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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | A Roadmap for a National Water Stewardship Plan for Ireland |
| Research Area | Water |
| Project Acronym | |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Ken Stockil |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Central Solutions Ltd |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 52.6713822,-8.5547767 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 16/01/2017 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 15/01/2018 |
| Project Website (if any) | |
| Links to other Web-based resources | Not Applicable |
| Project Keywords | Understanding, managing and conserving our water resources; roadmap; standards, policy; incentives; water security; sustainable development goals; stewardship; |
| Project Abstract | Water is currently under pressure in terms of availability and quality. Poor supply headroom, flooding and increased pollution risks are resulting in a wide range of ecological, social and competitiveness impacts. Global demand for water has increased six fold within the past century and the UN estimates demand will outstrip supply by 2030. Therefore, sustainable management of water as a resource is becoming increasing more critical.As noted by the EU policy, such as the Water Framework Directive and related legislation, water stewardship is a useful framework to address water challenges and to implement water policy. The benefits of Water Stewardship is that it is underpinned by an inclusive-stakeholder process requiring site-action yet is framed in terms of the broader catchment; requiring cooperation and partnerships between key stakeholders, such as water users and river-basin management bodies. This research will develop a roadmap in terms of standards, policy, incentives and supports that will enable a wide-range of Irish stakeholders to take a leadership position in the area of Water Stewardship internationally; thus contributing to increased national competitiveness while also addressing global challenges and sustainable development goals such as greater water security. |