Projektbeschreibung
Vorschläge für Aufbereitung und Wiederverwendung von Abwasser in Indien
Der Ganges spielt für Indiens Wirtschaft und öffentliche Gesundheit eine wichtige Rolle, ist aber auch mit Schwermetallen kontaminiert und in gefährlichem Ausmaß verschmutzt. Klug kombinierte Interventionen in der Abwasseraufbereitung sind dringend notwendig. Das Regierungsprogramm Namami Gange will dieses Problem auch im Hinblick auf die Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung angehen. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt PAVITRA GANGA ist Teil der Zusammenarbeit der EU mit Indien und will die Aufbereitung und Wiederverwendung von Abwasser in städtischen und stadtnahen Gegenden Indiens voranbringen. Es richtet sich an gefährdete Gruppen und bietet Schulungen für Teststandorte der offenen Innovation an, um Aufbereitungsmöglichkeiten an offenen Wassergräben zu finden. Mit Hilfe hochentwickelter Technologie sollen Schwermetalle und organische Verunreinigungen im Fluss beseitigt sowie neue wirtschaftliche Chancen aufgetan werden.
Ziel
India’s water resources are under severe stress resulting from overexploitation and pollution. The Indian government has started the Namami Gange programme in line with the sustainable development goals (SDG), including the improvement of wastewater treatment. PAVITRA GANGA links directly to these programmes and builds on existing cooperation between EU/India, supported by national governments. The objective is to fulfil SDG6 by unlocking the environmental and economic potential of municipal wastewater treatment and reuse solutions for urban and peri-urban areas in India. By focussing on three pillars we ensure maximum impact:
- People: we create social awareness through a participatory monitoring approach. We target social vulnerable groups by providing treatment solutions for open drains. We create a community of practitioners by the establishment of open innovation test sites and a training & learning network.
- Planet: we focus on rejuvenation of the river by removing organic pollution, heavy metals and emerging compounds that have the biggest impact on Indian streams. We provide technology innovations to upgrade existing wastewater infrastructure and to add treatment systems to open drains, resulting in improved quality of receiving rivers.
- Profit: we apply the principles of the Circular Economy and exploit the economic opportunities of waste-to-energy, water reuse and resource recovery. Solutions are cost efficient and require limited investments making them particularly suited for the Indian market.
In collaboration with local stakeholders and supported by industrial partners we will set-up two pilot sites at the Barapullah Drain (New Delhi) and the Jajmau plant (Kanpur). The dynamics of a business and technology platform combined with a learning network will form strong Indian water professionals, in line with Skill India, while also training EU experts in understanding Indian challenges. This will accelerate the transition to an EU-India level playing field.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- social sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
Schlüsselbegriffe
Programm/Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5.4. - Enabling the transition towards a green economy and society through eco-innovation
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.2. - Developing integrated approaches to address water-related challenges and the transition to sustainable management and use of water resources and services
Thema/Themen
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-SC5-2018-1
Finanzierungsplan
RIA - Research and Innovation actionKoordinator
2400 Mol
Belgien