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SUMMARY:Wetskills-Hungary 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]First Wetskills Event in Hungary!\nWetskills Foundation was organizing the Water Challenge for the first time in Budapest\, Hungary. It was be the tenth time overall in Europe\, after previous events in Romania\, United Kingdom and The Netherlands. \nThis edition of Wetskills started on 5 October\, and were organized in and around to the beautiful city of Budapest with the Danube River. During the 2-weeks program the participants were working in international\, multidisciplinary teams on real-life water cases. The finals and presentations were aligned to the Budapest Water Summit (15-17 October). \n‘Preventing water crises is the most important and topical ethical\, social\, economic and political commandment of our time.’ \nThe Budapest Water Summit 2019\, under the motto ‘Preventing Water Crises’ aimed to promote solutions that tackle the problems of the emerging water crises we have to face\, building around the issues of abundant\, scarce and polluted water. Moreover\, the Summit provided a platform for political decision-makers\, researchers and representatives of the economic and finance sectors to discuss the challenges and find solutions on how to achieve a water-secure world. \nWatch the video of Wetskills-Hungary 2019!\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills Formula\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Wetskills participants get a unique learning experience\, tackling real-world water challenges with their own team\, and also:\n♦ Increase their skills in: international cooperation; problem solving\, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teamwork\, networking and presenting (pitch & poster);\n♦ Get the opportunity to connect with other international water students/young professionals;\n♦ Visit Budapest\, Danube river and surroundings: water-related\, natural and cultural sites and meet water professionals;\n♦ Learn\, network and experience more about the international and regional water challenges\, the main stakeholders and organisations\, contemporary issues and current business opportunities;\n♦ Receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the program. \nFor more information on this event\, contact: Marcel Rompelman (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) at marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com\, Johan Oost\, johan.oost@wetskills.com or Vince Bakos (Budapest University of Technology and Economics\, President of HWA YWPs) at vbakos@mail.bme.hu \nPractical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Announcement for Participants Wetskills-Hungary 2019 \nProgramme Wetskills-Hungary 2019 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_blank” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/379175736290901/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]About Wetskills\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet & Track record since 2010 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Follow Wetskills\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_icons icon_pack=”font_elegant” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”30″ type=”normal” rotated_shape=”no” icon_shadow=”no” inner_border=”no” back_to_top_icon=”” link=”https://www.facebook.com/Wetskills-496271977097972″ anchor_icon=”” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#0076b2″ hover_icon_color=”#43dbbd” margin=”0px 12px 0px 0px” fe_icon=”social_facebook”]     [no_icons icon_pack=”font_elegant” fa_icon=”fa-twitter” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”30″ type=”normal” rotated_shape=”no” icon_shadow=”no” inner_border=”no” back_to_top_icon=”” link=”http://twitter.com/wetskills” anchor_icon=”” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#0076b2″ hover_icon_color=”#43dbbd” margin=”0px 12px 0px 0px” fe_icon=”social_twitter”]     [no_icons icon_pack=”font_elegant” fa_icon=”fa-instagram” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”30″ type=”normal” rotated_shape=”no” icon_shadow=”no” inner_border=”no” back_to_top_icon=”” link=”https://www.instagram.com/wetskills/” anchor_icon=”” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#0076b2″ hover_icon_color=”#43dbbd” margin=”0px 12px 0px 0px” fe_icon=”social_instagram”]     [no_icons icon_pack=”font_elegant” fa_icon=”fa-twitter” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”30″ type=”normal” rotated_shape=”no” icon_shadow=”no” inner_border=”no” back_to_top_icon=”” link=”https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2949484″ anchor_icon=”” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#0076b2″ hover_icon_color=”#43dbbd” margin=”0px 12px 0px 0px” fe_icon=”social_linkedin”]     [no_icons icon_pack=”font_elegant” fa_icon=”fa-youtube-square” fe_icon=”social_youtube” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”30″ type=”normal” rotated_shape=”no” icon_shadow=”no” inner_border=”no” back_to_top_icon=”” link=”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmPNM9roCkR1uvgJMHqpvA” anchor_icon=”” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#0076b2″ hover_icon_color=”#43dbbd” margin=”0px 12px 0px 0px”] \n[vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”56269\,56602\,56601\,56598\,56594″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”56597\,56599\,56600\,56593\,56595″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Drought Resilience for Agriculture – Inspiration Guide for wetlands and irrigation restoration\n \nCase owner: Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences – Lectorate Management of Forested Landscapes \nHungary and The Netherlands are water-rich countries with a long-standing history of combatting floods and keeping feet dry. However\, both countries are becoming more vulnerable to droughts. The Great Hungarian Plain is facing severe drought challenges and especially agriculture is under pressure. An ‘Inspiration Guide’ should showcase innovative and economic attractive methods of agriculture and technical solutions for wetland and irrigation restauration\, and generate more awareness among all stakeholders. How could such an Inspiration Guide contribute to innovative Integrated Water Resource Management Plans\, taking into account drought and climate change? \nFinal Poster \n\nTeam 1: Inspiration Guide – Attention\, attention: water retention!\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56603″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 2: Communicating the Value of Water for Next Generations \nCase owner: Dutch Wavemakers \nWater is all around us\, most of it unnoticed to our everyday life. Behind the scenes of the water streaming from the tap\, the river carrying its ships\, and the rainwater disappearing into the sewage\, there is an active network of water managers to ensure clean\, sufficient and safe water. Raising awareness about our most precious resource is the first step in ensuring its availability for future generations. Hungary as one of the members of the UN High Level Water Panel would like to contribute to improving the Value of Water. How can we improve communication the ‘Value of Water’ by involving the next generation and inter-connecting generations in Hungary? \nFinal Poster \n\nTeam 2: WET – Water Education and Training\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56607″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 3: Dreaming the Water Resource and Recovery Facility of 2030 \nCase owner: Budapest University of Technology and Economics \nBoth water scarcity and resource limitations are great challenges of the 21st century. Innovations focusing only on treating wastewater and producing high quality drinking water cost-effectively are not enough any more for really ‘sustainable’ water management. Paradigm shift is necessary to transform “wastewater” to “used-water” which may be useful for further use and valorisation\, as well as “wastewater treatment” to “water and resource recovery”. This case addresses the design of a future Water Resource and Recovery Facility (WRRF) involving as many important aspects of sustainable water and resource management as possible\, i.e. industry\, agriculture-irrigation\, public transport\, smart urban solutions\, sludge management\, risk assessment (e.g.\, micropollutants\, antibiotic resistance\, etc.). How could you imagine an efficient WRRF for 2030? \nFinal Poster \n\nTeam 3: Decentralized Urban Rainwater Harvesting – Catch if you can\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56605″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”4″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” number_of_posts=”8″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” category=”Wetskills-Hungary-2019″ text_length=”160″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ post_info_font_size=”20″ post_info_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0\,5″ date_size=”21″ box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” button_text=”READ MORE” button_background_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55526″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”56300″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56301″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55387″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54106″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”56621″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-hungary-2019/
LOCATION:Budapest\, Szt. Gellért tér 4\, Budapest\, 1111\, Hungary
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marcel Rompelman":MAILTO:marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190907
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-South Korea 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The second edition of Wetskills South-Korea!\nBecause of the succes of a memorable first (Olympic) edition of a Wetskills Water Challenge in South-Korea in February last year (read here)\, we were thrilled to organize the second edition of Wetskills South-Korea this year! \nThe programme started on 26 August 2019 in Seoul\, and the great finals with pitches of all teams were held on 6 September\, during the Korean International Water Week 2019 (KIWW) in Daegu. \nThe two week programme is a life changing experience\, including high level network events\, a visit to the world’s largest tidal power plant\, and brainstorm sessions with South Korean water-experts. Watch the video to get an impression of this great event. \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”Share the Passion. Stay Connected. 🙂” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills-South Korea 2019!\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills South-Korea 2019 \nTerms & Conditions Wetskills South-Korea 2019 \nPrevious event: Overview of study-cases of Wetskills South-Korea 2018 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/2406114606274571/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]General Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet & track record \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Pictures on South Korea 2019\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”56203\,56204\,56205\,56214″ img_size=”large” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”56210\,56209\,56215\,56212″ img_size=”large” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Wetskills formula\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]20 Participants were joining Wetskills South-Korea 2019! They got a unique learning experience\, tackling real-world water challenges with their own team\, and also:\n♦ Increase their skills in: international cooperation; problem solving\, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teamwork\, networking and presenting (pitch & poster);\n♦ Get the opportunity to connect with other international water students/young professionals;\n♦ Visit Seoul\, Daegu and surrounding: water-related\, natural and cultural sites and meet water professionals;\n♦ Learn\, network and experience more about the international and regional water challenges\, the main stakeholders and organisations\, contemporary issues and current business opportunities;\n♦ Receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the program. \nContact the Wetskills-South Korea 2019 team: Floor van der Heijden\, floor.van.der.heijden@wetskills.com; Johan Oost\, johan.oost@wetskills.com; and Korean host Jeryang Park (Hongik University)\, jeryang.park@wetskills.com. \nEvent Blogs on South Korea 2018 & 2019\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”4″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”20″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-south-korea-2018\, wetskills-south-korea”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Water supply for Mekong river delta in Vietnam\nCase owner: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)\n \nRecently\, a research on Mekong river in Vietnam suggested to use VKIST to solve water supply problems in the river delta. Mekong delta has salty groundwater due to saline water intrusion\, while rainwater is only available in the rainy season. KIST researchers try to find solutions for this water supply problem. How can water be provided to citizens in Mekong delta? \nFinal Poster \n\nTeam 1: Innovation on Rainwater harvesting techniques\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56246″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Case 2: Culture: Catalyst of water transitions\nCase owner: Province of Fryslan \nIn the coming decades\, we face major water challenges in the urban environment (both quality and quantity management). In the City of Leeuwarden in The Netherlands\, important steps have been taken with regard to water quality over the past 20 years. Climate adaptation is a major new challenge. Interventions will be necessary\, and are going to affect people’s lifes in the city. Important is the support and acceptance of the citizens. How can ‘culture’ increase the acceptance of citizens\, so they increasingly support the necessary climate change interventions? After all\, Result = Quality x Acceptance. \nFinal Poster – Winning team!\n \n\nTeam 2: Creating cultural solutions to raise water awareness\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56248″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Case 3: Coastal villages adaptive to sea level rise\nCase owner: Water Authority Noorderkwartier \nOne of the tasks of Water Authority HHNK is to manage and maintain the primary flood defense systems. Along their coastline\, where part of the dunes are the primary flood defense system\, erosion is taking place. To stabilize erosion\, the Dutch national government has set up a nourishment scheme to keep up with sea level rise. When sea level rising persists\, this scheme might not be enough for the protection of the villages situated in the dunes. The Wetskills team is challenged to come up with different/new adaptation options for an imaginary village along the HHNK coastline. \nFinal Poster \n\nTeam 3: Solutions for gradual and safe adaptation to sea level rise\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56249″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Sustainable Future: Water & Energy\nCase owner: Waternet Water Authority Amsterdam \nFor 2040\, Amsterdam wants all energy used in the city to come from renewable resources. If the city wants to have a 100% sustainable energy supply\, they have to find new sustainable energy sources in the near future. Waternet\, the city’s Water Authority\, is looking for ways in which water can contribute to this energy transition. During the previous Wetskills-South Korea edition in 2018\, the assigned (winning) team came up with the ‘Water Wide Web’: an energy network that can store energy on different levels close to households. The challenge for the new team now is to come up with a practical implementation strategy for this ‘web’. \nFinal Poster \n\nTeam 4: Water conservation and renewable energy\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56244″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Case 5: South Korea’s virtual water trade\nCase owner: Water Footprint Implementation \nSouth Korea is one of the largest net ‘virtual water import’ countries for agricultural products. At the same time\, more than 50% of South Korea’s exports are electronics\, machinery and other type of equipment. Other notable exports are refined petroleum and minerals. All with a large ‘domestic Water Footprint’. How is ‘virtual water trade’ affecting the sustainability and security of water resources in South Korea? 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URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-south-korea-2019/
LOCATION:Korea Institute of Science and Technology\, 5. Hwarang-ro 14-gil\, Seongbuk-gu\, Seoul\, Korea\, Republic of
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Wetskills-South-Korea-2019-e1649406230913.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Floor van der Heijden":MAILTO:floor.van.der.heijden@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190906
DTSTAMP:20190921T092348Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-México 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]For the first time in México!\nWetskills was organizing its first Water Challenge in México City! The programme started on August 26\, and the finals were aligned to the largest water event in México: Aquatech (3-5 September 2019). The event was hosted by the Universidad Panamericana. \nThe Wetskills formula: students and recent graduates are working together in international\, multidisciplinairy teams in a 2-weeks program\, to find creative solutions for real-life water cases. \nTeam 4 was the winning team\, with their plan for a rainwater catchment system and water storage facility\, to solve the problem of water shortages at schools. Case owner: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Mexico 2019 \nTerms & Conditions Wetskills-Mexico 2019 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/330880010874777/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet & Track record since 2010 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”56149\,56150\,56151\,56152″ img_size=”medium” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”55994\,55995\,55992\,55993″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54008\,54010\,54007\,54006″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Blogs Mexico 2019\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”4″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” text_length=”200″ number_of_posts=”8″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” category=”wetskills-mexico-2019″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ post_info_font_size=”20″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0\,5″ date_size=”21″ box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” button_text=”READ MORE” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Lowering plastic bottles consumption in Mexico\nCase owner: Pure Water Technology (Mexico) \nBottled water covers a large source of drinking water. Mexico is number one in the use of bottled water per capita\, and not all bottles are recycled. 99% of the costs for a water bottle are to cover the costs of the (usually plastic) bottle\, advertising and transportation. Recycling of bottles is a good practice\, which creates some money\, but it does not solve the problem on the long term. Could we use this money for creating another way of drinking water provision\, with water as a basic good\, creating less pollution? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Plastic off\, tap water on – Reusable Water bottles\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56133″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 2: Water Reuse Decision Support System (WAREDESS) \nCase owner: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)\n \nWater reuse – the use of treated wastewater – is an obvious way to alleviate water stress in water scarce regions. Globally\, still 80% of wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused. Water reuse has a huge potential to provide water for drinking\, irrigation\, or industrial uses\, but many factors limit the implementation. Technical and financial challenges can be solved\, but is the public ready to accept it? And what do we need to know/do so that everybody understands the benefit of water reuse? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster New life – Revolutionizing the watercycle in Mexico City\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56135″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 3: City Blueprint of water management in Ciudad Guzmán\nCase owner: KWR Water Research Institute \nKWR Water Research Institute has developed a process and methodology to provide a water management baseline assessment of municipalities and regions. This City Blueprint® Approach is a diagnosis tool and consists of three complementary frameworks. The main challenges of cities are assessed with the Trends and Pressures Framework (TPF). How cities are managing their water cycle is shown with the City Blueprint® Framework (CBF). Where cities can improve their water governance is examined with the Governance Capacity Framework (GCF). Currently more than 75 cities in 40 countries have already been assessed with this tool. The aim of this Wetskills project is the elaboration of the CBF and TPF for the city of Ciudad Guzmán\, in collaboration with the utilities and other stakeholders. \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Everything Starts with a small step – Water Management in Cuidad Guzmán\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56137″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 4: Industrial design of rainwater catchment systems\nCase owner: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA) \nRainwater catchment systems are a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to mitigate water scarcity for household use and consumption. In Mexico there are several application cases\, like the National Program of Rainwater Harvesting developed by the Federal Government to deliver water to rural communities. However\, storage of rainwater for use during the dry season is a serious problem when there are insufficient economic resources and/or lack of space for the installation of a cistern. The aim of this project is to develop a new design for rainwater catchment systems including the water storage\, with emphasis on cost reduction and an efficient use of space. \nFinal poster – Winning team!\n \n\nPoster Water Shortage Hits Schools – Generating knowledge by harvesting water\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56139″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55086″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53546″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53908″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”56303″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”56308″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52256″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”56305″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-mexico-2019/
LOCATION:Universidad Panamericana\, Augusto Rodin 498\, Ciudad de México\, 03920\, Mexico
CATEGORIES:Past event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190713
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-Bangladesh 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]First Wetskills Event in Bangladesh\nFor the first time ever\, a Wetskills Water Challenge was organized in Bangladesh! Through cooperation with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology\, and the CORE project for Community Resilience for flood protection in urban delta areas\, Wetskills was in Dhaka and Sirajganj with a programme from June 30 – July 12\, 2019. \nCentral theme was flood resilience during the monsoon season in Bangladesh. \nThis edition of Wetskills brought together international participants and took place in the capital city Dhaka and the rural city of Sirajganj where the CORE pilot project is developed. The event was organized in close cooperation with BUET and the Dutch partners in the CORE poject (IHE Delft\, HKV Consultants and several SMEs). \nThe finals were organized in Dhaka on the 12th of July. \nWinning team was Sanitation Stars\, with their Gender-friendly Flood Proofing Sanitation System\, focusing on community based resiliences. Congratulations! \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Bangladesh 2019 \nTerms & Conditions Wetskills-Bangladesh 2019 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/348257922449593/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record since 2010 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”55765\,55764\,55763\,55762″ img_size=”large” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”55026\,55027\,55028\,55029″ img_size=”large” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”55838\,55837\,55835\,55836″ img_size=”large” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Close sensing\, using drone pictures for a 2D flood model and a communication video\n\nCase owner: CORE Bangladesh \nFlood modeling in Bangladesh is often compromised by a severe lack of data. Furthermore\, local conditions change frequently\, which impacts flow patterns for sub-critical events. While remote sensing imagery is available at an increasing level-of-detail\, local surveys remain necessary to provide the data required for a detailed digital terrain model which is essential for overland flood modeling. Current advancement in drones and photogrammetry improve the coverage and processing of local terrain surveys tremendously. In this case\, we develop and test the workflow for a drone-enhanced local flood model in a peri-urban area. With the drone we will fly the pilot-area. The resulting pictures can be used to produce a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). How can an accurate DEM be produced\, based on drone-enhanced images?And how can drone-taken pictures be processed into a video for communication purposes? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team No Fly Zone – Improving the accuracy of DEM\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55839″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Case 2: Retrofit kits\, to protect peri-urban houses against frequent flood events\nCase owner: TUBE Barrier/CORE Bangladesh \nWhile developing flood resilience at community-based level requires an ensemble of socio-technical measures\, one of the major needs in poor peri-urban communities is the development of flood proofing kits to retrofit existing houses. Although varying in size\, most peri-urban houses consist of a clay floor\, a bamboo bearing structure and galvanized steel cladding\, which makes them vulnerable to floods. As communities are poor\, this subsequently means that resources to change or adapt the housing situation are very limited; relocation is often not an option while building a more durable\, flood resistant housing type is financially infeasible. The only remaining option is to retrofit the existing houses to at least protect them against frequent flood events with limited inundation depths. The task in this case is therefore to develop proposals for flood-proofing these houses\, by developing a retrofitting kit that is effective against medium inundations\, is easy to construct\, can be applied to an existing house and is cost-effective. \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team Retrofit – Lifting the floor to protect households from flood\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55843″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: A systematic approach to determine the effects of the Restoration of the Old Brahmaputra river\nCase owner: Deltares \nRestoration of the flow of the Old Brahmaputra river can result in significant social\, environmental and technical effects. The goal is to determine these effects on a primarily qualitative basis\, looking at the river from a systems perspective\, thus taking into account dependencies between various disciplines and actors. What does this restoration entail from e.g. a hydrological perspective? How can local communities along the river benefit from a restoration? What are the (changes) in the ecosystem services? And what does the restoration mean for the river system itself? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Restoration Old Brahmaputra River and its’ Social Perspective \n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55841″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Case 4: Saniproofing\, design of flood-proof sanitation facilities for poor peri-urban communities\n\nCase owner: Urban Wetlands/CORE Bangladesh \nIn Bangladesh\, many peri-urban areas are exposed to floods during the rainy season\, often lasting for weeks or months. Although communities are often haphazardly adapted to these flooded conditions\, the provision of adequate sanitation is a continuing worry. Yet\, it is one of the key factors in limiting water-borne diseases that typically affect the urban poor during the wet season.  How can we design flood-proof sanitation for these communities\, as well as additional vital services (e.g. water supply) in a robust\, cost-effective manner? It should be easy to maintain\, and using local materials and construction techniques. \nFinal poster – Winning team!\n \n\nPoster Sanitation Stars – Genderfriendly Flood Proofing Sanitation System\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55845″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”4″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” number_of_posts=”10″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” category=”wetskills-bangladesh” text_length=”160″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ post_info_font_size=”20″ post_info_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0\,5″ date_size=”21″ box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” button_text=”READ MORE” button_background_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Previous Wetskills events in Asia\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51887\,54583\,54842\,52529\,52540″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55054″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55050″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55055″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55058″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55053″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55056″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55051″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55052″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55057″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]About the CORE project (overall project for this Wetskills event)\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]\nCORE Bangladesh: COmmunity REsilience through rapid prototyping of flood proofing technologies\n\n\nThis project aims to develop prototypes of community-based flood mitigation and adaptation measures in specific case-study towns/neighborhoods (so-called Learning Spaces) in the Bangladesh delta\, and to develop a framework for up-scaling and integration these measures into larger flood-risk mitigation schemes. \n\nThe effectiveness of flood-risk management in The Netherlands depends on effective stakeholder coordination through governance arrangements developed over many years of coping with floods. In this research project\, we will repeat this process on a shortened time scale\, and aim to develop coordinating capabilities in flood-risk management for the urban poor in a developing country. We will initiate and support community-based innovation\, development\, production\, and implementation of small-scale technical innovations that alleviate immediate flood-related nuisance (‘wet feet’) in a town in Bangladesh\, with the aim to increase coordinating capacity for flood risk management and focus this emerging governance capacity on developing ever longer term\, severer risks\, increasing scale and more sustainable solution for flood risk management. Our research in this Learning Space addresses a major knowledge gap on how community based flood mitigation and adaptation measures both technological and institutional develop into ‘measures of scale’. This will enhance flood resiliency through demonstration and subsequent development of knowledge co-creation in collaboration with local partners and ultimately integration in flood management policies. \nJoin this Wetskills event!\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-bangladesh-2019/
LOCATION:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology\, BUET Central Road\, Dhaka\, 1000\, Bangladesh
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ioana Dobrescu":MAILTO:ioana.dobrescu@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20200210T143842Z
CREATED:20190130T112013Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-Romania 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills was for the fourth time in Romania\nRomania has a very diverse landscape and water system\, with high mountains and the largest Delta of the European Union: Danube Delta. Romania faces challenges in water and wastewater\, in both large urban areas as well as remote rural villages\, and has a large water management experience of dealing with floods and droughts. \nAnd the country itself is inspiring and various: From the booming big Bucharest with its historic buildings and churches\, immens large People’s Parliament and the Old City with bars\, pubs as heart of the City to idillic smaller cities and villages in epic Transylvania and more low and dry Wallachia (border to Bulgaria) and the Europe’s largest bioreserve Danube Delta. \nWetskills-Romania 2019 was already the fourth one in Romania\, and was aligned to the Official Opening of the Flood Proof Romania Polder (in Facau\, 40 minutes southwest of Bucharest)\, a testing facility similar to the Flood Proof Holland in Delft. \nThe 2019 event’s theme was about ‘testing and implementing smart water management innovations‘\, with 3 cases: ‘Innovative Integrated Water Resource Management Plans taking into account drought and climate change’\, a ‘Market scan for temporary embankments to be used during floods’ and a plan for ‘Keeping Buzau river waste free & attractive for eco-tourism’. \nThe final presentations were organized at the Brigaid Conference (13 June 2019) and the winning team was announced during the Opening of the Flood Proof Romania Polder. \nThis fourth Wetskills edition in Romania was hosted by the Technical University for Civil Engineering in Bucharest. The event was partnered by Politehnica University of Bucharest\, Apele Romane\, Brigaid (H2020) project\, Romanian Water Association\, Agriculture University of Bucharest and the Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands. \nImages of the construction site of the Flood proof Polder Romania \n[vc_single_image image=”54944″ img_size=”” style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54942″ img_size=”” style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Video of Wetskills-Romania 2019\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Romania 2019 \nTerms & Conditions Wetskills-Romania 2019 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/2007458975975366/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet & track record \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”55539\,55540\,55541\,55542\,55543″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases 2019\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Blue Deal drought Craiova Plain Romania inception\nCase owner: BlueDeal – Dutch Water Authorities & WBA Jiu \nRomania and The Netherlands are cooperating under the BlueDeal programme\, like in the Craiova Plain in southwestern part of Romania\, were people are facing severe drought challenges. Especially the agriculture is under pressure. An ‘Inspiration Guide’ could show innovative and economically attractive methods of agriculture\, and technical solutions of wetland- and irrigation-restauration\, to create more awareness and offer practical solutions for all stakeholders. How could such Inspiration Guide contribute to innovative Integrated Water Resource Management Plans with special focus on drought and climate change? \nFinal poster\n \n\nPoster Team 1 – Break the drought\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55682″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 2: Flood Proof Romania: a Market Scan\nCase owner: VPdelta \nAnnually Romania faces flooding year round. Peak floods cause significant damages to lives\, property\, infrastructure and lands. At the end of the summer however\, agriculture often suffers from water shortages. Romanian government (Apele Romane) is working on strategies to improve the protection level against floods. In the Dutch Flood Proof Polder several innovative entrepreneurs are testing and developing products for temporary embankments. These products aim to offer higher protection\, and be easier to install and remove\, than the traditional sand bags. However the benefits\, these products are not yet applied in Romania: how to reach this? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team 2 – Be safe\, Be dry – Technologies for flood protection\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”32x” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55697″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 3: Keeping Buzau river waste free & natural\nCase owner: Nehiou Municipality and Green Adventure \nThe Nehoiu area has several free-flowing rivers that have great potential for developing eco-tourism and thereby provide a stable economy. However\, the river faces several threats like plastic pollution and hydropower development. In addition\, logging is a threat to nature and increases erosion on a big scale. How can these threats be reduced and how can chances be magnified? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team 3 – Solution to plastic pollution\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”32x” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55698″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners 2019\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52434″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52431″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52433″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54957″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54956″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53102″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54568″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”4″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” number_of_posts=”7″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” category=”wetskills-romania-2019″ text_length=”185″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ post_info_font_size=”20″ post_info_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0\,5″ date_size=”21″ box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” button_text=”READ MORE” button_background_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Previous Wetskills Events in Romania\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-romania-2019/
LOCATION:Technical University for Civil Engineering in Bucharest\, Bulevardul Lacul Tei 124\, Bucharest\, 020396\, Romania
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marcel Rompelman":MAILTO:marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20190910T065541Z
CREATED:20181231T114326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T065541Z
UID:10000108-1559433600-1560556799@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills-China 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills again to China\nThe first Wetskills Water Challenge ever was organized in China during the WorldExpo 2010 in Shanghai and in 2018 Wetskills had another successful event in China. For Wetskills-China 2019 we returned to China\, with a programme in Hangzhou and Shanghai. \nWetskills-China 2019 (2-14 June) was organized in close cooperation with the largest water event worldwide: Aquatech China in Shanghai (3-5 June). The finals were organised during a special session at the Celebration of 40 years of friendship between Shanghai and Rotterdam (14 June). \nReal-life cases for this event were submmited by the City of Rotterdam\, Water Footprint Implementation and Dutch Wavemakers. \nInternational teams of Chinese and Dutch students and young waterprofessionals worked on these cases to find out-of-the box solutions. On the programme also team building\, meetings with water experts and interesting field visits. During the finals\, the teams presented their work to the jury with posters and pitches in this great Water Challenge! \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Have a look at this event’s movie about Wetskills in China\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-China 2019 \nOverview of last year’s study cases (Wetskills-China 2018) \nTerms & Conditions for participants Wetskills-China 2019 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1045872465602816/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record since 2010 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55557″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Mayor of Rotterdam Mr. Aboutaleb awarded winning team Wetskills-China 2019\n“While water is not a top of mind theme in the City of Rotterdam\, water is the every important challenge of each day\,” stated Mr. Ahmed Aboutaleb\, Mayor of the City of Rotterdam and guest of honor\, at the awarding ceremony of Wetskills-China 2019. He inspired the next generation of water leaders at a special seminar during the Celebration of 40 Years Sister City Relationship between Shanghai and Rotterdam: “Our youth needs to understand how to respect the environment\, to experience her importance and be aware of the consequences of their behavior and actions. Living with water is one of the important concerns in Rotterdam. We need to teach the next generation to safeguard our cities\, to secure a sustainable world and to create a livable and inclusive society. Wetskills is very useful method to reach this.” Regarding living with water\, the City of Rotterdam can… read more > \n[vc_single_image image=”55548″ img_size=”large” qode_css_animation=””]Wrap-up Future Water Leaders programme at Aquatech-China 2019\nDuring the Aquatech-China exhibition in Shanghai\, Wetskills with the support of Amsterdam Rai organized a pavilion and programme for young water professionals under the brand ‘Future Water Leaders’. The programme aimed to address the development of the next generation of water professionals who will become leaders in the water sector. Between the 3d and 5th of June\, the FWL programme offered recent graduates and young professionals a series of activities specially designed to help expand their knowledge and network. The programme kicked-off with the Wetskills participants and a series of introductions by Annete Bos (Amsterdam Rai) and Nic Panekeet (98 Sparks). The Dutch Wavemakers presented the first Chinese Wavemaker\, Paralympic swimmer Jiachao. In the afternoon participants discussed with 3 panelists Olli Hakala (CEWP)\, Tomi Lukkarinen (HSY) and Libing Song (PureTerra Ventures) on the skills needed to… read more > \nEvent Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Waste Free School Shanghai\n\nCase owner: Dutch Wavemakers\n \nThe Discovery Bay International School in Hong Kong started implementing a program for plastic free breaks. This inspired the Dutch Wavemakers to adopt a similar model in the Netherlands and to spread it all over the world. For Shanghai\, the goals is to design and implement a program for Plastic Free Schools before the Winter Olympics in 2022. Pilot locations and ambassadors are already selected. Working with a local school\, how can the model from Hong Kong and the Netherlands be adapted to create the first Plastic Free School in Shanghai? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team 1 – The Road to Zero Waste\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55702″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 2: Synergies between climate mitigation and climate adaptation in the port of Rotterdam\nCase owner: Rotterdam Maritime Capital of Europe \nRotterdam has an ambitious climate action programme\, which aims to realise a climate neutral port in 2050. However\, climate adaptation is a concern as well; climate hazards like sea level rise\, droughts\, extreme rainfall and heat waves may affect port functioning\, and make our mitigation measures less effective. Therefore\, we are looking for synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation. What measures can Rotterdam take to reach our climate goals and increase climate resilience at the same time? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team 2 – Using the Sun to Cool Down\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55703″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Case 3: Water dependenties of Chinese Megacities\nCase owner: Water Footprint Implementation \nCitizens of urban conglomerates need food\, energy and water; most of which are sourced from the surrounding hinterland. In order to fulfill urban demand for food and energy\, a large water footprint is created in these rural areas\, that may lead to increased water pollution and water scarcity. Taking two of China’s megacities\, Shanghai and Hangzhou\, as example\, this case challenges you to find out how ‘water dependent’ these Chinese megacities are on their hinterland virtual water supply? And how can these megacities secure a water-sustainable future? \nFinal poster \n\nPoster Team 3 – Water Footprint – From Grey to Green\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55704″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53910″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53908″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55337″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55338″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55343″ img_size=”460×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55338″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Previous Wetskills Events in China and the region\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53617\,53624\,53621\,53618\,53616″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54299\,54189\,54220\,53603\,53623″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-china-2019/
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ioana Dobrescu":MAILTO:ioana.dobrescu@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190326
DTSTAMP:20230213T094207Z
CREATED:20181202T100623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T094207Z
UID:10000107-1552608000-1553558399@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills-Oman 2019
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Time for another Wetskills Challenge back in the Sultanate of Oman\, the country of Arab horses\, 3\,156 kilometers coastline\, kingfish and kebab\, fjord-like landscape (the Norway of the Middle East!)\, aromas and knives (khanjar\, no worries – now a days only worn forceremonial events). But Oman is also a country with severe challenges\, including droughts and water scarcity\, water salinity and desertification. As one of the oldest human-inhabited places in the world\, Oman now faces the impact of human development. Those challenges cannot be addressed without considering water\, energy and food as an integrated whole (nexus) and Oman is very well aware of that. Oman and the rest of the Gulf region are excelling with their WEF nexus approach and this offers a great context for our next Wetskills Challenge. \nFrom 15-25 March 2019 this new edition was organised in Muscat\, together with local Wetskills host Sultan Qaboos University. We also teamed up with the Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands and Omani partners MEDRC\, PDO\, Haya water and Omani Water Society. This Wetskills event was dedicated to the Central theme: ‘Water-Energy-Food Nexus’ (also the theme of the WorldExpo Dubai 2020\, where Wetskills Foundation will be present as well). The final presentations was in line to the Celebration of the World Water Day 2019. The Wetskills program included workshops\, team building\, field trips to cases and water areas\, meetings and discussions with people in the field\, and water-related and cultural visits in and outside Muscat\, Haya Water wetlands and the PDO Museum. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Program Wetskills-Oman 2019 \nPress release: Wetskills-Oman 2019 on Water-Energy-Food nexus \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]General Wetskills information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n							\n								\n			\n	\n		\n			\n		\n	\n		\n	[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills-Oman started with speed date discussions with water experts\, field visits and team building – and lots of opportunites for informal talks\, enjoying the old buildings and beautiful view of surroundings.\nPhoto’s row 1 | Group picture of Wetskills teams Oman 2019 | Team 5\, case Dutch Water Authorities on drought management\, in discussion with Mr Jauad El Kharraz\, director of research Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) in Muscat\, Oman | Dates\, important export product of Oman | Nakhal Fort in mountain area Oman\nPhoto’s row 2 | Hotsping near Rustaq\, teambuilding with feet in 65 °C water | Field visit to hotspring with small cascade\, enjoying and experiencing the importance of water in Oman | Water management: wadi\, with water only during heavy rain\, and a cross over road for the wadi \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Winning Team at the Awarding Ceremony\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]At the Awarding Ceremony\, the jury congratulated all teams with the teamwork and the out-of-the-box solutions they presented. The final winner was the team working on Case 2\, finding a solution for Groundwater resources management for future water resilience. \nTrue Value of Water (TVW) – Team 2 worked on a PDO case to develop a straightforward and easy to implement method to assist water authorities to better characterize and allocate available groundwater resources in the Sultanate of Oman. What they developed is method based on a single\, meaningful monetary unit\, the True Value of Water (TVW). This new method quantifies the monetary value of aquifers\, linked to costs – the value of the energy required – to desalinate water. \nRead more > \nCases for Wetskills-Oman 2019\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Modular wastewater treatment units for flexible water quality improvement\nCase owner: Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg (WBL)\, developer of the Verdygo concept (The Netherlands) \nOman has a large desert area with nomadic tribes\, remote villages and oil production fields where water is scarce\, but also treatment of wastewater is a challenge. Verdygo is a new\, modular technology especially developed for flexible and cost effective water treatment. It is a design with modular\, container-sized sewage plant above ground and each container has different wastewater treatment techniques. This makes it possible to design your own modular Sewage Treatment Plant that fulfills specific needs\, is flexible and transportable. How could Vergygo contribute to improve the water quality in parts if Oman? \nFinal poster \nCase 2: Groundwater resources management for future water resilience\nCase owner: PDO (Oman) \nGroundwater is a scarce commodity in Oman. There is an urgent need to preserve it\, because of predicted water stress in the future and the potency of using groundwater for multiple uses. There are currently no clear and integrated guidelines to distinguish between exploitable and non-exploitable aquifers. How could Oman create a framework for an effective and sustainable groundwater resources management to protect the natural resources\, provide industry and citizens a reliable water source? \nFinal poster \nCase 3: Converting sludge to (renewable) energy\nCase owner: Haya Water (Oman) \nThe concept of energy from waste is getting popular across the globe nowadays. This concept is relevant in countries like Oman\, for minimization of their oil dependence. Moreover\, ‘waste to energy’ becomes a need within the new governmental vision 2040: encouraging renewable energy production. The implementation of methods at wastewater treatment facilities in regonal governarates is becoming a prominent challenge since the amount of sludge disposal is high and it poses environmental hazards. How could Haya Water create a practical model for effective renewable energy technologies of utilizing sludge and thus minimizing the dependence on electricity? \nFinal poster \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Is it worth the water? Water sustainable Omani export products\nCase owner: Oman Water Society & Water Footprint Implementation \nOman is water scarce country\, with limited natural endowments. Water managers and policy makers should therefore closely monitor who is using the available resources and what for. At the same time\, Oman boasts a booming export sector that ships products that are proudly made in Oman to all corners of the Earth. Clearly the financial metrics look good – otherwise the products wouldn’t be sold for export. But how do these products score on water metrics? What is the water footprint of Oman’s most popular export products? What is the economic water productivity of this water that is virtually traded in exported products? How can Oman’s export become water sustainable? \nFinal poster \nCase 5: Droughts are everyone’s challenge\nCase owner: Dutch Water Authorities\n \nOman has a long tradition of coping with water stress and periods of severe droughts. They are experts in drought management. The Netherlands\, on the other hand\, is a water-rich country with a long-standing history of combatting floods and trying to keep our feet dry. They are experts in water management. Perhaps surprisingly\, the Netherlands is becoming more vulnerable for droughts too\, as the summer of 2018 showed. In their attempts to fight the effects of drought\, the Dutch applied their water management concepts and ideas that include stakeholder involvement and public participation a.o.. But does this Dutch approach work for droughts? Is water management different from drought management? How can both countries learn from each other’s historical battles with water? \nFinal poster \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53049″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53546″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53806″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52711″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54949″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53810″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55011″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55015″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54106″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52240″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52318″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53942\,52729\,53941\,53944\,54881″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-oman-2019/
LOCATION:Sultan Qaboos University\, Al Khoudh\, Muscat 123\, Muscat\, Oman
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-Oman-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181027
DTSTAMP:20200428T121244Z
CREATED:20180906T053650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T121244Z
UID:10000105-1539561600-1540598399@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills-Kyrgyzstan 2018
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills tackles Water & Irrigation challenges in Kyrgyzstan\nThe World Bank funded project ‘National Water Resources Management Project (NWRMP)‘ in Kyrgyzstan requested Wetskills Foundation to set-up a Wetskills Water Challenge in Bishkek. This Wetskills was dedicated to the NWRMP project’s Central theme: ‘How to organize and finance the Water and Irrigation Sector in Kyrgyzstan in a resilient way for a sustainable future’. Its was not only about water\, there was a focus on irrigation as well.  \nThis first Central Asian event was organized in the green\, post-Soviet and changing City of Bishkek\, the capital of Kyrgyzstan and its inspiring surroundings. Field trips were organised to some main water and irrigation areas\, meetings and discussions with people in the field and farmers and a visit to the beautiful Ala-Archa National Park with glaciers. \nWetskills Foundation worked together with four Kyrgyz universities in the field of Water and Irrigation: Kyrgyz National Agrarian University (KNAU\, also local host of this Wetskills event)\, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU)\, Kyrgyz State University of Construction\, Transport and Architecture (KSUCTA) and American University of Central Asia (AUCA). \nMore information \nFor more information about participating in this event\, Kyrgyz candidates can contact Mr. Bakyt Askaraliev (local host of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University\, abtajbakyt@gmail.com). International candidates can contact Mr. Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) \nInformation\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/455485911610876/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Kyrgystan 2018 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet & track record \nBishkek and surroundings\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54498\,54499\,54451\,54450\,54500″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Central theme: How to organize and finance the Water and Irrigation Sector in Kyrgyzstan in a resilient way for a sustainable future.\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Financing irrigation: subsidies\, cost recovery or Public-Private-Partnership (PPP)\nKyrgyz irrigation water is cheap; it is fixed by the Government at a very low level. Farmers pay a small Irrigation Service Fee (ISF) for the irrigation water they are using. At this moment it is estimated that the ISF counts for about 20% of the current budget to manage\, operate and maintain (MOM) the irrigation systems. The remaining part of the budget is provided by the Government. The total MOM budget is far from the required budget to do proper MOM and upgrading of the systems\, leading to further deterioration of the condition of the irrigation systems. This process is already going on since about 1980\, the last phase of the Soviet era. Most of the irrigation systems are currently in need of rehabilitation. \nFor the future choices have to be made concerning financing the irrigation sector. What is a reasonable amount of money a farmer can pay for his irrigation water? What are the required budgets for MOM? How much can the Government provide? Should the Government continue subsidizing the irrigation sector? Or should there be a focus on PPP for further MOM of the irrigation systems\, like water tourism? Are there other options? \nPoster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”57452″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 2: Future Organization of the irrigation and drainage sector\nThe Kyrgyz irrigation sector is divided in a so called off-farm part (the main canal system) which is managed by the Department of Water Resources and Land Improvement (DWRLI) and the so called on-farm part which is managed by Water Users Associations (WUAs). The context in which these systems are managed is changing quickly\, for instance technical possibilities are increasing\, the climate is changing\, etc. In the current situation technical improvements are taken up in a very limited way. Climate change is hardly used in plans for the future\, the number of staff working in the DWRLI is decreasing and staffs are aging. More than 55% of the current staff is over 50 years old\, a large number of pensioners keep on working.  In the coming years many professionals in the DWRLI will retire and take with them all the practical knowledge. In addition\, there is a limited amount of fresh graduates and young professionals who want to work in the irrigation sector. \nWhat are the future technical and social challenges and possibilities to built up or keep a capable management of the irrigation sector? What are the skills required to meet these challenges and tap these possibilities? How should the DWRLI be staffed in 10-20 years from now and what is needed to realize this staffing (training\, funds\, recruiting\, etc.)? How can the irrigation sector attract fresh graduates and energize young professional to stay in the irrigation sector? Can you suggest improvements for the WUAs? \nPoster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”57453″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: Water Resources\, Water Use and Climate Change\nKyrgyzstan has abundant water resources. An amount of water is used in Kyrgyzstan\, but also downstream countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan depend on water flows from Kyrgyzstan. Due to climate change the hydrology of the rivers is going to change. Water demand is increasing. Many sectors depend on water: agriculture\, drinking water\, industrial use\, ecological use\, tourism\, etc. \nWhat are the main users of water\, and how can these users contribute to good water resource management? What is a good water resources management in Kyrgyzstan from the point of for instance water quality\, ecology\, minimum requirements of water etc.? \nWhat are the future challenges for development of the water sector\, like climate change\, water pollution\, over-abstraction\, decreased availability? What are the adaptation strategies that Kyrgyzstan could adopt to address these challenges? \nPoster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”57455″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Organization of the water resources sector\nKyrgyzstan has abundant water resources. An amount of water is used in Kyrgyzstan\, but also downstream countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan depend on water flows from Kyrgyzstan. Due to climate change the hydrology of the rivers is going to change. Water demand is increasing. Many sectors depend on water: agriculture\, drinking water\, industrial use\, ecological use\, tourism\, etc. But they hardly contribute financially to the water sector. Water resource management functions are divided over about 10 different agencies. River Basin Management organizations are hardly in existence\, in case they exist they have very limited capacity\, power and budgets. River basin planning is hardly practiced. \nWhich options are there to (re)structure the sector so that it is managed more efficiently and sustainable? How would you manage the water sector reform process\, with staff and budgets shifts? \nWhat are the skills required to meet the challenges of the water resources sector? How many people with which skills are needed to work in the sector? How should training and recruiting be organized? From which budgets of other financial sources should these activities should be funded? \nHow should the water resources sector in the future be financed\, and how much would it costs? Subsidies\, fees\, taxes? What is further needed to build up a functioning water resources sector? \nPoster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”57456″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 5: Rehabilitation of schemes or new schemes?\nMost of the irrigation schemes in Kyrgyzstan are in need of rehabilitation. Deferred maintenance in the past 30 years has led to this situation. In some schemes the required investment for rehabilitation and modernization is very high. Which level of investment is still justified for rehabilitation\, should certain schemes be taken out of production? \nAn option to be considered for the future is to invest in new schemes. In such new schemes the system can be built up according to the current requirements. The existing systems were constructed in the Soviet plan economy\, which is very different from the current requirement. In the Soviet period systems were built for large collective farms\, nowadays farming units are much smaller\, but current Water Users Associations are in many cases following the borders of former collective farms. How could investing in resilient irrigation schemes in Kyrgyzstan be organized to care for a sustainable future? Should be the focus on investing in rehabilitation of schemes\, constructing new irrigation schemes\, or find a middle way? \nPoster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”57457″]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54509″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54514″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54511″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54512″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54513″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54510″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Previous Wetskills events\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54374\,2327\,54370\,54187\,54116″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-kyrgyzstan-2018/
LOCATION:Kyrgyz National Agririan University\, 68 Mederova St\, Bishkek\, Kyrgyzstan
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Machtelijn Brummel":MAILTO:machtelijn.brummel@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180928
DTSTAMP:20180914T155628Z
CREATED:20180430T164704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T155628Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-The Netherlands 2018
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Culture meets Water: Join us in Leeuwarden\, European Capital of Culture\, The Netherlands!!\nIn 2018\, Leeuwarden – Friesland is Europe’s Cultural Capital. During this entire year\, the city is organizing various artistic events and cultural projects\, with the theme open community. At the same time\, Leeuwarden is also the United Nations Innovating City for water technology and will be Connecting Global Water Tech Hubs during the European Water Technology Week (EWTW 2018)\, from the 24 to the 27 of September. \nWetskills Foundation and partners will organize the fifth Wetskills Water Challenge in The Netherlands. For the first time\, this event is organized in the beautiful and monumental City of Leeuwarden\, the capital of the Frisian Province. And\, moreover\, this year Leeuwarden celebrates being the Capital of Culture in Europe. Water and Culture meet: and you can become part of this! \nThe Wetskills Foundation invites Bachelor\, Master\, PhD students and recent graduates in The Netherlands and from over the world to apply for this great Wetskills Water Challenge programme in the northern part of the Netherlands. The presentations will be aligned to and in close cooperation with the European Water Technology Week on 26 September 2018. Our hosts from Leeuwarden: WaterAlliance\, WaterCampus and Wetsus invited Wetskills and its participants to join this event and to present the great ideas to a large public event.  \nTo all who are interested in large range of water challenges of and water solutions from The Netherlands and the cultural heritage of Leeuwarden: this is your chance! We are looking for local and international students and Young Professionals\, who are passionate about water and excited to work in mixed teams for transdisciplinary water solutions. Register on this website now! \n  \nWhat do you get?\nA unique learning experience where you will tackle real-world water challenges! \n\nYou will increase your skills in: international cooperation; problem solving\, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teamwork\, networking and presenting (pitch & poster);\nYou will get the opportunity to connect with other international water students/young professionals;\nYou will visit Leeuwarden during its nomination as European Cultural Capital\, water-related sites and meet water professionals;\nYou will learn\, network and experience more about the Dutch\, European and global water hubs\, the main stakeholders and organizations\, contemporary issues and current business opportunities;\nYou will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the program.\n\nMore information\nFor more information about participating in this event\, contact Ioana Dobrescu (ioana.dobrescu@wetskills.com) or Peter de Jong (peter.dejong@wetskills.com). For other information contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nInformation\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Registration deadlines\nSome last positions left: apply now or contact Peter de Jong. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pencil” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-the-netherlands-2018-registration/” icon_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ border_color=”#43dbbd” hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/238777906867636/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-The Netherlands 2018 (concept) \n  \nOverview of study cases Wetskills-The Netherlands 2018 \n  \nEvent: European Water Technology Week 2018 (Leeuwarden) \n  \nParticipants: 16 participants \n  \nCountries: 8 (Oman\, The Netherlands\, Israel\, South Africa\, Colombia\, Myanmar\, Romania & Pakistan) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record since 2010 \nWetskills in The Netherlands\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53370\,53368\,53387\,53413\,53445″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Self-supportive temporary shelters for multi-purpose use \nCase owner: Province of Fryslân & LabVlieland \nVlieland is one of the islands in the Dutch Province of Friesland\, that sees a high influx of tourists in the summer\, especially during the eco-minded Into The Great Wide Open festival. To provide a playing ground for innovations in the field of sustainable and clever use of energy and resources\, LabVlieland was created. Their current quest is for an out-of-the box design of an advanced\, mobile\, integrated Shelter system – AMIES in short. Think a self-sustainable\, closed-loop resource building\, built on industrial ecology principles with the latest circular technologies that can be readily deployed where needed. \nCase 2: Self-supportive cities and islands on water & energy \nCase owner: Waternet & Province of Fryslân \nWaternet wants to increase the pace of improving sustainability in the Dutchcapital. The goal for 2020 is being climate neutral concerning CO2. If we want to have a 100% sustainable energy supply\, we have to look for other sustainable energy sources in the near future. How can water contribute to this transition? And how can we learn from self sufficient islands\, considering a city as an island? A previous Wetskills team in South Korea came up with the ‘Water Wide Web’\, building an energy network where you can store energy on different levels close to households. Waternet wants the next team to work out this idea in more detail and come up with logical solutions we can really implement in the near future. \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: Wastewater reuse for agriculture \nCase owner: Water Application Center and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences \nIn the Netherlands\, almost all WWTP effluents are discharched onto surface water bodies like canals and rivers. As a result of climate change\, agriculture will be confronted more and more with yield losses due to drought. The use of alternative freshwater sources\, such as treated wastewater from industries and sewage treatment plants\, can reduce drought damage. One interesting opportunity may be to combine wastewater (post)treatment and agriculture (crops / biomass growth). Under what conditions and on which scale could the reuse of (treated) wastewater in agriculture be beneficial? \nCase 4: BioBizzHub for energizing start-ups to scale up their business  \nCase owner: Paques \nWaterCampus Leeuwarden is an important driver for new business in the water technology sector\, and has facilitated the start of many new companies in the past 15 years. A crucial step for these new companies is to “scale up” and “go to market”. The new BioBizzHub is set-up for this purpose. Here\, startups can benefit from dedicated test and office facilities and the engineering and market experience of Paques. How can BioBizzHub find and attract companies from outside the Netherlands to join this initiative and benefit from the BioBizzHub. \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme and formulate a case. Visit the archive of Wetskills-South Korea for an impression of the event results. For more information\, read this Leaflet Call for Cases Wetskills-The Netherlands 2018 and contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nEvent Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54075″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53767″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54085″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53766″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54562″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54561″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53285″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54567″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54568″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54569″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Previous Wetskills events\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51642\,2384\,2371\,2367\,2327″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-the-netherlands-2018/
LOCATION:WaterCampus Leeuwarden\, Oostergoweg 7\, Leeuwarden\, Fryslân\, 8911 MA\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ioana Dobrescu":MAILTO:ioana.dobrescu@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180628
DTSTAMP:20180706T081311Z
CREATED:20171214T122930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T081311Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-South Africa 2018
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills concludes the fourth South African edition! \nBye Day Zero wins the fourth Wetskills Water Challenges in South Africa (after Cape Town 2012\, Nelspruit 2014 and Durban 2016). Read about the great finals at the WISA 2018 Conference in Cape Town in presence of Minister Gugile Nkwinti of Water and Sanitation of South Africa and Dutch Special Water Envoy Henk Ovink here. \nThe Wetskills Foundation with partners Department for Water and Sanitation\, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands\, Water Institute for Southern Africa and Future Water Center of University of Cape Town organized the fourth edition of Wetskills in South Africa: Back to Cape Town (period: 16 – 27 June 2018). Bachelor\, Master\, PhD students and recent graduates worked together in mixed team on water challenges provided by organizations of the local and international water sector. This edition of Wetskills took the participants to the ‘Mother City’ Cape Town and its magnificent surroundings. city of Seoul for about twoweeks\, visiting interesting and relevant water-related locations in and around Cape Town\, experiencing the big drought and the measures taken and having the finals and awarding at the biannual WISA 2018 Conference. \nRead more about this Wetskills Water Challenge via our Social Media and publications! \n\nInformation about Wetskills programme\, our events in South Africa and the results & follow-up\nFor more information\, contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘It was such a wonderful experiences. I am so enthusiastic. I want more..’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h3″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/328339024309107/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-South Africa 2018 \nOverview of study cases Wetskills-South Africa 2018 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 27 \nCases: 6 \nCountries: 5 (South Africa\, Lesotho\, Iran\, Zimbabwe and The Netherlands) \nEvent: WISA 2018 Conference (Water Institute of Southern Africa) \nVenue: CTICC Cape Town \nLocations visited: Franschhoek\, Cape Town\, Camps Bay\, Theewaterskloofdam \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]General Information Wetskills\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record \nThe programme (up to Finals)\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Finals & Awarding\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_image_slider_no_space full_screen=”no” height=”300″ images=”54358\,54360\,54364\,54365\,54366\,54367\,54368\,54369\,54370\,54371″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: The spark for accelerating practical training investments\nCase owner: AquaDactics (South Africa) \nInvesting in staff and training is inevitable for a healthy and efficient water sector. Recent years Non Profit Company AquaDactics was founded to sustain training activities in the South Africa in a self-supportive way. AquaDactics’ philosophy of creating and maintaining a Pool of local Trainers and development of training material with a focus on the practice was co-created\, spread and acknowledge by various partners in the South African water sector. However it is still waiting for a spark to get this rolling. How can we create this spark in coming year? \nCase 2: Transboundary basin management: the challenge of creating a win-win situation\nCase owner: Department of Water Affairs Lesotho \nWater is one of the most important natural resources of Lesotho. The unique geographic location positions Lesotho as the ‘Water Tower’ of Southern Africa. Its wetlands sustain the perennial water flow of a.o the Senqu-Orange river system\, shared by three other riparian states: South Africa\, Namibia and Botswana. Unfortunately\, the water system in Lesotho is threatened by degradation and climate change\, and so are its downstream communities\, who are for their economic activities and water availability very much depending on quality water coming from Lesotho. How can downstream riparians influence the situation in the upstream watershed\, of which they are extremely dependent? \nCase 1: Floods and droughts: keeping the public awareness after the crisis\nCase owner: Water Authority Drents Overijsselse Delta \nWater infrastructure as dams and dikes have long protected societies from too little or too much water. Citizens are however unaware of the means necessary to achieve water security. The exception are extreme events\, when dams run empty of dikes fail\, then people are aware. As extreme weather patterns intensify and societies have become more dependent on their water resources\, it is critical to keep citizen awareness alive to reduce the impacts and consequences in case a flood or drought occurs. \nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54348″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54349″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54350″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: A YES to Water Revenue Collection with…\nCase owner: Kingfisher programme & Water Authority Rijnland \n\n\n\nPaying for water management and treatment is a real challenge in parts of South Africa. Last year approximately 160 municipalities did not paid a cent of their water bills\, although it is written in national laws that for water use and water pollution should be paid. Since the Dutch waterboards have a long- standing relation with many parties in the South-African water sector\, there may be opportunities to collaborate on the issue of ‘the polluter pays’\, and see what works and what does not in the Dutch setting that could be implemented in the South-African system\, and vice versa. From this comparative analysis\, can you think of creative ways of how more willingness can be created in both countries to have polluters (sustainably) pay for water? \n\n\n\nCase 5: Climate Scan in African Cities\nCase owner: Tauw \n\n\n\nClimate change is here to stay\, so we have to adapt. From surveys around the world (but mainly from Europe) it is concluded that people are in need of Best Management Practices (BMP) to motivate them to implement climate adaptation measures: both technical and governance aspects. International interactive open source tools (in our case www.climatescan.nl\, check it out!) are used to promote engagement with stakeholders in the field of climate change and related environmental issues. But their potential is often not fully utilised. Can you help us with the question how to promote climate adaptation specifically in Africa\, and make stakeholders implement and share their BMPs? \n\n\n\nCase 6: Avoid Day Zero due to lowering Capetonians’ Water Footprint\nCase owner: City of Cape Town & Water Footprint Implementation \n\n\n\nCape Town was suffering the most serious drought in recent years. In 2018\, the forecasts even warned for a Day Zero: the day when supply would come to an end. A large water saving campaign was (successfully) launched to lower the individual direct water consumption to almost a quarter of the normal use\, at 50 l per capita per day. However\, looking at the total Water Footprint of consumption\, this direct water use is only just over 1% of the total of 3400 l per capita that is consumed each day. The remaining 99% of the water consumption is hidden in the production and use of cloths\, food\, drinks\, transportation\, etc. Taking measures in that 99% ‘hidden’ water use may lead to lower scarcity levels in the future\, at perhaps a lower effort than for the direct consumption? \n\n\n\nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54351″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54352″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54353″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Do you also want to submit a challenge and get an out-of-the-box concept (Pitch and Poster) in one of our Wetskills event worldwide? The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners for the events worldwide; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme\, see as example: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-South Korea 2018. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nPictures of the event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54372\,54373\,54374\,54375\,54376″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53573\,53574\,53570\,53572\,54378″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53563″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52242″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53560″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53564″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52146″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52177″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54326″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52168″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52174″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52710″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54038″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54325″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54106″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Previous events in South Africa\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51836\,51834\,51833\,51832″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-south-africa-2018/
LOCATION:University of Cape Town\, Rondebosch 7701\, Cape Town\, Western Province\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180603
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-China 2018
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Back to the Wetskills roots: China!!\nThe first Wetskills Water Challenge ever was organized in China during the WorldExpo 2010 in Shanghai. Guess where we aimed to go this year as well… China!! The Wetskills Foundation invites Bachelor\, Master\, PhD students and recent graduates to apply for the Wetskills Water Challenge programme in Hangzhou and Shanghai. This edition of Wetskills will take the participants to the nice city of Hangzhou with the beautiful XiHu (West Lake). The presentations will be organized in the framework of and close cooperation with the largest water event worldwide: Aquatech China in Shanghai (31 May – 2 June). So Wetskills will stay in booming Shanghai for the last days as well!  \n \nTo all who are interested in water challenges and the ancient heritage of Hangzhou and the booming Shanghai: this is your chance! Apply now for this great opportunity to experience China and its water! \nWe are looking for local and international students and Young Professionals\, who are passionate about water and excited to work in mixed teams for transdisciplinary water solutions. Apply for Wetskills China 2018 (period: 20 May 2018 – 1 June 2018). \nWe are looking for you! Read the Announcement for Participants Wetskills China 2018. \nApplication Deadline\nSome last positions left for Chinese and international candidates (on a First come\, first served basis). \nCosts\nParticipation costs for international participants or local participants without accommodation in Hangzhou and Shanghai are 425 euros or equivalent in Chinese yuan. The fee includes accommodation\, programme costs\, supervision\, some social activities\, field trips\, working locations\, presentations by experts and the awarding event at the Aquatech Shanghai exhibition & congress. It does not include transport\, some meals\, other daily costs. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses (like plane tickets and some local travel)\, meals during working days and other personal costs. \nThe fee for participants from China\, who do not need accommodation\, are 80 euros or equivalent in Chinese yuan\, including the above arrangements\, except for the accommodation in Hangzhou. \nDuring past editions participants often successfully arranged financial compensation for their Wetskills participation from their university or employer. We therefore strongly encourage applicants to inquire about funding opportunities to compensate the costs (university mobility funds\, travel allowance etc.). \nMore information\nFor more information about this event\, contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) or Ioana Dobrescu (ioana.dobrescu@wetskills.com). \nInformation\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Registration deadlines\nSome last positions left for Chinese and international candidates \n(First come\, first served) \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pencil” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-china-2018-registration/” icon_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ border_color=”#43dbbd” hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1494853417298832/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-China 2018 \n  \nOverview of study cases Wetskills-China 2018 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills in general\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record since 2010 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53619\,53622\,53623″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Detention Basin in Coastal Plain Areas in Zhejiang Province\nCase owner: Zhejiang Institute of hydraulics and Estuary \nThe coastal plain areas in Zhejiang Province is prone to typhoon storm surge disasters and waterlogging disasters due to the backwater effect of high tide level during torrential rain periods. It is envisaged to build a detention basin in coastal plain areas\, which connects with open seas under normal conditions. When a strong rainfall is predicted and there is low tide level at open seas\, the sluice gate is closed to keep a low water level in the detention basin so that floods can be discharged into the detention basin when the strong rain comes\, minimizing the waterlogging possibility. At the same time\, the detention basin would form a buffer zone to enhance the capability against typhoon storm surges. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]案例1：浙江省沿海平原地区的滞洪区\n案例所有者：浙江省水利水电学院 \n由于暴雨期间涨潮水位的回水效应，浙江省沿海平原地区在暴雨期易发生台风风暴灾害和涝灾。假设在沿海平原地区建造一个在正常条件下与外海相连滞留盆地，当预测到强降雨并且在外海处于低潮位时，闸门关闭以保持滞留盆地的低水位，当强降雨到来时洪水可以排入滞洪池，从而减少水涝可能性。与此同时，滞洪区将形成一个缓冲区，以增强抵御台风风暴潮的能力。 \nCase 2: (Pour) water versus soil energy\nCase owner: Westland Municipality \nIn a greenhouse horticulture municipality\, such as Westland Municipality \, both energy management and the availability of good irrigation water are essential for production of the crops. The subsurface is a source and buffer that are interesting and used for both renewable energy (with cold-heat storage) and irrigation water. But this leads to a conflict between both due to the limited capacity in aquifers. How can we use the existing aquifere capacity for both renewable energy and irrigation water in an harmonious way? \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]案例2 :(倾倒）水与土壤能量\n案件所有者：西地市 \n在如西地市这样的以温室园艺闻名的城市，能源管理和良好灌溉水的供应对于农作物的生产至关重要。地下是一个有意思的可再生能源（冷热储存）和灌溉水的来源和缓冲区。但由于含水层的储水能力有限，导致了以上两者之间有冲突。我们应如何以妥善地利用现有的含水层的储水能力来同时得到可再生能源和灌溉水？ \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: Adapting to climate change in Overijssel\nCase owner: Province Overijssel \nProvince Overijssel is working on becoming water robust and climate resilient in 2050. This starts by identifying the areas with the highest risk and by engaging in dialogue with the stakeholders. The challenge is to connect themes such as water\, nature\, agriculture\, energy\, mobility and spatial development in the approach. Working together with municipalities\, waterboards and other stakeholders is essential. How do we identify the biggest bottlenecks and work together in “good governance” to tackle them? \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]案例3：适应上艾瑟尔省的气候变化\n案例所有者：上艾瑟尔省 \n上艾瑟尔省正在努力实现到2050年水资源丰厚和更佳的气候适应性目标。首先要确定风险最高的区域，并与利益相关方进行对话。挑战是将方法中的水，自然，农业，能源，流动性和空间发展等主题联系起来。我们与市政当局、水务局和其他利益相关者合作至关重要。我们如何识别最大的瓶颈并在“善治”中共同合作？ \nCase 4: Integrated and standardized management platform for whole life cycle\nCase owner: Zhejiang yugong information technology co.\, ltd \n\n\n\nWater conservancy project from construction\, operation until scrap seems to be a living life\, as a water conservancy people we should manage it wholeheartedly in the whole process of its life\, with the applications of modern technology. Recently\, we developed the integrated management software system of water conservancy project construction process\, standardized operation management software system of water conservancy project\, and some kinds of optimization scheduling decision software system\, etc. How can this provide decision-making for the whole life optimization management of water conservancy project: to improve the service life of water conservancy project and benefit people for a long time! \n\n\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]案例4：全生命周期的集成和标准化管理平台\n案例所有者：浙江愚公信息技术有限公司 \n水利工程从建设、经营到废弃似乎都是一个生命。作为一个水利人，我们应该在其生命的整个过程中利用现代技术全心全意地管理它。 最近，我们开发了水利工程建设过程的综合管理软件系统、水利工程标准化运行管理软件系统，以及一些优化调度决策软件系统等。这些软件如何能为水利工程全生命周期优化提供决策意见，如在提高水利工程的使用寿命，从而长期受益人民！ \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support one of the Wetskills programmes worldwide. Visit the archive of Wetskills-South Korea for an impression of the event results. For more information contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nPrevious Wetskills events in China and the region\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53617\,53624\,53621\,53618\,53616″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53910″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53908″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53909″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52781″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53911″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Join this Wetskills event!\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-china-2018-registration/” hover_border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”2″ border_color=”#ffffff” margin=”0% 0% 0% 40%”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-china-2018/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180602
DTSTAMP:20191223T071248Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-Colombia 2018
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills goes Latin America for the first time!!\nYoungsters are our future… So why not let them come up with new innovative solutions to cope with actual water related problems? \nDuring the 2-week pressure cooker challenge in Cartagena\, nineteen students and young water professionals with different backgrounds\, worked together to find integral solutions for water related challenges. The eagerness and energy from youngsters is being put to the test\, to come up with the most creative and inspiring solution and pitch. \nThat is why on the 20 June\, the Colombian and Dutch youngsters started the first ever Latin American Wetskills edition in Cartagena\, Colombia. The historic port city of Cartagena is a unique location to host this event\, considering the formidable water challenges it is facing the coming decades. This edition of Wetskills is being hosted by the Universidad Technologica Bolívar and the ACODAL Congress. \nThe participants worked on four water related cases which have been brought in by several Colombian and Dutch organizations. During these two weeks they are getting intensive training on out-of-the-box thinking\, personal development and presentation skills. Their ultimate goal is to have the best solution and pitch during the ACODAL congress\, where they are judged by an international jury consisting of high level experts. \nExtreme Difficulty for the Jury\nDuring the first time Wetskills Latin America\, the jury was confronted with an extreme difficult task: select the Wetskills Water Challenge winner. The following criteria for the pitch and posters were the guidelines: Creativity / Innovativeness\, Feasibility / Applicability (technical)\, Economic Attractiveness\, Social / Environmental Context\, Presentation of “Pitch and Poster”. \nThe Wetskills jury consists of: \n\nGerardo Viña Vizcaíno\, President of the board of Directors\, ACDOAL\nJoris Jurriëns\, Deputy Head of Mission\, Netherlands Embassy in Bogota\nLaila Sukkariyyah\, Director of Global Programs\, Water Environment Federation\nKaty Lackey\, Research Manager\, The Water Research Foundation\nMauro Maza\, Associate Professor\, Universidad Technológica de Bolívar\n\nWhereas all of the jury members had a different top 4\, resulting in various winners. After almost an hour of debate\, the came to a winner…  \nWetskills Cartagena Winner\nThe winning team\, with its team name Re-Juice\, explains its idea on reducing the water footprint for a fictional fruit juice producing company in the mountains of Colombia. \nAs fruit juices are indispensable in the Colombian culture\, it is important to assure a production line that is sustainable with future climate change in sight. Mainly weather changes that cause drought pose a challenge for fruit producing companies. The solution is to guarantee a steady water supply. This is done by catching evaporated water from the air with a mist harvesting net. This fresh water can be directly used during the production process and will be added to the juice as an ingredient\, as is common in Colombia. A unique selling point is created: a juice that is 100% sustainable\, with a 100% sustainable production chain. It will be sold under the brand new name “Re-Juice” – and a message on the package of the juice will spread awareness around the water footprint. To reduce the water footprint\, the total water supply that is used during the production process must be monitored. This will be done by implementing low cost sensors at the input and output points during the production process. The measurements offer sufficient knowledge to provide a tailor made advice where the water use\, and thus the water footprint\, can be reduced during the process. \nMore information\nFor more information about Wetskills in Colombia contact either tim.van.der.staaij@wetskills.com or ralph.wesseling@wetskills.com. For Wetskills in general: johan.oost@wetskills.com. \n  \n \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Amazing.. The first Wetskills in Latin America..’ 🙂” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pencil” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Read our daily blogs” link=”http://wetskills.com/event-blogs/” icon_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ border_color=”#43dbbd” hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/2003532806559899/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Colombia 2018 \nOverview of study cases Wetskills-Colombia 2018 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event: ACODAL Conference \nLocations visited: Cartagena \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 19 \nCases: 4 \nCountries: 2 (Colombia and The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]General information about Wetskills\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills leaflet and track record \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the Finals & Awarding\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54432\,54429\,54431\,54430\,54428″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization of this first Latin American edition in Colombia is looking for Case Owners; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme and formulate a case\, see: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-Colombia 2018. \nFor more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Recovering the wetlands of Laguna de Sonso\nCase owner: Water Authority De Dommel (in cooperation with CVC) \nThe Laguna de Sonso is the largest remaining wetland in the Valle del Cauca department\, and is recognized internationally as a RAMSAR area for its special fauna. It is however facing severe problems\, of which the high sedimentation rate and accompanied reduction of water surface is the most urgent. We are looking to find the best solution(s) to maintain and recover the water surface of the lake\, suited to the context of the area. \nCase 2: Water conflicts over the municipal aqueduct of Supía\, Caldas\, Colombia due to water supply problems.\nCase owner: Water Authority Rijn and IJssel (in cooperation with Corpocaldas\, Manizales\, Colombia)  \nThe catchment of the municipal aqueduct of Supía measures 11 km2. The aqueduct has a considerable hydrologic flow\, nevertheless\, domestic and agricultural uses need a lot of water and produce wastewater\, which is discharged sometimes without treatment. As a consequence\, hydrologic pressure becomes prominent in times of shortage or excess. We are looking for a series of alternatives for the distribution of the hydrologic resource under conditions of hydrologic pressures and temporary drought. \nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54424″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54425″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: A climate test for climate policy performance by regional water authorities\nCase owner: Dutch Water Authorities – Blue Deal office \nThe Blue Deal is a Dutch programme to develop better governance on regional water management worldwide. Climate (change) receives extra attention within this program. A new ‘climate test’ is aimed to clarify how the Blue Deal program could best support the attention for climate change within the partnerships with regional water authorities all around the world. How can such climate test show the national climate policy (adaptation and mitigation) and its practical elaboration of regional water management\, including both opportunities and obstacles? \nCase 4: Reducing the Water Footprint for Colombian’s natural juices\nCase owner: Corporación Ambiental Empresarial (CAEM) of the Chamber of Commerce in Bogotá and Water Footprint Implementation \nThe water footprint is one of the families of environmental footprints that help us understand how our production and consumption choices are affecting natural resources. A manufacturing company for natural juices has its plantations of apple and pears in template weather\, and for blackberry and tomato tree in a cold weather. Once they collect the crop\, they process the fruit and made the juices on their installations. How can the water footprint be used to get and maintain a sustainable future for this company? \nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54426″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”54427″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”54264\,54206\,54205\,54265\,54276″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54109″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55406″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52239″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”54108″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52240″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”57060″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”54106″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”57091″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”57060″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-colombia-2018″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53504\,53502\,53501\,53500″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-colombia-2018/
LOCATION:Cartagena\, Cartagena\, Colombia
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180326
DTSTAMP:20180405T075959Z
CREATED:20170530T193000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180405T075959Z
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SUMMARY:SunGlacier Challenge in Oman
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]A global challenge to accelerate dew harvesting techniques that the world needs!\nThe partners of the SunGlacier Challenge invited teams of universities worldwide to join this unique challenge in Oman (20-25 March 2018) to make water from the air! Eventually 3 Dutch and Omani teams created their own SunGlacier (based on some provides techniques). On 22 March the challenge started with the 48 hours run. Main goal: going further with the latest techniques to provide the world with a new\, reliable and cheap water source! \nRead the daily blogs about the event and the experiences of participants and challenge partners or follow the Wetskills Social Media (Twitter\, Facebook and Instagram). \n\n  \nThis edition is the pilot of a five year programme. The partners aim to organize this SunGlacier Challenge yearly to speed up the information\, insights and knowledge of this technique for water supply. If you are interested\, contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1887814874789933/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme:  \n\n20 March: Arrival\n21 March: Welcome\, preparation and testing\n22 March: Workshop at MEDRC\, start 48 hour run\n23 March: check devices\, cultural and social programme\n24 March: End of 48 run\, preparing for presentation\, Farewell dinner\n25 March: World Water Day celebration Sultan Qaboos University\, presentation\, awarding winners\n\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Background\nIn 2010 Artist Ap Verheggen started the “Art meets Science” project SunGlacier: Harvest Water from Air\, fully powered by Solar Energy. With a team of volunteering experts ‘the SunGlacier Team’ he tested the limits to investigate how small and cheap we can build a water harvest machine that is off-grid\, powered by solar energy. Because solar energy can be limited and variable – with cloud cover and night cycles – we faced the challenge to use all energy as efficient as possible. The first SunGlacier sculpture is built with existing\, off-the-shelf technology\, but the latest versions are built with our own custom-designed technology. \nAp Verheggen combined design and technology and built several prototypes and one of them: “DC03” even runs without a battery\, a convertor\, or a fan. So nearly no maintenance and nothing can break. A cheap Peltier cooler is directly connected to a small solar panel and it makes drops of water. This technology is so promising because of low costs and durable components that Ap published all details on his website www.SunGlacier.com \nSunGlacier Challenge\nThe accelerate the speed of development of this promising SunGlacier technology\, some partners joined forces and decided to launch the SunGlacier Challenge\, with the goal to produce water out of air\, powered by solar energy. The competition location will be Oman\, with the partner Sultan Qaboos University. \nThe partners invite teams teams of university students\, young professionals from knowledge institutes or groups of friends in the field to build their own SunGlacier and join this competition. Note: The participants needs to be younger than 35 years. \nProgramme: Challenge\, Conference and social activities\nAfter the SunGlacier Challenge a Conference will be organized to learn more about the techniques from each other. Experts will be asked to join the Conference programme. \nIn the SunGlacier Challenge programme various social and cultural activities will be organized to meet each other and experience the culture and country of Oman. \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53058\,53057\,53056\,53055″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Rules\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The techniques\nThe techniques of SunGlacier will be public here. This is the basic information to use for your own SunGlacier. You can also make your own SunGlacier! \nThe competition\nMaximum 15 teams from various countries worldwide will be selected for this event. \nEvery team will get a standard solar pannel of 50 or 250 Watt (peak). Panel can turn with the sun if designed. A Peltier element (if used) can be replaced one time\, when broken. The winner of the competition is based on a 48 hours run for 50 or 250 Watt. \nSunGlacier is an Art Project so a special award will be provided for “best design” (based on a jury’s decision under chair of Ap Verheggen). \nThe prices will be announced in a later stage\, after attracting more partners. \nApplication deadlines\nThe official registration is via the registration button of this website. If you are interested as and/or already formed a team\, please send Mr. Tim van der Staaij an email. \nCosts\nThe participation of this challenge and the conference afterwards is free. Project partners and Sponsors will cover the costs. \nHowever the travel of the student team and the SunGlacier\, the accommodation and daily costs needs to be paid by the participating team. The team is allowed to find sponsors. \nMore information\nFor more information about participation as team or university\, please contact Marcel Rompelman (marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com). \nFor other information about companies as potential partner\, please contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Call for partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The SunGlacier Challenge organization is looking for partners to step in the Challenge for the coming 5 years!\nWould you as company\, university\, knowledge institute\, government and/or NGO like to step in to make this SunGlacier Challenge a success? Do you think that dew harvesting will contribute to the cocktail of water sources? Would you like to meet Young Talents? Please join the SunGlacier as partner. \nMore information\nMore information about the sponsorship requirements and other information to become potential partner\, please contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53810″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53546″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53049″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53806″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52246″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52318″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/sunglacier-challenge/
LOCATION:Sultan Qaboos University\, Al Khoudh\, Muscat 123\, Muscat\, Oman
CATEGORIES:Past Tailored event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180213
DTSTAMP:20180316T192729Z
CREATED:20170920T114720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180316T192729Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-South Korea 2018
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]‘Olympic’ Wetskills goes for first time to South Korea! \nRead about the unique finals in the Holland Heineken House\, Gangneung during the PyeongChang olympic Winter Games in presence of The Netherlands prime minister Mark Rutte here. \nThe Wetskills Foundation with partners Hongik University\, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands and Korea Water Forum organized a special edition of Wetskills: the Olympic edition in South Korea (period: 28 January – 12 February 2018). Bachelor\, Master\, PhD students and recent graduates worked together in mixed team on water challenges provided by organizations of the Korean and Dutch water sector. This edition of Wetskills took the participants to the nice city of Seoul and the Olympic city of Gangneung for two-and-a-half weeks\, visiting interesting and relevant water-related locations in and around Seoul and having the finals and awarding in the framework of the Olympic Winter Games. \nRead more about this spectacular and unique ‘Olympic’ Wetskills Water Challenge via our Social Media or the daily blogs (below) and publications! \n\nInformation about Wetskills programme\, our event in Korea and the results & follow-up\nFor more information\, contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) and Floor van der Heijden (floor.van.der.heijden@wetskills.com) or especially for South Korean information: Jeryang Park (Hongik University\, jeryang.park@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Share the Passion. Stay Connected.’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pencil” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Read our daily blogs” link=”http://wetskills.com/event-blogs/” icon_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ border_color=”#43dbbd” hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/141982199750342/?context=create&previousaction=create&ref=5&page_id_source=496271977097972&sid_create=2981266789&action_history=`{`%7B%22surface%22%3A%22create_dialog%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_create_dialog%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A`{“}`%7D`}`&has_source=1″ icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-South Korea 2018 \nOverview of study cases Wetskills-South Korea 2018 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 4 (South Korea\, Vietnam\, Russia and The Netherlands) \nEvent: PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games \nVenue: Holland Heineken House \nLocations visited: Seoul\, Incheon\, Daejeon\, Gangneung\, Donghae and Pyeongchang \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]General Information Wetskills\n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills Onepager \nWetskills Track record \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The programme (up to Finals)\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Finals & Awarding\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the Finals & Awarding\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53800\,53798\,53801\,53799″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Raising the Value of Rivers\nCase owner: Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) \nSouth Korea faces many climate change challenges in terms of water management due to heavy rainfall combined with a recent period of rapid urbanization and industrialization. They now strive for eco-friendly water management\, with sustainable and ecological river management instead of large dam constructions. K-water is increasingly focusing on finding more effective and desirable ways to use and manage the Korean rivers with the balance of traditional and cutting-edge methods. Which is also what the assigned team is asked to investigate. \nCase 2: Sustainable future: Water & Energy\nCase owners: Waternet Amsterdam and Seoul Water Works Agency \nFor 2040\, Amsterdam strives for all energy used in the city to come from renewable resources. Seoul has a similar urgent need for sustainable energy. If these cities want to have a 100% sustainable energy supply\, they have to look for other sustainable energy sources in the near future. The question is: how can water contribute to this transition? Both Waternet Amsterdam and Seoul Waterworks Authority want to contribute to achieve the goal of 100% renewable energy for both their capital cities\, the Wetskills team is challenged with the question how. \nCase 3: Creating a circular economy for decentralized wastewater systems in cities\nCase owner: Water Authority Delfland \nCities all over the world are dealing with comparable issues such as: staggering urbanization rates\, industrial pollution and climate-change. In many cases the current urban water systems show to be insufficient in dealing with these issues. It is therefore essential to start learning from each other’s experiences to create a blueprint for a worldwide sustainable urban future. The question remains: how can a decentralized wastewater system be redesigned such that it embraces the concept of Circular Economy and motivates a broad range of stakeholders to commit and engage along the process \nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53774″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53775″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53776″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Turning Saline Aquifer into a Freshwater and Energy Storage System\nCase owner: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) \nWater quality degradation in river basins and climate change are becoming a major threat to the surface water in South Korea. There is a need to shift the water resources portfolio from surface water to a groundwater-surface water integrated management system. The assigned team is asked to come up with an innovative system design\, combined with economic analysis and enhanced stakeholder engagement. \nCase 5: Islands of Innovation\nCase owner: Province of Fryslân (in cooperation with Daegu) \nThe Province of Fryslân (a province in the north of The Netherlands) and its regional partners in water innovation\, aim at the development of smart water systems for consumers. They want to stimulate and accelerate consumer oriented water use innovations. The team is asked to design a game competition for this\, focusing specifically on islands\, and along with this to develop a unique novel product\, service\, business or a combination. \nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53777″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53778″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Do you also want to submit a challenge and get an out-of-the-box concept (Pitch and Poster) in one of our Wetskills event worldwide? The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners for the events worldwide; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme\, see as example: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-South Korea 2018. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nPictures of the event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53727\,53669\,53670\,53660\,53708″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53274″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53546″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53275″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53764″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53285″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53762″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52254″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53765″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53766″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53767″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53768″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-south-korea-2018″]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/south-korea-2018/
LOCATION:Hongik University (Seoul)\, 94\, Wausan-ro\, Mapo-gu\, Seoul\, Korea\, Republic of
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/28.-Group-Picture-Wetskills-South-Korea-2018_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171103
DTSTAMP:20180316T194311Z
CREATED:20170105T195910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180316T194311Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-The Netherlands 2017
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills for the fourth time to The Netherlands! \n  \nA fish passage in a polder that only opens at a certain level of rainfall: This new fish migration system won the Wetskills challenge on 2 November. The winning team received their award from Nomvula Mokonyane\, the South African Minister for Water and Sanitation during the closing session of the Amsterdam International Water Week Conference. \nIt was the fourth time the challenge for young water professionals took place in the Netherlands and was again hosted at the Amsterdam Internati \nonal Water Week. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMixed teams\nFor two weeks\, 23 participants from around the world worked in mixed teams on cases of governments\, companies\, knowledge institutes and water aut \nhorities from home and abroad. Their goal: finding innovative solutions for current water-related challenges. \nThe participating students and young professionals came from all over the world\, such as Oman\, Egypt\, India\, Kyrgyzstan\, Honduras\, Israel\, South Africa\, and Indonesia. \nThey were guided by water professionals from the Netherlands. \n\n  \nMore information\nFor more information contact Floor van der Heijden (floor.van.der.heijden@wetskills.com)\, Frank Tibben (frank.tibben@wetskills.com) or Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nPractical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1887814874789933/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme: Flyer Preliminary Program Wetskills-The Netherlands 2017 \nStudy cases: Overview of study cases Wetskills-The Netherlands 2017 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \nCountries: 10 (South Africa\, Honduras\, The Netherlands\, Romania\, Kyrgyzstan\, Israel\, Egypt\, India\, Oman\, Indonesia) \nCases: 6 \nLocations: Amsterdam\, Heerhugowaard\, Enclosure Dam\, Leeuwarden\, Zwolle\, Kampen\, Schokland (Flevoland)\, Nieuwegein\, Rotterdam \nEvent: Amsterdam International Water Week \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Stimulating a sustainable positive ‘green’ behavior for stakeholders\nCase owner: Water Authority Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) \nFor almost 50 years HHNK has been working on improving the water quality in the Northern part of the province North-Holland. At first surface water was black\, then became green and is now becoming even clearer. However there is still room for improvement. A large part of this improvement is the mentality of North-Hollands citizens\, farmers and industries. For that reason HHNK is looking for a tool by which we can stimulate or facilitate positive sustainable ‘green’ behaviour. \nCase 2: Will you unleash the energetic potential of small streams?\nCase owner: VP Delta \nThe flat Netherlands is a small delta country\, shaped by lowland rivers flowing into the sea. This country\, full of innovation power in water management\, has several companies developing hydropower stations requiring minimal hydraulic head\, ideally for the Dutch context. Globally\, hydropower stations have almost exclusively been placed in large dams or rivers with high discharges. Can you come up with international business strategies for these small hydropower stations and help these stations create a large impact in the world? \nCase 3: Saving the city lake from Ahmedabad for polluted water (India)\nCase owner: Center for Environment Education Ahmedabad and Chasing Water Dreams Challenge \nThe City of Ahmedabad is the third fastest growing cities in the world with almost 400\,000 new inhabitants each year. Good water quality is inevitable to provide its citizens good drinking water and safe environments. Mean threats for the water system are the seawater intrusion\, depletion of ground water\, industrial effluents and sewage wastewater. Especially the effluents pollute the river causing health hazards to the people residing near the outlets and destroying the ecosystem. During monsoon the 26 city lakes are filled with floodwater mixed with polluted river water. Solutions are requested for safeguarding the city lakes from contamination of wastewater and to know how they socio-politically can be conserved. \nNote: This case is the winner of the Chasing Water Dreams: the Challenge \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster & pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53839″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster & pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53840″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster & pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53841″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Increasing fish migration to comply to EU directives\nCase owner: Waternet (for water authority Amstel\, Gooi en Vecht) \nTo achieve the goals for the EU Water framework and EU Eel directive\, measures have to be taken to improve the possibilities for fish migration. In Dutch poldersystems the watersystem is very fragmented. Many dams and weirs form barriers for fish. Waternet challenges their team of young water professionals to design a new or improved way to create fish passages at weirs in polder systems. Existing techniques are not used often\, because of unwanted effects on waterlevel\, waterquality and relatively high costs. \nCase 5: Taking climate adaptation measures: A public or private matter?\nCase owner: Water authority Drents Overijsselse Delta (WDOD) \nClimate change leads to heat stress caused by higher temperatures and flooding because of extreme showers beyond the capacity of the drainage infrastructure. Climate adaptation measures are necessary to deal with these effects of climate change. However\, both the government and the private landowners could take adaptation measures. WDOD would like an advice to support decision making on when to take stimulate climate adaptation measures in the public and when in private areas. \nCase 6: Decentralized water solutions for neighborhood participation\nCase owner: Province of Flevoland \nThe (future) inhabitants in Almere Oosterwold (4300 hectares\, 15.000 households) are in charge of to create their own livelihood without support of the municipality\, including wastewater services. Most inhabitants install a decentralized wastewater treatment system. This might cause pollution of the surface water. Current monitoring is expensive\, so only 5 locations are yearly tested 12 times. The new ‘Living lab Oosterwold’ programme aims on real-life testing of innovative sanitation systems in coming years. How can we better and simpler monitor the water quality and invite the inhabitants to monitor their sanitation system? \nFinal poster & pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53842″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster & pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53843″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final poster & pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53844″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization is always looking for Case Owners\, companies/organisations that formulate their case and support the Wetskills programmes worldwide. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nPrevious events in The Netherlands\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”2327\,2371\,2367″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53104″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53105″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52247″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53101″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53102″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52318″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52154″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53285″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52168″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53336″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53337″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52146″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-the-netherlands”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-the-netherlands-2017-2/
LOCATION:Amsterdam\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Floor van der Heijden":MAILTO:floor.van.der.heijden@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170918
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-Israel 2017
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills goes to Israel again!\nAfter four years Wetskills is back in Israel (link). Wetskills-Israel 2017: international participants from Israeli and Dutch universities worked in mixed teams on cases from Netafim (drip irrigation)\, Mekorot (pollutants in drinking water system) and Mey Avivim water company Tel Aviv (odor control). Our local host was again Grand Water Research Institute of Technion University in Haifa\, supported by the College of Sea of Galilee. \nAfter a nice Haifa Tour the participants went to some sites of national water carrier and Lake Kinnereth for water and cultural sites. As a kick-start of the working days\, the BrainHurricane was organized with speeddate sessions with various experts in the water industry. After this the teams went further with brainstorming. All teams had a dedicated field trip toabout the case as well.  \n\nThe Wetskills finals and awarding will be organized in the frame of the WATEC Conference and Exhibition in Tel Aviv: LINK. During a business reception at the residence of the Dutch Ambassador the teams pitched their solutions to a jury. Also the posters were displayed at the same time. The winning team was Oder Control with a concept to mitigate the odor from the sewer in Tel Aviv. \n\n\nMore information about the event and results\nFor more information contact Rick Hogeboom (rick.hogeboom@wetskills.com) or Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). Read more on our daily blogs: Wetskills.com/event-blogs. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘As is water\, Wetskills is also for everyone. Apart from the ground you visit\, you visit a different ‘world’ 🙂'” title_tag=”h3″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1882143192055216/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme: Program Wetskills – Israel 2017 & Flyer Program Wetskills-Israel 2017 \nStudy cases: Overview of study cases Wetskills-Israel 2017 \nEvent: WATEC Israel \nVenue of presentation: Residence of Dutch Ambassador in Israel \nLocations: Haifa\, Sea of Galilee\, Lake Eshkol and Tel Aviv \nParticipants: 13 \nCases: 3 \nCountries: 3 (Israel\, The Netherlands and China) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”53252\,53254\,53248″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Organic Matter in Irrigation Water\nCase owner: NETAFIM \nDrip irrigation is one of the most effective irrigation technologies to reduce the use of water\, fertilizer and other materials such as herbicides and pesticides\, and NETAFIM is a world leader in developing such irrigation solutions. The most common sources of water for irrigation are surface water (lakes and rivers) and groundwater (aquifers). However\, in some areas in the world\, treated wastewater is used. One of the main problems of using treated wastewater for irrigation is the high concentration of organic matter\, which may cause drippers to clog. It is up to the team to solve is how NETAFIM can deal with drippers clogging by organic matter when treated waste water is used as a source of irrigation\, in a simple\, cheap\, low maintenance and safe manner. \nCase 2: Bio-monitoring solutions to detect pollutants in drinking water systems\nCase owner: Mekorot \nIn protecting our drinking water supplies\, detection of source water contaminants plays a vital role for Mekorot\, Israel’s national water company. Accidental chemical spills\, extreme weather events\, terror threats\, and operational faults may all cause the spread of contaminants into the water supply system. We therefore use bio-monitoring systems (that is\, a system that can assess the toxicity of water samples by monitoring living organism behavior) to detect contaminants in the water supply system. It is up to the team to think of how Mekorot can create a new\, continuous\, online bio-monitoring system that will combine the use of aquatic organisms with cutting edge technology\, to provide early warning for contaminants entering a drinking water system. \nCase 3: Odor prevention on municipal sewage \nCase owner: Mey-Avivim\, Tel-Aviv Water Company \nSewage Typical Smell (STS) can cause a substantial nuisance to most human noses. When this kind of typical smell appears in the surroundings of a Wastewater Treatment Plant\, its origins are known and therefore can be specifically treated. On the other hand\, when STS appears in a municipal area\, its origins are much harder to detect and locate. In case repeated complaints from the same location are reported\, the TAWC will check a number of possible causes\, such as clogging\, dead animals\, or cross-connections between sewage and drainage systems. However\, in some cases the STS origins and causes are none of the above\, and are still left unidentified.  It is up to the team to think of a system that can detect and eliminate persistent Sewage Typical Smell in municipal areas. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final Poster and Pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53897″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final Poster and Pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53898″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Final Poster and Pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”53899″][vc_empty_space height=”8px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Do you also want to submit a challenge and get an out-of-the-box concept (Pitch and Poster) in one of our Wetskills event worldwide? The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners for the events worldwide; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme\, see as example: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-Israel 2017. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \n[vc_single_image image=”52775″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””]Previous event in Israel (2013)\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”907\,1383\,1384″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1378\,1379\,1380\,1381″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52662″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52653″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53115″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”53114″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53113″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”53218″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52656″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-israel”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-israel-2017/
LOCATION:Technion\, Haifa\, Israel
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170519
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SUMMARY:Wetskills Romania 2017
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills goes for the third time to Romania! \nThe Wetskills Foundation and its partners invites Bachelor (final stage)\, Master\, PhD students and recent graduates to apply for the Wetskills Water Challenge programme in Bucharest – Romania. This third Wetskills edition in Romania will be hosted by Politehnica University of Bucharest\, partnered by Technical University for Civil Engineering in Bucharest\, Romanian Water Association and Wetskills Foundation. The final presentations and awarding will be organized during the ExpoApa\, the largest Water Technology Conference and Exhibition of Eastern Europe\, combined with the Danube Regional Water Forum Eastern Europe 2017\, see: www.araexpoapa.ro.  \nApply for this great opportunity to participate in one of the Wetskills Water Challenges! \nWe are looking for students and Young Professionals from universities and organisations from Europe and abroad with a passion for water: Apply for Wetskills-Romania 2017 (period: 4-18 May 2017). \nDeadline early bird: 15 January 2017\nFirst selection deadline: 15 February\nSecond selection deadline: 28 February\nFinal Deadline: 15 March\nThe early bird participation fee (till 15 January) for participants is 250\,- euros and the normal rate is 275\,- euros. This participation fee includes accommodation in Bucharest\, teambuilding weekend activities\, some lunches & dinners\, field trip\, workshop\, conference entrance fees and working locations. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses (plane tickets\, local travel\, etcetera)\, meals during working days and other personal costs. some meals\, programme\, supervision\, field trips. \nFor participants from the Politehnica University of Bucharest and Technical University for Civil Engineering in Bucharest pay € 50\,- and this does not include accommodation. Their participation will be organized by their own institutes. Students from other Romanian universities or organizations are also welcome to register (contact Laura Stanescu\, see below). \nDuring past editions participants often successfully arranged financial compensation for their Wetskills participation from their university or employer. We therefore strongly encourage applicants to inquire about funding opportunities to compensate the costs (university mobility funds\, travel allowance etc.). \nFor more information\, contact Alisa Doornhof (alisa.doornhof@wetskills.com) or local host Laura Stanescu (laura.stanescu@wetskills.com). \nFor other information about Wetskills and the cooperation with Romania: Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Registration deadlines\nOnly some places left for Romanian participants \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pencil” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-romania-2017-registration/ ” icon_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ border_color=”#43dbbd” hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/598803483641399/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical information\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme: Flyer Preliminary Programme Wetskills-Romania 2017 \n  \nFlyer: later \n  \nFor registration: see Terms & Conditions Wetskills-Romania 2017 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization of the edition is looking for Case Owners\, companies/organisations that formulate their case and support the Wetskills programme\, see Leaflet for Case Sponsors Wetskills-Romania 2017. \nFor more information\, contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) or for local companies/organisations in Romania: Laura Stanescu (laura.stanescu@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Climateproof Megacities  \nCase owner: Hanze University of Applied Sciences \nTo raise the awareness of climate change\, climate models and other tools are used. Floodmodels and heatstressmodels can predict vulnerable areas in the urban dense areas of cities but action has to be taken by stakeholders. How can we improve the engagement of stakeholders? In this wetskills international knowledge exchange tools will be applied to evoke immediate action towards climate change. \n \nCase 2: Ecological rehabilitation of the old riverbed of Baseu river between Stefanesti-Romanesti villages \nCase owner: Rijnland Water Authority and Prut-Barlad Water Basin Administration \nThe Baseu river catchment area in the north eastern part of Romania frequently has a non-permanent flow\, which lead to major changes in the hydrological and ecological regime. This resulted in the loss of specific wetland flora and fauna habitats in the area of the Old Baseu. The team is challenged to come up with designs for the Old Baseu\, that will lead to a permanent water flow\, taking into consideration agriculture\, tourism\, drinking water access\, flood safety\, landscape and ecosystem improvement and communication and involvement of stakeholders. \nCase 3: Business-wise training \nCase owner: World Water Academy \ninformation will be provided in a later stage \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4:  \nCase owner:  \ninformation will be provided in a later stage \nCase 5:  \nCase owner:  \ninformation will be provided in a later stage \nPrevious events in Romania\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52439\,52424\,52422\,52423″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52431″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52434″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52433″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52512″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52513″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52244″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52184″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Join this Wetskills event!\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-romania-2017-registration/” hover_border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”2″ border_color=”#ffffff” margin=”0% 0% 0% 40%”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-romania-2017/
LOCATION:Politehnica University of Bucharest\, Splaiul Independenței 313\, Bucharest\, Romania
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Palace.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Marcel Rompelman":MAILTO:marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170413
DTSTAMP:20180405T105052Z
CREATED:20161018T171408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180405T105052Z
UID:10000088-1490832000-1492041599@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills United Kingdom 2017
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization invites Bachelor\, Master\, PhD students and recent graduates to apply for the Wetskills Water Challenge program to be held in Bath\, Somerset\, UK. The first Wetskills edition in the United Kingdom will be hosted by the Water Innovation Research Centre of the University of Bath (WIRC@Bath).  \nApply for this unique opportunity to participate in Wetskills Water Challenge! Final Announcement for Participants Wetskills-UK 2017 \nWetskills is integrated in the IWA YWP-UK programme with about 120-150 Young Professionals organized by our local host WIRC@Bath (see more information: Leaflet with more information and Preliminary programme). Wetskills participants will join this programme and this is included in the Wetskills fee. \nWe are looking for students and Young Professionals from universities and organisations from Europe and abroad with a passion for water: Apply for Wetskills-United Kingdom 2017 (period: 30 March – 12 April 2017). \nDeadline: Some positions left!\nYou can still register (first come\, first served)\nThe normal rate is GBP 440. This participation fee includes accommodation in Bath\, teambuilding weekend activities\, some lunches & dinners\, field trip\, workshop\, YWP-UK conference entrance fee and working locations. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses (plane tickets\, local travel\, etcetera)\, meals during working days and other personal costs. some meals\, programme\, supervision\, field trips. \nFor participants who do not require accommodation\, the rate is GBP 240\,-. \nDuring past editions participants often successfully arranged financial compensation for their Wetskills participation from their university or employer. We therefore strongly encourage applicants to inquire about funding opportunities to compensate the costs (university mobility funds\, travel allowance etc.). \nFor more information\, contact Inge Muhlig (inge.muhlig@wetskills.com) or local host Chrysoula Papacharalampou (chrysoula.papacharalampou@wetskills.com). \nFor other information about Wetskills: Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Registration deadline\nSome positions left; registration till 15 March; first come\, first served. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pencil” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-united-kingdom-2017-registration/ ” icon_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ border_color=”#43dbbd” hover_border_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” icon_position=”right” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Attend on Facebook” link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/599391626932165/” icon_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical information\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme: Flyer programme Wetskills-United Kingdom 2017 \n  \nFlyer: Final Announcement for Participants Wetskills-UK 2017 \n  \nFor registration: see Terms & Conditions Wetskill-United Kingdom 2017 \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]The Wetskills organization of the edition is looking for Case Owners\, companies/organisations that formulate their case and support the Wetskills programme. See Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-United Kingdom 2017. \nFor more information\, contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) or for local companies/organisations in United Kingdom: Chrysoula Papacharalampou (chrysoula.papacharalampou@wetskills.com). \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Temporary water (un)safety \nCase owner: Hoogheemraadschap Delfland \nDelfland examines its dikes to asses if they technically comply to the normative safety standards. Sometimes the assessment results are below the safety requirements and reinforcement is required. The time between the (below standard) results and the improvements can take years largely due to the variety of stakeholder interests. Delfland needs a strategy and location specific solutions for the below standard dikes in this period to ensure safety for the inhabitants in the low-lands. \nCase owner:  \ninformation will be provided in a later stage \nCase 2: Implementing City BluePrint of Bath \nCase owner: Water Innovation Research Centre of the University of Bath & WaterShare (KWR Watercycle Research Institute) \nThe City BluePrint is an objective tool to provide an overview of the water management of cities and the governance capacity to implement changes for improvement. The City BluePrint will be developed for Bath. The team is challenges to think in ways to do more with the outcomes of this City BluePrint of Bath. \nMore information will be provided in a later stage \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: Impactful cooperation between Young Water Professionals in Europe \nCase owner: European Water Traineeship \n“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” (Albert Einstein). Even as more or less developed region in the World\, Europe faces many water challenges: Droughts\, Flood events\, Climate changes\, Pollution. As Albert Einstein mentioned: we need creative concepts to solve these challenges. Young Water Professionals (YWP) in Europe are ready to take these water challenges\, but what is a European YWP? How can YWPs overcome the challenges of cross-boundary corporation in Europe and work together in a more systematic way? \nCase 4: Citizens\, businesses and government in action for a waterproof Westland \nCase owner: Westland Municipality \nWestland is characterized by a patchwork of interlaced horticultural and residential functions. During intensive rainfall\, the water system cannot drain the water quickly enough\, resulting in increased water levels and flood risk. Till now the policy is to use the available storage capacity of the water system. However\, researches have shown that the storage capacity in the area has reached its limits. That is why we search for additional measures to retain water instead of draining the water: In cooperation with all stakeholders! \n[vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52328\,52329\,52330\,52331\,52332″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52372″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52371″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52148″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52771″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52254″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52781″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52318″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52793″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]Join this Wetskills event!\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button icon_pack=”” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Register” link=”/wetskills-united-kingdom-2017-registration/” hover_border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”2″ border_color=”#ffffff” margin=”0% 0% 0% 40%”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-united-kingdom-2017/
LOCATION:Water Innovation and Research Centre of University of Bath\, University of Bath\, Claverton Down\, Bath\, BA2 7AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/05-04-20172.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Inge Muhlig":MAILTO:inge.muhlig@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170116
DTSTAMP:20170118T211608Z
CREATED:20160704T195934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T211608Z
UID:10000082-1483315200-1484524799@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills India 2017
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills Foundation with partners Center for Environment Education\, DuurzaamDoor (RVO.nl) and Gujarat Pollution Board organized the second Wetskills edition in India. \nFor the daily blogs\, find the link. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Participants struggle to think out of the box: “without quantification it is simply not satisfying“.’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h5″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘ “O gosh\, this case owner is in a double box!“ about out of the box solutions.’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h5″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Flyer programme Wetskills-India 2017 \n  \nHost: Center for Environment Education \n  \nPartners: Duurzaam Door (RVO.nl programme)\, NBSO Ahmedabad\, Gujarat Pollution Control Board\, World Waternet\, Odhav Enviro Projects Ltd\, Silver Oak University Ahmedabad\, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Darling Pumps \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Overview of study cases Wetskills-India 2017 \n  \nEvent: Vibrant Gujarat \n  \nVenue: Mahatma Mandir\, Ghandiagar \n  \nLocations: Ahmedabad\, Ghandinagar & Rani ki vav \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 2 (India and The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52626\,52627\,52628\,52629\,52630″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=”five_columns”][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52622″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52647″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52648″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52649″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52623″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Institutional change as a key for sustainable water management \nCase owner: World Waternet \nGroundwater salinization causes socio-economic and environmental challenges in the coastal area of Gujarat. Water for drinking and agriculture is becoming under stress\, while the water use is growing. Since the acknowledgement of this challenge in 1976\, numerous of (opinions about) technical measures did not prevent the groundwater becoming more saline. An institutional change could enforce sustainable water management. It is time find (adapted) governmental bodies and create their respective (legal) responsibilities\, based on the current situation. Better water governance leads to better water management and avoid the increase of groundwater salination in Gujarat.  \nCase 2: Improving industrial waste water treatment for Odhav Industrial Estate in Ahmedabad \nCase owner: Odhav Enviro Projects Ltd (OEPL) \nThe Odhav Industrial Estate accommodates 219 small and medium scale industrial units just East of Ahmedabad. The units produce a variety of products\, including pharmaceuticals and drugs\, dyes\, pigments\, all sorts of chemicals and textiles. The businesses discharge their waste water – sometimes after pre-treating it – to a Collective Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and Treatment\, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF)\, where the waste water is treated before it discharges through a big pipeline into the River Sabarmati. The quality of the incoming waste water differs per industrial unit and over time. This makes it difficult for the CETP/TSDF operators to guarantee a consistent after-treatment effluent quality\, which at the moment sometimes exceeds the set standards for certain substances. It is up to the team to find out how Odhav Enviro Projects Ltd can improve the industrial waste water treatment process to meet water quality standards of the effluent. \nCase 3: Designing a rainwater harvesting system for Silver Oak College campus \nCase owner: Silver Oak College of Engineering & Technology (SOCET) \nSilver Oak College of Engineering and Technology (SOCET) is a new college in Ahmedabad established in 2009\, home to about 4000 students and sitting on a nice campus consisting of four major buildings with high class infrastructure. Conserving water for coming generation is high on our agenda. Clean freshwater\, however\, is scarce because of a high demand\, pollution and a relatively low supply in arid Ahmedabad. Rainwater harvesting is a promising solution to a variety of issues faced: providing sufficient domestic supply during the dry season\, replenishing groundwater storage\, clogging of storm drains during heavy showers\, reducing groundwater pollution and erosion\, reducing cost of current supply system and saving on pumping costs of groundwater SOCET wants to reap these benefits on their campus. It is up to the teams to find out how SOCET campus can best benefit from a rainwater harvesting system. \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Bottled biogas from the Sewage Treatment Plant of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation  \nCase owner: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) \nAhmedabad Municipal Corporation has set up a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of capacity 180 million liters per day. The sewage is treated up to secondary treatment by anaerobic digesters and fine bubble diffused aeration. More than 10000 m3 of biogas is generated from anaerobic digester which is refined and bottled for further uses so as to serve the purpose of pollution prevention and revenue generation from the STP. Bottling of biogas is facilitated by a bottling unit- established nearby to the STP. One problem we face\, however\, is that the biogas so produced from the STP has been observed to contain excessive oxygen in it. This oxygen deteriorates the compression rate of the biogas. This issue needs to be resolved. Moreover\, we ask your help in finding strategies to achieve the full potential of biogas bottling. It is up to the team to find out how AMC can resolve current issues\, as well as how AMC can best benefit from our STP and biogas bottling plant? \nCase 5: Floating pump for Ahmedabad urban water planning \nCase owner: Darling Pumps (in cooperation with ETEC & Robusto Industrial) \nAhmedabad is a fast growing city with many water challenges. Due to the limited rainfall\, supplying sufficient water to agriculture\, households and industries can be challenging. On the other hand\, when it rains\, flash floods can occur. In case of both water shortages and excess water\, the innovative floating pumps by Robusto Industrial can contribute to a robust urban water strategy for Ahmedabad. But how? And where? And by whom? The floating pumps are quickly installed\, no prior infrastructure is required\, they are impervious to adverse operating conditions such as strong currents or foreign materials and they are durable. It is up to the team to find out how the floating pumps by Robusto Industrial can be part of the urban water management plan for Ahmedabad?” \n[vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52581\,52593\,52603\,52597\,52573″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52157″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52154″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52334″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51924″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52373″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52522″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52521″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52520″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52634″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51210″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52183″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-india-2017/
LOCATION:Centre for Environment Education\, Sargam Marg\, Bodakdev\, Ahmedabad\, Gujarat\, 380054\, India
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dump-site-Pirana_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Machtelijn Brummel":MAILTO:machtelijn.brummel@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161026
DTSTAMP:20220602T083903Z
CREATED:20160814T103325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T083903Z
UID:10000086-1476403200-1477439999@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills-Iran 2016
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Tehran-Iran\, Minister of Environment and Infrastructure of Kingdom of The Netherlands\, Ms. Schultz van Haegen announced and awarded the winning team of Wetskills-Iran. The Wetskills jury found that returning a flamingo to Lake Urmia to raise awareness on all kinds of levels in society (from primary schools to farmers to municipalities) was the idea worth awarding. The awards were given at the trade dinner for the Dutch mission to Iran headed by Ms. Schultz van Haegen. \nFollowing two weeks of hard work\, cooperation and fun\, the fice Wetskills teams presented their pitches and posters of this Wetskills Water Challenge in Iran on Sunday 24th October. The ideas pitched were vastly ranging from technical solutions to give more time in adapting lifestyle for Rafsajan pistachio farmers to integrating sensor technology to create awareness by installing a large flamingo in Lake Urmia\, reacting to water level\, to entice inhabitants to a race to fill up the lake. A nice new introduction of rice farming in combination with dredging was given as solution for silting up of Anzali port and peach juice production as alternative livelihoods for the Hashgerd plain included a good sense of community work and regional economy development. Missing links were noticed in society and technology for the case of clean drinking water and by closing the gaps a solution was found. \nBetween 15 and 25 October\, the first Iranian Wetskills Challenge took place in Iran. During the event in Tehran\, 25 students and young professionals from Iran and The Netherlands worked together in teams to come up with out-of-the-box concepts for actual water related cases\, posed by Iranian and Dutch case owners. The event was aligned to the trade mission of Minister of Infrastructure & Environment of The Netherlands\, Ms. Schultz van Haegen to Iran. The Sharif University of Technology Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran are joinly hosting the event. \n  \nPress-release no1 Wetskills to Iran \nMedia Advisory-about Wetskills-Iran 2016 \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Participating in a Wetskills Water Challenge was a great experience. Iran is so different than The Netherlands. I learned a lot.'” title_tag=”h5″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills \n  \nLocal Hosts: Sharif University of Technology (Tehran) & Shahid Behesti University (Tehran) \n  \nPartners: Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment\, TopSector Water\, Nationale Water Traineeship\, Embassy of kingdom of The Netherlands in Iran\, Iranian Embassy in The Netherlands\, Netherlands Water Partnership\, Royal Netherlands Water Association\, H2Oost \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event: Official trade mission of Minister of Infrastructure and Environment of The Netherlands\, Ms. Schultz van Haegen \n  \nVenue: Tehran \n  \nLocations: Tehran\, Ishfaram \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 24 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 2 (Iran & The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52360\,52358\,52354\,52357″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Reuse of water by UV technology\n\nCase owner: BersonUV \nWater scarcity is a major growing challenge in Iran. Though technically and economically water re-use provides excellent opportunities\, the cultural and religious resistance against bringing back treated waste water in the drinking water cycle is considerable. However\, there is plenty of opportunity to re-use water outside applications that directly or indirectly involve human consumption (e.g. landscaping\, cooling\, industrial use). How can the amount of water increased that is re-used safely and disinfected? \nCase 2: Resilient water management with stakeholders in Rafsanjan\nCase owner: ITC-University of Twente \nRafsanjan\, the main producer of pistachio in Iran\, is a sample of human settlements coping with severe water scarcity and its associated socio-economic problems. Beside the engineering solutions we need to make the socio-ecological systems more resilient in water scarce situation. The assessment of different policy options in this hazardous situation is a new challenge. \nCase 3: Finding unconventional Water Sources\n\nCase owner: Lake Urmia Restoration Programme \nLake Uremia is a lake with salt water. The shrinking of the lake results in soil challenges for the agriculture. The Wetskills Team that will work on this project might find solutions related to cloud seeding\, preventing salt dispersion or changing the economic ratio and thus finding another way of life for the region. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Poster with results \n[vc_single_image image=”52388″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””]Poster with results \n[vc_single_image image=”52389″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””]Poster with results \n[vc_single_image image=”52390″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Improving the irrigation water-efficiency in Hashtgerd Plain\n\nCase owner: Dutch Water Authorities / De Dommel \nA substantial increase in the rate of industrialization\, agricultural activities and urbanization in Hashtgerd Plain\, results in a dramatic  increase of water consumption. Consequently\, appropriate water resources management is essential. \nThe proposed result-oriented methodology (SSBK)\, tries to avoid impulsive actions by identifying existing bottlenecks and postponing thinking in solutions. \nCase 5: Cleaning the sediments of Anzali Port\nCase owner: Van Oord \nAnzali Port is located in the north of Iran at the Caspian Sea. The port is situated at the famous Anzali lagoon. Due to the sediments and tons of household\, industrial and hospital waste entering the lagoon each year\, the lagoon has gone from a nine-metre depth in 1975 to just one metre. \nHow can the sediments from the lagoon to the Anzali port be reduced in the short and long term. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Poster with results \n[vc_single_image image=”52391″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””]Poster with results \n[vc_single_image image=”52392″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52115\,52116\,52117\,52112\,52111″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52140″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52317″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52141″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52315″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52175″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52240″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52239″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52318″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52148″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52246″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52247″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52146″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ style=”vc_box_rounded” qode_css_animation=””]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-iran-2016/
LOCATION:Sharif University of Technology\, Tehran\, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marcel Rompelman":MAILTO:marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160725
DTSTAMP:20200417T202158Z
CREATED:20160802T083022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200417T202158Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-Taiwan 2016
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Taipei / Tainan\, Taiwan – After 20 successful editions worldwide in the last six years the Wetskills Water Challenge was organized in Taiwan for the first time. 36 Young professionals and students in the Taiwanese and Dutch water industry competed to develop an innovative concept for six case studies to create solutions for water issues in a changing world. They were mixed in six transdisciplinary Dutch-Taiwanese teams that learned from and worked with local professionals and water experts on challenging water case studies posed by the case owners from Taiwan. \nThe teams presented their out-of-box concepts during the final Workshop at the FE Water Show Exhibition on Saturday 23 July. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Taiwan was present during three Wetskills editions in Amsterdam. Time to visit them with Wetskills!’” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Taiwan 2016 \nProgramme Wetskills-Taiwan 2016 Chinese \n  \nHost: National Taiwan University \n  \nWetskills-Taiwan 2016 partners overview \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Overview of study cases Wetskills-Taiwan 2016 \n  \n  \nEvent: Workshop at FE Water Show Exhibition \n  \n  \nLocations: Tainan\, Tsengwen reservoir and Taipei \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 36 \nCases: 6 \nCountries: 2 (Taiwan & The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Compilation movie\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills on Taiwanese TV\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51988\,51991\,51984\,51986\,51985″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Public awareness on the world leading sediment removal practice\nCase owner: Southern Region Water Resources Office\, WRA \nThe Water Resources Agency (WRA) faces negative publicity in situations where water issues occur. Yet the good performance of WRA the public was left unaware. The scale has tilted too much towards the negative side. One of the projects where WRA is world leading and proud of is the current construction of the sediment-flushing tunnel in the Zengwen Reservoir. This reservoir was built around 50’s similar to most dams in Taiwan and globally. Due to the natural conditions over time reservoir sedimentation in Taiwan is a serious problem. \nWRA is looking for innovative ways to promote its activities to the public in an easy\, modern and understandable way. A considerable plan should awake the public for the big achievements\, taking the sediment-flushing tunnel in the Zengwen Reservoir as example. \nCase 2: Robust and reliable water supply within the typhoon season\nCase owners: Taipei Water Department\, Taipei City Government \nThe water supply to Taipei Metropolis depends on upstream rivers and reservoirs. During the Typhoon Soudelor in August 2015\, the turbidity of the main water source Nanshih River became extremely high. Proper treatment of water was not possible so the Taipei Water Department was forced to shut down 3 of 6 treatment units in Zitan Purification Plan and limited the water supply. The shutdown took place 10 hours during the strike of typhoon. Citizens did not tolerate this lightly as it led to a social unrest within the city. Taipei City Hall is looking to an integrated approach for water supply during a typhoon season. It will consider the mitigation of water turbidity\, water resources management\, water cutback measures and public awareness. \nCase 3: A sustainable farming practice for food and water\nCase owner: Chi-Seng Water Management Research & Development Foundation \nTraditionally\, Taiwan was a self-sufficient country in terms of food supply. This food supply is measured in rice quantities. Nowadays\, the food pattern in Taiwan is shifting toward a ‘more western style’ with products such as bread and beef. This shift in food production requires more water supply at a larger scale. Due to recent climate change and frequent droughts the water supply for crops is under stress. Moreover the farming practice in Taiwan was a sunset industry. The average age of farmer is 62 where they are used to the traditional way of farming. The willingness to change their farming practice and to use new crops is low. There are hardly any incentive to use innovative methods to save water and attracting young people to enter this sector of work. To break this vicious circle new business cases need to be created promoting modern production chain and marketing mechanisms from a consumer perspective. It should contain incentives for farmers to change their traditional agricultural methods and attract young people to enter the farming industry. \nFinal poster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51993″]Final poster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51994″]Final poster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51996\,51995″][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Integrated\, green and safe retention ponds in urban areas\nCase owner: Tainan City Government \nUrban areas cover the west coast of Taiwan and space is scarce. As result\, space for urban water management is under stress. In recent years\, the Flood-Prone Areas Regulation Project has improved the situation significantly. However\, the extreme climate in the recent year has caused heavy rain and severe flood more frequently. Let’s take Tainan City as an example. In the past\, most areas in Tainan were lagoons and lakes and as a result the city is mainly build on reclaimed land. Therefore\, vast areas locate at low-lying and thus flood-prone. The retention pond Ren-De in Tainan has proven that it could avoid flooding loss\, but it requires a lot of space. There are some more negative sides: the public considers it to be dangerous\, unhealthy (due to mosquitos) and ugly. A well-designed retention pond can become an attractive\, safe and green place in a city area.  An integrated plan should lead to a Ren-De retention pond that is public accepted and even liked by the people.  More importantly\, the Ren- De retention pond can benefit in the storm water management and it has a reasonable maintenance cost. \nCase 5: Restoring water infrastructure heritage for a ecology friendly city environment\nCase owner: Taipei City Government \nTaipei City’s focus is to become a greener city since the mid-nineties. Water in the city is a vital part in this philosophy. The Liugong Canal is one of the oldest irrigation channels\, which was built in eastern Taipei more than 250 years ago. With the development of Taipei City\, its function of irrigation is diminished. Different sections of Liugong Canal are either filled or used for sewerage channels.  Liugong Canal is near another historic water channel (Horikawa)\, which it was built in the Japan ruled period. Taipei City government is discussing the restoration and utilization of these channels. The integral plan of these two channels is to connect them with the water systems of the National Taiwan University’s campus and the Da-An Forest Park. It should mitigate the effect of the surrounding traffic and buildings and also has small investments and maintenance costs. Meanwhile the plan should include construction of a water landscape in the Da-An Forest Park. Last but not least\, losing the historic value of the old channels is not an option. \nCase 6: Floating buildings as Solution for climate change\nCase owner: National Cheng Kung University (Tainan) \nRecent Climate change has led to more extreme weather conditions. Adaptive water management strategies focus on flexible and integrated solutions to (1) prevent and (2) mitigate potential loss cause by those extreme weather events. The use of floating buildings is an adaptive measure that is recently gaining more popularity in the Netherlands. The question raised is: How can floating buildings become an option for Taiwan as well? Both countries have densely populated urban areas\, but different social\, geographical and water situation. Taiwan has much more precipitation\, steep mountains\, flash floods\, large water level fluctuation and hilly areas. Culturally\, Taiwanese perceive water more as a threat rather than a quality. Moreover\, floating buildings should get aligned with the belief of Feng Shui (geomantic omen). The challenge is to create a Taiwan Floating House based on potential locations (riverbeds\, old harbours\, detention ponds and fish farms)\, different types of construction technologies and environmental factors. \nFinal poster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51996″]Final poster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51997″]Final poster \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51998″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Do you also want to submit a challenge and get an out-of-the-box concept (Pitch and Poster) in one of our Wetskills event worldwide? The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners for the events worldwide; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme\, see as example: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-South Korea 2018. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nEvent Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”55419″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52171″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”57415″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”57416″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”57414″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”55424″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-event-south-africa-2016″]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-taiwan-2016/
LOCATION:National Taiwan University\, Taipei\, Taiwan
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160625
DTSTAMP:20200417T204255Z
CREATED:20160611T202557Z
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SUMMARY:Wetskills-United States 2016
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States – After 19 successful editions worldwide in the last six years\, of which two in North America\, the Wetskills Water Challenge was organized in Boston for the first time (after last year in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin). \nThis Wetskills program started at 12 June and ended at 23 June. Young professionals and students in the American and Dutch water industry competed to develop an innovative concept for four case studies to create solutions for water issues in a changing world. \nThis year’s Wetskills Boston brought together local partners and hosts including innovative American and Dutch organizations\, businesses and institutions. Four bright\, enthusiastic young teams learned from and work with local professionals and water experts on challenging water case studies posed by the sponsors. Under the broad theme of Resilient Cities\, cases were assembled including such topics as stormwater management\, deployable flood defense systems\, geothermal and thermal exchange energy systems\, and coastal master plan development. \nThe teams presented the out-of-box concepts at the Workshop Boston’s ‘Urban Metabolism’ – What Keeps the City Alive and Growing on Thursday June 23. \nThe team of ARCADIS USA won the challenge with the out-of-box concept Safety on Pillars\, a multipurpose bridge that must raise awareness for flood resiliency of the Seaport district in the future (see the poster: Wetskills-USA 2016 – Poster Team ARCADIS). \n— \nMedia Advisory for press\, including invitation for the event: Media Advisory about WetskillsUSA \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Boston is one of the innovation hubs worldwide. Great to be here with Wetskills!’” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme \n  \nHost: Northeastern University \n  \nPartners overview  \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Overview of study cases \n  \nEvent: Seminar Boston Urban Metabolism \n  \nLocations: Boston \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 13 \nCases: 4 \nCountries: 3 (United States\, The Netherlands and Argentina) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51900\,51913\,51914\,51906\,51911″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: A Business case for Storm Scale Water Harvesting Measures\nCase owner: Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland \n\n\n\nClimate change increases the risk\, frequency\, and intensity of certain extreme events like intense heat waves\, heavy downpours\, flooding from intense precipitation and coastal storm surges\, and disease incidence related to temperature and precipitation changes. For years\, the Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland therefore invested in the water system by widening the watercourses and increasing the capacity of the pumps. However\, because public space in our cities becomes increasingly scarce\, they believe it is necessary to enter the private domain and increase the water retainability in the cities with small-scale rain water harvesting measures. The Wetskills participants are challenged to develop an innovative way to roll out small scale storm water harvesting measures on private properties on a larger scale with the aim to prevent urban flooding and drought in the face of climate change. The method should be broadly applicable\, with the Dutch city of Delft and US city of Boston as focus areas. \n\n\n\nCase 2: Climate proofing Boston’s Seaport District\nCase owners: ARCADIS USA \n\n\n\nRecent studies by the Climate Ready Boston and University of Massachusetts Boston have shown that cities in the Northeast of the US like Boston are likely to see sea levels rise by 2 feat by mid-century up to possible 6 feat by the end of the century. These sea level rise projections are three to four times higher than the global average. In addition to flooding\, climate change effects such as increased precipitation and extreme heat will affect the infrastructural\, environmental and social systems that citizens rely on every day. This case of Arcadis is focusing on one of the most distressed areas in the downtown city center\, the Boston Seaport District. The area has seen a massive redevelopment in the recent past and is now facing the challenge to adapt to climate change\, and explore and retrofit flood protection strategies over time. The Wetskills participants are tasked to assess climate implications for the Seaport District and propose innovative strategies to mitigate vulnerabilities and guarantee long term business continuity of this vibrant area. \n\n\n\nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51932″]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51933″][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 3: Creating a Blue Boston\nCase owner: KWR Watercycle Research Institute \n\n\n\nCities play a prominent role in our economic development as more than 80% of the Gross World Product comes from cities. However\, modern day trends such as rapid urbanization\, climate change\, inadequate maintenance of water infrastructure and poor solid waste management may lead to flooding\, water scarcity\, water pollution\, adverse health effects\, and cause rehabilitation costs that may overwhelm the resilience of cities. City governments therefore need a comprehensive way to see how their city performs in terms of water management\, which is why KWR developed the City Blueprint. This is a quick benchmarking method that gives a concise overview of current management practices in the urban water cycle\, accounting for themes such as water quality\, solid waste\, basic water services\, wastewater treatment\, infrastructure\, climate adaptation and governance. KWR challenges the Wetskills participants to create a City Blueprint of Boston and to develop an innovative plan for improving the City Blueprint scores in a cost-effective way. \n\n\n\nCase 4: Towards a resilient Boston Federal Reserve Bank\nCase owner: Deltares & Federal Reserve Bank Boston \n\n\n\nThe Federal Reserve Bank building in Boston\, constructed in the early 70s of last century\, is located along the waterfront of the Fort Point Channel. At the time the office was built\, issues of climate change and sustainable development were still behind the horizon. But sea level rise\, increased frequency and volumes of torrential rainfall and more frequent and more intensive heat waves threaten functioning of the building. Moreover\, the call to reduce energy consumption for heating and cooling and motorized transport – to achieve CO2-emission reduction – is louder than ever. And so is the call to reduce consumption of natural resources such as water\, building and office material. Harvesting water and thermal and electrical energy as well as use of local resources and recirculation of material and energy flows can make the building more self-sufficient and resilient. Central question for the Wetskills participants is how the Federal Reserve Bank can make its building flood proof “under any condition” for the next 100 years. \n\n\n\nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51934″]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51935″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Do you also want to submit a challenge and get an out-of-the-box concept (Pitch and Poster) in one of our Wetskills event worldwide? The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners for the events worldwide; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme\, see as example: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-South Korea 2018. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nEvent Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52254″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”57419″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52182″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52180″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52256″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51470″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52659″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-united-states-2016/
LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Picture-with-former-Massachusetts-Governor-Dukakis-small.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160519
DTSTAMP:20200417T205924Z
CREATED:20160602T172045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200417T205924Z
UID:10000079-1462492800-1463615999@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills South Africa 2016
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]On the 16 May 2016 five groups of young water professionals presented their innovative ideas for water related challenges during the Wetskills competition. The winning team presented an impressive solution for dealing with drought and flooding in the Inkomati river basin area\, shared by South Africa\, Swaziland and Mozambique. Henk Ovink\, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands was the head of the jury. He praised the five international teams for their out-of-the-box thinking. (see quote below) \nBetween 6 and 18 May 2016\, the third South African Wetskills Challenge took place in Durban. The event was partially parallel to the WISA 2016 Conference organized by the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA). During the Wetskills Challenge 19 students and young professionals from South-Africa\, Swaziland and The Netherlands amongst others worked together on actual water related cases. The cases of this edition were provided by Aquadactics (World Water Academy)\, Berson UV\, Kingfisher Project\, water authority Drents Overijsselse Delta en water authority Vechtstromen. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Don’t forget today. Tomorrow we will all be in other places in the world again\, but the five different pitches that you heard today\, are going to be part of the change that the world needs. Capture this moment and bring it forward!’” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme \n  \nHost: Wetskills Foundation / Happy Hippo Hostel \n  \nPartners: \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Overview of study cases \n  \nEvent: WISA 2016 conference \n  \nLocations: St. Lucia\, iSimangaliso National Park\, Durban \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 19 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 6 (South Africa\, Swaziland\, Nigeria\, Zimbabwe\, Rwanda and The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Pictures of the event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51832\,51834\,51835\,51836\,51827″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Cases\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 1: Climate resilience\nCase owner: Water Authority Vechtstromen \n\n\n\nThe Inkomati catchment area is currently coping with extreme drought problems because of the El Nino effect. The drought leads to a decrease of the crops and water supply\, and thus potential unrest in the area. The effects of climate change are expected to lead to even worse extremes considering drought and flood problems in this region. One needs to cope with this problem by adapting to these extreme conditions. The challenge is to improve Climate Change resilience in the Inkomati catchment area\, through innovation. In the REMCO trans boundary cooperation\, in the Incomati River Catchment\, DWA Swaziland and the partners Arasul in Mozambique and IUCMA in South Africa have the ambition to make the Incomati catchment more climate change resilient. The challenge for the students/YWP is to find innovative solutions to cope with the extreme drought and flood problems in the Incomati catchment area\, with the final aim: ‘to improve climate change resilience in the Incomati catchment area’. \n\n\n\nCase 2: The international learning cycle\nCase owners: Kingfisher Project \n\n\n\nIn South Africa water management is being decentralized due to the National Water Act from 2008. Nine Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs) are being established\, responsible for the regional water management. These CMAs can be compared to the Dutch Water Authorities (Waterschappen)\, which have a long history with decentralized water management. Since 2004\, Dutch Water Authorities have been exchanging knowledge with the South African Department of Water Affairs and the CMA’s. The Kingfisher project supports among othersthe establishment and development of the nine CMAs in South Africa. Ten Dutch regional water authorities are involved and execute a twinning programme with the CMAs. Good results have been achieved so far. However\, because of the large extent and complex international structure of the Kingfisher project\, it is difficult to share the lessons learned with all the CMAs. There is not an established mutual learning cycle. The Kingfisher project should benefit from an innovative learning cycle in order to become more effective and efficient. \n\n\n\nCase 3: Future monitoring plan for international water authorities\nCase owner: Water Authority Drents Overijsselse Delta \n\n\n\nReliable monitoring data contributes to a sustainable water supply for now and the future. That’s why water authorities from all over the world collect data about hydrological\, chemical and biological parameters. However\, there’s a big contrast in the density of the network\, analysis methods\, quality and availability of the data due to several causes like financial capacity\, knowledge constraints and the size of the management areas. There is a big difference between the availability of information\, data and measuring programs between South Africa and the Netherlands: both with their own pros and cons. But why should each country or region have its own monitoring plan? Water authority Drents Overijsselse Delta would like to develop ‘a monitoring plan for the future’ that is both applicable in South Africa and the Netherlands. \n\n\n\nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51820″]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51821″]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51822″][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Case 4: Simply safe water\nCase owner: Berson UV \n\n\n\nRural areas globally suffer from water scarcity and water safety issues. For decades the development of water treatment technology has been focused on large scale central treatment. These techniques are efficient for urban areas\, but less suitable for rural areas. In cases where water is transported from central facilities to rural communities\, water quality deterioration often is an issue. Since 40 years\, UV has proven to be a reliable and cost effective disinfection method\, providing safety against chlorine resistant pathogens. A recent development is the introduction of solar powered lamp drivers. This opens up application of UV in areas without (reliable) source of electricity. Though the technology is now available\, there are still challenges in the introduction of solar powered UV for rural areas: 1. Selection of a simple and reliable pre‐ filtration for direct treatment of surface water; 2. Generating of acceptance of UV technology at a government\, NGO and local level; 3. Development of a service organization that is able to maintain and repair the UV systems. Therefore an integral approach is needed to successfully introduce solar powered UV in rural South Africa. \n\n\n\nCase 5: Unlocking experiential knowledge\nCase owner: AquaDactics \n\n\n\nAssessments show a scarcity in the actual operating and maintenance skills in South Africa. Moreover a brain‐drain is expected within the municipalities\, due to the retirement of highly experienced people. Well‐knowledgeable and well‐skilled staff is the main prerequisite to operate and maintain assets sustainably. The transfer of existing expertise from the retiring staff to younger staff is inevitable. In the vision of Aquadactics\, capital investments for water (supply\, wastewater\, and management) needs to be addressed parallel to the knowledge and skills development of human resources. But investing in this is not so sexy as in investing in captial assets. A main challenge is to convincing the sector to invest in ‘unlocking the experiential knowledge that is currently present in the water sector .. and make it financially attractive’. \n\n\n\nFinal poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51823″]Final poster and pitch \n[vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”51824″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Do you also want to submit a challenge and get an out-of-the-box concept (Pitch and Poster) in one of our Wetskills event worldwide? The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners for the events worldwide; companies\, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme\, see as example: Leaflet Case Sponsors Wetskills-South Korea 2018. For more information: contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com). \nEvent Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52174″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52177″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51208″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”56312″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52173″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51924″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52242″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52245″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-event-south-africa-2016″]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-south-africa-2016/
LOCATION:Ryerson University in Toronto\, Durban\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Group-Picture.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151212
DTSTAMP:20160619T025754Z
CREATED:20160619T021900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160619T025754Z
UID:10000081-1448668800-1449878399@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills India 2015
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]\n\n\n\nAhmedabad\, India – After 16 successful editions in five years\, the Wetskills Water Challenge was organized in India for the first time. This Wetskills program started on 28 November and ended on 11 December. 24 students and young professionals in the Dutch and Indian water industry competed to develop an innovative concept for five case studies from various partners in India. \nCase topics \nDuring the Wetskills program\, which takes place at the Centre for Environmental Education in Ahmedabad and partly PP Savani University in Surat\, students\, water experts and companies will compare views on global water innovations\, shared best practices\, and find new solutions on several topics\, including: \n\n  Public awareness and participation in Halved\n  Avoidance of mixing municipal sewer and Industrial wastewater in Surat\n  Resource recovery at the Sewer Treatment Plant in Ahmedabad\n  Industrial wastewater treatment at Vatva in Ahmedabad\nRestoring old water infrastructure in Ahmedabad\n\n\n\n\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘The moment after we finished our work was full of joy. Every one of us clapped with each other forming circle. It is going to be unforgettable time in chapter of my life.’” title_tag=”h3″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme \n  \nHost: Centre for Environment Education \n  \nPartners: RVO – Duurzaam Door\, Centre for Environment Education\, Wetskills Foundation\, Netherlands Business Support Office – Ahmedabad\, Pollution Control Board Gujarat \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]– \n  \nEvent: Envirotech Asia 2015 (Ghandinagar) and workshop at CEE \n  \nLocations: Ahmedabad\, Ghandinagar\, Surat\, Halvad and Udaipur \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 24 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 2 (India and The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51887\,51889″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51915\,51916\,51917\,51918\,51919″ img_size=”” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Media\n[vc_single_image image=”51255″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_portfolio_list type=”masonry_with_space” padding_between=”15″ hover_type_standard=”circle_hover” box_background_color=”#ffffff” box_border=”no” info_box_padding=”5% 5% 5% 3%” columns=”4″ portfolio_loading_type_masonry=”portfolio_one_by_one” filter=”no” show_icons=”yes” portfolio_link_pointer=”single” show_categories=”yes” category=”wetskills-south-africa-2016″ show_load_more_icon=”no”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-event-south-africa-2016″]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”51765″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51923″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51924″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51807″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-india-2015/
LOCATION:Water Innovation and Research Centre of University of Bath\, University of Bath\, Claverton Down\, Bath\, BA2 7AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Group-picture-Wetskills-India-2015_kl.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150619
DTSTAMP:20160923T085107Z
CREATED:20160509T140906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160923T085107Z
UID:10000078-1433462400-1434671999@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills Romania 2015
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills back in Romania \nOn 5 June 2015\, the new edition of the Wetskills Water Challenge started in Bucharest. After the successful event in 2013\, Wetskills was invited by the Politehnica to hold a new event. 18 students from Romanian and Dutch universities participated in the two-weeks programme. The programme started in Constanta with the teambuilding trip to wastewater treatment plant and a construction site of Van Oord’s project aimed at preventing further costal erosion. The Wetskills final presentations and awarding ceremony were held during the ExpoApa (17 June). \nRomanian Water Association and the Technical University of Civil Engineering became part of the consortium. The Netherlands Embassy in Romania was supporting this event. \n‘Scrap the sand – Save the land’ was the winning concept of the Flood Guards team\, consisting of: Niels Oostveen (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences)\, Laura Alexandra Stănescu (Politehnica University Bucharest)\, Geanina-Franca Băcăoanu (Technical University for Civil Engineering in Bucharest) & Peter de Jong (Utrecht University). De winning concept was about the application and implementation of temporary embankments in the Danube Delta area. The case owner was the Valorisation Programme Delta Technology and Water. \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘To be honest .. I had a “get in\, do your job\, get out” mentality. I never expected I’d grow so fond of all these wonderful people\, and in such a short amount of time. .. I hope these relationships will last beyond this installment of Wetskills. Overall\, I’m really thankful for this amazing experience.’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h5″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme \n  \nHost: University Politehnica in Bucharest \n  \nPartners: VP Delta\, Nationaal Water Traineeship\, Grondstoffen en Energiefabriek\, Embassy of Kingdom of The Netherlands\, Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest\, Romanian Water Association \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Overview of study cases \n  \nEvent: ExpoApa 2015 \n  \nVenue: Palace of the Parliament \n  \nLocations: Constanta\, Histria\, Bucharest \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 18 \nCases: 4 \nCountries: 4 (Romania\, Moldova\, The Netherlands and Iraq) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”51854\,51855\,51856\,51857″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=”four_columns”][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”2181″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”2183″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”2185″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”2187″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52151″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51808″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51850″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51849″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”51846″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51212″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52181″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52239″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”51847″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-romania-2015/
LOCATION:Romania\, Bucharest\, Romania
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Romania2015_Groupicture1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Elena Manea":MAILTO:elena.manea@wetskills.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140622
DTSTAMP:20160804T170656Z
CREATED:20160803T195340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160804T170656Z
UID:10000084-1402012800-1403395199@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills Canada 2014
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Ryerson University\, Toronto\, Canada – Water Hollistics is the next winner of the Wetskills Water Challenge. The edition in Toronto was held for the first time in North America\, from 5th to 19th of June. \nThe teams of students from various Dutch\, American and Canadian universities presented their innovative concepts during the Ryerson Urban Water Day (17th of June)\, which took place at the Ryerson University in Toronto. The awarding ceremony took place at the Canadian Water Summit a day later.): ‘Wetskills showed again the added value.’ Stated Johan Oost (programme manager of Wetskills)\, ‘The concepts are innovative\, the providers of the cases are satisfied and we are already thinking about follow-up.’ \nSee press releases: Media Advisory\, BrainHurricane & Winning team \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘The sky was pitch black but the City looked quite beautiful and at the moment I realized that Wetskills would be one of those experiences that I would remember for the rest of my life’ (Saalih Shamead)” title_tag=”h3″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme Wetskills-Canada 2014 \n  \nHost: Ryerson University | Ryerson Urban Water \n  \nPartners: Consulate of The Netherlands in Toronto\, H2Oost \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Overview study cases \n  \nEvent: Canada Water Summit 2014 in Toronto \n  \nLocations: Toronto\, Niagra Falls \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \n  \nCases: 5 \n  \nCountries: 8 (Canada\, The Netherlands\, United States of America\, Iran\, Mexico\, India\, Colombia and Austria) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52033\,52031\,52032\,52035\,52034″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52024\,52025\,52026\,52027\,52028″ img_size=”” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Media\n[vc_single_image image=”51255″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_portfolio_list type=”masonry_with_space” padding_between=”15″ hover_type_standard=”circle_hover” box_background_color=”#ffffff” box_border=”no” info_box_padding=”5% 5% 5% 3%” columns=”4″ portfolio_loading_type_masonry=”portfolio_one_by_one” filter=”no” show_icons=”yes” portfolio_link_pointer=”single” show_categories=”yes” category=”wetskills-south-africa-2016″ show_load_more_icon=”no”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-event-south-africa-2016″]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”1694″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51924″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51210″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”848″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-canada-2014/
LOCATION:Ryerson University\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Group-picture-Wetskills-Canada-2014-lowres.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131212
DTSTAMP:20170717T135942Z
CREATED:20160808T202307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170717T135942Z
UID:10000085-1385424000-1386806399@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills Israel 2013
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Tel Aviv – On Sunday 8 December Mr. Wientjes (President of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW)) awarded a team of two Israeli and two Dutch water students. This team won the prestigious Wetskills Water Challenge Israel 2013 with their out-of-the-box concept “Reclaim Agriculture”\, about improving the social context of using reclaimed water for agricultural purposes in Arabic areas in Israel. He was impressed by the Wetskills event: “maybe you can teach politicians and professors to limit their presentations to two minutes when they present professional messages”. \nDuring the Wetskills Water Challenge four mixed teams from Israeli and Dutch universities are challenged to come up with innovative ideas for practical water issues. Each team had a central study case\, provided and supported by organisation in the water sector. The four cases were: \n\nParasite Police – Sustainable control to minimize infections by Giardia and Cryptosporidium\nReclaim Agriculture – Encourage the Arab community to use reclaimed water in profitable non-traditional agriculture\nLet’s Dew It – Atmospheric water extraction\nA Drop into History – Using ancient techniques to make the desert bloom\n\nPress releases: \nPress release – Wetskills BrainHurricane \nPress release Wetskills-Israel 2013 – finals \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘Maybe you can teach politicians and professors to limit their presentations to two minutes when they present professional messages”. (Mr. Bernard Wientjes\, President of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW))” title_tag=”h3″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Flyer program Wetskills-Israel 2013 \n  \nHost: Grand Water Research Institute at Technion  \n  \nPartners: Netherlands Embassy in Israel\, Israel Embassy in The Netherlands\, Netherlands Water Partnership\, H2Oost\, Water Authority Groot Salland \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event: Dutch-Israel Forum headed by Dutch Prime Minister Rutte  \n  \nLocations: Tel Aviv\, Jaffa\, Jerusalem\, Dead Sea\, Haifa\, Acre\, Sea of Galilee\, Lake Escol \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 16 \n  \nCases: 4 \n  \nCountries: 3 (Israel\, The Netherlands\, United States of America) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52050\,52051″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52052\,52053\,52054\,52055″ img_size=”” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Media\n[vc_single_image image=”51255″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button size=”medium” icon_pack=”” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Press release BrainHurricane” link=”http://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Press-release-Wetskills-BrainHurricane.pdf”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button size=”medium” icon_pack=”” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Press release Finals Wetskills-Israel 2013″ link=”http://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Press-release-Wetskills-Israel-2013-finals.pdf”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_button size=”medium” icon_pack=”” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Read the daily blogs of the participants” link=”http://wetskillsisrael2013.blogspot.nl”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52653″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52662″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52658″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52661″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52656″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”51924″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52243″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52660″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52657″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52655″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-israel-2013/
LOCATION:Technion\, Haifa\, Israel
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Wetskills-photo-with-Dutch-PM-Rutte.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130614
DTSTAMP:20170214T214830Z
CREATED:20170214T205750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170214T214830Z
UID:10000091-1369785600-1371167999@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills Romania 2013
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills for the first time in Romania \nLast two weeks twelve selected students from the Romanian universities UTCB and UPB worked together in mixed teams with students from Dutch universities and organisations on water related issues. \nEach team had one specific water issues. The issues were formulated by organizations of the Dutch water sector with projects or interests in the Romanian water sector. The students worked on a their concept in collaboration within their group during an extensive two-week program in Romania (29 May – 13 June). Each team presented the ideas at the ExpoApa (12 June in the morning in Hall 3). \nPublication about Wetskills-Romania 2013 \n \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘The Wetskills project has brought new friends and new extraordinary experiences. We met as strangers but I hope we will part as friends.’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Flyer program Wetskills-Romania 2013 \n  \nHost: University Politehnica of Bucharest\, Technical University for Civil Engineering of Bucharest \n  \nPartners: Water Authority of Rijnland\, Berson UV\, Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg\, TU Delft\, Netherlands Water Partnership\, World Water Academy\, Embassy of Kingdom of The Netherlands\, Romanian Water Association \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event: ExpoApa 2013 \n  \nVenue: Palace of the Parliament \n  \nLocations: Brasov\, Sinaia\, Bran\, Campulung\, Bucharest \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 2 (Romania and The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52701\,52702\,52703\,52704\,52705\,52721\,52722\,52723″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=”five_columns”][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52714″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52715″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52716″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52717″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52718″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52151″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52434″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52433″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52255″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52244″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52146″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52708″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52709″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52711″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52710″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-romania-2013/
LOCATION:Romania\, Bucharest\, Romania
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Group-picture-Wetskills-Romania_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Elena Manea":MAILTO:elena.manea@wetskills.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121203
DTSTAMP:20170214T215540Z
CREATED:20160814T122931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170214T215540Z
UID:10000087-1353110400-1354492799@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills Egypt 2012
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]For more than 36 years\, the Advisory Panel on Water Management (APP) contributed to Egyptian-Dutch development cooperation in the water sector. The Panel has always functioned as a think-thank and as a communication body between departments and ongoing water and sanitation projects. The Egyptian side of the panel is represented by various Egyptian ministries and the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation. The Netherlands is represented by the ministry of Economic Affairs\, Agriculture and Innovation\, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and the Netherlands Water Partnership. The panel will meet in Egypt during the second week of November to discuss the way forward of the Egyptian/Dutch water cooperation. Goal of the meeting is to take a decision on concrete projects for future cooperation. The Wetskills students have the opportunity make a valuable contribution to this. \nWhat is the Wetskills in Egypt about? \nThe project was formulated to offer a selection of very motivated Dutch and Egyptian students (Bachelor and Master) a unique opportunity to work together on a number of water issues. Parties of the Dutch water sector and their Egyptian partners formulated the issues. In multidisciplinary and international-oriented teams\, the students gain more in-depth knowledge on the water issues of tomorrow. \nThe teams presented their cases during a central presentation event in the Egyptian/Dutch High level panel meeting on Water Management (28 and 29 November). \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘It was amazing’” title_tag=”h3″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”90″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Programme: see manual \n  \nHost: Cairo University \n  \nPartners: Netherlands Water Partnership\, AgencyNL\, Water authority Aa en Maas\, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences\, World Water Academy \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Manual Wetskills-Egypt 2012 \n  \nEvent: Meeting Egyptian-Dutch High Level Panel for water management \n  \nLocations: Cairo\, Giza Pyramids\, Fayoum \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \n  \nCases: 4 \n  \nCountries: 2 (Egypt & The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52102\,52103\,52104\,52101\,52105″ column_number=”5″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52095\,52096\,52098″ img_size=”” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Media\n[vc_single_image image=”51255″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_portfolio_list type=”masonry_with_space” padding_between=”15″ hover_type_standard=”circle_hover” box_background_color=”#ffffff” box_border=”no” info_box_padding=”5% 5% 5% 3%” columns=”4″ portfolio_loading_type_masonry=”portfolio_one_by_one” filter=”no” show_icons=”yes” portfolio_link_pointer=”single” show_categories=”yes” category=”wetskills-south-africa-2016″ show_load_more_icon=”no”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event Blogs\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blog_list type=”boxes” image_size=”landscape” show_thumbnail=”yes” number_of_columns=”3″ overlay_icon=”1″ order_by=”date” order=”DESC” title_tag=”h5″ display_excerpt=”1″ info_position=”top” post_info_text_transform=”none” post_info_font_weight=”700″ post_info_font_style=”normal” display_category=”0″ display_date=”1″ date_place=”over_title” display_author=”0″ display_comments=”0″ display_button=”1″ icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”arrow_right” button_icon_position=”right” vertical_align_text=”middle” date_position=”in_icon” border_around_item=”no” separator=”yes” display_circle_button=”1″ enable_circle_button_shaddow=”1″ number_of_posts=”3″ overlay_color=”rgba(0\,221\,207\,0.59)” text_length=”133″ post_info_color=”#43dbbd” post_info_font_family=”Montserrat” post_info_letter_spacing=”-0.5″ date_size=”21″ button_text=”READ MORE” box_info_padding=”40px 5px 5px 5px” post_info_font_size=”20″ title_size=”28″ title_color=”#0076b2″ button_color=”#ffffff” button_hover_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_background_color=”#0076b2″ button_border_color=”#43dbbd” button_hover_border_color=”#0076b2″ category=”wetskills-event-south-africa-2016″]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”51924″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”848″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-egypt-2012/
LOCATION:Cairo University\, Cairo\, Egypt
CATEGORIES:Past event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wetskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Group-Picture-Embassy.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Rick Heikoop":MAILTO:rick.heikoop@wetskills.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120115
DTSTAMP:20170214T221220Z
CREATED:20170214T221200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170214T221220Z
UID:10000092-1325376000-1326585599@wetskills.com
SUMMARY:Wetskills Oman 2012
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Wetskills with Queen Beatrix to Oman \nmore information later \n[vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_blockquote text=”‘The Wetskills project has brought new friends and new extraordinary experiences. We met as strangers but I hope we will part as friends.’ 🙂 ” title_tag=”h2″ show_border=”no” show_quote_icon=”yes” text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#43dbbd” width=”95″ line_height=”40″ quote_icon_color=”#0076b2″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Practical Information\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Flyer programme \n  \nHost: Sultan Qaboos University \n  \nPartners: AgencyNL (financer)\, Embassy of Kingdom of The Netherlands\, Netherlands Water Partnership\, World Water Academy\, Vitens\, Saxion University of Applied Sciences\, Utrecht University \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Event: Royal State visit for Queen Beatrix\, Crone prince Willem-Alexander and Maxima to Oman \n  \nVenue: Tent of the Sultan of Oman in Sohar \n  \nLocations: Sohar and Muscat \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Facts: \nParticipants: 20 \nCases: 5 \nCountries: 2 (Oman and The Netherlands) \n[vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”52701\,52702\,52703\,52704\,52705\,52721\,52722\,52723″ column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” hover_icon=”none” images_space=”gallery_with_space”]Event Posters\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=”five_columns”][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52714″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52715″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52716″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52717″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”left” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”52718″ onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=””][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder]Event Partners\n[vc_single_image image=”50762″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52257″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52146″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52255″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_single_image image=”52244″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”52155″ img_size=”220×125″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”]
URL:https://wetskills.com/event/wetskills-oman-2012/
LOCATION:Sultan Qaboos University\, Al Khoudh\, Muscat 123\, Muscat\, Oman
CATEGORIES:Past event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Johan Oost":MAILTO:johan.oost@wetskills.com
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