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A Masterclass of Veronica Manfredi, Director, Quality of Life, DG Environment European Commission - Monday 14 September 2020 ROTTERDAM - NWP AIWW SUMMIT 2018. - FOTO GUUS SCHOONEWILLE Article by Naomi Timmer [caption id="attachment_851" align="alignnone" width="300"] ROTTERDAM - NWP AIWW SUMMIT 2018. - FOTO GUUS SCHOONEWILLE[/caption] Monday 14 September, day 1 of EJWP1 sixth training week. We had to meet in our online training cocoon but that gave us the opportunity to invite all our new ambassadors to meet the participants of…
Water, sex and the city - Intersectoral cooperation, communication and knowledge exchange A Masterclass of Richard Elelman, Monday 14 September 2020 Article by Naomi Timmer & Richard Elelman In honour of Richard becoming an Ambassador of the EJWP he began the EJWP1 training week on Monday the 14th of September with a masterclass about one of his favourite topics: the relationship between water, social interaction and the future of sustainable urban development, as a result of intersectoral cooper…
A Masterclass of Gonzalo Delacámara, IMDEA - Thursday 17 September 2020 As a Natural Resources Economist Gonzalo is involved in Water Governance initiatives around the world. Supporting work of the OECD (where he is a member of its Water Governance Initiative), World Bank Group, UN agencies and programmes, the European Commission and Parliamant in providing a framework to talk about policies and interests next to countries. In the development of the governance approach we first talked a lot about integrity/ avoiding corruption, engaging stakeholders and being transparent and accountable. It transferred to ‘right people doing the right things’ for sustainable water resource management, thus g…
A Masterclass of the only Water Envoy of The Netherlands, Henk Ovink Thursday 18 June 2020, European Junior Water Programme Lonely we can not call the work of Henk Ovink as only Water Envoy world-wide. Since 2015, Henk has become the first (and only) water envoy in the world, on official assignment from the government of The Netherlands. He travels the world to raise awareness on the value of water, within the water sector itself, but mainly among other professionals and the general public. He raises awareness to create understanding on the value of water, the complexity of water and the magic of water. The Magic of Water? Investing in water equals investing in health, food and equality. Wat…
Masterclass of Dutch Climate Envoy, Marcel Beukeboom May 19, 2020 Last week was a week of many impulses for #EJWP1. With our trainings on Personal Resilience and Agility and Online Personal Branding in mind, we entered a completely new world: the world of Climate Diplomacy. With the European Green Deal as one of our major focus points in the strategy of the European Water Sector, getting to know the real deal and learning more about the work of a climate envoy seemed to be a great asset. And it was. First of all, we found out what not a lot of people know, namely that Climate Envoys exist, and not just in the Netherlands. Countries like France, UK, New Zealand, Singapore and also now Lithuan…
The third week of EJWP was hosted by the Isle Utilities Italian office located in Brescia. While not Italy’s most famous town, Brescia is as pretty as any Italian centuries-old community, full of beautiful little market squares, churches, and even a castle on top of a hill. Perfect setting for the evening relaxation at the end of each full work day, among the countless restaurants with delicious food and Italian wine. The program kicked off on Monday 9th of December with the presentation of the 2 project results the teams had been working on for the past two months: the water systems of the future, commissioned by Water Authority Delfland and the Water Footprint of European Wine p…