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RIver flow regulation, fish BEhaviour and Status

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 860800

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 January 2020

  • End date

    31 December 2023

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 4 048 220,16

  • EU contribution

    € 4 048 220,16

Coordinated by:

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Italy

Objective

In 2016 serious concerns on the achievement of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 targets, due to the continuing loss of biodiversity and degradation of aquatic habitats, led to the urgent adoption of a new Resolution for implementing ecosystem restoration measures. Moreover, on December 2018 the EU raised to 32% the binding renewable energy target for 2030, bringing further input to hydropower development. Meeting these targets sets challenging issues for mitigating the impacts of man-made structures in rivers that fragment habitats and prevent movement and migration of aquatic organisms. The proposed ETN will train 15 ESRs in the interdisciplinary field of Ecohydraulics to find innovative solutions for freshwater fish protection and river continuity restoration in anthropogenically altered rivers. The 15 ESRs will carry out an innovative and integrated research programme within a multidisciplinary and intersectoral Network, including 8 leading European Universities, consultancy companies, public agencies and hydropower industry, encompassing experts in fish biology, river ecology, environmental fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering. The 15 ESRs will have access to a number of laboratory and field facilities, modelling techniques, experimental practices and instrumental technologies, to expand current understanding of key fundamental fish bio-mechanical, behavioural and physiological processes, and to promote development of novel tools and management solutions in the area of freshwater fish protection. ESRs will be enrolled in specific PhD training programmes according to the rules of 6 host countries and will undertake a Network-wide training programme inclusive of research activities in at least 2 EU countries, short courses at 5 Network Schools, and a series of dissemination and public outreach actions, with the fundamental goal of forming a group of young scientists and practitioners who will play a key role in the water sector at the European scale.

Field of Science

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy/hydroelectricity

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers

Topic(s)

MSCA-ITN-2019 - Innovative Training Networks

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks
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Coordinator

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Address

Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24
10129 Torino

Italy

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 522 999,36

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Participants (10)

FISKEVARDSTEKNIK I SVERIGE AB

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 281 982,96

KARLSTADS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 281 982,96

FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 505 576,80

SJE ECOHYDRAULIC ENGINEERING GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 252 788,40

TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL

Estonia

EU Contribution

€ 232 069,68

THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 303 172,56

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 522 999,36

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 256 320

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 606 345,12

NORCONSULT AB

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 281 982,96

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 860800

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 January 2020

  • End date

    31 December 2023

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 4 048 220,16

  • EU contribution

    € 4 048 220,16

Coordinated by:

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Italy

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Last update: 17 February 2020

Record number: 225126