1st WaterMan & ERB Water Core Group Dialogue Forum: Potentials & challenges of Water Reuse in the Baltic Sea Region

Description

Agenda

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  Time
  Item
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  Tuesday, 7 Nov 2023
  13:00 Lunch at Green Solution House / Restaurant GSH
  Study trip: Prospects for water reuse on the Island of Bornholm
  
  14:00 Departure of the bus in front of Green Solution House / Hotel GSH
  
  Joint visit of different places of interest on the Island of Bornholm, including.
  - Svaneke Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
  - Farmer in Svaneke that plans to reuse water from the WWTP for irrigation
  - Exhibition about “Energy Island Bornholm” at Elværket in Rønne
  
  17:30 Arrival of the bus back at Green Solution House / Hotel GSH
  
  19:00 Joint dinner
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  Wednsday, 8 Nov 2023
  09:00 Registration
  
  Opening & introduction
  09:30 Welcome addresses
  Claus M. Andersen, Bornholm’s Energy & Utility Co.
  Maria Ixcott Nilsson, Chairperson ERB Water Core Group, Region Kalmar County
  
  10:00 Climate projections for the Baltic Sea Region
  Erik Kjellström, Climate researcher, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological
  Institute (SMHI - tbc)
  Questions & answers/discussion
  
  10:30 Coffee break
  
  11:00 Water reuse: The EU Policy Environment
  Valentina Bastino, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG Environment,
  Unit Sustainable Freshwater Management Questions & answers/discussion
  
  11:30 The WaterMan project: Promoting water reuse in the Baltic Sea Region
  Tobias Facchini, WaterMan Lead Partner, Region Kalmar County
  Jens Masuch, WaterMan project management, GA-MA Consulting
  Daniel Sereth Larsen & Sara Björkqvist, Bornholm’s Water & Wastewater A/S
  Eva Jēkobsone & Jānis Blūms, Saldus Municipality
  Questions & answers/discussion
  
  12:00 Joint lunch
  
  Water reuse in practice: Experiences from other parts of Europe
  
  13:00 How can water reuse help to mitigate water scarcity?
  Approaches & initiatives in Europe
  Marie Raffin, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Water Reuse Europe
  Questions & answers/discussion
  
  13:30 How to achieve acceptance of water reuse on the side of stakeholders &
  population? – Strategies & experiences from Murcia Region in Spain
  Manuel Boluda Fernandez, Directorate General Water Management,
  Region of Murcia
  
  14:00 Coffee break
  
  Prospects for water reuse in the Baltic Sea Region
  
  14:30 Challenges for water management in the BSR Region
  Elsi Kauppinen, Lead Coordinator of PA Nutri of the EUSBSR, Sea Region Centre
  for Economic Development Transport & the Environment for Southwest Finland
  
  15:00 Panel discussion: How can water reuse contribute to climate-resilient
  water supply in the Baltic Sea Region?
  Panellists:
  Elsi Kauppinen, Lead Coordinator of PA Nutri of the EUSBSR
  Sophie Herbert, MA/JS, Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
  Hanna Berggren, Kalmar Municipality
  Magdalena Gajewska, Gdańsk University of Technology
  Ulf Miehe, Berlin Centre for Competence on Water
  Moderators: Tobias Facchini, Jens Masuch
  Questions & answers/discussion
  
  16:00 Coffee break
  
  Outlook & farewell
  
  16:30 Upcoming events & offers within the WaterMan project
  Jens Masuch, WaterMan project management, GA-MA Consulting
  
  16:45 Closing remarks
  Tobias Facchini, WaterMan Lead Partner, Region Kalmar County
  Torben Jørgensen, ERB Water Core Group, Bornholm’s Energy & Utility Co.
  
  17:00 End of the Dialogue Forum
  
  18:00 Joint dinner at Green Solution House / Restaurant GSH