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Water scarcity and management have emerged as critical issues across the globe, especially with climate change accelerating. According to the European Environment Agency, 12% of the population in Europe lives in areas at risk of flooding and some 30% of people in southern Europe face permanent water stress. As we know, technological innovation can play a major role in addressing these challenges.
The EPO’s Observatory on Patents and Technology has identified water innovation as one of its key topics this year and has recently published three new resources in the area of water technologies.
The EPO’s new study, entitled Innovation in water-related technologies uses international patent data to examine the developments and global trends in these technologies. Our new technology platform helps scientists and engineers more easily navigate the wealth of free patent information about water technologies available in our Espacenet database. Finally, we have added four new filters for water-related technologies to our free Deep Tech Finder tool, which connects investment-ready European startups with investors.
These three resources have been jointly developed by the Observatory, in co-operation with national IP offices in Europe and beyond. They aim to support inventors, researchers, companies and policymakers who are dealing with the critical challenges of water supply, management and security on the one hand, as well as the threats coming from flooding and coastal erosion on the other. ?
Some of the key findings of the study include:
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