This open call goes out to all IAWD members:
Soon, the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (EU UWWTD) will come into effect, bringing dramatic changes in a field already plagued by underinvestment, technical challenges and a shortage of qualified experts. In order to support the water sector in the Danube region in the coming transition, IAWD has decided to install a special working group, the Committee on Wastewater Management, and invites its members to join the effort. Please apply now under the link below!

From 12 to 17 November, fourteen UMT participants spent a residential week in Belgrade, courtesy of Belgrade Water and UTVSI, the Water service Association in Serbia. Two more joined the course online.

Offering great hospitality and smart programming, the Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition has long established itself as a major knowledge sharing and networking event in the Western Balkans water sector. We attended the 11^th edition – and as always, it was worth the while.

Only financially sustainable utilities can provide future-proof, sustainable services. Which is why the Danube Learning Partnership has lately introduced an “Access to Financing” training program. Faced with considerable demand, D-LeaP is now turning out the necessary trainers.

The 3^rd European Forum on the Regulation of Water Services will be focused on the evolving European legislation to achieve EU Green Deal targets. 

The Danube Region Programme will launch a Seed Money Facility on 27 November 2023. The facility will support project promoters to develop strategic projects for each Priority Area of the EU Danube Strategy.