Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture

In line with the European Green Deal objectives for agriculture, the climate adaptation strategy and the EU water related policies, notably the Water Framework Directive and the Water Reuse Regulation, successful proposals will contribute to increasing the resilience of agriculture to water scarcity with improved circular water management systems and enable farmers and relevant actors to manage farming systems in a long-term sustainable and resource-efficient way, enhancing their ability to adapt to climate change, while lowering the pressure on water bodies, as described for this destination.

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

• sustainable pathways to scale up the use of alternative water sources by farmers in agriculture in different contexts in the EU and Associated Countries (where relevant) are developed;
• enhanced knowledge is available to farmers on the long-term impact of alternative water sources for irrigation and other uses with special attention to emerging contaminants;
• resilience of farming systems to water scarcity is increased, especially in areas where droughts are becoming more frequent, longer and more intense, due to climate change;
• awareness and confidence of farmers and consumers in alternative water use in agriculture is increased.

Who is eligible?