The European Commission announced that 100 cities will participate in the EU Mission for climate-neutral, smart cities by 2030. 10 cities from Aqua Publica members are among the selected cities.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?"