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Webinar Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France Business Finland: France – Finland about the #circular #economy at the service of #water management. The aim of this first international webinar between Finland and Paris region workshop is : - cross-references in Finland and the Paris metropolitan area, in terms of water management, particularly in cities - Create economic and technological development opportunities in France and Finland, with the support of Business Finland - 90 water stakeholders from the Ile-de-France region and Finland already registered! After Ukraine, this workshop will also enable the Cluster Eau Milieux Sols and its members to strengthen our collaborations with other European regions.  Program (French time):  9h | Welcome Word by Matti Anttonen, Ambassador of Finlande in France 9h05 | Presentation of the Ile-de-France region and introduction to the challenges of water management in the Paris metropolis by Cécile Dekeuwer, General Secretary of Cluster Eau Milieux Sols 9h15 | Introduction to Finland road map to answer water management challenges, by Olli-Matti Verta, Director of Water Resources Management - Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 9h25 | Questions and Answers 9h30 | Presentation of needs, development programs and water professions in the Paris metropolitan area by : Sevinç AR CHIMOT, Smart City & Cleantech - Choose Paris Region Pierre Paumelle, Head of Attractiveness - Grand Orly Seine Brièvre Territory Cécile Dekeuwer, General Secretary, Cluster Eau Milieux Sols 9h40 | Presentation of Finnish Water Forum network strongholds by Jaakko KAPANEN, Senior Project Manager - Finnish Water Forum 9h50 | Break 9h55 | Case studies / feedback (10 min per case) - COM ENTRE SAINT GOBAIN PONT A MOUSSON - French company also established in Finland: production and monitoring of water networks, example of several major projects in Finland by Jari JOHANSSON, Managing Director - Saint-Gobain PAM Finland - Owatec Group Oy - Turning Waste water into resources par Jaako PELLINEN, CEO and Owner - Artelia - Reuse of treated wastewater from the Orléans agglomeration water plant by Jerome CONSTANS, Water Treatment Division Manager  - Oy Lining Ab - Digital solutions for clean and wastewater facilities by Tero AUVINEN, Head of Digi & Automation Department - IXSANE - specialized in urban and environmental engineering, providing consulting and engineering services by Sami Lallahem, CEO / Tristan Debuigne, Environment & Industry Engineer - New Wastewater Treatment of the City of Mikkeli by Juha KAUPPINEN, Blue Economy Mikkeli - BioStart - Treatment of micropollutants in the wastewater and drinking water by Bertrand Duval - Sales Manager / Fabrice Grenard - CEO 10h55 | Questions and Answers  11h05 | End of webinar and partnership by Pierre PAUMELLE, Attractiveness manager - Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre Territory To register: https://shorturl.at/cmrsN

https://lnkd.in/ewYk--Bj Another great article from the International Water Association newspaper about #Inclusive #urban #sanitation with interviews from sanitation specialists in emerging countries. Some highlights "Yvonne Magawa: Having recognised that most of the urban population relies on non-sewered sanitation, ESAWAS, as a network of WSS regulators, has begun a paradigm shift towards inclusive sanitation. In 2018, ESAWAS formulated a regulatory framework and strategy to incorporate non-sewered sanitation into regulation." Sylvain Usher from the Association Africaine de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement I had the chance to make him visit our first installation of WeCo - Toilet. "During decolonisation of most of the African countries in the 1960s, our newly designated heads of states were mainly concerned about giving access to potable water to the population of newly constructed cities, putting together potable water treatment plants and networks and creating the potable water utilities. Thinking about where the used water would go was not the main preoccupation so long as there was a river or sea where the wastewater could be disposed. No awareness was raised about the potential pollution of the environment. At the beginning of urbanisation during this period, there was slow migration to the cities. The World Bank estimates that inadequate sanitation costs African countries billions of dollars each year in lost GDP. The concept of inclusive urban sanitation is spreading across Africa. Its urgent implementation is required to avoid a hygiene calamity exacerbated by the consequences of climate change." Neeta Pokhrel: "Also, the drivers for sanitation are not being recognised by investors. The public are not putting politicians under pressure to invest in sanitation, and this is exacerbated by short political cycles. Because the demand is not there, the investment is not there. Investment depends on cost recovery. Sanitation for many people means investment in sewers. Sewers are costly and politicians don’t press for them because they would rather invest in more visible things, such as water supply, bridges, roads, and railways. We need to recognise that there is a cost to not investing in sanitation. We need to make stakeholders aware of the economic losses from the health impacts of poor sanitation." Note that Boston Consulting Group (BCG) considers that the ROI from investing in sanitation is for 1 USD invested, 5 USD given back to the investor. And if with WeCo - Toilet we want to provide sustainable, hygienic safe and inclusive #sanitation solutions to everyone, everywhere, we can also offer great opportunities to investors with our fundraising campaign (contact@weco-toilet.com). Remember that United Nations COP28 UAE highlighted the important strides for water SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute that will keep pushing for #water 's central role in #climate action.

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