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The European Commission adopted yesterday a new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change. From deadly heatwaves and devastating droughts, to decimated forests and coastlines eroded by rising sea levels, climate change is already taking its toll in Europe and worldwide. Building […]

The European Commission with the Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173 of 12 February 2021 has established six executive agencies that will assist in the implementation of the European Union programmes in the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF), among others the European FP for R&I Horizon Europe, and in addition support the running Horizon 2020 projects. The […]

The company Water, Environment and Business for Development (WE&B) is looking for an Environmental Systems Consultant, preferably based in Barcelona or the surrounds to work for: – Innovation, research and development sector projects. – Projects financed by the European Commission, the World Bank, the InterAmerican Development Bank amongst others. – Larger project consortiums with international […]

The LIFE programme is an EU fund entirely dedicated to environmental and climate objectives where water represents the main enabler and, at the same time, the biggest challenge. The conservation of nature and biodiversity remains the most important area of action for the LIFE Programme. To this end, new type of projects, the “strategic nature […]

The MEP Water Group is organising a public online event under the theme ‘Perspectives and Agenda for Water in the coming years’ on the 24th of February from 15:00 to 16:30. To register for the event, please click here. The agenda of the webinar will revolve around four main sessions: – The role of water […]

During the plenary session of today, february 17, the European Parliament adopted the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050. The Plan was adopted by the Commission March 2020 and debated in the Environment Committee in October. MEPs voted 574 in favour, 22 against and 95 […]

Water Europe is hosting a series of 7 weekly webinars focused on the most interesting groups of Calls for Proposals. The webinars introduce which are the HEU water related calls for proposals 2021 and they give participants a detailed list of the  calls under these two destinations. The upcoming webinar, happening on February 17 at […]

The 2021 edition of EU Green Week is coming back from 31 May to 4 June 2021, with Partner Events taking place between 3 May and 13 June. This edition will be dedicated to the ‘zero pollution ambition’. Therefore, it will also look at other relevant European Green Deal initiatives, such the climate initiatives and the upcoming Chemicals Strategy, […]

The New European Bauhaus is a creative and interdisciplinary initiative, convening a space of encounter to design future ways of living, situated at the crossroads between art, culture, social inclusion, science and technology. It calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful for our eyes, minds, […]

Today, the European Commission closes its online public consultation on the Zero Pollution Action Plan with a digital stakeholder workshop. Having participated in this consultation, Water Europe is glad to contribute to this discussion with its new position paper on Zero Pollution Action Plan: A First step to a Blue Deal towards a Water-Smart Society. […]