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FAPESP will fund project in Sustainable Management of Water Resources Versão em português

FAPESP will fund project in Sustainable Management of Water Resources Call for proposals was launched with European Union in partnership with the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies and the Water JPI Initiative (photo: Water JPI)

FAPESP announces the resulf of a call for proposals issued in 2017 to fund research projects in Sustainable Management of Water Resources, under the cooperation agreement with the European Union – Horizon 2020.

The call was issued in partnership with the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) and the Water JPI Initiative.

The research themes must address challenges in assessment of multiple pressures (hydromorphological changes, anthropogenic pollution, biological contamination, natural hazards) effects on ecosystems and ecosystem services; tools and approaches for adapting and mitigating to multiple pressures; developing systems for universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water; wastewater treatment and recycling.

Selected proposal:

IDOUM - Innovative Decentralized and low cost treatment systems for Optimal Urban wastewater Management

Processo / Grant number

2018/12780-4

Acordo / Agreement

European Union (Horizon 2020)

Pesq. Resp. / PI

Raquel Fernandes Pupo Nogueira

Instit. sede / Host Institution

Instituto de Química, Unesp, Araraquara

Pesq. Resp. Ext. / PI abroad (1)

Serge Chiron

Instit.Exterior / Instit. abroad (1)

Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), France

Pesq. Resp. Ext. / PI abroad (2)

Paul Oberholster

Instit.Exterior / Instit. Abroad (2)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa

Pesq. Resp. Ext. / PI abroad (3)

Peter Schröder

Instit.Exterior / Instit. Abroad (3)

Helmholtz Zentrum München (HGMU), Germany

The call for proposal is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/11332.