MEDWAYCAP Final Conference - 10 July 2023 - Barcelona

The The MEDiterranean pathWAY for innovation CAPitalisation toward an urban-rural integrated development of non-conventional water resources (MEDWAYCAP) project is the capitalisation project on water co-financed by the  ENI-CBC Med programme (becoming Interreg Next Med). MEDWAYCAP project worked on fostering the integration of Non-Conventional Water Resources (NCWR) into the water governance system and related business opportunities in the context of the circular economy. The transfer of innovation and outputs resulting from cross-border collaboration among local and regional authorities and potential financial organizations will encourage the enforcement of several regulations and legal provisions governing the NCW use and, more important, creating the bases for a deep discussion on a better water governance leading to actual improvements. The final MEDWAYCAP conference, held in Barcelona 10-11 July, provided a platform for the presentation of new technologies by the private sector, and for the sharing of best practices and experiences in the field of water management. SEMIDE participated at the roundtable on Upscaling Projects´ Synergies for better Impacting Funding & Policies  in the MED area, highlighting the need to develop business cases on the application of such technologies, as it was done in the HYDROUSA project to create more economic, social and environmental value from NCW.