Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform |
| Acronym: |
WssTP
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| Legal status: |
AISBL-IVZW-NPO
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| Website address: |
http://www.wsstp.eu
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Sections
| Section: |
III - Non-governmental organisations |
| and more precisely: |
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Durk Krol
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| Position: |
Director |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Durk Krol
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| Position: |
Director |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
6 Avenue Edmond van Nieuwenhuyse
Brussels 1160
BELGIUM
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| Telephone number: |
(+32) 02 7927551 |
| Fax number: |
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| Other contact information: |
WssTP is the Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform, the European Technology Platform (ETP) for Water.
It was initiated by the European Commission in 2004 to:
1) Promote coordination and collaboration of RTD&I in the water sector, and
2) ennhance the competetiveness of the European water sector in relation to other global regions
Through our Vision Document and Strategic Research Agenda we provide strategic answers for the water research future challenges. We have 71 members and 350 contributors and represent a network of more than 700 individuals from industrie, research institutes, universities, utilities, and end-users.
WssTP is led by industries in collaboration with academics, research organisations and water users to improve efficiency and financial opportunities in the sector.
WssTP works with National Representatives through its Member States Mirror Group (MSMG).
WssTP has a strong network of Members and contributors involved in its activities including the delivering of research strategic vision and the production of evidenced based reports identifying future research needs. From Fundamental Research to implementation, WssTP is proactive in identifying future challenges.
The major contributions from WssTP are the Strategic Research Agenda published in 2006 and updated in 2010 through the work of more than 200 individuals and a series of scientific publication and reports on key challenges of the water sector including water management in urban cities, sludge, climate change, managed aquifer recharge, irrigated agriculture, coastal zones, etc.
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
Our Goals:
- Fostering collaborative, innovative and integrated European Research and Technologies Development.
- Ensuring the European Growth and Competitiveness of the Water Sector.
- Providing Global answers to Global Challenges for the next generations.
- Addressing the challenges of an integrated and sustainable management of water resources.
Through our goals, 3 SOLUTIONS
The mission and related goals of WssTP are to strengthen the competitiveness and the potential for:
1. Technological leadership by the European Water Industry.
2. Solving European water issues.
3. Addressing the challenges of an integrated and sustainable mangement of water ressources.
- Increased water stress and costs.
- Increasing urbanisation
- Rapid climate change
- Under-resourced rural areas
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
4
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Complementary information:
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
| First name
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Surname
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Start Date |
End Date |
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Nicole
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Zantkuijl
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23/10/12
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03/07/13
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Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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- Identify future research needs and future
challenges from Fundamental Research to Implementation
projects.
- Deliver research strategic vision and produce
evidence based reports on water research.
- Set up and provide outcomes to European
Research Programmes for the water sector.
- Contribute to the implementation of the
Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) by defining and
managing the Pilot Programmes activities.
- Work with national government through the
Mirror State Members Group (MSMG).
- Benefit from a strong network with different
stakeholders working in the water sector.
- Attend the WssTP events: stakeholders event,
workshops, meetings...
- Get water research targeted information from
our monthly newsletter and trimestrial letter to
Members.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Climate Action
- Communication
- Energy
- Enterprise
- Environment
- Food Safety
- Information Society
- Regional Policy
- Research and Technology
- Trans-European Networks
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
344 |
| Number of member organisations: |
61 |
| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
- SUEZ Environnement (20 members)
- VEOLIA (20 members)
- UKWIR (15 members)
- UIE (3 members)
- ICCS (2 members)
- NIVA (2 members)
- ANIMA (2 members)
- AQUATEAM (2 members)
- BRODENE (2 members)
- GRONTMIJ (2 members)
- LONZA (2 members)
- NALCO (3 members)
- NORIT (3 members)
- SCHLUMBERGER (5 members)
- AIDICO (3 members)
- BGS (3 members)
- CEIT (3 members)
- CEMAGREF (4 members)
- CEH (4 members)
- CETAQUA (12 members)
- CRANFIELD UNIV (8 members)
- CSTB (3 members)
- CTM (4 members)
- DANISH WATER FORUM (2 members)
- DELTARES (10 members)
- DHI (8 members)
- DVGW (4 members)
- EMH (4 members)
- FNHW (5 members)
- AMGA (5 members)
- GEUS (3 members)
- HR WALLINGFORD (3 members)
- IRSA CNR (5 members)
- IWA (8 members)
- JOANNEUM (8 members)
- KWR (12 members)
- KWB (12 members)
- LABEIN (8 members)
- LEITAT (5 members)
- SINTEF (8 members)
- IVL (5 members)
- TNO (12 members)
- VITO (4 members)
- WATERPOOL (4 members)
- AQUAFIN (3 members)
- AGUAS DE PORTUGAL (3 members)
- AEAS (3 members)
- CANAL ISABEL II (3 members)
- COPA COGECA (3 members)
- DANVA (5 members)
- EUREAU (12 members)
- FEDERUTILITY (3 members)
- GRANDLYON (2 members)
- KOMMUNE OF OLSO (3 members)
- NORSK VANN (3 members)
- SIAAP (3 members)
- SVENSKVATTEN (3 members)
- VEWIN (4 members)
- MACCAULAY (3 members)
- AGBAR (12 members)
- EUCETSA (2 members)
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
- AUSTRIA
- BELGIUM
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- DENMARK
- FINLAND
- FRANCE
- GERMANY
- GREECE
- HUNGARY
- ITALY
- NETHERLANDS
- PORTUGAL
- SPAIN
- SWEDEN
- UNITED KINGDOM
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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The WssTP is a growing organisation
serving a challenging mission which
aims to develop collaboration
between the different stakeholders
working in the water sector.
Indeed, during our first five years
of operation, the number of
people involved in the platform
activities increased on a regular
basis starting from a threshold of
300 in 2007 to more than 650 in
2009.
The number of corporate members
went from 11 in 2007 to 61 in
2010. More than 200 organisations
contribute to the work of WssTP
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2012
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07/2012
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Total budget:
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29,400
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€
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of which public financing:
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0
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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€
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- from national sources:
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0
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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0
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€
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from other sources: |
29,400
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€
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- donations:
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0
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€
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- contributions from members:
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29,400
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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100000
€ - 150000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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Budget and finances are accessible upon request
WssTP delivered its financial estate every year during its General Assembly
The budget and finances are controlled by an accountant and by a member of WssTP
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