What is a Pilot? 

WssTP, a common vision for European Water Innovation.

What is a Pilot for?

A Pilot is an organisational structure addressing a major European water problem and covering the pre-competitive phase of generic research and enabling technological development as well as the competitive phase of real-life application through a number of specific implementation cases executed by commercial consortia.

How are the Pilots coordinated?

The Pilots Coordination Committee (PCC) is in charge of coordinating matters between “Pilots” and ensuring that all Pilots are planned, in accordance with the Strategic Research Agenda and the principles of Integrated Water Resource Management.

What are the Pilots activities?

Each pilot programme addresses a major water challenge in Europe related to the SRA:

• Pilot 1: Mitigation of water stress in coastal zones.

• Pilot 2: Sustainable water management inside and around large urban areas.

• Pilot 3: Sustainable water management and agriculture.

• Pilot 4: Sustainable water management for industry.

• Pilot 5: Reclamation of degraded water zones (surface water and groundwater).

• Pilot 6: Proactive and corrective management of extreme hydro-climatic events.

Who leads the Pilots activities?

The PCC is led by a chair member of the Board, Boris Lesjean - Kompetenz Zentrum Berlin.The PCC leader is in charge of coordinating matters between “Pilots” and ensuring that all Pilots are planned and respectively conducted in accordance with the Strategic Research Agenda, the SDD and the principles of IWRM.

Call for a new Pilot Coordination Committee Leader 

WssTP is currently looking for a new PCC Leader. To view the role description, and details of how to apply, please click here.

Each pilot is led by a Pilot Leader. A pilot leaders' tasks include networking, implementation of the SRA,  organisation of workshops and delivery of evidence- based reports to the DG Research.

List of the PCC members.