Joint Call 2016 - WaterWorks2015

In 2016, the Water JPI launched a Joint Call in the frame of the ERA-NET Cofund WaterWorks2015 to support research on the sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry, and freshwater aquaculture sectors.
The Call topic was defined as “Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry and freshwater aquaculture sectors”, and partially covered the priority themes described in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of Water JPI and in the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of FACCE JPI. The 2016 Joint Call will be developed in line with other on-going European networking instruments. As in all multi-national, collaborative RDI projects, there was an underlying goal of stimulating the mobility of researchers between participating countries, and the continuation of these collaborative efforts beyond the project lifetime.

Water and agriculture

Supported by 25 national/regional funding organisations from 22 countries, this call was co-funded by the European Commission and covered the following challenges:

  • Challenge 1: Increasing the efficiency and resilience of water uses
  • Challenge 2: Monitoring and reducing soil and water pollution
  • Challenge 3: Integrating social and economic dimensions into the sustainable management and governance of water resources

The joint call was launched on 16 February 2016.
The Kick-off meeting of the projects was held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 6 April 2017.
The online booklet of the funded projects was created in collaboration with the coordinators and the contact points of Communication and Dissemination activities. The booklet provides access to a wide range of information for each funded project.