Partnerships
Mission 2: Enhance and develop partnerships with global and local organisations to maximise the value of water research
water@leeds projects bring together faculties from across the University including engineers, physical scientists, and social scientists to find solutions to global water issues.
water@leeds interdisciplinary projects also include partnerships with a wide range of people and business that will help both to further research for all parties involved, as well as providing the necessary tools to train the next generation of researchers.
Partnerships Highlights 2019-20
GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub. EPSRC. Richard Jonathan Dawson (PI – Newcastle University), Professor Anna Mdee, Professor Barbara Evans, Dr Mark Trigg, Dr Miller Camargo-Valero, Dr Lata Narayanaswamy (Co-I). 2019 – 2024. £17,762,850. Partners:
- Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Natural Environment Research Council, Swindon (Co-funder)
- Medical Research Council (Co-funder)
- EPSRC, United Kingdom (Co-funder)
- Ministry of Agriculture and NR Ethiopia (Project Partner)
- Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority (Project Partner)
- Envirowatch Ltd (Project Partner)
- National Water Services Commission (Project Partner)
- Abay River Basin Authority (Project Partner)
- The Flow Partnership (Project Partner)
- TickTock Games Ltd (Project Partner)
- UN HABITAT, Kenya (Project Partner)
- Syarikat Air Johor - Johor Water Company (Project Partner)
- Arup Group Ltd, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Commission for Recovery of the River Cau (Project Partner)
- Department of Irrigation and Drainage (Project Partner)
- International Centre for Biosaline Agric (Project Partner)
- World Health Organisation, Switzerland (Project Partner)
- UN Habitat India (Project Partner)
- Matrix Development Consultants (Project Partner)
- EcoKnights (Project Partner)
- Green Earth Society (Project Partner)
- Wolf and Wood (Project Partner)
- Central Water Commission of India (Project Partner)
- Municipal Companies of Cali (Project Partner)
- Ministry of Water, Irrig & Elec Ethiopia (Project Partner)
- Delhi Jal Board (Project Partner)
- WWF South Africa (Project Partner)
- Indian Council Research on Int Eco Rel. (Project Partner)
- Indah Water Konsortium (Project Partner)
- National Capital Region Planning Board (Project Partner)
- AQUACOL (Project Partner)
- UES Valle (Project Partner)
- Oxfam GB, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Int Commission on Irrigation & Drainage (Project Partner)
- Binary Asylum, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Waterlat (Project Partner)
- Green Power Foundation (Project Partner)
- Centre for Urban And Regional Excellence (Project Partner)
- Global Flood Partnership (Project Partner)
- Delhi Development Authority (Project Partner)
- Int Soc Photo + Remote Sensing (Project Partner)
- Reg Council Enviro Policy + Water Res (Project Partner)
- SAJ Ranhill (Project Partner)
- Ministry of Science and Technology (Project Partner)
- Awash River Basin Authority (Project Partner)
- Ministry of Earth Sciences (India) (Project Partner)
- Malaysian Government (Project Partner)
- The World Bank, United States (Project Partner)
The role of phosphorus in the resilience and sustainability of the UK food system. BBSRC. Professor Julia Martin-Ortega (PI) and Dr Miller Camargo Valero (Co-I). 2018-2021. £562,818. Partners:
Transitions to resilience and sustainability through UK dairy systems and supply chain innovation. BBSRC. Professor Guy Ziv (PI) £531,000. Partners:
- Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
- N8 AgriFood
- Arla
- ASDA
- Business in the Community (BiTC)
- Co-op
- Dairycrest
- DEFRA
- FirstMilk
- Game and Conservation Wildlife Trust (GCWT)
- Innovation for Agriculture
- Natural England
- Nestle UK & I
- Rivers Trust
- Scottish Government
- Scottish National Heritage
- Anglian Water
- Crown Estates
- Danone
- Glanbia
- Lactalis McLelland
- Marks & Spencer
- Meadow Foods
- Muller Milk & Ingredients
- Sainsbury’s
- Scottish Water
- Tesco
- Unilever
In 2020 water@leeds and the Global Water Partnership Tanzania (GWP-TZ) began building the foundations for a Knowledge Exchange and Engagement Hub (KEH) to support informed leadership and investment in water and sanitation in Eastern and Southern Africa. Professor Anna Mdee. Partner:
Global Water Partnership Tanzania
Interdisciplinary Water Research Highlights 2019
- HyCRISTAL (Integrating Hydro-Climate Science into Policy Decisions for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Livelihoods in East Africa) will develop new understanding of climate change and its impacts in East Africa.
- WASH (Water, sanitation and health) will improve our understanding of how to insert value into sanitation provision so that the benefits of improved public health, improved environmental protection, resource recovery to promote food production and energy recovery can be better harnessed to drive public and private investment in sanitation.