The DANSK VAND conference took place on November 13-14 in Aarhus. Thor Danielsen, Wadim Baslow, Niels Askjær and Nadia Lund from the YWPDK board participated together with six members whose participation was sponsored by DANVA and YWPDK: Rikke Matthiesen, Charlotte Plum, Nadia Nord, Martina Hellestveit, Inés Breda and Estée Swartz. Furthermore, the regional representative in Aarhus, Emil Thomsen, also participated. The number of conference participants, hereunder students, was record high and the conference therefore constituted […]
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15 October is your final chance to get to present at the International Young Water Professionals Conference, which will take place 23-27 June 2019. You can submit your ideas for one of the following categories: Scientific Abstracts – Abstracts from young academics and or researchers based on scientific research (including case studies) with aspiration to (learn to) publish. Vocational Abstracts – Abstracts from young water practitioners that are based on lessons learned from day-to-day operations Discussion based Workshops – intensive […]
Almost 10,000 participants from governments, utilities, academia, private companies, and international organizations came together in Tokyo at the World Water Congress and Exhibition to get a step further in solving the world’s pressing water problems. In 2020 the conference will be held in Copenhagen with the overall topic “Water for Smart Liveable Cities”. This could clearly be seen in the number of Danish delegates, as Denmark was the country with the most delegates after Japan […]
Panel debate Climate change, digitalisation automisation, urbanization, and demographical changes all affect the water sector and will change the way we operate in the future. Ultimately this is all about the people that will have to solve these problems. But are we ready for the challenges ahead? How do we prepare the workforce to adress these future problems and how do we attract young talents to work in the water sector? Young Water Professionals Denmark […]
…on Thursday the 9th of August from 16.00-17.00 YWPDK would like to invite you on a canal tour where we will visit different destinations in Copenhagen harbor that are connected to the city’s water agenda To do so, we rented a boat that will bring us close to various projects – which are either fully functional or still in the making. Our guide, Jes, from HOFOR will narrate the tour and is happy to answer […]
DANVA held their annual meeting and general assembly on May 24-25 in Kolding and YWPDK were invited to join. The two days were packed with interesting presentations on topics ranging from the difference between the price and value of water to behavioral pshycology and the SDGs, while the breaks were spent talking with people from utilities, consultants, suppliers, and other water sector stakeholders with the aim to promote and share knowledge about YWPDK. Our network […]
Natur and Miljø 2018 has offered YWPDK members to join for a reduced fee. The conference takes place on the 6th and 7th of june so beware of the short notice. Learn more about the conference here: Natur & Miljø 2018 The price will be at a 66% discount meaning that YWPDK members will pay 825 DKK for one day and 562,50 DKK for the second. The normal price for participants is 4.737,50 DKK. To […]