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INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER SECTOR

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 21 ISSUE 3
Written by Zornitsa STOYANOVA

Challenges regarding the sustainable management of the water sector require the diffusion of innovative technologies and the implementation of innovative solutions. The aim of the article is to make a SWOT analysis based on the assessment of the possibilities of innovations to contribute to sustainability in the water sector and the analysis of the problems for their implementation. This allows being outlined recommendations for improving the process of innovation implementation in the sector. The methodological framework of the study includes: 1. Theoretical review of the implementation of innovations in the water sector 2. Methodology for the study of sustainable management of the water sector through the implementation of innovations 3. Study of the problems and the possibilities for achieving sustainability through the implementation of innovations based on a survey among experts 4. Conclusion on the implementation of innovations in the water sector and recommendations for process improvement. The results in the article are part of a study related to the sustainable management of the water sector in Bulgaria.

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