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🌍 ENOUGH Project: 3 Years of Progress! 🌍 We're excited to share our latest newsletter, marking three years of the ENOUGH project’s impactful journey. As we enter the final year, let’s celebrate what we’ve achieved so far: 👉 Annual Meetings in Norway, Italy, and France, with insights shared across our consortium. 👉 20 Deliverables Completed out of 43, plus accessible factsheets on various project topics. 👉 27 Milestones Reached, including emission data exploration, an energy roadmap, and a software tool for GHG assessments in the food supply chain. Policy Outreach and Publications to drive sustainable impact. Curious about the details and our plans for the final year? Check out the full newsletter for insights and upcoming goals! 📄 Read the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eSvRchSJ #ENOUGHProject #ClimateAction #SustainableFoodSystems #Innovation

Thank You!! Water Europe Twice on Stage For SME & watergovernance!! Empowering. " The next BIG thing, will be lots of SMALL things" Employing a strategy akin to solar panels, these small-scale NBS operate locally off-grid from extensive distribution systems, are fit-for-purpose designed and ensure correct operation through online data management. This service presents a faster, more resilient, and cost-effective alternative to traditional rural sewerage systems.  A pioneering case recently received the Henry Van de Velde Award in the environment category. This prestigious award, focusing on well-considered design, has bolstered confidence in small off-grid wastewater treatments. In addition, notable regulatory advancements, coupled with the emphasis on NBS within EU taxonomy, alongside efforts to address the convergence of megatrends such as water scarcity, climate change, sustainability, and digitalization, will fuel the growth potential of NBS and drive international market expansion in the foreseeable future. The company's aspiration in the upcoming years is to achieve EU leadership in this specialized niche, especially considering that 45% of the world's population still lacks access to sufficient treatment facilities (WHO). Very warm for all involved in the belief and the action putting Nature-Based 2.0 on the track! For all not Yet envolved, welcome!! 😉 Vlaamse Landmaatschappij Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij Vlakwa Provincie West-Vlaanderen Lokaal bestuur LedegemLokaal bestuur Zwevegem Bouwprojecten Vlaamse overheid - Het Facilitair BedrijfVLAIOTeam Bedrijfstrajecten - VLAIO Universiteit Gent VLARIO vzw Hendrik VandemeulebroeckeJente LezySiebe DezeureHannes DeschaekStephan LesageBart DochyFlanders DCUnited Nations WaterPhilippe Bossuyt https://lnkd.in/eu2C3Xyi

Don’t know where to start on nature? Daunted by the endless world of acronyms like CDP, SBTN and TNFD? Fola’s nature diagnostic is a one-stop shop to help businesses understand where they are on nature and how to fill the gaps. For free and with as little as 30 minutes of your time, it: ✅ Pulls together guidance from a range of frameworks and guidelines ✅ Builds on your existing ESG performance ✅ Provides bespoke recommendations Reach out to one of the team below to start on your free diagnostic. https://lnkd.in/e6n4jtpt #nature #biodiversity #CSRD #tnfd #naturepositive #CDP 

💡 Researchers: note this recently lauched EU funding opportunity for research in water & circular economy. DL of preproposals is 13 November 2024. Topic 1: Enhancement of water circularity in industries Topic 2: Urban water circularity Topic 3: Resource recovery and valorization Topic 4: Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and recovered products #research #water #circulareconomy #nutrients #resources Ympäristöministeriö - Miljöministeriet - Ministry of the Environment of Finland Research Council of Finland | Suomen Akatemia

Could investment dollars get more for nature if we relaxed our thinking about what suppliers ‘must have’ to be eligible to participate in markets for nature? In Aither (a Ricardo plc company)’s webinar on March 6, Nic Lansdell will discuss why being open to including things like shorter term agreements and degraded sites in peri-urban and urban areas could allow markets for nature to deliver more benefits for people, planet and economy. Don’t miss out, register today: https://lnkd.in/gD8uNPRb #naturepositive #naturerepair #environmentalmarkets #biodiversitycredits #biodiversitymarkets

🍃 This blog post nicely summarises how The Science Based Targets Network’s target-setting methods align with other global initiatives aimed at mobilising business action on nature 🍃 https://lnkd.in/ewjzfTqB

It's day two of Singapore International Water Week (SIWW). FIDO's Victoria Edwards and Joshua Elliott are around to hear about innovation in water. Today we're thinking a lot about collaboration. The world's water crisis can only be overcome through unconventional partnerships. This message is for all of us: utilities, world leaders, entrepreneurs, corporations, and communities. We need your participation in cross-sectoral partnerships that will drive innovation, reduce adoption risks, and rapidly scale proven solutions. We need to harness and scale the power of AI to drive sustainability and deliver long-term climate, economic and social outcomes. This is what we're rolling out via the biggest catalytic community yet, 'Water, United' in the Colorado River basin. We're looking for like-minded people to talk to us about this massive project, and the other water stewardship projects we're part of around the world. Make sure to reach out to Victoria or Josh on LinkedIn if you’d like to meet them. At 4.00pm, Josh will be presenting at the SIWW poster session, showing how FIDO AI is 'Taking Leakage and Non-Revenue Water Detection Beyond ‘Business as Usual’. That's in the main corridor, Level 3, if you can make it come and along and have a listen in. #siww24 #water #waterscarcity #singapore #siww #ai #singaporeinternationalwaterweek #corporatewaterstewardship #artificialintelligence #waterpositive

📣 Deadline Extended for BOOST-IN Call! 💧 The deadline for the BOOST-IN eu call for innovative circular economy solutions in the water sector has been extended to August 18, 2024! This extension provides you with more time to prepare and submit your proposals. 🚀 Why Participate? 🚀 🔷 Collaborate with Europe's Best: Our consortium includes 12 partners from 9 countries, bringing diverse expertise in water management and circular economy. 🔷 Access Global Networks: Benefit from our partners' extensive networks and markets, expanding your reach and collaboration opportunities. 🔷 Receive Ongoing Support: Innovators will get guidance and mentorship from leading specialists in the sector. 🔷 Showcase Your Innovation: Enjoy global visibility and connect with potential collaborators, investors, policymakers, and end-users. 🔷 Access Valuable Resources: Support services, funding opportunities, expert guidance, and more! Don't miss this unique opportunity to be part of a transformative European initiative aimed at revolutionizing water management. 🔗All the details! 👉 https://cutt.ly/DehqWAFN #WaterInnovation #CircularEconomy #BOOSTIN #Collaboration #Innovation #WaterSector

📢 CALL IS OPEN !  🔧💧 Dear innovators, this call is for you! Boost the visibility of your innovation and let's boost together the circular economy principle in the water sector! #water #circulareconomy #innovation #waterindustry #digitalwater #resourcerecovery #energyrecovery #nutrientrecovery #HorizonEU #metalrecovery #wastewater #digitalsolution #trainingmaterial #heatrecovery #waterinnovation #watersector 👇👇👇👇👇

I am very pleased to be invited to give a key-note presentation in the regulator-industry workshop in Bruxelles next week: Upcoming challenges to contaminated sites management and possible policy responses One consequence of the risk-based approach was that contaminated land management changed from being finite assignment more towards a continuous operation and monitoring task. In this regard, distinguishing between CLM in different legal regimes is essential, as the objective may differ between different instances of liability. The aim of integrating CLM into broader policy agendas such as healthy soils may broaden program benefits, but it also complicates solutions further. Non-targets analyses and an increasing amount of investigation data overloads our current risk assessment procedures and we end misusing our resources. The distinction between point source, diffuse source, anthropogenic and natural background level is becoming unclear, as well as where our meaningful focus should be. The legal precautionary principle is compounded through our iterative approach in investigations and risk assessment. All these factors contribute to the task of contaminated land management expanding towards the unmanageable. The precautionary principle needs to be balanced with supplementary legal principles such as considerations of general sustainability, the desire for a circular economy, total toxicological exposure, and proportionality. Some of these legal principles may arise from the coming SML. These however will not be sufficient. We will also need to expand our toolbox for handling big data and prioritization across substances and pathways. We will not be able to reduce the new level of complexity we have introduced, but we will be able to manage it.