Socio-economic and technological elements of water management, Groundwater protection, Integrated water resources management, Water and sanitation, 
         

Living with water is supporting both basic and applied research as well as demonstration of new concepts. Funded projects are programme driven based on the 
research agenda of the programme, which has been formulated together with representatives of the market.  
Applicants from other Member States are eligible for funding as fas as they are contributing to research. International projects are under formulation, 
giving the status of the programme, which started in 2004.    
Fhe financial constitution of this programme is a mix of general state budget (40%), local authorities (40%) and enterprises (20%).  
  
The mission statement: mobilizing, developing, focusing, embedding and making applicable the knowledge required to strengthen knowledge infrastructure 
in the Netherlands to attune in a sustainable manner Leven met Water (Living with Water) with spatial developments in support of safety, welfare, wellbeing 
and the economy in the 21st century. This program is supporting innovative research projects on water management with the focus on accommodating water instead 
of defence against water.