Projects

European projects, organised by domain — not by chronology.

A selection of Horizon Europe projects run at the International Office for Water (OiEau), where Ankinée Kirakozian works on exploitation, socio-economic evaluation and valorisation of project results.

All Water Circular Economy
Water · Circular Economy

SOLUCIR

Solutions for Circular Water and Decentralisation
Ongoing — since 2026

Horizon Europe project (call HORIZON-CL6-2024-CIRCBIO-02), coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), bringing together 15 European partners. EU funding: €4.99M over four years.

SOLUCIR aims to accelerate the deployment of circular and decentralised water management solutions across Europe, drawing on 23 inspiring pilots and 5+1 field Pathfinding Studies run with operators and local authorities.

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Context

Urban growth, climate change and ageing centralised infrastructure are creating a need for alternative water solutions, particularly in peri-urban areas.

Objective

Removing the technical, financial, regulatory and societal barriers to the large-scale adoption of circular and decentralised water systems.

Methodology

Cost-benefit analysis, and assessment of the replicability and bankability of the solutions tested in the field studies.

Ankinée Kirakozian's contribution

Work Package Leader — cost-benefit analysis, replicability and bankability of circular and decentralised water management solutions.

Water

AWARD

Advancing Alternative Water Resources
Ongoing

A three-year Horizon Europe project led by a European consortium (OiEau, Université Paris-Saclay, NTUA, UTCB, CETAQUA, among others), with 4 local demonstrators.

AWARD produces evidence-based knowledge to integrate alternative water resources — affordable, acceptable and reliable — into strategic water supply planning in the face of global change.

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Context

Water scarcity and growing climate pressure on the water supply strategies of European regions.

Objective

Fostering the adoption of alternative water resources through evaluation, sociopolitical engagement and social innovation.

Methodology

Building the project's exploitation roadmap — valorising results towards public and private stakeholders.

Ankinée Kirakozian's contribution

Delivery of the results-exploitation deliverable (exploitation roadmap).

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OPTAIN

Optimal strategies to retain and re-use water and nutrients in small agricultural catchments
Completed project

A Horizon 2020 project on the effectiveness of natural/small water retention measures (NSWRMs) in small agricultural catchments, tested across Europe's continental, Pannonian and boreal regions.

OPTAIN optimised the spatial allocation of these measures against environmental and economic sustainability indicators, aligned with the EU's sustainable development goals.

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Context

Droughts and heavy rainfall are intensifying conflicts over water use between agriculture and other environmental needs.

Objective

Identifying and optimising water and nutrient retention measures suited to each agro-climatic context.

Ankinée Kirakozian's contribution

Delivery of the results-exploitation deliverable (exploitation roadmap).

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InnWater

Innovative cross-sector governance of water
Completed project — 2022–2026

A Horizon Europe project tested across 5 pilot sites (La Réunion, Brenta, Figueres, West Country, Middle Tisza), with a consortium including OiEau, Université de La Réunion, SIWI and the European University Institute.

InnWater promoted social innovation to renew multi-level, cross-sector water governance, paired with economic and financial mechanisms supporting the European Green Deal transition.

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Context

"Water crises are first and foremost governance crises" (OECD, 2011) — a finding at the heart of the project.

Objective

Co-developing field-tested governance tools, leading to public policy recommendations at local, European and international levels.

Ankinée Kirakozian's contribution

Delivery of the results-exploitation deliverable (exploitation roadmap).

Research Projects (France)

Design, leadership or contribution — depending on the project.

MUFFINS
Co-design

Measuring nUdges' eFFicacy IN reducing energy conSumption

Co-designed with Christophe Charlier — field experiment run across 47 French company sites, testing three nudges (moral appeal, social comparison, stickers) on employees' electricity consumption. Funded by the IDEX UCAJEDI (ANR), €10,000 + one year of postdoctoral funding from MINES ParisTech. Results published in The Energy Journal (see Publications).

Household Waste — PEPR ANR
Co-leadership

Recycling and Recyclability of Household Waste

Co-led with L. Barna and P. Guiraud (INSA Toulouse), Y. Chalamet (UJM Saint-Étienne), M. Durand (Université du Mans) and N. Lazaric (Université Côte d'Azur). The project is structured into 5 ''work packages'' (material circularity, environmental impacts, sector economics, territorial impacts, behavioural studies). Total budget €1,000,000, of which €195,000 for the UL team.

DOMINOS — ADEME
Contributor

Territorial and Collaborative Forest Bioeconomy

Contribution to the project led by J. Lenglet, M. Rivière and M. Arnould (AgroParisTech) — conditions for the emergence of a collaborative bioeconomy based on forest resources at territorial scale. Funded by ADEME's GRAINE programme, €235,000 (of which €60,000 for the UL team).

FOR-PEB — DHDA
Contributor

Pro-environmental Behaviours Towards Forest Ecosystem Services

Contribution to the project led by M. Rivière (AgroParisTech) — socio-economic, cognitive and psychological determinants of citizens' expectations of forest management in the face of climate change. Funded by the "Des Hommes et Des Arbres" programme (Territoires d'Innovation), €230,000.

SORRYL — PEPR ANR
Contributor

Reuse and Recycling: Towards a Society Beyond Disposability?

Contribution to the project led by J-B. Bahers (Université de Nantes), M. Durand (Université du Mans), N. Lazaric (Université Côte d'Azur), L. Rocher (Université de Lyon) and Y-P. Tastevin (UCAS) — socio-technical, economic and political shifts in waste management, reuse and recycling. Total budget €1,200,000, of which €248,000 for the UL team.

Consulting & Expert Missions

Beyond research projects, consulting called on directly by public and private organisations.

RATP

Nudges Against Fare-Validation Fraud

Co-winner of a tender with Noémie Rogeau (2R Aventure) — design and delivery of a behavioural nudge experiment to reduce fare-validation fraud on the tramway network. A 4-phase methodology (literature review and qualitative survey, device design, prototyping, evaluation), testing several cognitive biases — social comparison, moral alert, pre-commitment — separately and in combination.

Airparif (AIRLAB) — MODOUX

Soft Nudges for Sustainable Mobility

With support from the Métropole du Grand Paris, the City of Paris and ADEME: an experiment across 4 public and private organisations (61 participants, 3 groups) testing a tracking and social-comparison app, alone or combined with air-quality awareness workshops. Designed with Manon Verbeke (Atelier Jugeote) and Noémie Rogeau (2R Aventure) — October 2023.

[IMP]²ULCE — Région Hauts-de-France

Nudges vs Financial Incentives for Sustainable Mobility

Project designer, with Noémie Rogeau (2R Aventure) and Lucile Janssoone (Réseau Alliances) — field experiment across 85 organisations, funded by the Hauts-de-France Region (STIMULE scheme, €400,000).

Métropole du Grand Nancy

Metropolitan Climate Committee

Chair and committee member — contributing to the region's climate strategy.

Bureau of International Recycling

International Recycling Expertise

Expert report on the economic and social benefits of recycling (see Publications).

Commission européenne — JRC

Waste-Sorting Expertise

Scientific expertise carried out for the Joint Research Centre (see Publications).