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EIT Water Start-up phase : Grant Agreement signed

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The Start-up Grant Agreement (SUGA) governing the start-up phase of EIT Water has now been signed. Its main objective is to establish the governance structures and lay the foundations for long-term financial sustainability in line with the EIT’s model.

EIT Water will take on Europe's most urgent water challenges:

  • scarcity, drought, and ooding;
  • ecosystem degrada on in oceans, lakes, and rivers
  • the shi to a circular and blue economy

EIT Water will also develop its Strategic Agenda and build a growing pan-European network of partners across the water, marine and maritime sectors, expanding its current partnership.

As part of its start-up phase, it is developing a network of Co-Location Centres across Europe, providing access to its services and the EIT’s Europe-wide network for innovators, students, and entrepreneurs. These centres are located in:
 • Headquarters – CLC North: Aarhus, Denmark
 • CLC United Kingdom and Ireland: Leeds, United Kingdom
 • CLC Central and Baltic: Berlin, Germany
 • CLC West: Antwerp, Belgium
 • CLC Central and Danube: Vienna, Austria
 • CLC South: Sibenik, Croatia
 • CLC Iberian Peninsula: Malaga, Spain
 • CLC Black Sea: Varna, Bulgaria

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