A process based on variable geometry
 A new way to address RDI problems with European
dimension
 Is not
 An ERANET, although it relates to ERANETs
 A EU driven process, although the EU is following and
feeding the process

5. Joint Programming
 Ten JPIs evolving
 Process started in 2008
 The Water JPI started in 2010
 Years of intense preparation and building trust
 Coordinated by Spain
 Co-coordinated by The Netherlands

6. A group of committed
and motivated
research managers

7. Water JPI
Partner (19+1)
Observer (5)
Total (24+1)
IE
UK
FI
NO
SE
EE
LV
DK
NL
BE
EC
DE
PL
MD
AT HU
FR
RO
IT
TR
ES
EL
PT
CY
IL

8. JPI Partners: the Programme Logo
Gallery
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
France

9. JPI Partners: the Programme Logo
Gallery
France
Hungary
France
Ireland
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Moldova
Academy of
Sciences of
Moldova

10. JPI Partners: the Programme Logo
Gallery
Italy
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland

11. JPI Partners: the Programme Logo
Gallery
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom

12. Distilled information
obtained through
consensus

13. The vision document
 The grand
challenge:
“Achieving
Sustainable Water
Systems for a
Sustainable
Economy in
Europe and
Abroad”

14. JPI Objectives
 Involving water end-users for effective RDI results
uptake.
 Attaining critical mass of research programmes.
 Involve at least two-thirds of the public National water RDI
investment in Europe.
 Reaching effective, sustainable coordination of European
water RDI.
 Harmonising National water RDI agendas in Partner
Countries.
 Harmonising National water RDI activities in Partner
Countries.
 Develop a catalogue of jointly programmed activities whose global
budget amounts to at least 20 % of the total water RDI budget of
partner Programmes.

15. Research and Innovation
Agenda
 Maintaining Ecosystem Sustainability
 Developing safe water systems for the
citizens
 Promoting competitiveness in the water
industry
 Implementing a water-wise bio-based
economy
 Closing the water cycle gap

16. Objectives and research
questions
em
s
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17. Structuring the JPI
efforts, integrating
different actors

18. JPI Governance
 Governing Board, RDI Programme owners
 Representatives from all partners
 Ms. Villegas (ES, P), Ms. Peters (NL, VP)
 Executive Board, RDI Programme managers
 Representatives from all partners
 Mr. Playán (ES, P), Mr. Kuyers (NL, VP)
 Scientific and Technological Board
 17 prominent Scientists 7 technologists
 Dr. Barceló (P), Dr. Buisman (VP)
 Stakeholders Advisory Group
 11 prominent stakeholders
 WssTP (P), Finnish Environmental Institute (VP)
 Secretariat

19. Identifying
agents, procedures, fu
nding and
mechanisms

20. Outcome
 Country summary reports were produced for all countries (30
= JPI + rest of MS + some AC)
 Surveyed / Estimated mobilization of resources through the
JPI:
Study Target
Countries
National Public
Funding respect
RDI Funding (M€)
Europe
to MS+AC (%)
351
94
AC
22
6
MS + AC
372
100
Partners
328
88
Observers
30
8
Part. + Obs.
Water JPI
MS
358
96
 The EC invests 130 M€/yr through the FP (average of FP6 and
FP7 so far)
 Total investment in public RDI: about 500 M€/yr in MS+AC+EC

21. Getting quite busy in
2013 and beyond…

22. From internal
to external communication
 Internal
 Monthly newsletters since 2010
 Efforts to communicate and organize activities at our
home institutions
 External
 Web page released July 2013
 Need to communicate to the European research and
innovation communities

24. www.waterjpi.eu

25. WatEUr,
Tackling European Water
Challenges

26. WatEUr,
Tackling European Water
Challenges
 An FP7 Coordination and Support Action
 2 M€
 17 partners
 January 2013 – December 2015
 Boosting Water JPI operation

27. W P1. Management and Coordination
W P2
Mapping
RDI
W P2
Mapping
RDI
W P2
Mapping
RDI
Mapping
RDI
W P3
Developing
SRIA
W P4
Implement
J
PI
SRIA 1.0
W P4.1
Activities
W P4.2
Agendas
SRIA 2.0
W P6. Communication and Dissemination
W P5
Outside
Europe

28. Pilot Call for proposals 2013
 10 partner countries:
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CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, IE, IT, NO, PT
Published on November 1, 2013
Closing on December 19, 2013
Projects kicking off by autumn 2014
A budget of 9 M€, fresh money
On the topic: “Emerging water contaminants –
anthropogenic pollutants and pathogens”
 1. Identification and prevention of emerging freshwater
contaminants;
 2. Control, mitigation and methods for treatment and removal; and
 3. Impact on ecosystems services and human health.

29. Call for proposals 2014
 Preparing for a call on a topic related to “developing
technological solutions and services for water distribution
and measurement, waste water treatment and
reuse, desalination, floods and droughts, etc.”
 Discussions with Horizon 2020 on an ERA-NET (through
challenge 5)
 Fulfils pillar 3 of our SRIA
 Expected
 Incremental country involvement and funding commitments
 Involvement of the water industry
 Partners from outside Europe

30. Call for proposals 2015
 Preparing for a call on a topic related to “improving water
use efficiency and reducing soil and water pollution for a
sustainable agriculture”
 Discussions with Horizon 2020 on an ERA-NET (through
challenge 5)
 Fulfils pillar 4 of our SRIA
 Expected
 Incremental country involvement and funding commitments
 Stable presence of partners from outside Europe

31. Thanks!