One Water - Sustainable Local System Transition for Global Application

Purpose and goal

The purpose of the project is to explore how we can practically carry out system changes within VA in urban development. We do this by focusing on three levers identified in the "water system": 1. Establish a strong and broad innovation ecosystem 2. Purpose-built system demonstrators and urban testbeds 3. New organizational forms Objective: well-founded basis to enable a concrete vision for stage 2 of "One Water", which should be ready to begin implementation within a year.

Expected effects and result

An in-depth analysis of the chosen challenge and its impact on the transition towards the WWS milestones. A system analysis that identifies opportunities and obstacles for the transition. Future scenarios that describe the desired situation and how our three levers contribute. A mapping and establishment of a catalyst network. A detailed proposal for next steps, including solutions, system demonstrators, and organizational forms. A final report that includes recommendations for future work.

Planned approach and implementation

To reach the goal, the project will carry out the following activities: 1) In-depth challenge analysis and innovation ecosystem (Work packages 1, 3 and 5) 2) Mapping of actors and development of catalyst networks (Work Package 2) 3) Identification of system changes and new forms of organization (Work packages 1 and 4) 4) Development of vision and future images (Work package 5)