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- 03.12.2020“Water was, still is and will remain a key issue of urban development.” Professor Jochen Rabe is an acknowledged expert in sustainable urban development and digitalisation. In his 20-year career, including 10 years in the UK, he realised numerous interdisciplinary research projects and built up and managed professional counselling teams for large companies. He studied
Read more - Against the backdrop of climate change, demographic development and ageing infrastructures, European cities must gradually change the management of their water systems. The digital-water.city (DWC) innovation project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research, is helping to improve water management in five major European cities – Berlin, Copenhagen, Milan, Paris and Sofia
Read more - Despite the optimised energy consumption and the use of biogas for local power and heat generation, the six sewage treatment plants in Berlin still make a significant contribution to Berlin’s energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions. In order to improve their carbon footprint, the E-VENT project has tested and evaluated in close cooperation with Berlin’s
Read more - 03.12.2020River bathing is becoming more and more popular, also thanks to the water quality having significantly improved in recent years. Nevertheless, there may be health risks if, for example, combined sewer overflows get into the water after heavy rainfall. For several years already, KWB has been working on practical solutions to minimise the risks of
Read more - 03.12.2020“The word WATER rarely appears in international climate agreements, even though it plays a key role in issues such as food security, energy production, economic development and poverty reduction”, Audrey Azouly, the Director-General of the UNESCO stated in his foreword of the current World Water Development Report. And he urgently appeals: “This potential of water
Read more - 03.12.2020At these events you can find us currently and soon (selection): 1-3 December 2020 ICT 2020 The European way of digital transformation in cities and communities Venue: Cologne, Germany Information 7-11 December 2020 Eau Mega 2020 International Conference “Water, Megacities and Global Change” Venue: Paris, France Information 11 December 2020 Web-Seminar: Construction and Renovation as
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