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2018 Water JPI Workshop on Strategy for International Cooperation – Vienna 19 September 2018

The Water JPI, as part of its supporting EU-funded Coordination Support Action IC4Water, is looking at opportunities to develop a common strategy for International Cooperation with other European Initiatives.

The Water JPI, as part of its supporting EU-funded Coordination Support Action IC4Water, is looking at opportunities to develop a common strategy for International Cooperation with other European Initiatives. At a quick glance, to-date the Water JPI has set up contacts and initiated Joint Actions including joint transnational calls with several international partners, as outlined in the figure below.

Water JPI partners

To progress this work, the Water JPI is organising a series of three 1-day workshops starting with the first one on the 19th September 2018 in Wien/Vienna, Austria. The first workshop, on invitation only, is targeted at the other International Initiatives (e.g. FACCE-JPI, PRIMA), Policy-makers and other relevant stakeholders to discuss the current State of Play of International Cooperation and exchange views & share experiences to identify common barriers as well as common practices. There will be a number Initiatives represented giving detail on their work and including talks from DG Research and Innovation, UN-Water and the Groupe de Programmation Conjointe (GPC).

An online survey was undertaken by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland on behalf of the Water JPI in March-April 2018 in order to gather background information on the current State of Play of International Cooperation amongst these initiatives. A Summary Report from the survey and outcomes of the workshop discussions will provide the next steps to progress this important work. More information at the following link.