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The workshop “Working with Nature for Water Resilience: Unlocking Partnerships for Healthy Watersheds”, jointly organised by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Aqua Publica Europea (APE), will take place in Brussels at the EIB Office on Thursday 8 October.

The public seminar “Tracing Pollution at Source: Innovative Approaches to Identify and Monitor Emerging Contaminants”, co-organised by Aqua Publica Europea and Hamburg Wasser, took place in Hamburg, Germany, at the JUFA Hotel Hamburg HafenCity and online on 1 July.

As the EU Horizon-funded project MERLIN comes to an end, Aqua Publica Europea remains committed to continuing the work carried out in protecting our

Ms. Trine Christiansen, Acting Head of the Freshwater and Marine Unit at the European Environment Agency, responds to APE's questions on the recent Europe's State of Water 2024 report. In this interview, Ms. Christiansen analyses the factors behind the slow progress in improving Europe's water bodies. She highlights the importance of preventive measures for tackling persistent pollutants, the potential of nature-based solutions, and the urgent need to adapt our water practices to ensure water security. She also shares her views on the role and responsibility of water operators in strengthening water resilience.

Aqua Publica Europea has held exchanges with the Ukrainian Association of Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises to better understand their needs and try to provide some support.

On 14 December, more than 100 people attended the final conference of the Horizon2020-funded research project SMART.MET to learn more about the innovative technological solutions in the field of smart water metering that were developed and tested on the field during the 5-years project.