The Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology (of Tampere University of Technology) is well known for its accomplishments and has highly skilled personnel composed by 5 professors, 3 senior researchers with doctoral degree and 10 researchers with Masters Degree. The Institute has developed work in several fields, such as Water and Sanitation Services, Remediation of Contaminated Environments, Water Treatment, and Sustainable technologies for manufacture. Its teaching and research in Water and Sanitation Services is aimed at producing usable knowledge, based on trans-disciplinary research on the evolution and development of sustainable use of water services and water resources in a wider institutional context: organisations, management, legislation and policy including formal and informal institutions. TUT has participated in various projects, form which can be pointed out: Barriers to and conditions for the involvement of private capital and enterprise in water supply and sanitation in Latin America and Africa: seeking economic, social, and environmental sustainability (PRINWASS; EC research project); Improving the quality of urban life through sustainable decision-making on city water system reform (WATERTIME; EC research project); Viable Pricing and Related Governance of Water Services; and Governance of water and environmental services in long-term perspectives (GOWLOP) - A Comparative Study.

TUT will give their valuable support in the development of a decision making support tool (task 6.1) by providing the scientific models required for the decision making engine. Additionally, they will give an especial contribution in the capacity building of authorities for future implementation and dissemination (task 8.2) and will support in the planning and design of activities sensitive to end users in task 8.1. TUT will provide their input in the development of recommendations for future research and technology developments, and will prepare at least one article, jointly with CEPAPE, related to the EG4 (Governance and institution).

Dr. Jarmo HUKKA
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