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Sustainable
management and quality of water
Life cannot exist without water. A steady water supply
of consistent quality is essential for everyone's wellbeing
and the efficient functioning of society in general. Although
significant progress has been made in reducing water pollution
and waste, much remains to be done to protect this precious
resource.
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This
key action focuses on an integrated approach to water management
issues. The interactions between water catchment areas, wetlands,
rivers, canals and pollution sources, such as industrial zones
and cities, will be studied, as will methods for sustainably matching
supply and demand.
Information
and communication systems will also be developed, both to translate
this understanding into efficient water management and to help
cope with emergencies as diverse as industrial accidents and flooding.
Technologies to treat and prevent pollution, reduce water consumption
and improve water reuse will be developed and their use promoted,
particularly in Europe's arid regions.
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Integrated
management at catchment scale |
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- development
of tools, methods and management schemes
- socio-economic
aspects
integrated
management tools, guidelines for rational use, cost-benefit
analysis, policy instruments and institutional mechanisms,
decision support systems
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Ecological
quality |
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- ecosystem
functioning
- ecological
quality targets
quantification
of key processes, ecosystem quality indicators, maintenance
and restoration methods
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Treatment
and purification technologies |
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- management
of water in the city
- waste
water treatment and re-use
improve
urban water management systems, innovative treatment techniques,
sustainable reuse, environmental and health impacts
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Monitoring
and early warning systems |
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- pollution
surveillance and control
- improved
flood and drought forecasting
improved
measuring methods, monitoring strategies, generic sensing
devices and early warning systems
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Pollution
prevention |
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- contaminated
land, landfills and sediments
- diffuse
pollution
cost-effective
remediation techniques, guidelines for good agricultural
practices to reduce diffuse pollution
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Water-deficient
regions |
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- water
management tools and technological developments
- saline
water intrusion
guidelines
for rational surface and groundwater management, methods
to prevent saline water intrusion, alternative supply and
water conservation techniques, desalination
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