Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin is a non-profit water research centre based in Berlin, founded in 2001. Our shareholders are Berliner Wasserbetriebe and Technologiestiftung Berlin.

According to our mission statement, our major concern is to advance scientific knowledge and to push research & development activities in the water sector. To this end, we design research projects relating to all issues of the water cycle and carry them out together with our partners from academia, business enterprises and public authorities. The results contribute to keeping cities liveable also in the future. Our network activities link water professionals on the national and international level. Our PR communicates up-to-date information regarding all kinds of water topics to the interested public.