Three JPIS are exploring options to support research on risks of pollutants and pathogens in water resources on (human) health and the envirnment

Via the Societal Challenge 5 (Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials) Work Work Programme 2018-2019, the European Commission (EC) invites proposals for an ERA-nEt cofund which targets “Risks posed to human health and the environment by pollutants and pathogens present in water resources”. The EC invites action that will support delivery on the priorities identified in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas (SRIAs) of the Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) on Water, Anti-Microbial Resistance (JPIAMR), and healthy and Productive Seas and oceans (JPI Oceans). In particular the thematic areas ‘Developing Safe Water Systems for Citizens’ of the Water JPI SRIA (specifically the subtheme ‘Understanding and predicting the environmental behaviour and effects of by-products, pollutants and pathogens, including their environmental effects’), and ‘Interdisciplinary Research for Good Environmental Status’ of the JPI Oceans SRIA will be addressed. The Water JPI, the JPI on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPI AMR) and the JPI oceans are exploring options for answering this call from the EC.