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Decentralised water and wastewater systems

Reference number
Coordinator RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding from Vinnova SEK 499 291
Project duration November 2024 - May 2025
Status Ongoing
Venture Impact Innovation Water Wave Societies - Programme-specific interventions
Call Impact Innovation: Collaboration for Sustainable water for all - a Water Wise Societies programme intervention 2024

Purpose and goal

The aim of the project is to ensure that future decentralized water and wastewater systems contribute to environmental and health protection, resource efficiency, nutrient and water circultation as well as resilience in the community. The objective is to map the current situation from a systems perspective and create a platform for involved actors. A consolidated future vision and action plan will be developed through trend and scenario analyses, as well as discussions about the desired future.

Expected effects and result

The project is expected to contribute to: * Reduced leakage of nutrients and pathogens to lakes and waterways, as well as control systems to ensure this. * Sustainable water use, which includes access to safe drinking water, development of water-saving technologies and safe/environmentally friendly wastewater systems. * Increased nutrient recycling from sewage fractions. * Risk distribution - decentralized systems as a complement to centralized systems leads to reduced vulnerability

Planned approach and implementation

The project starts with external analysis and description of the current situation based on a system perspective, through interviews and literature study. This will be followed by three workshops regarding: 1) Trend analysis - digital meeting. 2) Scenario analysis (identify possible future scenarios based on the current situation) - physical meeting. 3) Desired future situation - digital meeting. The results from the project are compiled in a simple report at the end of the project period.

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Last updated 29 November 2024

Reference number 2024-02780