Novel integrated water management systems (NOVIWAM) for southern European regions: the joint action plan
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
Increasing efforts are being made to understand the
consequences of environmental changes for society, particularly
in the field of water resources. One of these efforts is the
NOVIWAM project which aims to promote multilevel and
interregional co-operation in the field of water management
tools and methods. This paper shows the main objectives of the
project and how the SWOT analysis was carried out in order to
characterize each region of the project. The JAP which is
presented in this work includes guidelines to ensure that the
research and development activities conducted answer real
necessities of the stakeholders and that the results are easily
transferable which is necessary for the JAP to become a reality.
The NOVIWAM project aims at including this JAP in the
research strategies of both the regions involved in the project
and others and therefore, the design of the JAP has not only
taken in to account the capacities and interests of the
participants but intends to be a comprehensive document that
includes R&D priorities at a multinational and multispectral
level and is of interest to all the relevant stakeholders in the
field. International researchers are welcome in the formulation
of proposals based on JAP.
consequences of environmental changes for society, particularly
in the field of water resources. One of these efforts is the
NOVIWAM project which aims to promote multilevel and
interregional co-operation in the field of water management
tools and methods. This paper shows the main objectives of the
project and how the SWOT analysis was carried out in order to
characterize each region of the project. The JAP which is
presented in this work includes guidelines to ensure that the
research and development activities conducted answer real
necessities of the stakeholders and that the results are easily
transferable which is necessary for the JAP to become a reality.
The NOVIWAM project aims at including this JAP in the
research strategies of both the regions involved in the project
and others and therefore, the design of the JAP has not only
taken in to account the capacities and interests of the
participants but intends to be a comprehensive document that
includes R&D priorities at a multinational and multispectral
level and is of interest to all the relevant stakeholders in the
field. International researchers are welcome in the formulation
of proposals based on JAP.