Valencia will develop two European Projects on Mobility and Rainwater Saving

• The SU.MO Project (Sustainable Mobility Data Integration and Analysis) will assess the technical and financial viability of future apps offering integrated, urban-mobility solutions. CoSuDS (Collaborative Transition Towards Sustainable Urban drainage) will develop a tool to optimize rainwater management, and try new systems for sustainable drainage.
• Both innovation projects will have a duration of six months, and are co-financed by Climate KIC, a European knowledge community focused on the battle against climate change.

Valencia will be the testing ground for both projects. SU.MO will face the challenges stemming from some of Valencia’s needs. The city counts on various platforms collecting data on mobility–smart and maritime traffic systems, public transport, public bicycle rental, etc.–. The feasibility of the investments in applications integrating this data will also be assessed. The Italian city of Modena is also a participant to this project through a consortium.

The CoSuDS project, aiming at the optimisation of rainwater management, will analyse the direct impact of such goal on the reduction of flood risk, on energy saving and on the improvement in the management of the water cycle.

Our frequent torrential rainfall causes both direct and indirect socio-economic problems—floods, chaos in traffic, a dysfunctional sewer system, etc.—. For this reason, the CoSuDS project will contribute to identify and design potential tools for a proper management of torrential waters.

Valencia’s City Council will provide both initiatives with the necessary indicators, and InnDEA will analyse the challenges to be faced, as well as develop preventive, measuring and monitoring tools. This project will also count on the contribution of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Valencian Building Institute and Castellon’s City Council.