Imagine trying to share a single cake among people who want it for different reasons—some for food, some for art, and some for science—without anyone fighting. This project builds a digital toolkit to help cities and companies decide who gets how much water and how to pay for it fairly. It's like a smart dashboard that keeps everyone honest and ensures there's enough water for future generations.
Water management is often handled in silos, leading to conflicts between agriculture, energy, and local communities. This results in inefficient resource allocation and a lack of transparency in how water tariffs are set.
A digital Governance Platform containing a Water Governance Diagnostic Tool, economic simulation tools for tariffs, and a citizen engagement method.
If you are a municipal water provider dealing with unfair pricing or water scarcity — this project developed economic simulation tools that help calculate household water tariffs and environmental costs. This ensures financial stability while keeping the service inclusive.
If you are an irrigation firm dealing with competing water demands from energy and food sectors — this project developed a Water Energy Food Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus tool that optimizes resource allocation. This prevents operational shutdowns due to water shortages.
If you are a consultancy dealing with complex regulatory audits for clients — this project developed a Water Governance Diagnostic Tool that identifies gaps in management. This allows you to provide evidence-based recommendations for 14 EU basins.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not mentioned, but the project focuses on creating economic and financial mechanisms to support the green transition.
Yes, the project identifies replication opportunities in at least 14 EU basins and tests solutions across 5 pilot sites in different countries.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not provided, though the results are intended to support EU policy implementation.
The project delivers a digital Governance Platform that gathers diagnostic tools and economic simulations to support decision-making.
The project runs from 2023-03-01 to 2026-02-28, with results being tested in 5 pilot sites during this period.
The consortium is diverse, featuring 13 partners from 6 countries. While it is heavily weighted toward non-industry entities (7 'Other' and 3 Universities), it includes 4 SMEs and 2 industrial partners, giving it a 15% industry ratio. This suggests a strong focus on policy and social science, but with enough SME involvement to ensure the digital tools are practically applicable.
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