HomeThe European Commission is funding the Collaborative project ‘PREPARED Enabling Change’ (PREPARED) within the context of the Seventh Framework Programme 'Environment'. The PREPARED project originates from the WSSTP (Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform - www.WssTP.eu) thematic working group Sustainable Water Management in Urban areas. Over a period of five years, PREPARED will work with a number of urban utilities in Europe and worldwide to develop advanced strategies to meet anticipated challenges in the water supply and sanitation sectors brought about by climate change. The project will provide a framework that links comprehensive research with development programmes in these utilities. The PREPARED vision will provide significant synergistic opportunities that the utilities can utilise to improve their preparedness for the ongoing changes related to the provision of water supply and sanitation. The outcomes of the project will be used as input for the planning and rehabilitation programmes of the participating cities. Following on from that, the experience gained by the utilities, will be shared with other actors of the water sector in Europe. The ultimate objective is environmental-concern based rehabilitation and investment programmes for water supply and sanitation systems (including storm water). The cities and utilities involved will be prepared and resilient to the impacts of climate change in the short and in the long-term. The project implementation started in February 2010 and it is expected to end in January 2014, under E.U. contract number 244232. |
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News and Information
June 2010 Prepared Newsletter
There is no doubt that climate change is one of the most criti-cal and challenging issues we have to face as a global commu-nity in the 21st century. Impacts that mankind has to address as a result of climate change are, too much or too little water (flooding, droughts, water scarcity, sea level rise), too high or too low a temperature (extreme heat, extreme cold) and signifi-cant changes in the amount of water and in temperature, but also new diseases and loss of biodiversity.READ MORE >
12-13 July 2010 - The Environment Directorate of DG RTD is organising an INFO DAY
Next 12-13 July 2010 the Environment Directorate of DG RTD is organising an INFO DAY and brokerage events related the forthcoming publication of the FP7 call for proposals - Work Programme 2011. The INFO DAY will take place in Brussels, Centre Albert Borschette, 36 rue Froissart, starting on Monday afternoon 12 July.READ MORE >
WssTP Newsletter March 2010
Members of the WssTP are invited to meet on the 27th of April during the General Assembly.READ MORE >
Eindhoven voorbereid op risico's met water
EINDHOVEN - Wie herinnert zich niet de ondergestroomde spoortunnels tijdens Koninginnedag, een paar jaar terug. Eindhoven-Noord was korte tijd van Ziud gescheiden.READ MORE >
