Eau de Paris receives a €3.75 million loan from the European Investment Bank for to protect biodiversity

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a loan of €3.75 million to Eau de Paris (France) under the Natural Capital Financing Facility to implement measures to restore river connectivity and various programmes to enhance biodiversity. The investments include measures to restore watercourses and various programmes to enhance biodiversity in areas

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BrianzAcque receives one the first Green loans of €55 from the European Investment Bank to strengthen their climate resilience and improve resource management

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted one of the first Green loans of €55 to BrianzAcque (Monza and Brianza, Italy) to improve the efficiency of water infrastructure and wastewater management in the province of Monza and Brianza between 2022 and 2025, benefiting about 850 000 local residents in Lombardy. This

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Aqua Publica participated in the first of public water services of Catalunya

On 25 November, Aqua Publica participated in the first Congress of Public Water Services of Catalunya organised by our Catalan member, AMAP, the Catalan Association of municipalities for public water management, to present the recent evolution of EU legislation on water.

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World Water Day 2021

On World Water Day, the members of Aqua Publica Europea celebrated the "value of water" through different events and activities across Europe.

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Seveso Stream: a new project to preserve local river ecosystem with the help of drones

On 16 March, the Italian public water operators BrianzAcque (Brianza), CAP Group (Milan) and Como Acqua (Como), members of Aqua Publica Europea, together with the Lombardy Region, the Interregional Agency for the Po River (AIPo) and Lombardia per l'Ambiente Foundation, presented the "Seveso Stream' project which aims to conserve Seveso local river ecosystem.

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EMASESA leads a project on climate adaptation

The Spanish public water operator of the city of Seville, EMASESA, is leading the EU-Funded project LIFE WATERCOOL - Water-efficient systemic concept for the climate change adaptation in urban areas which aims to develop and test innovative solutions to cope with climate change impact in the urban environment.

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World Water Day | "We Value water”

World Water Day is approaching and public water operators are joining this year's campaign on the value of water. Furthermore, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and UN-Water has raised this question "what does water means to you?"

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PROMEDIO sharing knowledge on public water management of small agglomeration

The Spanish public water operator PROMEDIO (Badajoz) was invited to present its public water management model for small agglomerations by the World Bank.

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Acquedotto Pugliese: a digital transformation is ongoing

Under the name “SHAPE - (Sap S / 4 Hana Aqueduct Pugliese Evolution)” the public water operator of the Puglia region (Italy) is getting ready for the digital transformation of all their activities.

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Conference on the human right to water: risk and challenges for the future

On 16 December, the public operator managing the sewage network of Barcelona and the Catalan Association of municipalities for public water management (AMAP) – both members of APE - organised the high-level conference on “Human right to water: risks and challenges for the future” to discuss the latest report of the United Nations.