BIOAZUL is an SME that participated in a cross-KIC project regarding Water Scarcity. The KICs involved were the following: EIT Climate KIC, EIT Food, EIT Raw Materials, and EIT Manufacturing.
The aim of the project “Water Scarcity South”, which took place between January 2020 and December 2022, was to enhance knowledge and overcome current barriers to tackling water scarcity in Southern Europe through innovation, entrepreneurship, education and communication.
This program carried out a series of activities, from research to innovation and education to joint efforts and effectively find the appropriate solutions to water shortages and contributed to reducing Europe’s water consumption and wastage by:
- Fostering Innovation & Entrepreneurship by supporting scaleups and SMEs offering solutions to tackle specific water-related challenges faced by several stakeholders in their daily operations.
- Creating a strong experts’ community to progress on the key challenges to tackle water scarcity, with a special focus on Water Governance, Financial Schemes and Legal Enforcement.
- Sharing knowledge to build capabilities for businesses and individuals to ensure the environmental sustainability of any business and of our daily activities.
Results obtained:
- Contributed to the economic and social progress in modest and moderated innovation countries targeted.
- Strengthened local innovation in RIS regions by tackling water scarcity as a common threat.
- Consolidated the cross-KIC activity as a relevant initiative in the water arena, as a unique and multidisciplinary programme
