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

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Agenda

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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