November 16, 2009
Mike Donaghy, Senior Development Manager at MNV Consulting Ltd spoke to Blogactiv during the 5th European Water Association Annual Conference in Brussels. He explained the ways in which natural features can be used to assist in flood prevention. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/1H0hghIehvY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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November 15, 2009
Paul Horton, Director of Internation Development for The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, spoke to Blogactiv at the 5th Annual Conference of the European Water Association. Mr Horton spoke about the impact of climate change on the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/GRGAeZi5aXw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Andreas Gaul spoke to Blogactiv at the 5th European Water Association Annual Conference in Brussels. Mr Gaul explained to us the situation in Austria regarding flood prevention policies and the impact of the two European Water Directives. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/VL7imndoBhE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Mr Rudiger Heidebrecht spoke to Blogactiv at the 5th Annual European Water Association Conference. He works for the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste as Head of Department for Training and International Cooperation. He explains the experience of Germany in implementing the two European Water Directives. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/wxos_fetTHA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Geoff Darch, Senior Consultant for Atkins and Deputy Chair of the EWA‘s Climate Change Working Group. He explains some of the issues surrounding the financing of compliance with the two water related EU Directives. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/rXlQmO98Jqg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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November 11, 2009
At the 5th Annual Conference of the EWA in Brussels, Ylva Peddemors gave a presentation about coastal flooding and the way EU policy can impact land use. Ylva works for the Provincie Zeeland in the Netherlands. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/7PVexCCGHXM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Mr Arpad Szentivanyi spoke to Blogactiv about his presentation to the 5th Annual Conference of the EWA. Mr Szentivanyi works for the Hungarian Central Directorate for Water and the Environment. His presentation was about the differences between the Water Framework Directive and the Flood Directive. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/c3aXaCx91K4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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As you will have started to see, the 5th Annual Conference of the European Water Association included a multi-media element. Speakers and participants in the event were interviewed by Blogactiv and these video interviews are being used as the basis for this blog. Our hope is to make the event more accessible to those members… » read more
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November 9, 2009
Jeff Marengwa speaks to Blogactiv at the 5th Annual European Water Association Conference in Brussels. Mr Marengwa works for the Ministry of Urban Development and Environment in Germany. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/a6vcGlzF_6M” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Blogactiv spoke to Mark Adamson from the Office of Public Works in Ireland. Mr Adamson explains the outline of his presentation to the Annual Conference of the European Water Association in Brussels, including flood risk and mapping as it relates to EU Directives. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/lz7iRwrIu-I” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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EWA is a pan-European association of Water professionals and brings together a wide range of water actors: operators, engineering companies, academics, regulators, etc. It has keen interest in taking part in EU forums that shape policy and review implemen
