On July 22th, 2013 European Union foreign ministers

promoted the “WATER DIPLOMACY” in order to

avoid increased tensions due to water related problems

in many regions of the world.

They were

conscious that

climate change

and demographic

growth can only

exacerbate water

conflicts.

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Primary objective of the UN International Year of

Water Cooperation 2013 was to break down,

analyze and achieve a common understanding on

the essence of 'WATER COOPERATION’.

where Water Cooperation refers to the peaceful management and use of water

resources among various players and sectors and at different levels.

Budapest, 14 October 2013

A Sustainable World is a

Water Secure World

Policy dialogue on an emerging proposal for a

dedicated Global Goal on

Water Targets and Indicators

Smarter targets addressing the followingmain water-related issues:

� Achieve universal access to safe drinkingwater and sanitation;

� Improve integrated and cross-sectoralapproaches to water resources management;

� Reduce pollution and increase collection, treatment and re-use of water;

� Increase resilience against the water-relatedimpacts of global changes.

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EU water politics reflects Europe 2020 strategy for economic growth that

encourages the development of a greener, more environmentally friendly

economy.

What about EU water politics?

(European waters - Current status and future challenges, EEA Report, 9/2012)

The Water Blueprint's time horizon is closely related to the EU's 2020 Strategy

and, in particular, to the 2011 Resource Efficiency Roadmap, of which the

Blueprint is the water milestone

It means a WATER - FOOD - ENERGY NEXUS

UNESP, 2012

THE WATER IN APULIA: AN UNIQUE CASE HISTORY

� Employment: raise the employment

rate of the population aged 25-64 to

75%;

� Research: achieve the target of investing

3% of GDP in R&D;

� Resource efficiency: reduce

greenhouse gas emission by 20%, increase

renewable energy to 20% of total and

achieve a 20% increase in energy

efficiency;

� Education: reduce the share of early

school leavers to 10% and increase the

share of the population aged 30–34 to

tertiary to 40%;

� Fighting poverty: reduce the number

of Europeans living below national

poverty lines by 25%

What is HORIZON 2020?

Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro (now 70,2 billion) research and innovation

funding programme (2014-2020).

A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:

� Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth

� Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment

� Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

Horizon 2020 support to the market uptake of innovation

� Stronger support to activities close to

the end-users and market

� More partnering for greater impact

(PPPs, P2Ps, EIT-KIC)

� Strengthened bottom-up activities

(SME instrument, Fast Track to

Innovation)

� More support to demand-driven

innovation (public procurement for

innovation, debt and equity facilities)

Horizon 2020:

Change in approach, break from the past

� Focus on high impact and EU added-value to foster growth and jobs

� Challenge-based approach, focused on main objectives/sub-challenges (not

prescriptive topics)

� Identification of main building blocks (not unfocused 'shopping list')

� Coherent packages of activities/instruments

� Work on leverage effect of:

� Private Public Partnerships

� Public Public Partnerships

� Other EU programmes (Structural Funds, LIFE+…)

� Both parts of EU 2020 Strategy

� 1st objective of European Rural Development Funds: Strengthening RTD&I, focus on capacity building

� Possibility of joint implementation by a single beneficiary of projects from ERDF and H2020

� Smart specialisation

Structural funds

potential for synergies with H2020

Adopted on December, 17 2013 _ Budget 325,15 billion euro

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/index.html

Strategic programming identifies focus areas, each covered by a specific call, that:

� Bring together activities from different challenges and enabling technologies

� Provide support across the innovation chain from research, to development, to proof of concept, piloting, demonstration projects, and to setting standards and policy frameworks.

� Make use of the full spectrum of funding schemes and types of action (research and innovation actions, innovation actions, ERANets, SME instrument)

� Integrate different perspectives, including from the social sciences and humanities, gender perspectives and international strategy

Prior ity 3 . Societa l challenges Proposed funding (€ million, 2014-2020)

Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities

Health, dem ographic change and w ellbeing 7 4 7 2

Food security, sustainable agr iculture, m arine and

m arit im e and inland w ater research & the Bioeconom y

3 8 5 1

Secure, clean and efficient energy * 5 9 3 1

Sm art , green and integrated t ransport 6 3 3 9

Clim ate act ion, environm ent , resource efficiency and raw m ater ia ls

3 0 8 1

Europe in a changing w orld- inclusive, innovat ive and reflect ive societ ies

1 3 0 9

Secure societ ies- protect ing freedom and security of Europe and its cit izens

1 6 9 5

Science with and for society 462

Spreading excellence and widening part icipat ion 816

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Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment,

resource efficiency and raw material

Broad lines of act ivit ies:

• Fight ing and adapt ing to clim ate change

• Sustainably m anaging natural resources and ecosystem s

• Sustainable supply of non- energy and non-agricultural raw

m ater ials

• Transit ion tow ards a green econom y through eco- innovat ion

• Global environm ental observat ion and inform at ion system s

• Cultural herit age

TOWARDS A GREEN ECONOMY :

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

within ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE and SOCIAL EQUITY

Horizon 2020

Work Programme 2014/2015 focus areas

Twelve focus areas, of which five linked to Societal Challenge 5:

WASTE: a resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials

WATER INNOVATION: boosting its value for Europe

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

DISASTER RESILIENCE: safeguarding society and adapting climate change

BLUE GROWTH: unlocking the potential of the oceans

Policy context:

European Innovation Partnership

EIP on Active and Healthy Ageing

EIP on Raw Material

EIP on Smart Cities and Communities

EIP on Water

EIP on Sustainable Agriculture

APULIAN ROADMAP

TO EIP ON WATER

Opinion of the CoR on “The role of regional and local authorities in promoting

sustainable water management” (2011/C 259/03)

Rapporteur: Mr Vendola (IT/PES) President of Puglia Region

Reference document: Hungarian Presidency letter on October 29th 2010

Official Journal of the European Union on September 2nd, 2011, pp. 259/13-18

ARLEM report on the “Link between desertification and climate change in the

Mediterranean”

Rapporteur: Mr Vendola (IT/PES)

Third ARLEM plenary session on January 30th, 2012

Why does Puglia experience appear so relevant?

� Managing water resources at the basin scale, including land and water, groundwater,

surface water and coastal resources.

� Optimizing water supply by analyzing and optimizing water balances, adopting water

recycling and wastewater reuse and evaluating the environmental impacts of distribution and

use options.

� Managing water demand by utilizing water-efficient technologies and by implementing the

“polluters pays” principle with the “over user pays” one

� Providing equitable access to water resources through participatory and transparent

governance and management (IWRM)

� Utilizing an inter-sectoral approach to decision making so to lead actions where

authority for managing water resources is employed responsibly and stakeholders have a share in

the process

EIP on Water

� Reinforce water innovation capacity and market uptake of successful

research results

� Boost the competitiveness and growth of the European water sector

� Create leadership in water resources management and position Europe as a

global market leader in water related innovative solutions

SIP Priorities

GOALS

EIP on Water

Structure and Governance

EIP Water Activities

�Task force _ work on barriers and policy recommendations

� EIP water tools

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� Dissemination on best practice available

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Action Group Expectations

� Development of innovative solutions involving the entire innovation value

chain

� Application, implementation, commercialization and dissemination of

innovative solutions

� Identification of barriers to innovation through experiences, translated

into policy recommendations for their removal

� Support of implementation of water policy

� Connect with relevant initiatives

EIP on Water 2014/2015Bridging the gap: from innovat ive w ater solut ions to m arket replicat ion

Specific challenge: � Accelerate the commercialisation of eco-innovative water solutions (technologies, process, products, services, etc.)

� Stimulate sustainable economic growth, business and job creation in the water sector

Proposals should: � Support the first application and market replication of near-market water solutions

� Address the 5 thematic priorities identified in the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Water

o Water reuse and recycling; water and wastewater treatment, including recovery of resources; water and energy integration; flood and drought risk management, role of ecosystems services in the provision of water related services

� Address, issues affecting rapid uptake and market deployment of innovative solutions

� Include participation of SMEs

Topic relevant also for process indust r ies and advanced I CT solut ions

EIP on water is a great chance to

enhance the cooperation process

facilitating matchmaking between water

innovators across the entire value chain.

But, water industry by nature is conservative.

It's focused on public health, reliable service,

and compliance with regulations.

Those things add up to create a system that's

resistant to change.

Water authorities are generally slow to adapt

and officials are not rewarded for taking the

risks required for innovation as much as they

are punished for failure.

Innovation means looking beyond the normal for solutions,

using science and technology, but at the same time new approaches

to achieving behavioral change

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DEMOWAREInnovation & Demonstration for a Competitive and Innovative European Water

Reuse Sector

FP7 - Water Inno&Demo – 1 Puglia Region budget: 160.000 €

The goal is to remove or mitigate the main barriers to water reuse implementation by stimulating

innovation and improving cohesionwithin the European water reuse sector.

Puglia Region will have a crucial role in the definition of innovative governance approaches and

pricing policies.

WATERPIPPWater Public Innovation Procurement Policies

FP7 - Water Inno&Demo – 2b Puglia Region budget: 92.000 €

Born for exploring new public innovation procurement

methodologies and testing them where European innovation

potential is blocked by bottlenecks and barriers.

It aims at facilitating real innovation procurements, mobilizing public authorities, water utilities,

SMEs, the R&D community in the field of water, etc.

It’s closely linked to the EIP on Water through the Finnowater Action Group.

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