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Project 32 world-wide water partners to bring the City of the Future one step closer

- The SWITCH project proposes a global shift in urban water management for the City of the Future. The project is a partnership between the European Union and a consortium of 32 world wide partners led by UNESCO-IHE and was presented at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City on 19 March 2006. It has a budget of 22 million Euros, mainly funded by the European Union within its efforts to promote efficient water use and integrated water management to address water-related Global Change pressures. These pressures include population growth, urbanization and climate-change.

Project number n/a
Subject(s) TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , no translation available , no translation available
Acronym SWITCH
Geographical coverage Ghana, Egypt, Brazil, China, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Spain, Israel
Budget (in €) 22000000
Programme International program
Web site http://www.unesco-ihe.org/vmp/articles/News/NEW-20060320-11-33-56.html
Objectives

- The project will develop scientific, technological and socio-economic solutions that contribute to effective urban water management schemes. It deals with challenges related to the quantity and quality of water, ineffective sanitation systems, poor governance and costly water management. The implementation of the results of SWITCH is expected to shape the City of the Future by 2050.

-  Using a very innovative approach, SWITCH is designed to cover all elements of the urban water cycle, from water demand management, to storm water management, waste prevention, treatment and reuse, governance and asset management, to river rehabilitation and eco-hydrology.

- It will integrate three activities: Research, Training and Demonstration, carried out by all partners. Learning Alliances will be set up to ensure smooth exchange of knowledge and experiences between these activity clusters, and between the Demonstration cities

 
Period 21/04/2006

Partners

  • SWITCH secretariat
    Type
    Web site www.unesco-ihe.org/switch
    Contact Gijzen Huub,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: +31 15 2151771,
    Email: switch@unesco-ihe.org
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