Research Initiatives

In the case of overlapping research questions, Eawag initiates and supports interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects, where experts work in cooperation with decision-makers from industry, administration and professional associations outside Eawag. These projects are cross-cutting projects on the one hand, and research initiatives on the other.

Cross-cutting projects are managed and financed by Eawag. They run for a limited period and combine basic research with concrete problem-solving. Research initiatives are projects carried out in cooperation with or by external partners. Various Eawag departments make a contribution to these initiatives, which approach the subject from a comprehensive perspective.

Current Projects

• Water Resource Quality: Tackling geogenic contamination in groundwater on a global scale
  
• NFP61: Nachhaltige Wassernutzung
  

Concluded projects

• Wave21: Drinking Water in the 21st Century
• Novaquatis: Urine Separation: A New Approach to Urban Water Management
• Rhone-Thur Projekt: Sustainable Handling of Streams
  
• Fischnetz und Fischnetz+: Network Declining Fish Yields Switzerland
  
• Greenhydro: Sustainable Use of Hydropower