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Partnerskaber - Vejen til Vækst
DWF arrangerer i samarbejde med Dakofa et møde om "Vejen til Partnerskaber for Grøn Vækst", 19. juni 2012, kl. 13.00-16.00 hos IDA, København. Vær med til at diskutere, hvordan partnerskaber bliver til virkelighed, og hvordan man skaber de rette rammer for velfungerende og forpligtende partnerskaber. Læs mere

Fra Bistand til Business: Når udviklingsbistand skal afløses af handelssamarbejde
Temamøde, som med udgangspunkt i erfaringerne fra lande som Vietnam og Indonesien vil belyse fremtidsscenarierne for danske virksomheder og et fortsat dansk engagement i de lande, hvor Danida har trukket sig ud eller er ved at trække sig ud som yder af udviklingsbistand. 14. juni 2012, kl. 13.00-16.30 hos IDA, København. Læs mere

News & Ongoing Events

Memorandum of Understanding between TATA, India and DWF
An agreement has been signed between TATA Group and DWF to enhance cooperation and promote Danish technology in TATA Group. Among selected topics for cooperation are: Water management, pollution control, water supply including groundwater and development of cleaner technologies. Signing of the agreement will be followed up by a visit to TATA, India in June 2012. Members of DWF are invited to participate - please contact Jesper Dannisøe (jda@dhigroup.com) for more information. See MoU HERE

Invitation to Danish Water & Wastewater Forum and Indowater 2012 in Surabaya-Indonesia, July 11-13, 2012
This event includes a whole day technical seminar with presentations of Danish water competencies related to Indonesian water and wastewater challenges.
- Invitation                  
- Registration
- More information

Drop by Drop - The Future We Want
The Nordic Council of Ministers is sponsoring the prize for the overall winner of the UN competition about water "Drop by Drop", which will be presented by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik on June 5th, at 13.00 in Copenhagen. Besides the Minister for Development Cooperation, Christian Friis Bach and Director Carsten Bjerg, Grundfos, Director Karin Lexén, SIWI, Magnus Rystedt, CEO - NEFCO and Helle Munk Ravnborg, Senior Researcher, DIIS will participate in the meeting. Read more

Increased focus on water on Stateofgreen.com
Stateofgreen.com is the official platform for Denmark's energy, climate adaptation and environmental solutions and activities. Here users from all over the world can explore solutions, learn about products and connect with profiles. In cooperation with DWF, State of Green is increasing the focus on Danish water technologies and know-how. As a result, water will soon get its own section on stateofgreen.com, which will increase the promotion of Denmark's experiences and solutions within the blue sector to international decision makers. Learn more about creating a free profile on stateofgreen.com HERE

DWF General Assembly and open meeting
DWF General Assembly, 24 April 2012, 10.30-12.00. Open for DWF members only. See invitation HERE (in Danish). After the General Assembly there will be an open meeting on: "China Europe Water Platform - a forum to improve cooperation and transfer of knowledge and technologies led by the Danish Ministry for the Environment". See programme HERE (in Danish) Presentations from the meeting are now available HERE

Agreement with Danish Trade Council
Danish Water Forum signs agreement with the Danish Trade Council on cooperation towards promoting export of Danish water technologies. On the occasion Pia Olsen Dyhr, Minister for Trade and Investments, visited DWF and signed the agreement jointly with Bjørn K. Jensen, Chairman of DWF. See more

Challenging markets
The Export Academy under the Danish Export Association is organizing a meeting on "Challenging markets - Export to foreign cultures: Safety, body language, and dealing with difficult situations". June 13th in Fredericia Messecenter. Read more (in Danish)

Challenges in wastewater technology
The Swedish Water & Wastewater Association invites to a seminar with VA-teknik Södra on "How to meet the challenges within the wastewater technology". June 12th and 13th, 2012 in Lund, Sweden. Read more

Making a SPLASH
Danish Water Forum has been the coordinator of SPLASH EUWI-ERANet, a network with the objective to coordinate European best practices related to water for development, synthesize best practices and ensure that they are known and used. Read the article on SPLASH here or consult the SPLASH website for more information:
- Article
- SPLASH website

The world is thirsty because we are hungry
Article on water consumption worldwide written by Anders Dalsgaard, Peter E. Holm and Hans Christian Bruun, Professors at the University of Copenhagen. Read more (in Danish)

Water security policies for better access
European Policy Summit organized on the occasion of the European Green Week on Wednesday 23 May 2012 in the Charlemagne Building, Brussels. Read more

South Korean Danish Water Days/IWA Congress
Invitation to participate in South Korean Danish Water Days in Seoul and IWA Congress and Exhibition in Busan - expected to be headed by the Minister for the Environment. Danish Water Forum will participate in the event. Read more here:
- Invitation
- Map of exhibition hall
- Market brief

WWF - Marseille 2012
DWF participated in the Danish pavilion at World Water Forum in Marseille, 12-17 March. The pavilion was co-funded and organized by State of Green and DWF and was further sponsored by Alectia, AVK, DHI, Grontmij and Grundfos. Ida Auken, Minister for the Environment, spoke at a reception in the pavilion. See pictures here:
- The Danish pavilion            - The Minister