{"id":6640,"date":"2022-01-23T08:26:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T06:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ywp-germany.com\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2022-02-04T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T11:36:12","slug":"building-bridges-event-report-03-nature-based-urban-drainage-nl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ywp-germany.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/23\/building-bridges-event-report-03-nature-based-urban-drainage-nl\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Bridges – Event Report – 03 Nature-based urban drainage (NL)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Th<\/span>e format<\/h4>\n

The International Roundtable exists to facilitate exchange between interested practitioners beyond national or organisational borders. In team effort, the Young DWA<\/em> and the steering committee of IWA YWP Germany<\/em> established an online event series called \u201cBuilding Bridges\u201d serving as a platform for bilateral exchange between Young Water Professionals (YWP) of two countries. After completion of two successful events (001: July 2020 \u201cGlobal Pilot\u201d, 002: October 2020 \u201cGermany\/Australia\u201d) the organisers quickly staged the next international network meeting to further commit to cooperation and collaboration.<\/p>\n

The event
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On Friday, 12 February 2021, the \u201cYoung Water Professionals\u201d from Germany and The Netherlands came together to discuss solutions and implementations on \u201cNature-based Urban Drainage\u201d. Floris Boogaard (Professor, researcher, and consultant for climate adaptation) and Sidney Stax (Technical officer, City of Nijmegen) provided an overview on Dutch initiatives enhancing urban climate resilience and offered insights on the utilisation of bioswales as a practical solution in NL.<\/p>\n

Floris Boogaard & Sidney Stax (The Netherlands)<\/strong>: Use of bioswales for climate adaptation<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Co<\/span>mplimentary, Germany\u2019s Lena Knoop (Research assistant, HafenCity University Hamburg) introduced the crowd to the \u201cBlueGreenStreets\u201d research project. She specifically outlined opportunities to implement tree pits in multifunctional, urban streetscapes and highlighted that tree pits are one piece of a great puzzle when it comes to combating impacts caused by climate change.<\/p>\n

Lena Knoop (Germany)<\/strong>: Multifunctional streetscape design in urban neighbourhoods<\/em><\/p>\n

With approx. 65 participants attending, the discussion was set in context of the Sustainable Development Goals<\/em> (SDG) outlining the extend of improvements for environmental and human wellbeing. The presentations established that effective SDG measures do exist (if done right). A lively discussion concluded that a lack of financial incentives often prevents decision-makers to commit to the initial investment and O&M costs associated with nature-based urban drainage implementations.<\/p>\n

A great \u2018Thank You\u2019 goes out to our guest presenters, fellow organisers, and attendees. Check out the links below to follow-up on the subjects discussed during the event.<\/p>\n

Useful Links<\/h5>\n