Aqua Publica Europea | Activity Report 2020
Aqua Publica Europea's Activity Report 2020 is out!
Water Operator Partnerships and Solidarity - A global effort to realise the human right to water and sanitation
A new publication by Aqua Publica Europea presents the concrete contribution of its members to realisation of the human right to water and sanitation through not-for-profit Water Operators Partnership.
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.
Transparency & participation in the public water sector
Because water is essential to life and to our societies and directly affects both human health and the environment, transparency and accountability in water management are particularly important and, further, respond to citizens’ and stakeholders' growing expectations. Therefore, transparency and participation are two of Aqua Publica Europea’s main priorities. In
REPORT | The combined implementation of EU water policy
On 3 March 2020, Aqua Publica Europea, the European Association of Public Water Operators, organised a technical meeting between its Management Board, the European Commission and key water stakeholders, in Brussels, to discuss the concrete application of water policy, addressing in particular the question of the combined implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. Read the full report.
REPORT | Towards a Sustainable Approach to Sludge Management
The lively discussion during the Thematic Session ‘Towards a Sustainable Approach to Sludge Management: legal frameworks and technological solutions’in Edinburgh showcased the diversity of national and local situations relating to sludge management and the issues faced by water operators.
The public water services of the future
On 17 October 2019, Aqua Publica Europea, the European Association of Public Water Operators, launched its new publication 'The Public Water Services of the Future'. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the association proposes to outline the role that public water operators across Europe are undertaking, as actors of their communities, fully embedded into their environmental, social, economic and knowledge ecosystems, and striving to contribute to a sustainable future. Based on the long-term strategies and concrete actions of the member operators, the document addresses how they are preparing to address the great challenges of tomorrow and to harness opportunities.
Untapped: Promoting tap water in Europe
Aqua Publica Europea publishes a report on concrete actions by public water operators to foster confidence in tap water thus benefitting people and the planet