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Let’s connect at the Amsterdam International Water Week 2021

27 October 2021

From 1 to 5 November 2021, the 6th edition of the Amsterdam International Water Week (AIWW) will take place, both in-person and digital. The AIWW brings together global leaders and experts from cities, industries, utilities and universities to meet, mix and match around the 2021 theme: Blue green deals with integrated solutions. An important week for us, as we will announce the winner of the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge, contribute and participate in several thematic sessions, and will meet our partners during the digital and in-person conference. Let’s connect!

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Round Table on Religion & Water (online)

As follow up to the Amsterdam Agreement ‘values-based action’ (AIWW 2019), AIWW continues the critical conversations on the role of religion in water and climate challenges. What can religious principles and values contribute to our approach to tackling water challenges around the world? How are religious leaders and communities currently contributing to managing water in times of climate change and what potential contributions can they make to managing water crises? Team members from our Nuffic Training Partnership in Cape Town join the discussions.

 

From Waste to a Reuse (online)

AquaMinerals and Waternet introduce the topic of improved resource recovery. The goal is to clarify the steps that a wastewater treatment plant has to take to produce a safe resource from its effluent. The Struvite Case () in the Netherlands showed the difficulty of the process. Licensing is challenging and a uniform process is desired. This session deepens the topic through presentations of case studies in the Netherlands, France en Germany and a panel discussion by various organizations that are connected to the wastewater sector. Strategic Advisor at Waternet will participate in this session, as well as representatives from Waternet’s knowledge partner PUB Singapore.

 

Social Inclusion in Water Management and Climate Adaptation (online)

Social inclusion is a key dimension in water management and climate adaptation. It contributes to more sustainable and equitable water solutions for both people and ecosystems. However, in practice, it is not always easy to conduct inclusive processes. There is still much to learn and improve when it comes to social inclusion in the water sector. This session we dive deeper into the theme of social inclusion in water management and climate adaptation. Our YEP expert Hadi Toure will present the case of social inclusion at our Malian partner SOMAGEP SA.

 

Closing AIWW2021 (online)

This is the session where the AIWW wraps up all the ideas, experiences and initiatives discussed during AIWW2021 and shared in the different sessions. During the closing, the Integrated Leaders Forum will present their action agendas or statements. This will also be a time to reflect on the future of AIWW on the road to Horizon 2030. In this session we will also get to know the winner of the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge! Aqua for All, World Waternet and Accenture are proud to launch the first ever Sarphati Sanitation Challenge, with the theme for this year: Sanitation and Health.  

 

Scaling Innovative Solutions to Accelerate Access to Safe Sanitation (in-person)

In 2021, Aqua for All, World Waternet and Accenture launched the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge to find sanitation entrepreneurs who can implement commercially viable and scalable sanitation solutions to meet the global sanitation challenge. In this thematical session, Aqua for All, Accenture and World Waternet will explore how entrepreneurial solutions can address the global sanitation needs and highlight how the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge is working to bring innovations to market.

 

Side event: Knowledge Partnerships of the Future (invitation-only)

  • Wednesday 3 November 14:00 – 17:00 (CEST)
  • Location: Waternet Headquarters

Waternet meets its knowledge partners SIAAP (), Berlin Wasserbetriebe (), PUB Singapore (), NYC DEP () and HOFOR () at the headquarters of Waternet in Amsterdam. Knowledge partnerships were established with the aim to intensify exchange and collaboration on topics related to urban waste water management. During this hybrid session, leading water utilities present their latest updates related to their powerful research and innovation programmes and zoom in on the results of the collaboration so far and the way forward to 2030.

 

Integrated Leaders Forum (invitation-only)

  • Wednesday 3 November 18:30 – 21:30 (CEST) & 4 November 09:00 – 18:00 (CEST)
  • Location: Hermitage Amsterdam and Aquatech/Rai
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The Integrated Leaders Forum will take at the Hermitage and the RAI in Amsterdam. Leading water professionals meet in mixed settings to work on integrated solutions and actionable problem solving. Leaders of the forum are the AIWW’s chairs Lykke Leonardsen (cities), Menno Holterman (industry) and Roelof Kruize (utilities). Eleanor Treadwell from World Waternet will moderate the plenary panel discussions as AIWW Future Water Leader. World Waternet’s CEO Frodo van Oostveen is table host for the round table on the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge. The perfect moment for World Waternet and Waternet to meet up with their knowledge partners!

Eleanor Treadwell

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During the Closing Session of the AIWW 2019, is was announced that Eleanor Treadwell will follow up Chrysoula Papacharalampou as ambassador for the Future Water Leaders. The Future Water Leaders is a network of young and independent water professionals specialized in themes related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Future Water Leaders play a key part in the organization of the AIWW.

Apart from her role as ambassador, she is a Project Leader at World Waternet for the Water Operators' Partnership with ANGESEM, the Malian wastewater company. Alongside this role, Eleanor works with World Waternet’s projects in West Africa. Her pipedream is for get the right people to get connected and motivated to make sustainable water management reality. Originating from the UK, Eleanor completed her Physical Geography degree at University of Exeter’s Cornwall campus. Here, water is an integral part of life, from surfing between classes or early morning swimming. This was also the time that she fully recognised the importance of responsible wastewater management for both environmental and human health. Upon graduating, she approached water from multiple cultural and sectoral perspectives, but the red thread connecting them all was a passion for bringing together different views to achieve collaborative and sustainable solutions.

 

STOWA Aquatech session: Lowering the CO2-footprint of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)

Chaired by Manon Bechger, Wastewater Process Manager at World Waternet, this session focusses on pilot researches on combinations of GAC with oxygen, ozone and biological degradation at several wastewater treatment plants. Case studies are presented by Waterlaboratorium van het Noorden, Water Authority de Dommel and Witteveen+Bos.   

 

Side event: Kenya Water Platform Meeting (in-person)

Join the informative meeting on recent developments in the Kenyan water sector. During this session, World Waternet present their work with the Nairobi Water Utility (WaterWorX) and the Water Resources Authority (Blue Deal). This session is concluded with networking and a possible visit to Aquatech. Regional manager Marieke van Nood will present the World Waternet programmes in Kenya and will share World Waternet's view on 'enabling environment'. 

 

Wetskills-The Netherlands 2021: Finals (in-person)

Join this vibrant session where the next generation water professionals will present out-of-the-box ideas during the Wetskills Challenge ()! Since 24 October international participants (both students and young professionals with a passion for water and sustainability) with a diverse backgrounds and experiences worked on out-of-the-box solutions for water and suitability challenges. One of this year’s cases is ‘how can various Blue Deal partnerships in different countries learn from each other?’, presented by Frank Tibben from Waternet. The mixed and diverse teams will present their ideas in a vibrant and interactive session to an international jury panel and the audience. The Awarding Ceremony will be organized at networking session of The Future is Water symposium.

 

RESILIO - Upscaling Climate Adaptive Smart Blue-green Roofs at Social Housing Real Estate (in-person)

Storing, retaining and managing water on roofs is growing as a robust strategy in the challenge of climate adaptation in Amsterdam. With city developers, investors, real estate managers (social housing and commercial), policy makers and innovative technical partners the concept of micro water management on private property is brought to a standard in new developments. A broad consortium in the RESILIO (UIA-funded) project, including Waternet/Rainproof, was established to battle heat, drought and waterlogging stress. The RESILIO-session shares and focuses on participation, academic research results, cost-benefit analysis and the value of a multifunctional roof ambition.