The EU Commission has decided to support the China Europe Water Platform with 6 mio € in grants for activities to be implemented during 2017-2021. Five Consortia are now developing concrete proposals.
The EU Commission has issued a press release about the recent CEWP discussion about the PI Activities. You can find the press release at the EU Commission website.
Through a 6 mio € grant from the European Commission and an additional co-funding of 1,5 mio € from the involved Member States, five Consortia are now developing proposals for activities to be implemented during 2017-2021.
The five consortia areas are working with topics linking water management to the key drivers for water use and water pollution: Food & Agriculture; Energy; Urbanization; River Basin Management and Ecosystem Services.
Below you can find the slides from an event held on May 4th, 2017, at the University of Evora in Portugal, where the current status of the development of the proposals were presented:
The 2nd International Top-Level Forum on Engineering Science and Technology Development Strategy
Sustainable Hydropower Use and Intergration in China and EU
Rural Water and Food Security Evora presentation