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| Welcome to the Watershare Newsletter |
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Please find the last edition of the Watershare Newsletter for 2024.
In this edition you will read about the activities, research, projects, and expertise of global researchers, utilities, and solutions providers who work to contribute to a resilient and inclusive water future.
Happy reading! |
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| Watershare has a new look |
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| What have partners been up to? |
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| KWB and partners will prepare solutions promoting water reuse in BOOST-IN |
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| Water reuse is seen as a key solution to reduce the pressure on water resources. BOOST-IN will develop and implement a strategy that promotes the types of technological changes, governance schemes, shifts in mindset and organisational structures the water sector needs to become circular. |
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| Horizon Europe project RECREATE at the forefront of innovative water management strategies |
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| EURECAT will lead the 4-year Horizon Europe project RECREATE to help improve the resilience of water supplies and protect the status of natural water resources by facilitating the assessment and inclusion of Alternative Water Resources (AWR) in water management planning for water-scarce regions, and to increase awareness and acceptance of and trust in the fundamental role of AWR in climate change adaptation. |
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| New app Water-kennis allows users to interactively raise their water awareness |
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| On 7 March, KWR launched the location-based app Water-kennis (‘Water Knowledge’). The goal of this interactive mobile app, co-developed with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) as part of the European project ULTIMATE, is to make people aware of sustainable water management and use, in an accessible and playful manner. |
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| Stakeholder engagement in EU-funded inter- and trans-disciplinary research and innovation projects |
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| Based on the experiences of the CIRSEAU cluster, a set of recommendations to the EC have been developed to help continue foster and strengthen stakeholder engagement in EU funded inter- and trans-disciplinary research and innovation projects. These recommendations are derived from guiding principles and actions for researchers and practitioners on effective stakeholder engagement practices collected from 35 case studies and from other sustainability ITD research projects involving partners of the CIRSEAU cluster. |
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| Conceptualising boundary work activities to enhance credible, salient and legitimate knowledge |
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| Conceptual paper proposing boundary work activities to enhance the impact of transdisciplinary research. The paper provides a coherent methodological framework for scientists and practitioners to improve knowledge co-creation and achieve impactful sustainability transformations. |
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| What should you look out for? |
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In the coming months, look out for exciting events and activities.
- Oman Sustainability Week in Muscat, Oman (28 April – 2 May 2024)
- 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia (18-14 May 2024)
- 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics: From Nature to Digital Water in Beijing, China (27-31 May 2024)
- “Making waves: Tools and games for stakeholder engagement on water, sustainability and the circular economy” at 2024 ECSITE (pre-)conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia (5-8 June 2024)
- International Conference on Urban Drainage in Delft, The Netherlands (9-14 June 2024)
- YWP European Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark (16-19 June 2024)
- Water Innovation Europe in Brussels, Belgium (17-19 June 2024)
- International Conference on Wider-Uptake of Water Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment in Palermo Italy (18-21 June 2024)
- IWA Regional Membrane Technology Conference in Palermo Italy (18-21 June 2024)
- Singapore International Water Week in Singapore (18-22 June 2024)
- IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies in Essen, Germany (24-28 June 2024)
- IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Toronto, Canada (11-15 August 2024)
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| Social media roundup from March |
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Watershare partners continue to contribute to the development and exchange of new knowledge on diverse topics from alternative sources and water re-use, to water quality challenges, to the digital and technological transformation of the water sector.
Do you have interesting events, activities or opportunities to share with the Watershare Community? Then e-mail Raül Glotzbach (raul.glotzbach[at]kwrwater.nl).
You can also share you achievements with the Watershare Community by tagging us on X (@Water_share) and/or LinkedIn (@Watershare). |
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