Funded Projects 2014-2020
Project WaterPro
| Project Acronym | WaterPro |
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| Project Title | Northern Runoffs into Profits |
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| Project Website |
Summary
While the agriculture and mining extractive industries are important sectors for the economy of Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) areas, their activities cause significant risk to the vulnerable environment through water and land pollution. Nutrients in agricultural runoff are one of the major contributors to eutrophication and algae blooms. The overreaching goal of WaterPro is to develop eco-efficient tools and models for SRM practices and environmental protection for the NPA sparsely populated region. This will be done through development of a Tool-Box of good management practices and communication platform for agriculture and mining extraction runoff management.
Objectives
The project objectives are to: Increase ecoefficient runoff management in NPA areas and preparedness to climate change, and enable faster transfer of knowledge and wider cooperation in NPA runoff management.
Impacts
Tangible
| Man-made/natural risk reduction: | The agriculture and mining industries are economically-important sectors in the NPA areas. The project collected the expertise in water runoff management from different regions and produced a set of NPA-specific good practices for agriculture, extractive industries and water flow determination. Together with the practical Infocards and videos, these practices serve as guidelines to prevent environmental impacts and especially man-made risks to the environment.
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Lead Partner
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences ltd
Finland
Ville Matikka
phone +358 44 78 555 78
e-mail: ville.matikka@savonia.fi
Partners
- Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Northern Ireland - Agricultural University of Iceland
Iceland - Donegal County Council
Ireland - Geological Survey of Finland
Finland - Heriot Watt University
Scotland - Lough Neagh Partnership Ltd
Northern Ireland - Luleå University of Technology
Sweden - The Agricultural Agency
Faroe Islands
Project Info
| Theme Environmental protection, climate change, pollution (soil, water, air), waste management |
| Priority 4 Natural and Cultural Heritage |
| Objective 4 Increased capacity for sustainable environmental management |
| Project duration 31-05-16 to 30-05-19 |
| Total budget 1 992 726 EUR |
| NPA co-financing 1 192 756 EUR |
| Target groups higher education and research local public authority sectoral agency enterprise, including SME regional public authority |
| Joint Secretariat Desk Officer Rachel Burn |