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Atlas Of Water Innovations

On World Water Day 2021, the free online offering "Atlas Of Water Innovations" was launched, presenting innovative products from BMBF-funded water research. Here you will find technologies and processes as well as management concepts, software tools and educational materials for the sustainable use of water as a resource.

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Online Transfer Forum: Reuse of treated municipal wastewater

On 08.12.2021, an online transfer forum of the BMBF funding measure WavE will take place on the topic “Increasing water availability by the reuse of treated municipal wastewater - Solutions for current and future challenges” The aim of the WavE Transfer Forum is to address the challenges associated with the reuse of treated municipal wastewater in different sectors and to establish plans for action. Innovative products from the WavE funding measure that are ready for application will be presented and available / potential solutions for future anticipated challenges will be introduced and discussed.

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Welcome to the BMBF research on water reuse

Humans, the environment and the economy all require a sufficient amount and certain quality of water every day. This demand for water is increasing globally but is confronted with limited water resources, which leads to competing uses. Water scarcity increasingly threatens ecosystems and impairs the economic and political development of entire regions and countries. The recent dry summers in Germany have shown that solutions are also increasingly needed to counteract regional water shortages in the long term.

The reuse of water can help to sustainably increase water availability and water use efficiency. The reuse of treated municipal wastewater, the recycling of industrial water and the use of treated saline groundwater and surface water are particularly promising.

To develop innovative technologies and concepts for water reuse and desalination, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) launched the funding measure Water Technologies: Reuse. It builds on the funding measure WavE - Future-oriented Technologies and Concepts to Increase Water Availability by Water Reuse and Desalination.

On this homepage you will find more detailed information about the background and objectives of both funding measures and the ongoing and completed collaborative projects.

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Projects in the field of water reuse through the use of treated municipal wastewater

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Projects in the field of recycling of industrially used water

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Projects in the field of treatment of salty groundwater and surface water

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