Projects

The new H2020 circular economy project REWAISE kicked off last week. WE&B is leading the work package on "Governance and Social Engagement" for this ambitious 6-year project. We will lead the analysis of the social context as well as the social engagement strategies. We will oversee the Development of the Governance strategies for water-smart communities [...]

WE&B together with the AfriAlliance Project partners sets up 10 Action Groups (Communities of Practice) across Africa to deal with water and climate issues. After a competitive call, WE&B together with the AfriAlliance partners has selected a total of 10 Action Groups that will and are addressing specific, demand-driven issues with innovative approaches and knowledge [...]

On the 11th and 12thApril 2019, the HOUSEFUL project held its 12-month progress meeting with the entire consortium of project partners. The attendees were: LEITAT (as project coordinator), WE&B ITEC, CARTIF, AIGUASOL, SCCL LGI, Turntoo, Housing Europe, ICONS and ALCN. On the first day of the two day meeting, the project partners had the opportunity [...]

Given the need to reflect on the efficient use of resources, it is essential to configure social activities under the circular economy concepts. The circular economy concept aims to produce goods and services while limiting the environmental impact, and reducing the consumption of raw materials, water and energy sources in all stages of the life [...]

From 24 to 25 June 2018, WE&B participated in the kick-off meeting of the HOUSEFUL project (funded by the H2020 program of the European Commission). The meeting was held at Leitat, Terrassa (Barcelona). The Houseful project: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects, focuses on implementing circular economy solutions in the rehabilitation of housing buildings. [...]

One of the Project demonstration sites of the Run4Life Project is in Helsingborg (Sweden). This DEMO-SITE is within the framework of the larger local project H+. The project partners met here to discuss the progress after the first year of the project. Moreover, from WE&B’s perspective, as leaders of the task dealing with social perception […]

On the 30th and 31st of January 2018, WE&B together with the project partner El Centro del Agua para America Latina y el Caribe participated together with COMO VAMOS LA PAZ to close the WaterClima LAC project in the pilot area, La Paz, Mexico. As part of the closing activities, WE&B run a workshop on […]

At the end of November the RUN4Life project held its 6-monthly consortium meeting, http://run4life-project.eu,  in Vigo, Spain. All partners provided updates on the progress and work plans for the coming months. In addition, there were several invited project advisors who provided input into the project progress. The meeting location was in the Zona Franca in Vigo […]

From the 12th to the 14th of June, 2017, WE&B participated in the Kick-off Meeting of the H2020 project RUN4LIFE. The kick-off meeting was held in Sneek, Netherlands, at one of the 4 Demonstration Sites of the project. In this 4 year project, WE&B will be leading Work Package 6 Strategic Organisational and Social Innovation. In […]

The AfriAlliance project has recently published its first newsletter. The Africa-EU Innovation Alliance for Water and Climate (AfriAlliance), is a 5-year project funded by the European Union’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme. It aims to improve African preparedness for climate change challenges by stimulating knowledge sharing and collaboration between African and European stakeholders. As a […]