Funded Projects 2014-2020
Project NortH2O
| Project Acronym | NortH2O |
|---|---|
| Project Title | NortH2O |
Summary
Through the application and implementation of green, sustainable technology and social engagement solutions NortH2O will provide long-term, cost-effective and transferable approaches for reducing micro-pollutants in the environments of remote regions.
The NortH2O project will tackle the practical issues stemming from the imminent roll-out of water quality standards across Europe, which are particularly problematic for NPA areas, and will arm remote communities, authorities, and businesses with the information and tools in accessible language and media to remediation, maintain and promote healthy and productive environmental conditions alongside human wellbeing.
NortH2O will support remote and rural regions with ComPReSS (Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Remediation Solution Service), a service providing an evaluation framework to assist stakeholders in northern communities. Including a suite of innovative, extensive, and region-specific guidance and information delivery systems ComPReSS will provide the NPA region with a sustainable and transferrable approach to reduce pharmaceutical levels in water and demonstrated social and technological solutions.
NortH2O will use locally relevant materials and technology that contribute to a circular economy to pilot and implement remediation solutions within rural regions.
Objectives
The objective of the preparatory project is to develop a high quality main project application.
Lead Partner
- North Highland College UHI
Scotland
Prof. Stuart Gibb
phone +44 (0)18474 889661
e-mail: Stuart.Gibb@uhi.ac.uk
Partners
- Finnish Environment Institute
Finland
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 14-01-16 to 29-11-16 |
| Total budget 45 000 EUR |
| NPA co-financing 29 250 EUR |
| Target groups sectoral agency local public authority enterprise, including SME infrastructure and (public) service provider General public education/training centre and school |
| Joint Secretariat Desk Officer Christopher Parker |