1. FINNOWATER Kick-off meeting 17 September '13 Robert Schröder, European Commission, DG Environment EIP Water European Innovation Partnership on Water www.eip-water.eu Boosting opportunities Innovating water

2. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu EIP Water activities Task Force – work on barriers and policy recommendations Action Groups Voluntary cooperations, not EU funded activities Water energy nexus relates Action Groups: Renewable energy desalination W4EF – Water footprint of energy production Anaerobic membrane bioreactor for recovery of energy and resources EIP Water tools

3. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu EIP Water Action Groups FINNOWATER CITY BLUEPRINTS: Improving Implementation Capacities of Cities and Regions Smart Pricing and Drought Insurance Schemes in Mediterranean Countries Renewable Energy Desalination (RE-Desalination) W4EF: Framework for evaluation and reporting of the energy impacts on water Anaerobic membrane Bioreactor for Recovery of Energy and Resources WaterCoRe: Regional governance of water scarcity and drought issues Industrial Water Re-use and Recycling ESE - Ecosystem Services for Europe

4. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu EIP Water Action Groups – next steps Start of activities of action Groups Support of EIP Water secretariat (FINNOWATER - Tom Bauer) and from the European Commission Connecting interested actors with Action Groups Connecting with relevant FP7 Water Inno & Demo projects Reporting on progress and barriers (3 FINNOWATER members in AdHoc Group on barriers)

5. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu EIP Water Action Groups – Expectations Kick off conference call July '13 – questions addressed? Action Group to function as an independent group, respond to the work plan and deliverables as set out in the proposal Output / deliverables Use of (and promotion of) Online Market Place Annual Conference participation (21 November)  Action Group session  Visibility

6. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu Matchmaking between demand & supply on Water Innovation Single Point of Access for information on water innovation in Europe & Worldwide News & Events Special articles & library of relevant info sources Aggregated information from news streams Meeting Point for the Community on water innovation (Europe / Worldwide) for communication & collaboration www.eip-water.eu

7. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu BETA system online – register now! www.eip-water.eu

8. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu EIP Water - Next steps Online Market Place beta-phase until Nov '13 Task Force meeting 20 Nov '13 1 st Annual EIP Water conference 21 Nov '13 Second call Expressions of Commitment for Action Groups Nov. 13 Link with EU financial instruments – H2020, LIFE, Regional funds

9. EIP Waterwww.eip-water.eu Thank you for your attention Questions? All information on the SIP, priorities, initial actions, action groups, call for expression of commitment, activities and tools available at: www.eip-water.eu