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Inspired by:
FP7
» Growth of real-time monitoring and response to water problems
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3
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2010-12-04
id: #1192 / version id: #203
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Originally submitted by:
Graciela Sainz
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Last changed by:
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Source of inspiration
European Commission Framework Programme for RTD
(FP7)
Theme/activity of inspiration
Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)
Sub-theme/area of inspiration
Natural hazards
Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s
Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
WISER (226273)
Signal's headline
(max. 9 words)
Growth of real-time monitoring and response to water problems
Signal's description
(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a legislation produced by the European Commission to achieve sustainable management of water across European Member States. The directive aims to achieve healthy water environment by taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations. The WISER project aims to develop integrated tools for assessing the ecological status of European surface waters and evaluate recovery processes in rivers, lakes and coastal/transitional waters under global change constraints. These challenges will lead to the development of integrative systems that will measure levels of Biological Quality Elements (BQE) and deliver real-time strategies to tackle associated water problems.
Keywords
early warning, water, environment, rivers, lakes, coast
Mini-description
(max. 250 characters)
Growth of real-time monitoring and response to assess the ecological status of European surface waters and evaluate recovery processes in rivers, lakes and coastal/transitional waters under global change constraints.
Signal's first apperance
2005-now
Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.
It reveals environmental anomalies. It shows a possibly new or emerging trend: Need to find real-time strategies to face fast-growing environmental problems.
Importance
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Level 1: important for a particular
country
Level 2: important for a particular
world region
Level 3: important for the
European Union
Level 4: important for the
whole world
Filters preventing the signal's monitoring
scientific
filters (knowledge/technology access)
Key driving forces of this signal
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Driver 1
Driver 2
Social
Water Shortage
Economic
Economic losses associated to the water shortages
Environmental
Changing ecosystems due to the lack of water
Potential stakeholders' actions
short-term actions
(now-2015)
longer-term
(after 2015)
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels)
should be interested and prepare precautionary action should be interested and prepare precautionary action should be interested and prepare precautionary action
Business actors (incl. SMEs)
should be interested and prepare precautionary action
Academic/Research sector
should be interested and prepare precautionary action
Non-for-profit organisations (e.g. NGOs, political parties, social movements, voluntary associations)
should be interested and prepare precautionary action
Media
should be interested and prepare precautionary action
General public
should be interested and prepare precautionary action
Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges
where?
please justify:
particularly relevant
Europe
world
Water security/vulnerability
Signal's relevance for thematic research areas
please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
Water scarcity has a direct impact on health
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Water scarcity has also a direct impact n agriculture and fisheries
Environment (including Climate Change)
Water shortage damages the environment
Pan-European strategies influencing the signal
please justify:
particularly relevant
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer
Reinforcing - before 2013
Increasing the efficiency and impact of public research
through Joint Programming (i.e. combining national and pan-European research efforts) or the optimisation of research programmes and priorities, for example.
Reinforcing - before 2013
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology
Reinforcing - before 2013
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