News and Information
Prepared Newsletter 3 - CAN WE ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE? Visions of the Future and their Role in PREPARED
Urban Water Systems are dominated by large assets, many of which have design lives of several decades. It is anticipated that many of the impacts of climate change will only become apparent after many years.READ MORE >
“POLEKO 2010” International Trade Fair of Environmental Protection
PREPARED project was presented during the International Trade Fair of Environmental Protection “POLEKO 2010”, the largest trade show in Central and Eastern Europe devoted to ecology. During the Trade Fair, PREPARED presented a paper at the “2nd German – Polish Forum on Eco-Innovation: Fostering R&D collaboration for a change”.READ MORE >
Polish Trade Fair for Water and Sanitation Utilities, “HydroSilesia 2010”
The PREPARED project was presented during the Polish Trade Fair for Water and Sanitation Utilities, “HydroSilesia 2010”, on 3 to 5 November 2010, in Sosnowiec, Poland.READ MORE >
Cities Taking Action
Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria, in south-east Australia. With a population of 4 million (Colebatch & Lahey 2009), it is Australia’s second most populous city. In 2009, Melbourne was named the world’s ‘third most liveable city’ by the Economist Intelligence Unit.READ MORE >
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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The calendar below shows which events will be taking place. Underlined dates indicate an event. The events below the calendar are the latest three events submitted.
May 13-18th 2012
A Welcome to join IWA-WCE Dublin Congress May 2012
13 - 18 MAY 2012
WORLD CONGRESS ON WATER, CLIMATE AND ENERGY 2012
