Water recycling strategy for Berlin

Brief intro to the WaterMan strategy

• Territory: Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany
• Responsible institution: Berlin Center of Competence for Water
• Scope: Action plan for the stakeholder-owned Berlin Center of Competence for Water to support further roll-out of water recycling in the region, based on a comprehensive potential analysis.
• Adoption: December 2025

Read the full story behind the strategy

“Spread the Facts”
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 with the relevant actors. The Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin (KWB), the Berlin Centre of Competence for Water, can provide important impetus here: it brings together research, practice and regional networks, and shows how water recycling can be put into practice step by step. Read more…