Water in Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5

Ewa BlochUK National Contact Point for Climate action and resourceefficiency

19th November 2015, Glasgow

Innovate UK

• UK’s innovation agency - a national public body set up in2007 by the Government to stimulate business innovation

• 300+ people, mostly from business

• Responsible for investing over £440m per year in innovation

• £3bn invested jointly with business in R&D and innovation

• 5,000 businesses and 150 research organisations

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Innovate UK priority areas

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The support we provide to business

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What is Horizon 2020? (1)

• €70.2 billion research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020)• A core part of Europe 2020, the Innovation Union & the European Research

Area:• Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth• Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment• Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

• First started as Framework Programme 1 focusing on research in 1984• Linking research to innovation – "from research to retail", funding all forms

of innovation• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, agriculture,

climate change, energy, security and transport• Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries

and beyond

What is Horizon 2020? (2)

Market exploitation - industry participation and market impact very important

Strong emphasis on expected impact

Importance of user engagement

Support to and involvement of industry, in particular high potential SMEs

Innovative, integrated and multidisciplinary solutions (e.g. technological,economic, social, health, behavioural and environmental)

Involvement of a range of organisations (industry, academic, public, end users)

International cooperation

Opportunity to pilot and demonstrate solutions in a ‘safe’ environment

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• Associated countries participate in Horizon 2020 under thesame conditions as EU Member States.

• 13 states, as of August 2015:– Iceland– Norway– Albania– Bosnia and Herzegovina– the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia– Montenegro– Serbia– Turkey– Israel– Moldova– Switzerland (partial association)– Faroe Islands– Ukraine

Associated countries

ELIGIBILITY:RIA/IA:at least 3 partners from 3diff. MS/AS

CSA:At least one legal entity

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Collaboration• Becoming involved 'for the money' is generally a bad place to start, ending in

disappointment or worse…the principal opportunity revolves around the collaboration

• The vast majority of funded projects will involve at least three independent partners fromdifferent member states or associated countries

• Projects should involve industry/business partners, also from the same country (UKacademia and UK business)

• In collaborating participants may benefit in a number of ways– Sharing Intellectual property with others to achieve new things– Growth of understanding of technology– Growth of wider international networks– Understanding of wider markets / exploitation opportunities– Participation in standards setting / market making

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Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) - single stage submission in many programmes!!!!!

• new knowledge and/or exploring the feasibility of a new or improved technology, service or solution:basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment (100% direct + 25% indirect) x 100%

Innovation Actions (IA) – two stage submission

• producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes orservices prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and marketreplication (100% direct + 25% indirect) x 70% (87.5%)

Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) – single stage submission

• standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination orsupport services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies (100% direct + 25%indirect) x 100%

SME Instrument:

• Three phases (feasibility, demonstration/market, commercialisation) – general topic in respective WPs

Fast Track to Innovation

• funding for industry-led close to market projects, bottom up9

Types of projects (funding actions)

• As a leading partner of a consortium

• As a partner in a project

• As an end-user

• As a stakeholder/Steering Group member

• As an Expert Group member

• As an evaluator

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/index.html

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Becoming involved

UK sources of help

• National Contact Points – dedicated experts providing specialist H2020 advice• Knowledge Transfer Network – thematic national support, partnering

opportunities• Enterprise Europe Network – generic local H2020 support, partnering

opportunities, SME Instrument• Innovate UK Brussels office• Catapult centres

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The focus on water

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Thematic priorities:water reuse and recycling,water and waste water treatment (incl. recovery of resources),water and energy integration,flood and drought risk management, andthe role of ecosystem services in the provision of water-relatedservices.

Horizontal priorities:water governance,decision support system and monitoring, andfinancing for innovation.

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Specific Challenge:

SC5-11-2016 Supporting international cooperationactivities on water

Enhance the opening of the Water JPI to internationalcooperation (CSA) €2mDeadline: 08th March 2016

• Create framework and a permanent dialogue

• Prepare strategic flagship initiatives on water

• Develop the knowledge base, valorise European know-how

• Knowledge transfer, wider dissemination and take-up of research findings

• Strengthen links with WssTP (Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform)

• Enhance scale and ambition of water research and innovation activities

• Make JPI Water an attractive partner for global cooperation in research and innovation(Belmont Forum) and strengthen its role in supporting EU policy implementation

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Specific Challenge:

SC5-12-2016Food systems and water resources for the development ofinclusive, sustainable and healthy Euro-Mediterraneansocieties, CSA, €2mDeadline 26th Jan 2016

Integrating various related on-going joint programming activities onfood and water into a large scale coherent programme with well-defined objectives and implementation actions.

• Bring together the main national research funding owners and/or managersinvolved in the PRIMA joint programming process (EU/ non-EU) around a jointlydesigned Strategic Research Agenda with appropriate governance andimplementation structures

• Reinforced coordination of food systems and water research programmes within along term partnership

• Reducing fragmentation of efforts;• Facilitating consultation, awareness and commitment;• Supporting sustainable economic and social development in the Mediterranean;• Unlocking the innovation potential in water management and use for food security;• Optimising the launch and implementation of a long term partnership, ensuring

appropriate funding from the participating countries and leverage effect.

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Specific Challenge:

CIRC-2-2016

• Increasing global demand for food/feed/fibre leading to growing demand for nutrients• Water treatment has the potential for nutrient recovery and contribution to circular

economy• Extensive implementation of nutrient recovery and the use of recovered nutrients is

lacking in Europe

Large scale demonstration projects covering the whole value chain fromrecovery of nutrients to their recycling

May involve recovery technologies implemented in any water sector (industrial,agriculture or municipal)

An LCA approach should be used together with environmental and health riskassessment methodologies

Involvement of social sciences and humanities to address issues such asattitudes to/acceptance of recycled products

Prospective end-users need to be involved in the projects to inform themabout the quality and safety requirements to be met by the products

Demonstrating the potential of efficient nutrientrecovery from water, IA, €6-8m/project, 3 projectsDeadline 8th March 2016 for stage 1

Water in nature-based solutions and climate

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SC5-01-2016 Exploring the added value of climate services –Demonstration of climate services (IA, up to €5m/project)• Translating the existing wealth of climate data and informaton into

integrated tools and services to help with climate risk management,supporting decision making for climate mitigation and adaptation.

• Deadline for stage 1: 8th March 2016

SCC-02-2016 Demonstrating innovative nature-based solutions incities (IA, min. €10m/project – 2 front runner and 3 follower cities)• Focus on the co-development, co-design and implementation of solutions

inspired by nature to enhance climate and water resilience in cities.• Provide evidence of benefits and co-benefits.• Deadline for stage 1: 8th March 2016

WATER TOPICS in 2017

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SC5-8-2017 Large scale demonstrators on nature-based solutions forhydro-meteorological risk reduction

Floods, droughts, storm surges, landslides – looking beyond tranditionalengineering solutions for risk prevention

CIRC-02-2017 Towards the next generation of water systems andservices – large scale demonstration projects

Regions/cities/river basins - looking beyond water supply sustainability to addressdifferent water value chains

Thank you for your attention

Ewa BlochUK National Contact PointClimate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materialsewa.bloch@innovateuk.gov.uk

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