Water challenges in the European Green Deal

Within the context of the Green Deal, EurAqua is organizing a webinar with the focus on nature-based solutions to increase climate resilience to hydrological extremes and to protect, conserve and enhance EU’s natural capital. This webinar will provide an overview of latest insights on the water challenges and the potential contribution of nature-based solutions to the Green Deal. The webinar will also address the research and innovation challenges and demonstration cases and living labs.

Webinar program

10.00

 

Welcome and introduction

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen – Chair EurAqua

10:10

 

Green Deal and water research challenges
Panagiotis Balabanis – EU DG Research and Innovation
10:40

 

Nature-based solutions in river basin management
Ellis Penning – Deltares
11:10

 

Natural capital to support the European Green Deal
Bruna Grizzetti – Joint Research Centre
11:40

 

 

Nature-based solutions as a strategy to meet WFD
requirements
Daniel Hering – University Duisburg-Essen
12.10

 

Conclusions
Laurence Carvalho and Harm Duel – EurAqua
12.25-12:30 Final remarks and closing
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen – Chair EurAqua

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