Water bodies in Europe: Integrative Systems to assess Ecological status and Recovery

Project Information

WISER

Grant agreement ID: 226273

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2009

End date 29 February 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Total cost € 9 022 069,24

EU contribution € 6 984 092,85

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN
Germany

Objective

WISER will support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) by developing tools for the integrated assessment of the ecological status of European surface waters (with a focus on lakes and coastal/transitional waters), and by evaluating recovery processes in rivers, lakes and coastal/transitional waters under global change constraints. The project will (1) analyse existing data from more than 90 databases compiled in previous and ongoing projects, covering all water categories, Biological Quality Elements (BQEs) and stressor types and (2) perform targeted field-sampling exercises including all relevant BQEs in lakes and in coastal/transitional waters. New assessment systems will be developed and existing systems will be evaluated for lakes and coastal/transitional waters, with special focus on how uncertainty affects classification strength, to complete a set of assessment methodologies for these water categories. Biological recovery processes, in all water categories and in different climatic conditions, will be analysed, with focus on mitigation of hydromorphological and eutrophication pressures. Large-scale data will be used to identify linkages between pressure variables and BQE responses. Specific case studies, using a variety of modelling techniques, will address selected pressure-response relationships and the efficacy of mitigation measures. The responses of different BQEs and different water categories to human-induced degradation and mitigation will be compared, with special focus on response signatures of BQEs within and among water categories. Guidance for the next steps of the intercalibration exercise will be given by comparing different intercalibration approaches. Stakeholders will be included from the outset, by building small teams of stakeholders and project partners responsible for a group of deliverables, to ensure the applicability and swift implementation of results.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases

Keywords

• Water Framework Directive
• coastal and transitional waters
• indicators
• lakes
• recovery
• uncertainty

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Topic(s)

• ENV.2008.2.1.2.3. - Assessing the ecological status of water bodies

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2008-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN

• EU contribution: € 860 235,51
• Address: UNIVERSITATSSTRASSE 2 ; 45141 Essen ; Germany
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Kirsten Gercek (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (24)

NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING

Norway

• EU contribution: € 695 515,52
• Address: OKERNVEIEN 94 ; 0579 Oslo
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Oslo
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Olav Slinning (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 370 081,05
• Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue ; SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Laurence Carvalho (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION AZTI - AZTI FUNDAZIOA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 485 687,45
• Address: TXATXARRAMENDI UGARTEA Z/G ; 48395 Sukarrieta
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Bizkaia
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Amaia Barrena (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 218 909,95
• Address: COTTINGHAM ROAD ; HU6 7RX Hull
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire › Kingston upon Hull, City of
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Suzanne Meadows (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 653 443,68
• Address: NORDRE RINGGADE 1 ; 8000 Aarhus C
• Region: Danmark › Midtjylland › Østjylland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Helle Holmberg (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET L'AGRICULTURE

France

• EU contribution: € 487 506,13
• Address: RUE PIERRE GILLES DE GENNES 1 ; 92761 ANTONY CEDEX
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Didier Pont (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 248 999,84
• Address: ALMAS ALLE 8 ; 750 07 Uppsala
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Uppsala län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ingrid Ragnarsdotter Jajke (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 187 573,18
• Address: Rue de la Loi 200 ; 1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Maria Arminda Machado (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTYTUT OCHRONY SRODOWISKA - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY

Poland

• EU contribution: € 93 008,36
• Address: UL SLOWICZA 32 ; 02-170 WARSZAWA
• Region: Makroregion województwo mazowieckie › Warszawski stołeczny › Miasto Warszawa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Andrzej Jeske (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 226 275,98
• Address: RUDOWER CHAUSSEE 17 ; 12489 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Gabriele Heindel (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS

Finland

• EU contribution: € 381 778,67
• Address: LATOKARTANONKAARI 11 ; 00790 Helsinki
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ulla Haapanen (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 430 335,47
• Address: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 229 521,48
• Address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 ; 6708 PB Wageningen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Veluwe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Hans Wevers (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

• EU contribution: € 210 565,65
• Address: GREGOR MENDEL STRASSE 33 ; 1180 Wien
• Region: Ostösterreich › Wien › Wien
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Andreas Melcher (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

EESTI MAAULIKOOL

Estonia

• EU contribution: € 129 256,81
• Address: KREUTZWALDI 1 ; 51014 Tartu
• Region: Eesti › Eesti › Lõuna-Eesti
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Eve Eller (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 178 685,73
• Address: GOWER STREET ; WC1E 6BT London
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Camden and City of London
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Michael Browne (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: € 81 255,83
• Address: PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Rosario Mosello (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING DELTARES

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 116 768,44
• Address: BOUSSINESQWEG 1 ; 2629 HV Delft
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Delft en Westland
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Paul Vieyra (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

IMAR - INSTITUTO DO MAR

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 158 231,82
• Address: RUA PROF DR FREDERICO MACHADO 4 DEPARTAMENTO DE OCEANOGRAFIA E PESCAS UNIV DOS ACORES ; 9901-862 Horta
• Region: Região Autónoma dos Açores › Região Autónoma dos Açores › Região Autónoma dos Açores
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: João Carlos Marques (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY BAS

Bulgaria

• EU contribution: € 117 862,43
• Address: PARVI MAY STR 40 ; 9000 Varna
• Region: Северна и Югоизточна България › Североизточен › Варна
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Bistra Georgieva (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 81 170,52
• Address: COLLEGE GREEN TRINITY COLLEGE ; D02 CX56 Dublin
• Region: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Deirdre Savage (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEL SALENTO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 162 649,62
• Address: PIAZZA TANCREDI 7 ; 73100 Lecce
• Region: Sud › Puglia › Lecce
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Carmine Romata (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 42 098,95
• Address: FERN BARROW BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ; BH12 5BB Poole
• Region: South West (England) › Dorset and Somerset › Bournemouth
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Marie Dunning (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 136 674,78
• Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Giancarlo Bertea (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data