Successful knowledge transfer and networking strategies to minimise potential risks of water pollutants and pathogens

AquaticPollutantsTransNet will foster the knowledge transfer and exchange from local to European scale and beyond.

It supports the AquaticPollutants projects to create synergies and to maximise impacts of their research results through collective strategic dissemination, exploitation and communication.

Innovative science communication approaches elaborated i.a. in a hackathon will strengthen knowledge transfer and exchange with stakeholders.

This will help to improve policy making and to reduce risks by aquatic pollutants.The first project phase aims (I) to identify key stakeholders and knowledge demands relevant to aquatic pollutants (CEC, AMR and pathogens) and (II) to develop innovative methods/strategies/tools to improve the transfer of scientific knowledge on aquatic pollutants to policy makers, the public, the health, agricultural and industrial sectors.

The aim of the second phase is (I) to create added value by cooperation among the AquaticPollutants projects, (II) to strengthen collaboration with stakeholders and (III) implement innovative methodsand channels for strategic transfer exploitation and uptake of results by communication to reach the relevant identified stakeholder groups.

Thus, AquaticPollutantsTransNet will follow a tailored dissemination, exploitation and knowledge transfer strategy with multiple dissemination and exploitation routes integrating standardisation, thematic expert groups, political fora, scientific networks and the public.