Berlin and Brandenburg face a shared challenge: water is becoming a scarce resource across the region. At the same time, there are many starting points for making the region more resilient in the long term. Anyone seeking to advance water recycling as part of a future-proof water economy needs robust evidence, good examples and dialogue […]
>Braniewo in Poland shows the potential of small towns to take the lead in water recycling. Where distances are short, there is often greater room for flexibility. Committed local stakeholders can get started more easily and receive hands-on support from the administration – not least when it comes to making use of policy windows at […]
>Looking at Lithuania’s national climate data, one might assume that droughts and water scarcity are issues for the distant future, not for the present – especially in such a humid country. Yet the Klaipėda region chose to think ahead and act early. In numerous stakeholder dialogues, it became clear that farmers in the local area […]
>Because of recurring droughts and its already limited groundwater reserves, the question in Västervik, Sweden, is no longer whether water recycling is needed, but how best to do it. And even that question has now largely been answered. The municipality has made a clear strategic choice in favour of one resource: rainwater from retention ponds […]
>In Kalmar, Sweden, the water future of the Baltic Sea Region is already almost a reality. After experiencing several droughts in recent years, the question here is no longer whether water recycling is needed, but how it should be done. Successful pilot measures are pointing the way ahead, while a new wastewater treatment plant already […]
>From low-tech to high-tech. From the revival of tried-and-tested filtration techniques to refining the outputs of municipal wastewater treatment plants into ultra-pure water (UPW) for hydrogen production. With its model strategy for water recycling, the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm maps out a broad spectrum of possibilities. And it does so in a remarkably […]
>Euroregion Baltic is a hub for cross-border relations, involving citizens, politicians, institutions, economic and social partners, educational and cultural institutions. This role is recognised by national governments which bestowed ERB with the management function of the Phare Small Project Fund. Between 1999 and 2006 Euroregion Baltic managed two strands within the Fund: one for cooperation […]
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