AguaSociAL

Project duration: 01/12/2013 – 30/11/2017

Joint exchange programme EU/Brazil on Water Related Sciences and Social Innovation

The AguaSociAL joint exchange programme aims to strengthen research cooperation and knowledge sharing between

Brazil and Europe within the water related sciences and Social

Innovation.

Università degli Studi Università degli Studi Roma Tre Roma Tre - Project

Coordinator, a leading public University, in Italy and in Europe, in technical-scientific

teaching and research. 21 years of academic activity, offering a

wide-range of courses and on environment and socio-economic development.

http://dipeco.uniroma3.it/

Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University established on 1989, with a broad range of research centres that span a number of subject

disciplines. The University’s Civil Engineering Research Facility (CERF) and carries out research activities primarily engineering based,

addressing the issues of potable water, project

monitoring and infrastructure

reliability, sustainable engineering.

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/

Large prestigious university in Spain, UAB is recognised around the world for its quality and innovation in research and as a

coordinator of a potent scientific and technological

centre (Esfera UAB) and for its environmental sciences studies.

UAB has all the required techniques and methods for

material characterisation and methodologies development

related to wastewater treatment, and though its Research Group of

Separation Techniques in Chemistry, GTS - development of

new concepts in process separation and to problem-

solving applications within the water treatment sector.

http://www.uab.es/

The Federal University of Pará The Federal University of Pará (UFPA) is a Brazilian federal

institution of higher education. It is a multiple-campus university with operations in the state of Pará and its headquarters in the largest campus of Belem, capital of the state, located in the Amazon region of Brazil.

Nucleo de Meio Ambiente – NUMA Nucleo de Meio Ambiente – NUMA is devoted to environment

preservation and socio-economic sustainable development and

related environmental sciences with focus on the Amazon. Has

great experience on water management and supply and social

innovation.

http://www.portal.ufpa.br/

The Amazonas State University (UEA) Amazonas State University (UEA) is a Public State Graduate and

Undergraduate Academic Institution, linked to the Amazonas State

Government, established in 2001.

The Centre for the Studies of the Centre for the Studies of the Humid Tropics (CESTU) Humid Tropics (CESTU) presents a multidisciplinary character,

implementing environmental programs in the fields of utilization of natural resources, conservation and/or preservation of regional ecosystems, life quality of

vulnerable populations, social and ecological issues of the Pan-

American Amazon.

http://www3.uea.edu.br/

Consortium Matching of Expertise:

Activities On-site training related to the rationale and

benefits of water treatment techniques and technologies combined with social innovation approaches

Support community-driven development techniques

and technologies for improving access to Water

Promoting social innovation for the most vulnerable populations, innovative education and training

Facilitate R&D activities that focus on the Amazonian Region, exploring a range of issues: environmental protection; socio-economic factors

and sustainable development, emphasis on water treatment and social innovations by local communities (especially vulnerable ones).

Social Innovation and Water Identify existing and potential water

treatment, reuse, recycling and sanitation technologies that are socially accepted technologies that are socially accepted and community owned.

Social Innovation approach should enable the linkage of scientific and traditional local linkage of scientific and traditional local knowledgknowledge, while simultaneously supporting a co-learning process towards sustainable sustainable developmentdevelopment

A joint-thread of research/training activities research/training activities will be set up for researchers from Brazil Brazil (States of Pará & AmazonasStates of Pará & Amazonas) participating to Training and Networking activities Training and Networking activities in EUEU and EU researchers seconded to Brazil Brazil within Case Case Study WorkshopsStudy Workshops

Scientific achievements are reached through inter-connected trainings and field workshops in interaction with social actors, for the acquisition of new approaches to water treatment combined with social technologies, in a multi-disciplinary approach.

Joint exchange programme

Training on socio-economical vulnerability and social innovation– UNIROMA3

Training covers multidisciplinary issues multidisciplinary issues related to vulnerability and linked to water related to vulnerability and linked to water treatment treatment related issues (socio-economic, human development and wellbeing, cultural, environmental factors, governance).

Social innovation addressed in terms of innovative methodologies interacting with environmental related issues, also based on participatory approaches, success initiatives in this domain, analysing re-applicable models.

Training on water treatment technologies for social inclusion- MET Current approaches and technologies to water technologies to water

monitoring, treatment, reuse and recycling and monitoring, treatment, reuse and recycling and sanitation technologiessanitation technologies, applicable for the target study regions and for the benefit of socially socially vulnerable communitievulnerable communities (urban and rural)

Identification and prioritization of key water treatment, reuse, recycling and sanitation services; Individuation of Innovative tools Innovative tools which foresee the active involvement of local communities with the scope of building technological ownership of the technological ownership of the target populationstarget populations

Low cost technologies Low cost technologies for water monitoring, treatment, reuse, recycling and sanitation

Capacity building on innovative technologies and methods to address critical issues faced by the water sector - UAB

Improving competencies and mutual learning on innovation and technology transfer for innovation and technology transfer for critical water issuescritical water issues

Environmental pollution, water and land contamination (i.e. from mining, particularly relevant for Brazil, sediment, industrial wastes, etc.).

Settlement Workshops - UFPA Assessing valuable local knowledge and existing

grass-root innovations by using participatory appraisal and action research methods

European Reserachers visit Case study sites in Case study sites in the Amazon Region, State of Pará (Belém)the Amazon Region, State of Pará (Belém)

Implementation of dialogue & awareness raising to support community participation community participation in the policy making process

Settlement workshops with involvement local (especially riparian) communities to create preparatory dialogue forums preparatory dialogue forums

Participatory approach to water governance water governance and managementmanagement of water related issues

Interactive training and Transfer of knowledge Interactive training and Transfer of knowledge sessions interaction with local communities local communities affected by water problems, in Belém, State of Paráaffected by water problems, in Belém, State of Pará

Multidisciplinary issues addressedMultidisciplinary issues addressed: environmental impacts, health, educational standards, cultural diversity, water treatment related issues and their impact on human wellbeing, transfer of best practices

Interactive knowledge transfer activities to address social mobilization and capacity building for the rational use of water, also addressing health, sanitation, performance monitoring, governance and citizenship issues

Environmental education present alternatives for the management of water bodies and their remediation

Interactive Workshops: UFPA

Technology transfer Workshops: UEA Workshops on Transfer of knowledge and Workshops on Transfer of knowledge and

technology: social technologies + water technology: social technologies + water treatment technologiestreatment technologies, in interaction with local communities, in Manaus, State of AmaonasManaus, State of Amaonas

Topics: Topics: Use of natural resources, focus on environment

and water resources; Alternative treatment of water for human

consumption; Techniques of protection and restoration of

areas adjacent to water courses; Forest Nursery and propagation of the Species;

Bioengineering techniques, planting of forest species, using traditional knowledge of communities (botanical identification, drug properties of the species, etc.);

Reforestation and restoration of riparian forest, planting of seedlings of native forest species;

Technology ownership aiming at and sustainability of the transferred techniques and technologies (social technologies)

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