International experts discuss sustainable Reuse concepts at the digital BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues
The second edition of the BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues 2021 took place on November 25th. The conference followed up on the success of the first event in the year and proved once again, that the international water sector is strongly interested in exchanging views on the important and topical issue of Water Reuse – be it virtual or in person.
Panel discussions and break-out sessions brought together renowned international water experts from the Federal Environment Agency, the Joint Research Center of the European Commission, the Berkeley Water Center, Water Reuse Europe and more. There was agreement on the urgency of launching innovative alternative concepts for water use and recycling, making the issue of Water Reuse top of the agenda.
Read a comprehensive post-event report here. The sessions from 25 November are available as a video recording on the BLUE PLANET website. You can also view the presentations of individual speakers here.
The event was supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the City of Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises. Additional support was provided by the Agency for Business & Economic Development (AWE) as official cooperation partner and ATB WATER GmbH, irriport GmbH and KSB SE & Co. KGaA as industrial partners. A continuation of the BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues is planned for 2022/23.