New Upcoming Expert Group Webinar: Landscape-Scale Nature-Based Solutions for Water Quality and Quality Management
Join us on 24 November for the webinar “Landscape-Scale Nature-Based Solutions for Water Quantity and Quality Management”, exploring how Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) can strengthen water resilience and sustainability across landscapes. Despite their clear potential, large-scale implementation of NbS still faces challenges. Uncertainties remain regarding their long-term effectiveness, maintenance needs and economic feasibility, especially when compared […]
Post-event materials from Water Innovation Europe 2025 are now available
Are you ready to relive the best moments of our Water Innovation Europe 2025 conference? For the first time outside Brussels, Water Innovation Europe 2025 took place in Copenhagen under the Danish EU Presidency on the 27th and the 28th of October. Gathering over 310 participants, the event centred on implementing the Water Resilience Strategy, […]
Join us this June for two inspiring Water Projects Europe Editions
This June, Water Europe is hosting two important editions of Water Projects Europe, each focusing on key aspects of water innovation and sustainability. These events will bring together stakeholders from across the water sector to explore EU-funded projects that are driving resilience, circularity, and climate neutrality in Europe’s water systems. On June 23, Water Projects […]
Water Europe welcomes the launch of the Water Resilience Strategy
With over three-quarters of Europeans calling for stronger EU action on water, the European Commission has released today its long-awaited European Water Resilience Strategy, a decisive step to secure Europe’s water future. Water Europe welcomes the strategy as a landmark acknowledgment that water is no longer a peripheral environmental issue but a central pillar of […]
Loïc Charpentier outlines need for investment, innovation, and a unified Water Resilience Strategy
As Europe celebrates Europe Day, Water Europe emphasised the indispensable role of the European Union in addressing the continent’s escalating water challenges. Speaking ahead of the anticipated EU Water Resilience Strategy, Loïc Charpentier, Head of Advocacy at Water Europe, underscored that water issues – encompassing “too much, too little, and too polluted” water – are […]
Joint Interview with the Vice-Presidents of the MEP Water Group: MEPs Stine Bosse and Tonino Picula
What personally motivates you to be involved in the MEP Water Group? Stine Bosse: Water is fundamental to life, health, and economic stability. Yet, we are facing increasing water scarcity and pollution, which require urgent action. As a policymaker, I see it at my responsibility to push for sustainable water management and ensure that Europe […]
World Economic Forum Report: Mobilising Multi-Stakeholder Action for Global Water Resilience
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with McKinsey recently published a report on “Water Futures: mobilizing multi-stakeholder action for resilience”. This report calls for a transformative approach to water resilience, where “resilience” refers to a “system’s ability to anticipate, reduce, accommodate, and recover from disruptions in a timely, efficient, and fair manner”. The paper emphasizes the vital […]
Strengthening Water Europe Communities of Practice Leadership in Water-Smart Cities
On March 5, Water Europe Executive Director, Durk Krol and Director of Operations, Andrea Rubini met with Bart Somers, Mayor of the City of Mechelen, who has been appointed Chair of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Water-Smart Cities, and Dominique Gatel from VEOLIA, who will act as the CoP’s Special Advisor. This meeting marked […]
New WE Position Paper on the Water Resilience Strategy
Water Europe releases its new position paper on the EU Water Resilience Strategy: A Step towards a Water-Smart Society. Water Europe’s position paper outlines 10 key recommendations to overcome cross-sectoral barriers and leverage benefits to the whole society. For the first time, the European Commission is prioritising water at the highest level, recognising its role in securing economic resilience, […]
Water Europe Meets with European Commissioner Jessika Roswall to Advance Water Resilience and Circular Economy
On the 4th of March 2025, Water Europe had a fruitful exchange with the European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, at De Watergroep. This half-day discussion brought together experts from the entire water sector: utilities, cities, regional authorities, industry, universities, and research centres to discuss pressing water-related challenges […]