Knowledge transfer strategies, networking and public engagement for a successful mitigation of risks induced by aquatic pollutants

AquaticPollutantsTransNet aims to: improve stakeholders’ & citizens’ perception through active involvement in the reduction of aquatic pollutants in the water cycle, ring aquatic pollutants to the public’s attention and improve social impact awareness and understanding of the advantages in their reduction, realise the above by using innovative tools and by implementing engagement activities around the AquaticPollutants projects to foster societal embedding.To support knowledge transfer, scientific networking, and public engagement on aquatic pollutants,the key objectives are: identification of key stakeholders and their knowledge gaps, development of innovative approaches for enhanced knowledge transfer and exchange, create synergies amongst the AquaticPollutants projects and strengthen stakeholder collaboration, foster the knowledge transfer from the research projects to stakeholders and its uptake, implementation of multiple dissemination and exploitation routes with thematic (non-scientific) groups, political fora, scientific networks and citizens.The transfer project consists of two interacting phases: Phase one aims (a) to identify key stakeholders and knowledge demands relevant to aquatic pollutants (CEC, AMR and pathogens) and (b) to develop innovative methods/strategies/tools to improve the transfer of scientific knowledge on aquatic pollutants to policy makers, the public, the health, agricultural and industrial sectors. The aim of phase two is (a) to create added value by cooperation among the AquaticPollutants projects, (b) to strengthen collaboration with stakeholders and (c) implement innovative methods and channels for strategic transfer exploitation and uptake of results by communication to reach the relevant identified stakeholder groups.Thus, AquaticPollutantsTransNet will follow a tailored dissemination, exploitation and knowledge transfer strategy with multiple dissemination and exploitation routes integrating standardisation, thematic expert groups, political fora, scientific networks and the public.