EU WI: Research Component - Outline Proposal for 2006 Work Programme
In a nutshell, the 2006 Work Programme of the EU WI Research Component shall aim at:
• Facilitating further efforts invested in the establishment of an ERA-Net, primary as the means for the promotion of coordination between the EU MS bilateral water research programmes.
• Capitalising on knowledge and partnership accumulating through the ever increasing critical mass of RTD projects in support to the EU WI, funded through the 6th Community Framework Programme.
• Co-ordinating better with the Work Programmes of other EU WI Working Groups.
• Increasing awareness through participation in major international events (4th World Water Forum, Mexico, March 2006, Stockholm International Water Week, August 2006 and IWA Forum, China, September 2006), including dissemination of lessons learnt from research on IWRM (for specialist and generalist publics)
• Exploring/defining the development of working and functional interfaces with local stakeholders and NGO/Civil society bodies
• Advancing of earlier discussions on the functional interfaces between the EU Water Initiative/research component and the Water and Sanitation Technology Platform.
• Exploring the scope and potential of strategic partnerships with other major international bodies/donors.
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