FairWay

Call: H2020-RUR-2016-2017

Rural Renaissance – Fostering innovation and business opportunities

Topic: RUR-04-2016; Type of action: RIA (Research and Innovation action); Proposal number: 727984-2

PARCERIA:

STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK. Netherlands

HASKONINGDHV NEDERLAND BV. Netherlands

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY. Netherlands

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. France

SEGES PS. Denmark

NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING. Norway

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI. Slovenia

FONDAZIONE PER LO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE DEL MEDITERRANEO. Italy

CLM ONDERZOEK EN ADVIES BV. Netherlands

JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI. Germany

INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE COIMBRA. Portugal

UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN. United Kingdom

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU PEDOLOGIE, AGROCHIMIE SI PROTECTIA MEDIULUI. Romania

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS. Greece

AGRIFOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE. United Kingdom

AARHUS UNIVERSITET. Denmark

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND. Denmark

RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEIDEN MILIEU*NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Netherlands

KMETIJSKO GOZDARSKA ZBORNIKA SLOVENIJE KMETIJSKO GOZDARSKI ZAVOD MARIBOR. Slovenia

ADAS UK LIMITED. United Kingdom

LANDWIRTSCHAFTSKAMMER NIEDERSACHSEN. Germany

SCIENCEVIEW MEDIA BV. Netherlands

INVESTIGADOR RESPONSÁVEL IPC:

ANTÓNIO JOSÉ DINIS FERREIRA (ESAC)

FINANCIAMENTO:

Investimento Elegível:  €

Apoio da União Europeia:

Incentivo Não Reembolsável (85,5%):  €

Comparticipação dos promotores (14,5%):  €

Investimento elegível IPC: 192.500,00 €

DESCRIÇÃO SUMÁRIA:

Safe drinking water is vital for human health. Diffuse pollution of nitrogen and pesticides from agriculture is the main obstacle to meet drinking water quality targets. Policies to protect drinking water resources have not achieved a consistente effectiveness in all member states. The objective of FAIRWAY is to review policy, governance and farm water management approaches to protect drinking water resources in the EU and to identify and further develop innovative measures and governance approaches which will simultaneously increase the sustainability of agriculture. The FAIRWAY partners form a unique blend of researchers, farm advisers and consultancies and is built on 13 case studies (‘living labs’) in 11 different EU countries, which will form the core of a multi-actor platform, underpinning all FAIRWAY work packages. Equally important is the upscaling of successful practices from case studies to the regional, national, and EU scales, emphasising the role of effective communication and extension tools developed in FAIRWAY. The outputs will provide a blueprint for multi-actor engagement across different scales, which will allow agriculture and water policies to be addressed in a more integrated way. FAIRWAY will:

i) increase the scientific understanding of the relationship between agriculture and drinking water protection;

ii) increase the understanding for the social, technical and economic barriers to practical implementing of measures;

(iii) deliver innovative measures and tools to overcome these barriers;

iv) develop protocols and data-sets for monitoring of farming practices and water quality;

v) develop effective governance approaches for small to large water supplies;

vi) increase awareness and involvement of farmers and other citizens in the monitoring and governance of water supplies.

The FAIRWAY results will be widely disseminated to a range of targeted audiences using state-of-the-art technologies, social media and workshops.