World Water Forum
European Regional Process
Meetings and Events in the European Regional Process:
Sessions in Korea:
- European Concluding Session
- Water Efficiency - Interregional session with Asia-Pacific
- Integrated Urban Water Management - Interregional Session with Arab and Asia-Pacific
- Science and Technology - Joint Interregional Session with the Mediterranean Region
Presentations are available here:
- Ambitions of the H2020 PIANO project - Bart Smets
- Bottlenecks and barriers to innovation and European approaches to overcome them - Jørn Rasmussen
- EU & MED, Interregional Session on science and technology - Miriam Feilberg
- Golden Triangle for better and cheaper water management - Peter Glas
- Joint Programming Initiative Water Challenges for a Changing World - Aslihan Kerc
- Joint Research Centre as a vehicle for European cooperation - Giovanni Bidoglio
- Research Evidence Supports Local Utilities - Chrisitian Zurbrugg
Linking Science and Technology for managing global water challenges - Finding ways to overcome the barriers for improved research uptake, presenting European and Mediterranean experiences and sharing knowledge globally (S&T)
Session facilitated by Netherlands Water Partnership and GWP MED
Even though promising innovations are being developed and there are numerous solutions available that have the potential to address these problems, large-scale worldwide implementation continues to be a challenge.Additional to the upscaling of available solutions, science can be the key to address many challenges. However, the sole development of new technologies will not contribute to solving the global water challenges we are facing. Putting ‘knowledge to use’ by implementing technologies under local conditions is a necessary next step.
Thus, this interregional session for EU & MED will give an insight on the specificities in each region, a key driver as well as a bottleneck for integration of science and new technologies. Innovative solutions that have been successfully applied in the region will be presented to promote knowledge and sharing of experiences. A joint panel discussion with stakeholders from government, business, universities, institutions and recipients will provide responses and recommendations on the integration of Science and Technology to Policy, Business and Sustainable Development.