Description du projet
Déstresser la Méditerranée en réduisant la pollution
La mer Méditerranée revêt une importance environnementale considérable, car elle a un impact sur de nombreux pays, de vastes populations, ainsi que sur la faune, la flore, les températures et les climats de la région. Sa préservation et l’atténuation de la pollution en son sein, en particulier dans les points chauds identifiés, sont des éléments impératifs de notre lutte contre le changement climatique. Cette urgence a suscité un intérêt accru pour l’élaboration de solutions visant à réduire la pollution par les métaux lourds, les pesticides, les substances per- et polyfluoroalkylée et les produits chimiques éternels dans les systèmes d’eau douce et d’eaux usées avant qu’ils n’atteignent la mer. Dans cette optique, le projet RHE-MEDiation, financé par l’UE, aidera les décideurs politiques à améliorer les pratiques de gouvernance. En outre, il vise à créer un centre pivot pour la gestion et le suivi des efforts liés à la pollution.
Objectif
"The RHE-MEDiation lighthouse aims at establishing a responsive hub deploying long-term governance centred on the mission to destress the Mediterranean Sea from chemical pollution, including peak concentrations in known HOT SPOTs. In particular, the most impacting components that currently affect Mediterranean resources and threaten its survival in the short term if no action is taken, like heavy metals, pesticides and PFAS & ""forever chemicals"", should be stopped and removed from the fresh and waste waters before they enter the sea.
The RHE-MEDiation hub governance at the base of this transformation will a) deploy chemical pollution remediation technologies based on micro-algae solutions to enhance relevant TRL when integrated in existing water / wastewater treatment systems practises and assessed in their benefits with the involvement of the local communities; b) set-up a combined fixed and mobile cooperative monitoring system based on smart drifters to provide surface and depth water detection and measurement of pollutants; c) demonstrate through 3 piloting sites efficiency of scaled prototype solutions and quantify capacity in the longer term for the full scale configuration; d) assess and validate the responsiveness of the local community to manage this transformation; e) replicate the evaluation of the expected benefits by RHE-MEDiation approach potential over additional 5 “associated regions” demo cases, selected to maximise the validated technology basket exploitation; f) quantify the achieved technology and governance efficiency transfer from the lighthouse to the citizens, stakeholders, and policy makers, as main recipients of the RHE-MEDiation action stream for bridging benefits to next generations; g) test the “RHE-MEDiation Local Communities approach as primary driver for a critical mass mobilisation to free the Mediterranean Sea from chemical pollution, thus increasing the overall human health as a consequence of healthier seafood and products."
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinateur
16129 Genova
Italie