Workshop within the European process up to WORLD WATER FORUM 2015 Urbanization – Innovative Urban Water Management will take place in connection with the EWA Brussels Conference University Foundation Rue d’Egmont 11 1000 Brussels Belgium 17th November 2014 12.30 – 16.00 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • World Water Forum 2015 The 7th World Water Forum will take place in Daegu & Gyeongbuk, Korea, 12 – 17 April 2015 French Water Partnership (FWP) and Danish Water Forum (DWF) facilitate the European preparatory process. We invite all water stakeholders in Europe to join the process in regional events and as session conveners. We will involve national and European-wide acting organizations, national governments, NGOs, National Water Partnerships and European Institutions in open inclusive multistakeholder discussions. We will bring water users on board, such as businesses and farmer associations. At the kick-off meeting held in Brussels on May 19th we identified 6 themes to include in the European process: • Transboundary Water Management • Climate Change • Integrated implementation of EU directives and UNECE convention • Water Efficiency in a broad definition • Innovative and Integrated Urban Water Management • Science and Technology – implementation of linkages • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • World Water Forum 2015 Urbanization – Innovative Urban Water Management Organised by Danish Water Forum in cooperation with EWA EPC Monday, November 17th 2014, 12.30 – 16.00 University Foundation, Rue d’Egmont 11, 1100 Brussels, Belgium http://www.ewa-online.eu/calendar-detail/events/10ewabrussels.html The workshop will focus on European solutions on innovative urban water management in cities of tomorrow, including the regulatory and policy framework enabling new approaches and partnerships and the challenges and barriers for introduction of new technology. The workshop will present examples of cases of such new approaches and strategies also addressing the necessity to bridge the gaps between city planning and water management. Preliminary programme: 12.30 Registration and coffee (sandwich) 13.00 Welcome by Bjørn Kaare Jensen, Danish Water Forum 13.10 What is Sustainable Urban Water Management – Experiences from EIP Action Group: City Blueprints by Richard Elelman, (tbc) Netwerc H2O/CTM 13.25 Flanders efforts to adjust regulatory framework and policy to enable innovative urban water management by Ingeborg Barrez, Flanders' Coordination Commission for Integrated Water Management 13.40 Governance challenges for innovative water management by Katrien Termeer, Waageningen University 13.55 City and water in local balance – Experience from Beijing and Copenhagen by Li Liu, Copenhagen University 14.10 Coffee break 14.25 European cases on Integrated Urban Water Management – challenges and solutions: • Copenhagen by Lykke Leonardsen, Copenhagen municipality • Hamburg by Franziska Meinzinger, Hamburg Wasser • Rotterdam by Jorg Pieneman, Public Works Rotterdam 15.10 UN Habitat perspective on water and cities theme for World Water Forum, by Taeko Yokota, UN Habitat 15.25 Suggestion for a session programme for the European regional session on Innovative urban water management by Wendy Francken, EWA EPC 15.40 Discussion 15.55 Closing remarks by Bjørn Kaare Jensen, Danish Water Forum See more here: http://world-water-forum-2015-europa.eu/ For more information and registration (before 14th November) mail to:Miriam Feilberg, [email protected] • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • World Water Forum 2015 A number of events as part of the European process up to WWF 2015 in Korea have already been held in connection with major 12 - 15 November 2014 Europe-INBO International Conference European meetings. Other forthcoming events will be held in Transboundary Water Management connection with the following European meetings: Bucharest 17 - 18 November 2014 27 - 30 October 2014 Session at EWA policy conference 6th European River Restoration Conference Urbanisation – Water in the cities Integrated implementation of EU directives and UNECE Convention Brussels Vienna 1 - 5 December 2014 29 - 31 October 2014 Water Youth Parliament Europe Preserving the flow of life Youth component Water and Energy / Water Efficiency Douai, France Lyon 29 - 30 January 2015 5 - 6 November 2014 Water Efficiency conference EIP Water Innovation Conference Challenges and Solutions in promoting Science and Technology in the European preparations for World improved water management. Water Forum Copenhagen Barcelona See more here: http://world-water-forum-2015-europa.eu/