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INBO Newsletter n° 21 - April 2013
Europe
Water RtoM, funded by the LIFE+
Program (2010-2013) aims to
accelerate the transfer of research
results (3 to 5 years) to end users.
150 innovative research products
in the field of water
have already
been identified in
LIFE
and
INTERREG
information bases, and at national level
in French, Polish, Romanian and
Spanish programs.
Out of these 150 research projects
about fifty have undergone a
detailed analysis to identify inno-
vative results and evaluate their
distance to the market.
This analysis also describes additional
steps to be implemented to make the
selected innovations "ready for use".
It aims to assist field practitioners
(River Basin District Authorities, Water
Administrations, Municipal Services
and developers) by giving them
instructions for use needed to
make operational these research
products.
The promotion of these innova-
tions is one of the pillars of the
project.
This is why they are made avai-
lable to the public in the form of
a non-technical summary on the
waterrtom.eu
website under
the heading ”e-fair”.
Many presentations are also
organized during national or
European conferences, at profes-
sional meetings in collaboration
with Enterprise Europe Network.
Ultimately, the
Water RtoM
consortium wishes to prove the
value of such a service, firstly for
researchers by facilitating the dissemi-
nation and promotion of their innova-
tive results, and secondly for water
managers so that they can comply on
schedule with the objectives of the
European Water Directives.
Water RtoM
Water Research to Market
"Explore 2070"
is a project of the
French Ministry of Ecology, which aims
to identify possible scenarios for the
impact of climate change by 2070.
It especially takes into account the
topics related to biodiversity, ground-
water and surface water, coastal areas
and to the socioeconomic prospects
and their interactions.
The ultimate goal is to plan for the
necessary adaptations to cope with
climate and anthropogenic chan-
ges in France.
A Website will allow consulting these
data, regrouped according to four key
issues: water supply and demand, bio-
diversity, coastal risks and extreme
events, on different geographical
scales (national, river basin, shoreline,
wetlands, large cities).
On certain aspects of the water supply
and demand, the model calculates the
risks and costs of climate change and
adaptation to cope with it.
The final project meeting took place on
18 and 19 October 2012.
Xavier De Lacaze
French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable
Development and Energy
Climate change and its impact
on water resources in France
Eurostat, the statistical service of
the European Commission,
pro-
poses each year a training program
to the staffs of National Statistical
Services.
These training courses are conducted
by specialists on each topic.
IOWater, in France, and UBA, in Aus-
tria, were retained for the 2012-2016
period for training on Water Statistics
and Water Accounts.
From 4 to 6 June 2012, the first trai-
ning session on water statistics for
beginners took place in Vienna in Aus-
tria.
The training course, which was atten-
ded by 18 participants, addressed the
entire water cycle, and combined theo-
retical training, practical exercises,
exchanges between participants and
visit of the Vienna Waste Water Treat-
ment Plant (4 million population equi-
valents, one of the largest in Europe).
ec.europa.eu/eurostat
EUROSTAT
Water statistics
for beginners
