Presentation by Mr.Bernard, Research and Innovation Directorat-General, European Commission, on the occasion of the 1st Indo-European Water Forum

2. Opportunities offered by the EU's
Research Programme 'Horizon
2020' for research and Innovation
on Water
Florent Bernard, Ph.D.
Directorate General for Research and Innovation
European Commission

3. Research and
Innovation
- S&T Agreement
- FP7 calls: 41 mln € - 326 projects
- FP7 co-funded joint calls: 60 mln €
- computational materials science,
- food and nutrition research,
- solar energy research,
- water related challenges
- Horizon 2020: open to the world + ERA NETs + JPIs
 co-funding mechanism?
- EU–India Joint Declaration on Research and Innovation
Cooperation
 Building an Indo-European Research and Innovation Partnership
 Group of Senior Officials (GSO)
 Platform of Funders: INNO INDIGO

4. Opportunities for the water
sector in Horizon 2020

5. EU major policy drivers for research and
innovation in the water sector in the
context of Horizon 2020
 Innovation Union Flagship Initiative - European Innovation
Partnership on Water
 Resource Efficiency Flagship Initiative
 Eco-Innovation Action Plan
 EU water related policies (Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s
waters)
 Joint Programming Initiative "'Water challenges in a
Changing World“
 Water related ETPs (WssTP, SusChem) and PPPs (SPIRE)
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7. What is Horizon 2020?
• €70.2 billion* billion research and innovation funding
programme (2014-2020)
• Coupling research to innovation – "from research to retail",
all forms of innovation
• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health,
clean energy and transport
• *2011 constant prices

8. Health, demographic change and wellbeing 7 472
Food security, sustainable agriculture and
forestry, marine and maritime and inland water
research and the Bioeconomy
3 851
Secure, clean and efficient energy 5 931
Smart, green and integrated transport 6 339
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency
and raw materials
3 081
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies 1 310
Secure societies 1 695
Science with and for society 462
Spreading excellence and widening participation 816
Funding of Societal Challenges (in € million, 2014-2020)

9. Water in Horizon 2020
A key component of Societal Challenge 5: Climate
action, environment, resource efficiency and raw
materials
•Objective of Societal Challenge 5:
•"to achieve a resource – and water – efficient and climate
change resilient economy and society, the protection and
sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems,
and a sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to
meet the needs of a growing global population within the
sustainable limits of the planet's natural resources and eco-
systems."
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10. Research and
Innovation
SC5 Work Programme 2014-2015SC5 Work Programme 2014-2015
Focus AreaFocus Area
Water innovation: Boosting its value forWater innovation: Boosting its value for
EuropeEurope
Reinforcing water innovation capacity and market uptake of
successful research results
Boost the competitiveness and growth of European water
sector
Create leadership in water resources management and
positioning Europe as a global market leader in water related
innovative solutions
Support the needs of relevant EU water, innovation and
resource efficient policies, international commitments and
related initiatives.

11. Research and
Innovation
Prospects for water R&I in the 2016-
2017 Horizon Work Programme
 Maintain the momentum of the Water Innovation FA
promoting investment of innovative solutions
 Putting water in the center of a systemic approach for eco-
innovation and circular economy, natural based solutions
and climate services
 Help unlock public and private investments in the water
sector
 Make wider use various Horizon 2020 financial instruments
and create opportunities for synergies with other EU funds
(Cohesion funds, LIFE+, etc.)
 Large-scale demonstration projects with replication
potential

12. Research and
Innovation
Research and
Innovation
Thank you for your
attention!
Find out more:
www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020