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The Living Lab is a real-life participatory space for validating GENESIS concepts. Real-life means that all relevant public authorities, research institutions, civil society and companies could develop actions to improve water management and water governance in the context of climate adaptation; innovative concepts, methods, tools and societal interactions could be tested and demonstrated in an operational environment, where public authorities and citizens participate and contribute to validation processes, increasing the understanding of and appreciation for groundwater resources. The living lab will cover the entire water management cycle, including water catchment, extraction, distribution, use, wastewater generation and treatment.

The boot camp aims to educate geoscientists and practitioners involved in water management and adaptation to climate change, including engineers, social scientists and IT developers interested in having a deeper understanding of the development and implementation of GENESIS. After the project funding period, VPCGT will incorporate the boot camp in the training programmes it develops for hydrologists and hydrogeologists and will seek cooperation with companies and high education institutions/research centres interested in providing field trips and field training to their members/students on geosciences topics and NbS to safeguarding fresh water.

This task will set up the project citizen science hub, a cross-pollination space for mutual learning and sharing that provides expert knowledge and collects data and information from citizens. The hub will be an inclusive, collaborative and interactive platform to be disseminated in the communities of the nine demonstrator sites and three replicating sites, and later expanded to all Macaronesia.

The hub communication platform will be associated with the project website and use social media over the project’s lifespan and potentially beyond. This multi-way online channel enables knowledge-sharing from project findings and stimulates citizens’ participation.