Partners for Water approves 14 new innovation projects

Published on: 4 July 2023 | Changed on: 18 July 2023

Partners for Water has granted 14 innovative projects in 10 counties a subsidy. These feasibility studies or pilot projects will test innovative products or services locally, which should lead to further improvements and upscaling.

Partners for Water offers subsidies for innovative solutions for water-related challenges abroad. The selected projects from the first subsidy application round focused on many aspects of water security. These included irrigation, water availability, flood prediction, circular water systems and groundwater buffers. In the second round, the 14 approved projects focus on various themes like salination, innovative wastewater treatment and water saving in the agricultural sector. These projects will take place in Brazil, Costa Rica, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, Morocco, Suriname, the Philippines, Vietnam and Zambia.

New Partners for Water projects

Country	Organisations	Project title	Project type
Brazil	NHL Stenden Hogeschool Lamp-Ion YNOVIO CR-ETES Federal University of Minas Gerais	SolidUs: Real-time measurement of suspended solids in wastewater treatment plants	pilot
Brazil	Solaq B.V. NHL Stenden Hogeschool FUNCEME SISAR	WaterWin: Sustainable water from the air for Brazil's semi-arid region	pilot
Costa Rica	Water Insight UNA (Costa Rican university) Kaune Ingenieros & Arquitectos	Algae detection and monitoring using remote sensing technology	pilot
Jordan	Delft Offshore	Turbine to Aqaba	pilot
Kenya	Upande BV TagMeter Systems BV Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company Limited KIWASCO Runda Water	Smart Cities Kenya to reduce non-revenue water	feasibility study
Morocco	Seed2Feed Priva Hortitech Agricultural University of Agadir Moroccan Fruit Export Association	Water-saving horticulture in the Sousse Valley	pilot
Namibia	Kelp Blue Holdfast B.V.	Rewilding Namibian oceans with kelp forests	pilot
Nepal	MetaMeta Research (MMR) FutureWater (FW) International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)	Roadside Spring Protection to improve water security	pilot
Suriname	Deltares Boskalis InterConnect Conservation International Suriname Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS)	Nature-based solutions Weg naar Zee	Feasibility study
The Philippines	Y-Consultancy	Decentralised wastewater treatment for Luzon	Feasibility study
The Philippines	VGE A-Banana Foundation (ABF)	TR4 fungus disinfection system for banana plantations	pilot
Vietnam	Wageningen University WIC PBI International Can Tho University Stepsvn Installation Company	Innovative pesticide removal technology for rainwater	pilot
Vietnam	The Salt Doctors Acacia Water SkillEd HZ University of Applied Sciences Saxion University Kim Delta Vietnam Tra Vinh University	Mekong Salt Lab	pilot
Vietnam	HaWaSuCo BGR WWF	ASR application in the Mekong Delta	pilot

 

Apply for the Partners for Water subsidy

Are you active in the water sector? Would you like to use your innovation knowledge, expertise and strength for water security in deltas, delta cities and river basins abroad? Partners for Water is now open for a third subsidy application round. Find out about the conditions and how to apply on the Partners for Water page.

Partners for Water programme

Partners for Water aims to foster water security in deltas, delta cities and river basins abroad. Water security means sustainable protection from too much, too little or too dirty water. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency carries out Partners for Water. The programme is commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.

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