APE Events

WORLD WATER WEEK | Water Operators’ Partnerships Europe: Leveraging utilities, governments & investments for SDGs

Sweden
28 August 2019 12:00–13:00

Aqua Publica Europea is co-organising, with the European Commission's Directorate General for Development and International Cooperation (DG DEVCO) and with the Global Water Operator Partnership Alliance (GWOPA) a session to discuss the potential of not-for-profit water operator partnerships in the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goal 6: clean water

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APE President participates in the Social Forum of the UN Human Right Council

Aqua Publica Europea's President, Bernard Van Nuffel, participated in a panel on “governance and participation” at the United Nations Human Rights Council 2022 Social Forum, which took place in Geneva on 3 and 4 November. The panel, moderated by the former UN Rapporteur for the human right to water and

Members' activities

Public-public synergies: the potential of public banks in financing the public water sector

A new special issue of ‘Water International’ explores the potential of public banks in funding sustainable and equitable water and sanitation services in Europe.

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APE members developing international solidarity projects

The EU-WOP programme is starting in 2022! Six proposals presented by Aqua Publica Europea members are among the 22 final selected.

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Acquedotto Pugliese finances the construction of three water wells in Cameroon

Acquedotto Pugliese (AQP) in collaboration with the association 'A hope for Cameroon' will finance the construction of three water wells in the Edea region in Cameroon.

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PUBLICATION | Managing the Unexpected: European Public Water Utilities Facing the Coronavirus Emergency

Aqua Publica Europea publishes a new publication on the responses and strategies developed by European public utilities during the Coronavirus emergency.

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New OECD study on investment needs for water

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and and Development (OECD) publishes its study 'Financing water supply, sanitation and flood protection: Challenges in EU Member States and Policy Options', conducted jointly with the European Commission.

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13th Meeting of the OECD's Water Governance Initiative

Aqua Publica Europea participated in the 13th meeting of the OECD's Water Governance Initiative in Paris, on 09-10 January 2020

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APE Interview Series

In our APE Interview Series, we met high-level water experts to discuss the future of water and share perspectives on the upcoming challenges and solutions for truly sustainable water services. All of the interviews are available in Aqua Publica Europea's publication 'The Public Water Services of the Future'.

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12th Meeting of the OECD's Water Governance Initiative

Along with over fifty delegates, Aqua Publica attended the 12th meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative, organised in Berlin on 20-21 June 2019 and hosted in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The agenda of the two days saw the launch the report 'Applying

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11th Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative

On 12 and 13 November, Aqua Publica attended the 11th Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative in Zaragoza, Spain. The meeting, gathering over 80 international delegates, was an excellent opportunity to get an overview of the latest developments related to the global water agenda and the Water Governance Initiative's