UniBO: Research & Innovation

Agro-food sector & Green and Bio-based Economy

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

July 2013

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

a large team of research advisors and officers;

a centralized (but on demand) tool of services, ranging from lobbying to management

an open door among Unibo and research / industrial partners, stakeholders and funding agencies

Research @ uniboResearch and Technology Transfer Area

Central office providing services for enhancing research activities:– Funding opportunities for research– Organisation of research resources– Knowledge protection and exploitation– Evaluation of research activities+ Internal and external communication, IT, Legal office

A critical mass of scientists working on common objectives

over 600 researchers involved in the network

An interdisciplinary and complementary approach

A strategic and integrated vision to promote scientific excellence

The expertises of the University of Bologna in the agro-food area

A UNIQUE POINT OF ACCESS TO

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCES IN THE AGRO-FOOD FIELD

Alma Food IRTIntegrated Research Team

7° FP: Cooperation - KBBE

Submitted projects

(Call 1- 2 A & B- 3 – 4-5-6-7)

182

EC funded KBBE projects

to UniBo:

€ 16.769.922

Funded projects

(Call 1+2+3+4+5+6+7)

50

Success rate

(Average of the 7 calls)28,47%

7FP- Cooperation – KBBE

Towards Horizon 2020

From FP7 to Horizon 2020

7PQ: Research & Development –

IDEAS PEOPLE COOPERATION CAPACITIES

2007-2013

2014 – 2020

HORIZON 2020: Research & Innovation 7FP + CIP + EIT (KICs) FROM THE IDEA TO MARKET!

KEY WORD!

From FP7 to Horizon 2020

Focus on SMEs:

• unique information point dedicated to SMEs

• 20% fundings on IL&SC to SMEs

• Semplification of rules (facilitatiing SMEs’access to programs)

• Dedicated program: Innovation for SMEs

• New Financing tools (debt and equity facility)

Simplification:

• FP+EIT+CIP

• Unique information point/platform

• Unique rules for participation, evaluation, etc.

• Simplification rules for proposal and project management

Focus on:

• Internazionalitation

• Coordination of actions/programs/intiatives at EU and National level

• Public-public and public-private partnerships (committment & extra fund)

• Horizontal actions among Horizon 2020 pillars and sinergies among EU funding initiatives

Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks

- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (Biotechnology,…)

- Access to risk finance - Innovation in SMEs

Tackling Societal Challenges- Health, demographic change and wellbeing- Food sec., sust. agri., mar. res. & bioeconomy- Secure, clean and efficient energy- Smart, green and integrated transport- Supply of raw materials, resource efficiency

and climate action- Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Excellence in the Science Base- Frontier research (ERC)- Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)- Skills and career development (Marie Curie)- Research infrastructures

EIT will contribute to addressing these challenges

Horizon 2020Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

EIP

JPI

KIC

ETP

PPPKET

Societal Challenges:FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, MARINE

AND MARITIME RESEARCH AND THE BIO-ECONOMY

Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

• Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience

• Providing ecosystem services and public goods

• Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation

Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

• Informed consumer choices

• Healthy and safe foods and diets for all

• A sustainable and competitive agri- food industry

Societal Challenges:FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, MARINE

AND MARITIME RESEARCH AND THE BIO-ECONOMY

Unlocking the Potential of Aquatic Living Resources• Developing sustainable and environmentally-friendly fisheries • Developing competitive European aquaculture• Boosting marine innovation through biotechnology

Sustainable and Competitive Bio-based Industries • Fostering the bio-economy for bio-based industries • Developing integrated biorefineries • Supporting market development for bio-based products and

processes

INITIATIVES

EIP “SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE”

• SPIRE PPP • BRIDGE PPP • KET BIOTECH

JPI FACCE - Agriculture, food security and climate change

JPI HDHL - A healthy diet for a healthy life

ALMAFOOD

ETP/NTP FOOD4LIFE

CIRI AGRO-FOOD

FOODBEST for a KIC Food

CLUSTER AGRO-FOOD

FOOD: UNIBO INITIATIVES

TEMA 1: CLIMATE

JPI CLIMATE

KIC CLIMATE

ECRA (EU Climate Research Alliance)

SOCIETAL CHALLENGE CLIMATE n. 5 (Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials)TEMA 2: Water CHALLENGES EIP WATER CHALLENGES

ETP Water Supply& Sanitation Technology Platform

JPI WATER CHALLENGESTEMA 3: Healthy OCEAN/SEA JPI WATER CHALLENGES AND SEAS

TEMA 4: ENERGY EERA (EU Research ENERGY ALLIANCE)

SOCIETAL CHALLENGE ENERGY n. 3 (Secure, clean and efficient energy)TEMA 5: SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY (GREEN &BIOTECH) CLUSTER CHIMICA VERDE

PPP BRIDGE

SOCIETAL CHALLENGE n. 2 BioEconomy (parte EXTRAFOOD)

KET BIOTECH

ETP/ NTP SUSCHEM (Italy)

TEMA 6: RAW MATERIALS EIP RAW MATERIALS

KIC RAW MATERIALS

PPP SPIRE

GREEN & BIOECONOMY: UNIBO INITIATIVES

Piattaforme tecnologiche

KEY THRUST 1 MIGLIORARE LA SALUTE

IL BENESSERE E LA LONGEVITA’

KEY THRUST 3 FAVORIRE UNA PRODUZIONE ALIMENTARE SOSTENIBILE E

COMPETITIVA

KEY THRUST 2RAFFORZARE LA FIDUCIA

DEL CONSUMATORE VERSO LA FILIERA ALIMENTARE

COMUNICAZIONE FORMAZIONE

TRASFERIMENTO TECNOLOGICO

CREAZIONE D’IMPRESA

COORDINATORE: TECNOALIMENTICORE GROUP:

AGRICONSULTING, AITA, ENEA, EURIS, FEDERALIMENTARE,

NEXEN ENGINEERING, SAPLO PERONI,

TECNOALIMENTI, U. NAPOLI FEDERICO II

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COORDINATORI:INRAN - U.ROMA1

GRANAROLO UNILEVER

LEADER GRUPPI DEI LAVORO:BARILLACON.BIO

ERIDANIA SADAMGRANAROLO

FATT. PETRINI GENTILINI U.DEL SANNIO

U.ROMA1

COORDINATORI:E

LEADER DEI GRUPPI DI LAVORO:

ENEAINALCA

CREMONINISAPLO PERONI

COORDINATORI E LEADER DEI GRUPPI DEI

LAVORO:UNIBO

BARILLAFERRERO

KIC – Knowledge and innovation communities

IR/UK Region

DK/SE Region

IT Region

FR/ES Region

BE/NL Region

DE/AT/CH Region

Sono allo studio modelli per estendere (nel limite di 6 CLC

per ora indicati dall’EIT ) la partecipazione di altri Stati

Europei o istituzioni di eccellenza, per assicurare il maggior

coinvolgimento e impatto possibile a livello EU.

• University of Bologna (IT)

• Wageningen (NL)

• INRA (FR)

• Institute of Food Research (UK)

• Technische Universitat Munich (DE),

• Technical University of Denmark (DK)

The Food Chain

Amadori

Barilla

Caviro

Coop Italia

Electrolux

Granarolo

ICAOrogel

UNIBOUniCredit

BauliBoltonCamstCarpigianiD.A.R.E. DistrictEridaniaFederalimentareFerreroInalcaME’EsrlUnioncamereWhirlpoolParco Tecnologico PadanoARCHA Laboratories srl

Lev

el 1

Lev

el 2

CNR-ISPAUNIPRUNIMISan Michele All’AdigeENEAINRAN

Italian Region: partnershipComposition

Poultry-based products

Pasta & bakery

Wine & alchool

Retailers

Domestic and professional appliance

Dairy products

Packaging

Frozen and ready-to-eat foods

Bank institutionUniversity

Confectionery Fish and seafood; canned meatCatering servicesIce cream machines and equipment Industry and University clusterSugar National Food Industry AssociationSnack Fresh meat SupplementsIndustry AssociationDomestic and professional appliance Industry and University clusterMicrobiological analysis

Research Center

Research CenterResearch CenterResearch Center

UniversityUniversity

OVERVIEW: 30 partners

• 18 companies

• 1 Bank institution

• 2 cluster

• 2 Industry Associations

• 7 Universities/Research Centers

VENTURE CAPITAL

Italian Region: partnershipGeographical distribution

RICERCA FORMAZIONE INNOVAZIONE

PROGETTI INTERNAZIONALI: 71 Milioni di Euro ad oggi, di cui FP7: più di 217 progetti finanziati, circa 68 M €

50 Food vinti per oltre 13M di euro

12 Corsi di alta formazione & 2 Scuole di specializzazione

7 Centri Interdipartimentali di Ricerca Industriale CIRI Agroalimentare

Istituti di Ricerca, Università

Policy makers,Istituzioni pubbliche, Industria

ALMAFOOD IRT

Risposta alla domanda di ricercaStrumenti di supporto per policy makers

Vision documentsPromozione di collaborazioni

pubblico-private

KIC FOODBEST CONSORTIUM

PARTENARIATI con industrie di settore, associazioni di categoria e cluster industria-ricerca

KIC - Knowledge and Innovation Community

EU focus:

Occupazione!

• Aziende (Grandi e PMI)

• Università

• Istituti di Ricerca e Formazione

• Autorità e Istituzioni Pubbliche

• Servizi Finanziari

• Etc.

L’European Institute for Innovation and

Technology (EIT) è come una “Università

Europea” strutturata in KICs (Knowledge and

Innovation Community) simili ai Dipartimenti

● Ogni KIC è una rete in cui ciascun nodo della rete è a sua volta una rete, tipicamente un cluster nazionale

● Ogni KIC prevede 4-6 nodi. La sede principale di ciascun nodo/cluster è chiamato co-location centre (CLC).

● Durata di una KIC: da 7 a 15 anni

● Le KICs dovranno contare su una varietà di fonti di finanziamento, tali da assicurare solide basi finanziarie: nazionali/regionali, Comunitari (non EIT), privati, risorse dei partecipanti

KIC brings to integration of the “Knowledge Triangle”

BENEFITS for EU:

• Industrial innovation

• Creation of new jobs and increase of employment

• Research excellence

• Increased business opportunities

• Mobility and trans-nationality

• Global scale scenario

Excellence-driven partnerships, which bring together The Triangle of Knowledge: EDUCATION, INNOVATION and RESEARCH in order to create new innovations generating real impact in terms of new business creation and societal benefit. KICs draw on a variety of sources in order to ensure a sound financial base.

Partners

Other Funding(EU programmes,

Private funds)

National / Regionalfunding EIT

Lo strumento EIP

• European Innovation Partnerships are a new way of bringing together public and private actors at EU, national and regional level to tackle the big societal challenges whilst creating new business opportunities for EU industry.

AIM: To remove bottlenecks stopping good ideas from beng translated into innovative product and services

European Innovation Partnerships (EIP)

• Pilot: Active and Healthy Ageing• Other EIPs:

– Smart Cities and communities– Water– Raw materials – Agricultural productivity and sustainability

• SIP – Strategic Implementation Plan

• Working by Action Groups

• Participation as individuals

• No EIP funds or reimbursement

STRATEGIC

EU Politics

EU Legislation

EU research priorities

EIP area Agro-Food, Bioeconomy, Energy and Environment Unit

• EIP RAW MATERIALS DG Enterprise & INDUSTRY : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/innovation-partnership/index_en.htm .

• EIP WATER: DG ENVIRONMENThttp://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/innovationpartnership/

• EIP Agricultural Productivity and SustainabilityDG Agriculture & Rural Development- http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en.htm

EIP - Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

Aims:• at providing a working interface between agriculture, bio-economy, science and

others at EU, national and regional level.• It will also serve as a catalyst to enhance the effectiveness of innovation-related

actions supported by Rural Development Policy as well as the Union Research and Innovation.

Two headline targets have been identified for this EIP:

•promoting productivity and efficiency of the agricultural sector (reversing the recent trend of diminishing productivity gains by 2020);

•the sustainability of agriculture (securing soil functionality at a satisfactory level by 2020).

Launched by European Commission on 29 February 2012

EIP - AGRI

Launched calls for tender (15th October 2012 deadline) for the Establishing of a network facility for the implementation of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP).

Partecipazione UNIBO:

• tramite una offerta da parte di Agriconsulting Europe spa

• Non partner, ma “lista di esperti” di cui i partner del network si avvalgono lista integrabile in futuro

EIP - AGRI

POLICY AREAS:• Market measures• Rural Development• Agricolture and environment• Bioenergy• Climate change• Organic Farming• Quality Policy• Biotechnology

EIP - WATER

European Innovation Partnership for a Water-efficiency

The EIP on Water was proposed by the European Commission on the 10th of May 2012

Scopo e obiettivi della EIP entro il 2020

Obiettivi

• Tutti i Piani di Gestione dei Bacini Idrografici implementati entro il 2015

• Riduzione delle perdite di acqua a livelli sostenibili attraverso l’uso di tecnologie innovative

• Diminuzione del prelivo di acqua al 20% dell’acqua rinnovabile disponibile.

GRUPPI DI LAVORO

3 gruppi di lavoro tematici

• Gestione delle acque nelle aree Urbane

• Gestione delle acque nelle aree Rurali

• Gestione delle acque nelle aree Industriali

Temi trasversali: Da sviluppare per tematiche di pertinenza di più WP

Prima Call for Expression of Commitment for Action Groups della EIP Water: scadenza 4 Aprile 2013

Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks

- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (Biotechnology,…)

- Access to risk finance - Innovation in SMEs

Tackling Societal Challenges- Health, demographic change and wellbeing- Food sec., sust. agri., mar. res. & bioeconomy- Secure, clean and efficient energy- Smart, green and integrated transport- Supply of raw materials, resource efficiency

and climate action- Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Excellence in the Science Base- Frontier research (ERC)- Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)- Skills and career development (Marie Curie)- Research infrastructures

EIT will contribute to addressing these challenges

Horizon 2020Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

EIP

JPI

KIC

ETP

PPPKET

Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks

- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (Biotechnology,…)

- Access to risk finance - Innovation in SMEs

Tackling Societal Challenges- Health, demographic change and wellbeing- Food sec., sust. agri., mar. res. & bioeconomy- Secure, clean and efficient energy- Smart, green and integrated transport- Supply of raw materials, resource efficiency

and climate action- Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Excellence in the Science Base- Frontier research (ERC)- Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)- Skills and career development (Marie Curie)- Research infrastructures

EIT will contribute to addressing these challenges

Horizon 2020Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

EIP

JPI

KIC

ETP

PPPKET

• Innovative and competitive platform technologies

• Development of platform technologies (e.g. genomics, meta-genomics, proteomics, molecular

• tools) to enhance leadership and competitive advantage in a wide number of economic sectors

Horizon 2020Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies

• A common approach to enabling and industrial technologies: ICT Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing Biotechnology Space

• Innovation: Emphasis on R&D, large-scale pilots and demonstrators, prototyping and product validation

• Strong focus on leveraging private sector investment

• Important role of PPPs to implement KET related activities (es. BRIDGE)

Biotechnology and EU‘s industrial leadership

• Europe is the world leading producer of enzymes (75%)

• Europe is heading the implementation of Industrial Biotechnology (IB) for fine chemicals Biotechnology (IB) forfine chemicals

• Nearly 70% of the IB's R&D expenditure by leading companies worldwide spent by European firms

• The potential contribution of IB to Gross Value Added to date is in the 50-60 billion € range globally; it is estimated to total to 300 billion € by 2030.

Biotechnology KET

• Boosting cutting-edge biotechnologies as a future innovation driver: Development of emerging tools such as synthetic biology, bioinformatics,

systems biology and exploiting the convergence with other enabling technologies

• Biotechnology-based industrial processesIndustrial biotechnology for competitive Industrial biotechnology for

competitive industrial products and processesm and its environmental dimension. It includes R&I on enzymatic and metabolic pathways, bio-processes design, advanced fermentation, up- and down-stream processing, gaining insight on the dynamics of microbial communities.

• Innovative and competitive platform technologiesDevelopment of platform technologies (e.g. genomics, meta-genomics,

proteomics, molecular tools) to enhance leadership and competitive advantage in a wide number of economic sectors

PPP – Public-Private parternships

BRIDGE PPP

• BRIDGE stands for ‘Biobased and Renewable Industries for Development and Growth in Europe’. It is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) on Bio-based Industries (BBI) being established in cooperation between the European Commission and the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC).

• About 50 European large and small companies, clusters and organisations across technology, industry, agriculture and forestry.

BRIDGE PPP

Biobased Industries will optimize land use and food security through a sustainable, resource-efficient and largely waste-free utilisation of Europe’s renewable raw materials for industrial processing into a wide array of biobased products

Cluster Tecnologico Nazionale

CL.USTER “A.GRIFOOD” N.AZIONALE

“CL.A.N.”

Dipartimento per l'università, l'alta formazione artistica, musicale e coreutica e per la ricercaDirezione Generale per il Coordinamento e lo Sviluppo della Ricerca

Decreto Direttoriale 30 maggio 2012 n. 257Avviso per lo sviluppo e il potenziamento di Cluster tecnologici nazionali

Il SETTORE AGROALIMENTARE ITALIANO rappresenta una vera ECCELLENZA che primeggia

sul piano della QUALITÀ, della SICUREZZA ALIMENTARE, dell’INNOVAZIONE TECNOLOGICA

d’avanguardia, della SOSTENIBILITÀ, della BIODIVERSITA’ e del RISPETTO DELLA

TRADIZIONE.

CL.USTER “A.GRIFOOD” N.AZIONALE - “CL.A.N.”

promosso da

Rappresenta la coerente evoluzione di un importante percorso condiviso tra i principali attori nazionali nell’intera filiera

agroalimentare, della ricerca scientifica ed industriale, delle attività produttive, e delle istituzioni territoriali delle aree vocate

4 PROGETTI SELEZIONATI

PROS.IT - Area 1 Nutrizione e salute PROmozione della Salute del consumatore: valorizzazione nutrizionale dei prodotti

agroalimentari della tradizione italiana SAFE&SMART - Area 2 Food safety Nuove tecnologie abilitanti per la food safety e l’integrità delle filiere agro-alimentari in

uno scenario globale

TIPA - Area 3 Produzione (non ammessa al finanziamento)Tecnologie innovative per le produzioni alimentari

SO.FI.A - Area 4 Sostenibilità Sostenibilità della filiera agroalimentare italiana

COMMITTMENT ECONOMICO DEI 4 PROGETTI SELEZIONATI

n° 78 Piccole e Medie Imprese

n° 31 Grandi Imprese

~ 60 Milioni di € Committment Economico complessivo

Ripartizione economica delle imprese :

Nutrizione 18.9 M€

Food safety 12.2 M€

Produzione 16.3 M€

Sostenibilità 12.3 M€

PARTNERSHIP DEI 4 PROGETTI PROPOSTI

Sotto il coordinamento vigile di

Federalimentare – Confindustria ed Aster – Emilia Romagna

• n° 57 Imprese (Grandi e PMI) del settore agroalimentare

• n° 9 Università, Enti di ricerca e organismi ricerca

• n° 2 Parchi scientifici e tecnologici

• n° 3 Distretti Tecnologici

Sotto il coordinamento vigile di

Federalimentare – Confindustria ed Aster – Emilia Romagna

• n° 45 Imprese (Grandi e PMI) del settore agroalimentare (7 in RER)

• n° 6 Università, Enti di ricerca e organismi ricerca (1 in RER)

• n° 2 Parchi scientifici e tecnologici

• n° 1 Distretto Tecnologico

PARTNERSHIP DEI 3 PROGETTI AMMESSI AL FINANZIAMENTO

Lo strumento JPI

• Suitable Joint Programming areas are identified by a High Level Group on Joint Programming

• bottom-up approach and high-level commitment from Member States, coordinating national programmes.

• For each initiative, participating countries will start with:– Voluntary participation of MS– JPI Governance– Developing a shared vision for the area;– Defining a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and SMART objectives

(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound); – Implementation of the SRA, assessing expected impacts and defining the best

mix of instruments to be used.– EU funding to manage the JPI: no funds for research RESEARCH FUNDED

BY MS (in relation to their commitment, funds, rules and selection).– Lunching calls: PILOT ACTIONS

Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI)Public-Public Partnerships

Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI)Public-Public Partnerships

• Neurodegenerative Diseases/Alzheimer‘s• Agriculture, food security and climate change • A healthy diet for a healthy life • Cultural heritage & global change • Urban Europe • CliK'EU • More years, better lives • Antimicrobial resistance • Water challenges • Healthy & productive seas and oceans

JPI “Food, Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment” (FACCE)

• Austria• Belgium• Czech Republic• Denmark• Estonia• Finland• France• Germany• Ireland• Israel• Italy

• The Netherlands• Norway• Poland• Romania• Spain• Sweden• Switzerland• Turkey• UK

EC + SCAR (observers)

MEMBRI

DUE OBIETTIVI

1. Raggiungere la ”Food Security” nel mondo2. Prevenire cambiamenti climatici dannosi

Nuova e considerevole enfasi è necessaria per ottenere uno sviluppo globale sostenibile.

2010: Costituzione della JPI e dei Governing bodies Website on line: www.faccejpi.com

2011: Finanziamento della JPI tramite una CSA (per le attività di redazione della Research

Agenda, mappatura, implementazione delle attività, comunicazione e coordinamento, ecc.)

Pilot action lanciate in Luglio 2011: 17 Nazioni hanno partecipato, oltre 70 gruppi di ricerca selezionati per la valutazione dalle autorità nazionali (IT: MIPAAF). Lancio del Knowledge Hub: Marzo 2012

2012: JPI Stakeholders public consultation

ATTIVITA’

ATTIVITA’

FACCE-JPI joint actions

• Year 1 (2011): Pilot action – 15 M€• Year 2 (2012): International call on mitigation – 12 M€• Year 3 (2013) ERA-NET Plus – ≥ 16M€ (12M€ from JPI MS

+ 4 M€ from EC)

Food Food securitysecurity

ClimateClimate changechangeAgricultureAgriculture

Food supply, consumption & availability

Food Food securitysecurity

ClimateClimate changechangeAgricultureAgriculture

Food supply, consumption & availability

Consuming

Retailing & Distributing

Processing & Packaging

ProducingProducing

Water vapour

Aerosols

Albedo

GHG emissions

Carbon sinks

Crops

Livestock

Grasslands

Natural resources

Aquaculture

Forestry

Biomass

AdaptationAdaptation

MitigationMitigation

GlobalisationGlobalisationLiberalisationLiberalisation

MarketMarket instabilityinstability

GlobalisationGlobalisationLiberalisationLiberalisation

MarketMarket instabilityinstability

PlanetaryPlanetary boundariesboundariesLand & water Land & water limitslimits

GHG GHG limitslimits, , PeakPeak oiloil, , PeakPeak phosphorusphosphorus

PlanetaryPlanetary boundariesboundariesLand & water Land & water limitslimits

GHG GHG limitslimits, , PeakPeak oiloil, , PeakPeak phosphorusphosphorus

RisingRising foodfood demanddemandPopulation Population riserise

ChangingChanging foodfood habits habits UrbanisationUrbanisation

RisingRising foodfood demanddemandPopulation Population riserise

ChangingChanging foodfood habits habits UrbanisationUrbanisation

Global environ. ChangeGlobal environ. ChangeC and N cycles, Contaminants C and N cycles, Contaminants

SoilSoil degradationdegradation, , BiodiversityBiodiversity lossloss

Global environ. ChangeGlobal environ. ChangeC and N cycles, Contaminants C and N cycles, Contaminants

SoilSoil degradationdegradation, , BiodiversityBiodiversity lossloss

FACCE JPIFACCE JPI

JPI WATER

http://www.waterjpi.eu/water-jpi/

ITALY:Ministry of

Environment

Aims• The economic challenge: The European water sector is of prime economic importance, as

it offers jobs for thousands of citizens across Europe. Investments in water technology

around the world increase every year, in a market which has become very competitive.

• The ecological challenge: Preservation and protection of waters is a crucial asset for

sustainable development. It is essential to enhance the absorbing and self-purification

capacity of the landscape and water ecosystems to reduce the transfer and storage of

pollutants and maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services.

• The societal challenge: Water is a natural resource necessary for societal well-being.

Water fulfils a multitude of services and functions for a sustainable livelihood. Water re-use

and nutrient recovery from municipal, industrial and agricultural waste water offer economic

advantages and societal gains.

• The technological challenge: Specific innovations in monitoring technologies and

developments in information systems and methodologies are required to address the

complexity of water systems and water issues. Many capital-intensive water infrastructures

require research to improve design and maintenance, maximize societal benefit and

moderate costs.

http://www.waterjpi.eu/water-jpi/index.php/csa-wateur

January 2012 – Call Coordination and Support Action WATEUR proposal which has started on the 1st January 2013.

This CSA will sustain the overall coordination and capacity-building process for the Water JPI with the initial aim of shortening the time required to reach the implementation phase and then allow the adoption of effective and efficient methods of collaboration among the partners in water research. This action will help establish effective JPI governance structures and develop a sharply focused and realistic research agenda based on the mapping and analysis of the state of the art in the specific field both at European and international level.

Research and Technology Transfer Division

European Research & Innovation Office  Agro-Food, Bioeconomy, Energy and Environment Unit

Food Coordination - Almafood Integrated Research Team: almafoodirt@unibo.it

Green and Bioeconomy Coordination: bioeconomy.euro@unibo.it

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