Opening session
The virtual matchmaking mission was opened by a word of welcome by Sanne Kaasjager, Trade Counsellor and Head of the Economic Department at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Poland, Bianca Nijhof, Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership and Janine Kaya, Project officer Enterprise Europe Network at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
Following the opening speeches, Arcadis presented the main outcomes of the Water management market research report. Main challenges and solutions discussed in the report:
Challenge: Retention
Possible solution:
- EUR 22.5 million in activities contributing to mitigating effects of droughts by building household rainwater retaining installations. This program is dedicated to private owners and includes home installations
Challenge: Flooding
Possible solutions:
- Maintenance on infrastructure, which is in poor condition
- Natural retention
- Reservoirs
Challenge: Agricultural, hydrological and hydrogeological drought
Possible solutions:
- Restoring rivers
- Small and large multi-functional reservoirs
- Circular economy solutions
Niche areas to focus on:
- Agriculture – irrigation modernization
- Circular economy
- use of grey water
- collect/store rainwater households
- save water
- reducing consumption
Presentations opening session
Water Financing opportunities
In this session upcoming European financing programmes focusing on water were presented, with a specific focus on:
Presentations Water Financing opportunities
