Objective More than water scarcity, diseases and civil wars, Africa is also the least wealthy continent, in terms of economic and financial resources. These combined and tightly linked problems have led to a restricted range of choices, affordable for African countries, to deal particularly with the water issue, as a major topic. Polluted water treatment before use has been their almost unique solution to deal with a growing water scarcity. The treatment of water and elimination of pollutants, mainly pathogenic organisms, xenobiotics and heavy metals, although itself presents significant challenges, is crucial for human health and environmental considerations. However, most regions in developing countries cannot afford the costs of advanced and specialized systems.Numerous water cleaning methods are based in natural, plants or micro-organisms, biochemical processes. Biotechnology is a useful tool that is delivering improved products and process for environmental sustainability, and promises a range of benefits to manage the industrial WW economically and effectively around the world. Some biotechnological techniques are quite sophisticated but others are simple, cost effective and adapted to local conditions and resources of developing countries.These natural biological treatment systems include lagooning, land treatment, phytodepuration, or constructed wetlands systems. They can be applied as secondary or tertiary purification treatment, allowing the removal of pathogenic microorganisms and the degradation of the organic pollutants, so that waste water can be recycled for irrigation and domestic use and hence reduce the pressure on the hydric resources. Other biotechnological techniques to be taken into account within this proposal are biofiltration, membrane bioreactors and algae and other aquatic crops’ application for wastewater purification. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsengineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycologysocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutions Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2010.3.5-02 - Coping with water scarcity in developing countries: Role of biotechnology in water treatment – Mandatory ICPC (Africa) Call for proposal FP7-AFRICA-2010 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN EV EU contribution € 212 862,00 Address AM LUNEDEICH 12 27572 Bremerhaven Germany See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gerhard Schories (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (17) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE PAUL CEZANNE AIX MARSEILLE III Participation ended France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Robert Schuman 3 13628 AIX-EN-PROVENCE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Philippe Moulin (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOAZUL, SL Spain EU contribution € 70 058,00 Address AVENIDA MANUEL AGUSTIN HEREDIA NUMERO 18, 1-4 29001 Malaga See on map Region Sur Andalucía Málaga Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rafael Casielles (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX - CBS Tunisia EU contribution € 50 776,00 Address ROUTE SIDI MANSOUR KM 6 3018 Sfax See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sami Sayadi (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN Austria EU contribution € 72 546,00 Address GREGOR MENDEL STRASSE 33 1180 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Guenter Langergraber (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 51 777,00 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Alberto Figoli (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BATH United Kingdom EU contribution € 44 576,00 Address CLAVERTON DOWN BA2 7AY Bath See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Thomas Arnot (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES TECHNOLOGIES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT DE TUNIS Tunisia EU contribution € 54 142,00 Address Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat 1080 TUNIS See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Amel Jrad (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE IWMI Sri Lanka EU contribution € 82 030,00 Address 127 SUNIL MAWATHA 10120 Colombo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Colin Chartres (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE France EU contribution € 32 144,00 Address BOULEVARD CHARLES LIVON 58 LE PHARO 13284 Marseille See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Bouches-du-Rhône Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Philippe Moulin (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 48 471,00 Address CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Cristina Avila (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE REGIONAL POUR L'EAU POTABLE ET L'ASSAINISSEMENT A FAIBLE COUT Burkina Faso EU contribution € 77 575,00 Address Rue Naaba Kiba Boulsa 441 03 Ouagadougou See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ignace Koui (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET BREMEN Germany EU contribution € 60 374,00 Address Bibliothekstrasse 1 28359 Bremen See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martina Behrens (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data National Research Center Egypt EU contribution € 42 179,00 Address El Buhouth street 12311 Cairo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Hussein I. 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