Objectives

Da Wiz-Life+.

The overall goal of the WaterIZe ‘WIZ’ spatial planning project is to integrate the protection and sustainable management of water in urban planning processes and local policy areas, taking into account the climate change impacts.

WIZ wants to achieve the following main targets:

• to incorporate long term analysis of drinking water management in urban spatial planning by creating a platform for local authorities to be involved in decision-making processes and giving back information for informed decision;
  
• to contribute to the integration of the European Framework for Adapting to Climate Change (COM(2009) 147) into other local and EU regulations, particularly in relation to future water management conditions.
  
• to increase public participation and awareness by involving citizens and businesses (particularly SMEs) in water governance.
  
• A network of the European projects within the Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform (WssTP) will be created and transnational co-operation on water management increased;
  

Finally, WIZ is primarily directed to public decision-making processes, to increase either policy-makers' ability to evaluate the potential impacts of their choices and their responsiveness to citizens. The level of institutionalization of the WIZ method into local policy-planning is the major measure of success.