Together with IWA Working Group on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for water and sanitation, GWP is launching an online webinar series designed to transform the way we approach water treatment.
The fourth webinar will be on NBS for Informal Settlements: Explore innovative solutions tailored to the unique challenges of informal settlements.
Date & time: 5 September 2024, 1 pm (UTC+2)
Register: Zoom link
We will welcome prominent speakers presenting insights into representative case studies of NBS for informal settlements:
- Uwe Kappelmeyer, UFZ, Germany: Grey water treatment in urban slums in South Africa
- Frank van Dien, Ecofyt, Netherlands: Retrofitted gravity based CWs for social housing in cities in Ethiopia
- Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero, Leeds University UK: Use of wastewater stabilisation ponds for combined sewered and non-sewered sanitation in Uganda
- Tony Wong: Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments using NBS
Past webinars:
Discover the potential of NBS for wastewater and stormwater treatment as we explore various sides of NBS. Our past webinars have shed light on:
- Lessons Learnt and Governance: Gain insights into policy aspects and first-hand experiences through case studies (June 5th, 2024, 1 pm (UTC+2))
At the third webinar, we welcomed prominent speakers with extensive experience in implementing NBS:
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- Ismael Leonardo Vera-Puerto, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile: Technical and policy aspects related to treatment wetlands in Chile
- Anja Pugelj, LIMNOS Ltd.: Lessons learnt from the treatment of wetlands in the Western Balkans
- Robert Gearheart, USA: Free Water Surface Treatment Wetland in Arcata, California, USA (case study)
- Ivana Korn Varga, Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe: Maximizing the Success of NBS Projects Through Efficient Stakeholder Collaboration
- The recording of the webinar can be found here: Lessons learnt and governance in NBS - webinar recording and discussion (iwrmactionhub.org)
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- Cost-Effectiveness and Co-Benefits: Learn how NBS can save you money while delivering multiple environmental and social advantages (March 5th, 2024, 1 pm (UTC+1))
At the second webinar, we welcomed prominent speakers with extensive experience in implementing NBS:
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- Peder Gregersen, Centre for recycling, Denmark: Zero-discharge willow systems – sludge handling and climate change resistance
- Anacleto Rizzo, IRIDRA, Italy: Gorla Maggiore Water Park, a park that treats combined sewer overflow
- Ania Morvannou, ecoBird, France: French system
- Rohini Pradeep, CDD India: Improved Pond system for Wastewater Treatment
- Moderation: Elisa Costamagna, IWA WG NBS
- The recording of the webinar can be found here: https://iwrmactionhub.org/discussion/cost-effectiveness-and-co-benefits-webinar-recording-and-discussion
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- The Different Types of NBS: Uncover the diversity of NBS solutions and their potential to transform our water treatment systems. (December 6th, 2023, 1 pm (UTC+1))
- At the first webinar on 6 December we hosted prominent speakers who talked about different types of NBS and their potential to transform our water treatment systems:
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- Katharina Tondera, IWA WG NBS: Sanitation for and by nature: an NBS journey
- Colin Herron, GWP: SDGs as opportunities to support the enabling environment for NBS
- Laurent-Charles Tremblay-Lévesque, GWP: Importance of awareness-rising and learning and knowledge sharing as an enabling environment for NBS
- Joaquim Comas, ICRA: Nat4Wat: an online tool to select, compare and explore nature-based solutions for water management
- The recording of the webinar can be found here: NBS for wastewater and stormwater treatment - webinar recording and discussion (iwrmactionhub.org)
Hear directly from the designers and implementers of NBS projects from around the world as they share their invaluable experiences and find details on case studies in the book Nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment, published in 2021 by IWA Publishing (more info here).
Who Should Attend?
Our webinars are open to everyone interested in NBS including students, professionals in the water industry, consultants, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
We would like to invite you to register for free at the IWRM Action Hub and join the Community of practice on NBS in Water Management. As a member, you can not only actively participate in the discussion on the webinar, but also explore and contribute to all other features of the community.