Strengthening Circular Water Economy through microsymbiosis
Symbioter

Symbioter

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
4 Cooperation governance
objective
4.1 Project platform
Contributing to
1.1 Resilient economies and communities
Project type
Implementation
July 2026 - October 2028
Technical details

Symbioter

The project platform Symbioter supports cooperation among municipalities, water service providers, businesses, and others to recycle, recover, and reuse water and nutrients through nature-based solutions and innovative treatment technologies. Symbioter consolidates results from 9 EU projects.
Project summary

Symbioter brings together key actors from across the BSR to unlock the potential of water and nutrient reuse, accelerating the shift towards a circular, climate-resilient water economy. The region faces growing pressures from water scarcity, nutrient losses, and climate change, while many valuable EU project results remain fragmented and underused locally. Symbioter integrates and applies these achievements to create local water symbioses – practical collaborations between municipalities, utilities, businesses, and interest groups to recycle, recover, and reuse water and nutrients with the help of nature-based solutions and diverse treatment technologies. The platform will synthesize best practices and digital tools from Interreg and Horizon projects, delivering targeted capacity-building for local authorities, public service providers, and networks of water stakeholders across the BSR. Symbioter shows how small-scale cooperation can deliver measurable environmental benefits, reduce eutrophication, and increase water resilience. Through mentoring, training, and transnational exchange, the project will help stakeholders apply tested solutions in daily practice, develop local microsymbiosis concepts, and support the EU environmental policies. The platform employs multiple and innovative approaches to knowledge exchange and capacity building, ensuring the optimal impact of Symbioter in empowering local water stakeholders in the Baltic Sea Region.

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Budgets

Symbioter
in numbers.
  • 1.00
    Million
    Total
  • 0.68
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.12
    Million
    Norway
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50 Benefitting organisations Solution(s) in preparation Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale Pilotactivities 31 Organisationsin the project

Symbioter
in numbers.

  • 53.121964818.0002529
  • 60.450661322.2764768
  • 53.32526278.4840283
  • 60.228981925.0184561
  • 52.220737821.0074688
  • 56.662882616.3662382
  • 58.93746095.697361
  • 54.692962925.2811842

Project partners

Lead partnerChamber of Economy "Polish Waterworks"
  • Town
    Bydgoszcz
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Bydgosko-toruński
Total partner budget
124,999.99
Centrum Balticum Foundation
  • Town
    Turku
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Varsinais-Suomi
Total partner budget
140,000.00
Waterboard of Oldenburg and East Frisia
  • Town
    Brake
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Wesermarsch
Total partner budget
130,000.00
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
  • Town
    Helsinki
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
124,999.99
Warsaw University of Technology
  • Town
    Warszawa
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Miasto Warszawa
Total partner budget
110,000.00
Region Kalmar County
  • Town
    Kalmar
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Kalmar län
Total partner budget
124,999.99
University of Stavanger
  • Town
    Stavanger
  • Region
  • Country
    Norway
  • Region
    Rogaland
Total partner budget
150,000.00
Public Institution National regions development agency
  • Town
    Vilnius
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Vilniaus apskritis
Total partner budget
95,000.00

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