Water knowledge Europe

WKE is a Horizon Europe brokerage event hosted by Water Europe. The event serves as a dynamic platform to translate visionary ideas into tangible actions. It is here that policies are shaped, ground-breaking projects are implemented, and transformative change takes root in the water sector. WKE 2023 fosters the formation of international partnerships, advances collaborative project development, and offers a platform for leading networking, knowledge exchange, and increased visibility.

 

The ZP4Water Cluster and its seven EU-funded projects were presented, including H2OforAll. This initiative originated from the coalition of seven different projects funded from the calls for proposals HORIZON-CL6-2022- ZEROPOLLUTION-01-01 and 01-04, revolves around two main themes: preventing groundwater contamination and protecting its quality against harmful impacts of global and climate change and securing drinking water quality by protecting water sources against pollution, providing innovative monitoring and treatment solutions, and ensuring safe distribution.

 

Rui Martins, the H2OforAll project coordinator from the University of Coimbra gave an overview of the project at the session “Contribution to implementation of EU Legislation and Research & Innovation for a pollution- free future”.

Chempor Conference

The University of Coimbra team recently presented their H2OforAll development at the CHEMPOR conference. They showcased their silica-based cryogels, specifically designed for the adsorption of DBPs in water. The CHEMPOR conference is a major triennial event in the fields of chemical and biological engineering. It provides a platform for experts to gather and share insights, scientific advancements, and technological applications across academia, industry, and the scientific community.

Water Innovation Europe

The project coordinator, Professor Rui Martins presented H2OforAll at Water Innovation Europe event. The event was organized by Water Europe in the context of the Water Innovation Europe 2023 conference ”EU Water Policy: What’s Next?” held on June 21-22 in Brussels.

2nd consortium meeting

It was time to summarize what was done in the first six months of the project and talk about next steps.
The meeting agenda included a presentation of each WP with the participation of Advisory Board Members.

University of Coimbra Open Week

During the event, participants had a great time spending it in various spaces of the university and had the opportunity to join conversations with former and current students, professors and community of the University of Coimbra. They also attended an exhibition with research projects (where H2OforAll was included) and partner companies.

Water conference – water & health: going beyond the wash approach?

The new European drinking water legislation opens a new era by guaranteeing to citizens access to drinking water and information related to its quality.

H2OforAll was represented by Luisa Rocha Durães, Prof., Head of Department, University of Coimbra, Technical coordinator of H2Oforall EU funded project. She talked about the project goals, tasks and expected outcomes.

kick-off meeting of THE ZEROPOLLUTION4WATER CLUSTER

The ZeroPollution4Water cluster is a new-born initiative that originated from the union of seven different projects. These projects revolve around two main themes:

– Preventing groundwater contamination and protecting its quality against harmful impacts of global and climate change
– Securing drinking water quality by protecting water sources against pollution, providing innovative monitoring and treatment solutions, and ensuring safe distribution.

H2OforAll is one of the “sister founding” projects within the Cluster.

Kick-off Meeting

The meeting was held at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology – Pólo II, University of Coimbra.

The meeting started with a Welcome Session. The Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Prof. Luísa Durães, started by welcoming all the participants and gave the word to the Diretor of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Prof. Paulo Oliveira, followed by the head of Águas de Coimbra, Prof. Alfeu Sá Marques, the Project Coordinator, Prof. Rui C. Martins and the Vice- Rector of the University of Coimbra for Research, Prof. Cláudia Cavadas.

After the welcoming session, the Project Coordinator gave an overview on H2OforAll project by presenting the consortium composition and the overall objectives of the proposal. The interconnection between the project work packages (WPs) was shown as well as the specific objectives of each WP.