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Pathways towards water and economic resilience in a changing climate

Objective

RIPPLE catalyses science-informed transformations in water management, policy and governance to strengthen Europe’s resilience to intensifying droughts, floods and quality degradation under climate change. RIPPLE is structured around four complementary actions -engage, deliver, transform and scale- implemented in five demonstrators representing diverse European water resilience challenges. RIPPLE delivers a Water Intelligence Toolbox including open-access, modular and interoperable workflows based on advanced Earth Observation, in-situ monitoring, integrated modelling and machine learning. This facilitates the use of available state of the art tools by water managers, and enhances their ability to monitor trends, forecast water availability at fine spatial scales, including where in-situ data is lacking, and better anticipate and respond to water risks. By integrating Copernicus, JRC and ESA services and basin-level decision-support systems, RIPPLE reduces data fragmentation and enhances high-quality information for decision-making. Technical innovation is combined with behavioural, institutional and socio-economic approaches to foster uptake and strengthen cross-sectoral and transboundary governance. Participatory scenario development and integrated assessment underpin actionable Institutional and Policy Blueprints guiding more resilient infrastructure operation, natural water retention, alternative supply, efficiency measures, ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions, while supporting sustainable financing and investment in water resilience. Through an ambitious demonstration, replication and upscaling strategy, the consortium unites water managers, sector actors and leading experts in environmental data, behavioural and governance sciences to embed robust, locally relevant and scalable solutions into European platforms and policy processes, contributing to the 2030 objectives of the EU Water Resilience Strategy and Europe’s climate and digital ambitions.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-two-stage

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Coordinator

ECOLOGIC INSTITUT GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH
Net EU contribution
€ 977 500,00
Address
PFALZBURGER STRASSE 43-44
10717 Berlin
Germany
SME
Yes
Region
Berlin Berlin Berlin
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Research Organisations
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Total cost
€ 977 500,00

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