Building Water Resilience: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities
The European Watergrid project, part of the EU’s Horizon program, is carrying out two highly innovative pilot projects in our city to make better use of water and combat the effects of drought, while also improving the health of the Albufera.
In this workshop, which will be held next Thursday, July 2, we will present these pilot projects, validate their approach with key stakeholders, identify risks—particularly those associated with extreme events such as the DANA—and explore opportunities for implementation and replicability in other contexts.
The European Watergrid project, part of the EU’s Horizon program, is carrying out two highly innovative pilot projects in our city to make better use of water and combat the effects of drought, while also improving the health of the Albufera.
In this workshop, we presented these pilot projects, validated their approach with key stakeholders, identified risks—particularly those associated with extreme events such as the DANA—and explored opportunities for implementation and replication in other contexts.
Agenda
(Location: Training Room 3, La Harinera)
9:30–9:40 a.m. — Welcome and Introduction
9:40–10:25 a.m. — Presentation of the WATERGRID Project and Its Demonstrators.
- Ainhoa Gaudes – Leitat
- Núria Oliver and Ángela Baeza – Global Omnium
- Francisca Hipólito – Valencia Innovation Capital
10:25 – 10:45 Risks and factors affecting the pilot (special focus on DANA)
- Effect of the Tancat as a buffer against the DANA. Javier Jiménez – Technical Coordinator of the Tancat de Milia
- Use of reclaimed water in agriculture. The experience of the Acequia del Oro. Manuel Planells – Secretary General of the Río Turia Irrigation Canal Irrigation District
10:45 – 11:15h Coffee Break
11:15–11:30 a.m. — NBSPLUS Project: Territorial impact and scalable nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. NBSPLUS. Rafael Bergillos. Project Officer
11:30–12:00 a.m. — Cocreation space: Risks and constraints of the pilot
- Francesc Castro – Leitat
12:00 – 12:30 Open discussion. Value creation.
- Francesc Castro and Ainhoa Gaudes – Leitat
- Nuria Oliver and Ángela Baeza – Global Omnium
- Francisca Hipólito – València Innovation Capital
12:30–12:45 p.m. — Synthesis and next steps
12:45–1:00 p.m. — Workshop evaluation and group photo