Water recovery; Water reuse; Membrane filtration; Nature-Based Solutions (NbS); Urban wastewater treatment; Agricultural wastewater treatment; Mediterranean conditions; Nutrient recovery; Circular agroecosystems; Soil regeneration; Biochar; Technosoils; Organic amendments; Post-fire restoration; Soil degradation; Erosion control; Landscape restoration; LIFE REFOREST; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Life Cycle Costing (LCC); Environmental trade-offs; Economic trade-offs; Climate-resilient solutions; Water and soil management; Wetland-agriculture systems; Constructed wetlands; Rain gardens; Vertical gardens; Ecosystem services; Biodiversity enhancement; Runoff management.
CETIM brings strong expertise in water recovery and reuse, integrating advanced technologies such as membrane filtration with nature-based solutions where appropriate. The centre has participated in projects like LIFE GREEN SEWER and NICE, addressing urban and agricultural wastewater treatment under Mediterranean conditions.
CETIM also develops strategies for nutrient recovery from treated water, supporting circularity in agroecosystems. Its experience in soil regeneration includes the use of biochar, technosoils, and organic amendments, with field validation under the LIFE REFOREST project (www.lifereforest.eu). These technologies are transferable to other contexts affected by soil degradation, erosion, or requiring landscape restoration.
The centre applies Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) to evaluate environmental and economic trade-offs of water and soil restoration practices. Its capacity to design, prototype, and test adaptive solutions is particularly relevant for wetland-agriculture systems under Mediterranean climate pressures. Complementary expertise in NbS, including constructed wetlands, rain gardens, and vertical gardens, further enhances CETIM’s contribution to biodiversity, runoff control, and ecosystem services.
