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National Laboratory for water science and water security (RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00008)
Project ID: RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00008
Project description:
We will implement new, security related innovations in water science and water resource protection of Hungary to maintain the quality of Europe’s precious resources. In accordance with the guidelines of the European Union, the Laboratory meticulously evaluates the quality and quantity of surface and groundwater bodies. Applying state of the art laboratory testing, field campaigns, computer simulations, and stakeholder participation. This unique integrated multidisciplinary based research consortia, effectively can contribute to improve resilience of drinking water industry, ’smart’ urban water management, sustainable agricultural water management, and the modernization of water and wastewater treatment.
Main research areas
- Hydrodynamic, morphodynamic and ecological processes of river habitats
- Freshwater ecology and nature protection
- Extreme hydrological conditions
- Early-warning systems for algae dynamic forecasts and for catchments of small rivers
- Karst hydrogeology, hydrogeological monitoring
- Microplastics, micropollutants
- Water monitoring system based on artificial intelligence (AI).
- Water resources management practices to safeguard drinking water, ecological water demand and irrigation.
- Integrated urban hydrological management
- 5G-based precipitation monitoring system
- Drought, irrigation and reclamation, increasing water supply and storage capacity
Expected results
Assessment of the status of various surface and groundwater bodies, using high-tech laboratory and field measurements and complex computer simulations and IT tools.
- New, intelligent monitoring and data processing systems.
- Creation of a new common scientific platform with the involvement of the top-quality scientists from technical-natural-agricultural academic sectors and senior experts, decision-makers to holistically evaluate the sustainability of the Hungarian water resources, to improve different scenarios and optimise the implementation processes.
- Involvement in international workflow, joint research ecosystem.
- Substantially broaden the knowledge base on fluvial and lacustrine systems.
- Publish ~150 national and international scientific articles publications, organize conferences.
- Knowledge transfer to all levels of educational curricula.
- Creation of a strong multidisciplinary network that enables individual expertise in market and international projects.
- Strengthening relations between sectors in order to closely cooperate with think tank networks.
Project duration: 01.06.2022 – 28.02.2026
Total project cost: 8 000 000 000 HUF
Project cost of University of Pannonia: 822 000 000 HUF
Support rate: 100 %
Consortium leader: University of Pannonia
Consortium partners: Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Centre for Agricultural Research, Centre for Ecological Research, General Directorate of Water Management, Hungarian Meteorological Service, Széchenyi István University, University of Debrecen, University of Miskolc, University of Public Service
Professional leader: Gerencsérné Dr. Berta Renáta
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Project manager: Zadravecz Renáta
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