Exchange

Exchange

Aqua Publica Europea supports public water operators' commitment to high quality services for all by facilitating knowledge-sharing and best-practices exchange. We do this through our Working Groups and Water Erasmus initiative. 

Water Erasmus

Aqua Publica Europea's Water Erasmus

The Aqua Publica Europea Water Erasmus initiative establishes a learning network of water experts by promoting short-term staff exchanges among APE operators.

The aim of the Aqua Publica Europea “Water Erasmus” initiative is threefold:

  • strengthen the capacities of public water operators to address common challenges through peer-to-peer learning
  • develop a shared culture of water management, based on the values of efficiency, affordability, innovativeness and on the strong involvement of elected officials and citizens in strategic decision-making
  • contribute to the realization of European environmental and social objectives through joint projects.

 

 

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News

EU Committee of the Regions encourages participation in Water Erasmus

The Committee of the Regions' Opinion on the Fitness check of the Water Framework Directive, Groundwater Directive, Environmental Quality Standards Directive and Floods Directive, adopted on 2 July 2020, highlights Aqua Publica Europea's Water Erasmus initiative as a best practice to support the implementation of EU water legislation and the improvement of water management.
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Working Groups

One of our main missions is to provide our members with a platform for mutual learning. APE Working Groups are operator-led and work on a wide range of issues responding to operators' knowledge needs.