Save the date: WaterMan study trip on “Water recycling in humid regions”

Visit Belgium and Netherlands with us on 14–16 Jan 2025. See at-scale examples of water recycling in humid regions and get to know the perspectives on the topic of different water management actors. Save the date in your calendar and stay tuned for further news!

How can we adapt local water supply in the Baltic Sea Region to climate change?

Due to climate change, periods of drought are becoming more frequent in the Baltic Sea Region and drinking water, which is mainly obtained from groundwater here, can get scarce in certain periods. To secure a stable water supply, it may become necessary to use water of different qualities and to tap into other sources of “usable water” in the future. The WaterMan project supports municipalities and water companies in adapting their strategies to these challenges by bringing water recycling into wider practice.

How is it done in other regions? See it yourself at the study trip!

As part of this support, WaterMan organizes study visits to other regions, which are frontrunners in water recycling. A first trip in April 2024 led to the semi-arid Murcia Region in Spain, where water reuse is common practice since many years and the water reuse rate was increased from 0% to 98% within the last 30 years.  But also in the humid parts of the EU, water recycling is already applied at scale. In January 2025, the project offers another 3-day study trip to explore such practices in the Netherlands and Belgium .

• Date: 14-16 Jan 2025 (3 full days)
• Travel days: 13 Jan & 17 Jan 2025
• Highlights of the programme:
  • Government strategies in Zealand / NL & Flanders / BE
  • Industry-driven water reuse in Terneuzen / NL
  • Mature reuse scheme for resilient supply in Torreele / BE
  • Greywater reuse  (e.g. in Gent / BE) & commercial water recycling solutions
  • Roundtable talk on regulatory frameworks in Brussels
  • … more to come …

How can I join?

The detailed programme of the study trip is published in the beginning of November 2024.
Along with it, interested parties can register until mid-November 2024.
In the meantime: Block the dates in your calendar and stay tuned for further news!