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The European Water Association calls for action in its new Water Manifesto.
The EWA Water Manifesto 2020 concentrates on the following four themes:
- Nature-based Solutions to Respond to Climate Change
- Financing Investment in Water Services
- Asset Management and Digitalisation of Water Infrastructure
- Boosting Water Demand Management
See short video presentation of the EWA Water Manifesto (2:42 min.)
EWA Awards Honorary Memberships
The European Water Association (EWA) has decided to honor Professor Jiří Wanner (CZ) and Bojan Zmaić (HR) with the prestigious Honorary Membership of the association.
EWA supports the UN World Water Day 2020
EWA supports the UN World Water Day, 22 March 2020, and its theme “Water and Climate Change”.
The European Water Association presents its new Position Paper on the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
During the 14th EWA Brussels Conference, 4-5 November 2019, the European Water Association (EWA) will present its new position paper on the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD).
- The position paper will concentrate on the following five themes:
- Extend the scope of pollutants in the UWWTD
- Eliminate chemical micropollutants and microplastics at source
- New technical requirements in the UWWTD
- Integrate the wastewater treatment system in the circular economy
- Address governance issues to improve UWWTD implementation
The European Water Association awards the prestigious Dunbar Medal to Professor Emeritus Jean Berlamont
The prestigious William Dunbar Medal is awarded every two years to an individual of a member country of the European Water Association (EWA) in recognition of an outstanding contribution in applied technical development in the water sector. The award is donated by IFAT, the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, and for the first time since 1975, the winner is from Belgium: Professor Jean Berlamont.
EWA supports the UN World Water Day 2019
EWA supports the UN World Water Day, 22 March 2019, and its theme “Leaving no one behind”.
EWA's Position on the Water Framework Directive
Today EWA submitted a reaction to the European Commission's Fitness Check of the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive.
EWA Research Membership
Due to the growing need to deliver intelligent, resilient and environmentally sensitive water and wastewater systems, the EWA would like to bring research and innovation establishments together to create partnerships to enhance this urgency.