Imagine trying to fix a giant, messy room but no one can agree on what the finished room should look like. This project helps people create a shared 'dream picture' of healthy oceans and rivers for the future. Once everyone agrees on the goal, they work backward to create a realistic map of steps to get there.
Decision-makers and the public often disagree on how to restore water systems, leading to mistrust and stalled policy action. This prevents the implementation of necessary environmental targets.
The project is building regional scenarios, back-casting goals, and scientific/artistic visualizations for 2030 and 2050 water system targets.
If you are a port authority dealing with conflicting environmental regulations and local opposition — this project developed regional scenarios and visualizations that help align policy-makers and the public on sustainable water goals. This reduces friction in planning infrastructure updates for 2030 and 2050.
If you are a consultancy dealing with clients who struggle to visualize long-term ecological transitions — this project developed scientific and artistic visualizations of water systems. These tools allow you to present clear, aspirational targets for water restoration to corporate clients.
If you are a water utility dealing with a lack of public support for new conservation measures — this project developed participatory design methods to co-create visions of desirable futures. This increases public buy-in for necessary water system transformations.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost information is provided as this is an EU-funded research initiative.
The project focuses on regional scenarios across four Mission Lighthouse regions and pan-European levels, suggesting a scalable model for governance and planning.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but all data will contribute to the European Digital Twin of the Ocean.
The project runs from 2025-09-01 to 2028-08-31, with specific visioning targets for 2030 and 2050.
The project outputs are designed to integrate directly into the European Digital Twin of the Ocean.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and academia, with 5 research organizations and 2 universities. Only 1 industry partner is involved, representing an 11% industry ratio. This suggests the project is primarily focused on methodology and scientific visualization rather than immediate commercial product development.
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