Projet ALICE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The challenges facing society in urban wastewater management cannot be solved by any one sector alone. ALICE (AcceLerate Innovation in urban wastewater management for Climate changE) will accelerate innovation by bringing together and exchanging knowledge between the key players who can, together, address the future techno-economic, governance and societal challenges arising from climate change. It will boost international and interdisciplinary skills, as well as careers perspective of Experienced Researchers, Early Stage Researchers, and the workforce of industry, water utilities and public organizations. The results will 1) benefit water utilities, 2) support political and managerial decisions in wastewater, 3) benefit wastewater equipment manufacturers, identifying new market opportunities in the EU, 4) benefit EU citizens from the improved wastewater infrastructure, the environment and job creations. Higher precipitation and more frequent storms will require change in sewer water management. Moreover, higher risks of water scarcity and droughts require increased wastewater reuse, currently at 20% of its potential in the EU. These changes will lead to increased energy demand in a sector that is already a major contributor of carbon emissions. ALICE will promote effective solutions based on innovative technologies, green infrastructures, climate vulnerability assessments, governance and economic models, embracing stakeholders’ and citizens’ views to overcome barriers to the acceptance and uptake of new technologies. The excellence of the project lies in the joined-up thinking of different perspectives and disciplines. Academic and non-academic partners along the wastewater value-chain will exchange knowledge, develop training, research and innovation activities. ALICE will build lasting knowledge and cooperation networks and will provide the non-academic sector with practical solutions to respond in innovative ways to the challenges posed by climate change.

Mots clés : adaptation, vulnerability assessment, green infrastructures, water and energy nexus, water treatment, emerging contaminants, resource recovery, water governance, environmental economics

Participants :
- Region de murcia (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 171000.0 €
- Basque Centre for Climate Change (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 36000.0 €
- University of Cyprus (Chypre) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 36000.0 €
- University of Ulster (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 99000.0 €
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 36000.0 €
- Aset spa (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 27000.0 €
- Militos symvouleutiki a.e. (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 27000.0 €
- Queen's University Belfast (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 99000.0 €
- University of Macerata (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 99000.0 €
- Dionergy limited (Irlande) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 40500.0 €
- Rete Europea Dell’Innovazione (Italy) (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 90000.0 €
- Dublin City University (Irlande) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 94500.0 €
- Government of the United Kingdom (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 45000.0 €