The theme for World Water Day 2020 is ‘Water and Climate Change – Accelerating Action’. It has a special focus on innovation, science and actions needed to tackle one of the greatest threats to our planet. World Water Day is organized annually the 22th of March by UN Water. During this day globally...
New EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius wants to continue with the Water Framework Directive. Photo: EU.
The new EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius wants to continue with the Water Framework Directive. Despite disappointing results to improve the quality of surface and groundwater within the EU, he calls on Member...
When tide is high the yellow gates of MOSE have to rise simultaneously. Photo: CVN.
Tuesday 12 November Venice suffered from severe flooding’s after a tide of 187 centimetres, the worst since 1966. In theory, MOSE, the flood barrier that since 2003 is being built to protect...
Young Water Professionals followed a program of two weeks including excursions to different Water Works. Photo: Marcel Rompelman.
Preventing water crises. That was the theme of the Budapest Water Summit that took place from 15 to 17 October. In Budapest twelve international Young Water Professionals worked in...
