1st WaterMan & ERB Water Core Group Dialogue Forum.

Project: WaterMan
Physical Meeting
Potentials and challenges of Water Reuse in the Baltic Sea Region

Description

Climate change is increasingly affecting the prevailing ways of water supply & water use in Europe and the Baltic Sea Region. Opening up alternative water sources, incl. the reuse of storm  & wastewater, and promoting the utilisation of water of different qualities can be ways to make water management more climate resilient. We kindly invite you to the 1st WaterMan & ERB Water Core Group Dialogue Forum which intends to launch a BSR-wide dialogue on the potentials & challenges of water reuse, incl. presentations & discussions on the policy framework, experiences & practices from other parts of Europe and prospects in the Baltic Sea Region. Please register your participation in the event until 27 October 2023.

Agenda

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    Time
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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

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