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Please find the last edition of the Watershare Newsletter for 2023.
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.
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| What have partners been up to? |
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| WSAA's Young Utilities Leaders reflect on Members Meeting |
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| In November, WSAA's Young Utilities leaders had the opportunity to join WSAA’s Members Meeting and meet with industry leaders for Australia and New Zealand. Read what they had to say on their experience. |
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| Highlights from the 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference |
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| The 19th International Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference provided attendees with an extensive overview of the latest developments in the water industry. KWR PhD students share their key takeaways, and highlight the events significance to their individual research efforts in the Water-Futures project. |
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| AySA receives the “Sello Igualar” as an outstanding company in terms of gender policies |
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| AySA was recognised by the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, with the “Sello Igualar”, a distinction to the first companies belonging to the public and private sector, which carry out policies that comply with gender equality standards in the workplace. |
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| IVL and partners develop new model to calculate climate impact |
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| IVL together with the Jägersro project have developed a new methodology for calculating climate impact. The work has resulted in a unique tool where the district's entire climate impact can be calculated in relation to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The hope is to set the standard for how sustainable and climate-balanced city districts are planned and built in the future. |
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| Engaging stakeholders an important ingredient for climate adaptation |
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| In October 2023, IMPETUS and ARSINOE held a joint General Assembly with over 100 people from all over Europe (including Watershare partners) sharing, exchanging and learning about climate adaptation and resilience in both projects, among which the engagement of diverse stakeholders across European regions on climate adaptation was discussed. |
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| Water-Smart Industrial Symbiosis: a key driver for a green industry |
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| ULTIMATE policy brief on the benefits of Water-Smart Industrial Symbiosis for industries, society, digital future and for partnerships with other stakeholders. |
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| Water Europe Marketplace |
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| Marketplace for problem owners, solution providers, investors & other stakeholders in the circular economy giving access to technologies, products and services related to a number of projects around the circular economy with a focus on water, such as ULTIMATE, B-WaterSmart, and WATER-MINING. |
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| Green energy for all |
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| The book ‘Green energy for all – How hydrogen and electricity carry our future’, an initiative from is an initiative from KWR, Hysolar, Hydrogen Europe and Dii Desert Energy, gives a new perspective on sustainable energy supply. |
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| PlayDecide Card Game |
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| If you are worried about sustainability, seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, & their impact on environment & economy, enhance your knowledge by downloading WATER-MINING’s “PlayDecide”. |
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| The B-WaterSmart assessment framework |
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| Assessment framework developed in the B-WaterSmart project for multi-stakeholder and strategic decision-making, highlighting areas of improvement and opportunities for more circularity, including the technical, economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions needed to be successful. |
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| What should you look out for? |
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In the coming year, look out for exciting events and activities.
- Water Market Europe Roadshow 2024 (TBD)
- Oman Water Week in Muscat, Oman (22-24 January 2024)
- 2024 WateReuse Symposium in Colorado, USA (11-14 March 2024)
- World Water Day (22 March 2024)
- 9th IWA Water Resource Recovery Modelling Seminar in Notre Dame, USA (6-10 April 2024)
- Global Water Summit 2024 in London, UK (15-17 April 2024)
- 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia (18-24 May 2024)
- 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics HIC 2024 in Beijing, China (27-31 May 2024)
- International Conference on Urban Drainage 2024 in Delft, The Netherlands (9-14 June 2024)
- YWP European Conference 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark (16-19 June 2024)
- International Conference on Wider-Uptake of Water Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment & IWA Regional Membrane Technology Conference in Palermo, Italy (18-21 June 2024)
- Singapore International Water Week in Singapore (18-22 June 2024)
- 19th 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)
- World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden (25-29 August 2024)
- Water in Industry 2024 in Nanjing, China (23-27 September 2024)
- Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia (17-21 November 2024)
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| December social media recap |
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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? Tag us on X (@Water_share) and/or LinkedIn (@Watershare), or e-mail Raül Glotzbach (raul.glotzbach[at]kwrwater.nl). We would be happy to share your updates! |
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