2011 News

Invitation to meeting within the BSU Platform on Environment & Climate targeted Matchmaking of activities and assignments. Please note that deadline for registration has been postponed until 12 December. The meeting will take place on 13 December at Aarhus University. Read more

Marketplace of BSU-EC Assignments for Danish Researchers - first call for Expression of Interest. Deadline is 31 December 2011. Read more

Ministry of Foreign Affairs is arranging two dialogue meetings on "Danida Business Finance" and "Danida Business Partnerships" in order to inform about the new possibilities of Danida Business and Danida's assistance to investments in markets in growth. 16 January 2012 at Arla Food Amba in Viby J. and 17 January 2012 at Siemens Danmark in Ballerup. Read more (in Danish)

Start-up meeting for partnerships on handling of sludge in India, organised by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. 22 November 2011, 13.00-16.00, Strandgade 29, Copenhagen K. See invitation HERE (in Danish)

The Fornyelsesfonden opens up for a new round of applications with deadline on January 17, 2012. A total amount of 120 mio DKK is available for green projects as co-financing for commercial products and services. The Fornyelsesfonden will host a number of meetings in week 46, where the possibilities will be presented. Read more (in Danish)

"A vision becomes reality" - European Water Partnership launches the European Water Stewardship programme at an event for sustainable water users in agriculture and industry to be held on 24 November 2011 at the Royal Academy of Belgium in Brussels. Read more

The Trade Council under the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs is launching a new export programme, Vitus, to help Danish companies share in the growth opportunities at the global markets through collaboration between companies and export advisers and focusing on specific sales activities. Read more (in Danish)

6th World Water Forum in Marseille, 12-17 March 2012. First edition of the World Water Forum newsletter is available. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here

The Trade Council of Denmark and DHI organised the event "Is Water Business Export Business?" on 14th October 2011. The event focused on export opportunities and the political and commercial conditions for water business at home and abroad. Presentations are now available HERE

DWF is arranging a meeting on "Future Candidates for the Water Sector", 28 October 2011, 13.00-17.00 at Dansk Arkitektur Center, Strandgade 27B, 1401 Copenhagen. Deadline for registration is 20 October. Read more (in Danish)

First announcement of the 6th Annual Meeting of DWRP (Danish Research Platform - Water), 26-27 January 2012 at GEUS, Øster Voldgade 10, Copenhagen. Deadline for submission of abstracts is December 1st, 2011. Read more

The Trade Council of Denmark and DHI are pleased to invite you to take part in the event "Is Water Business Export Business?". The event will focus on export opportunities and the political and commercial conditions for water business at home and abroad. 14 October 2011 at 09.00 at DHI, Agern Allé 5, Hørsholm.
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DWF is arranging a meeting on "Future candidates for the water sector - education, sales and needs in the water sector". 28 October 2011, 13:00-17:00 at Dansk Arkitektur Center, Strandgade 27 B, 1401 Copenhagen K.
- Invitation (in Danish)

News from Danida: Call for phase 1 applications for grants for development research in 2012. Prioritized topics in 2012 will be: 1. Health issues relevant to primary health care; 2. Inclusive economic growth, employment, and youth; 3. Good governance, human rights, conflict and fragility; and 4. Climate change, energy, sustainable management of natural resources and urban areas. Read more

Funds for emerging projects: For the first time the Environmental Technology Network (Inno-Mt) is offering to its members the opportunity to apply for funds to initiate the innovation process. Deadline for application is Friday November 4th, 2011 at 14.00. 
- Description (in Danish)
- Guide to applications (in Danish)
- Application form (in Danish)

EU-India Cooperation in Water Technology - Complementary Indian call has been launched (Topic ENV.2012.6.6-1). Water related challenges have been identified as an important theme for more ambitious research collaboration between the EU, its Member States and India. Read more

Invitation to participate in the Danish business delegation to Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) from 28 November to 1 December, 2011 headed by HRH Crown Prince Frederik. The focus for the business delegation will be Cleantech, Water, Oil & Gas, Food Products, and Design & Lifestyle. Read more

Development assistance and business on emerging growth markets: Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with "DI", "Håndværksrådet" and "Landbrug & Fødevarer" is hosting two meetings on the new instruments Danida Business Finance and Danida Business Partnerships in order to introduce the new opportunities and engage in a dialogue on the benefits of them. 4 October 2011 at Arla Foods Amba in Viby J. and 6 October 2011 at Siemens Danmark in Ballerup, Denmark. Read more (in Danish)

Climate Change Task Force (DWF, DDRN and Enreca Health) is organizing the second Climate Change Researcher's Day to present of an overview of Danish climate change research and to increase cooperation between climate change researchers. 15 November 2011 at KU Life, Copenhagen - Denmark. Read more Call for abstracts has been extended until 10 October 2011!

Danish Water Forum is offering travel grants to students doing field work in countries not covered by Danida Travel Grants. This call expires on September 15th. Read more

Invitation for the first International Water Week Amsterdam, highlighting integrated solutions covering the entire water cycle. 29 October - 4 November 2011 in Amsterdam. Read more

The mining sector in Chile and Argentina: Invitation to participate in EXPOMIN 2012, organized by the Danish Embassies in Chile and Argentina. 9-13 April 2012 in Santiago, Chile. Read more

Danish Water Forum participates in the 11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation on Working with emerging economies for green growth, organised by the European Commission, 11-12 October 2011 in Helsinki and Lathi, Finland. Read more

The Danish Trade Council is organizing a meeting on export of Danish water technology, 14 October 2011 at DHI in Hørsholm, Denmark. Read more (in Danish)

The Trade Council in Chongqing, China invites Danish technology and consultancy companies interested in the water sector to join us in China's largest municipality, Chongqing, for the fourth "Denmark-Chongqing Water Days", 28-30 November 2011.
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60 mil. DKK for development projects in the water sector. As from August 12, 2011 the Technology Development Fund of the Danish Water Sector has been open for applications concerning financial support to technology development and demonstration projects in the Danish Water Sector. Read more (in Danish)

The European Water Partnership invites you to the first STREAM summer school, an intensive 5 day training for researchers and SMEs' water practitioners, 26-30 September 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Read more

IFAT Entsorga is claimed to be the world's largest environmental fair. WTC has pre-reserved space for a "Water Pavilion", a "Waste Pavilion" and a "Biogas Pavilion". Deadline for registration is 20 September 2011. Read more

Newsletter from Building Stronger Universities platform on Environment and Climate, including call for applications for participation in platform working groups. Read more

Open seminar: "EU Strategien for Østersøregionen og nærområdernes betydning for Danmarks vækstmuligheder", 9 September 2011, 08.30-13.00 in Copenhagen. Read more (in Danish)

International seminar on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation: "REDD+ expectations and experiences", 14 September 2011 in Copenhagen. Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the International Union of Forest Research Organisations and the University of Copenhagen. Read more

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 16-21 September 2012 in Busan, Korea. Deadline for submitting proposals is 15 August 2011! Read more

Danish Water Forum is offering travel grants to students doing field work in countries not covered by Danida Travel Grants. General conditions: The project must be water-related and must take place in countries not covered by the Danida Fellowship travel grant. Projects doing field study in emerging markets, countries in transition from developing to developed (Mellemindkomstlande) - primarily countries in Asia, Northern or Southern Africa and Latin America - will be prioritized. The field study must be of a duration that allows for gathering relevant material (minimum 1 month). The applicant must be a master student enrolled at a Danish higher education institution. This call expires on September 15th. Read more

Copenhagen: Solutions for Sustainable Cities - an overview of experiences with water and other green technologies reducing CO2 emissions and improving urban livelihoods developed by the municipality of Copenhagen in cooperation with DWF and other organisations. Read more

Newsletter from DANCORE (Danish Coastal Network) and invitation to Danish Coast Conference, 21-22 September 2011 in Kolding - Denmark. Read more

Awarding of funds for development research 2011 within the three themes: 1) Climate, energy and sustainable use of natural resources; 2) Economic growth, employment and property rights; and 3) Fragile states, conflict and civil society. 11 projects were granted, including 6 larger strategic projects and 5 individual research projects. Read more

Danida Fellowship Centre invites Danish research institutions to express interest in research cooperation with Vietnam and Ghana. Read more

Science for the environment - Environment for society. Bridging the gap between scientists and practitioners in environmental science. International conference in Aarhus, 5-6 October 2011
- Invitation (in Danish)
- Tentative Programme

European Water Association is organising the 7th EWA Brussels Conference on "Effective Urban Waste Water Treatment: a key prerequisite for successful implementation of the WFD". The conference will take place on October 25th 2011 in Brussels - Belgium. Read more

IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition is being held in September 2012 Busan, Korea with the theme "Pioneering global water solutions". The Call for Proposals is now available. Read more

The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation is investing 600 million DKK in new partnerships between companies and research organizations. Focus is on promising research with a potential of creating growth and employment. Grants can be applied for advanced technology projects and platforms. Read more

The Danish Council for Strategic Research - outline of grants in 2008-2009, hereof approx. 10 water related projects. Read more (in Danish)

Newletter from the Danish Council for Strategic Research, including information from partners in strategic water projects. Read more

Copenhagen Solutions: The municipality of Copenhagen has developed an overview of green solutions and companies in the Copenhagen area to increase awareness about clean-tech opportunities in Denmark. DWF assisted in this. Read more

The European Water Association (EWA) is supporting the international trade fair and exhibition IFAT ENTSORGA 2012  taking place from 7th to 11th of May 2012. Through its membership of EWA, Danish Water Forum can obtain free guests tickets for IFAT ENTSORGA for DWF members. Please contact us before June 20th (dwf@danishwaterforum) if you are interested. For more information about IFAT ENTSORGA, see here

Engaging policy-makers in the South, communicating water research in Zambia - learn about findings from DIIS: competing for Water research programme and experiments with different ways of engaging policy makers and practitioners in the South such as documentaries and movie reports. Read more

The Council for International Development Cooperation is arranging a conference on the World Development Report 2011 on Fragile States, May 19 2011, 14:45-16:30 at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen.
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Climate Change Task Force Meeting to discuss IPCC reports: Fifth Assessment Report, IPCC Special Report on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change and IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy and Climate Change. 30 May 2011, 13.00-14.45 at Department of Geography & Geology, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K. Read more

Travel Grants for Master Students at Danish Higher Education Institutions in support of thesis work relevant to Danish Development Assistance. Master Students working on water related to developing countries are encouraged to apply. Closing date for the first round of applications in 2011 is May 4 at 12:00 noon. Read more

The 35th WEDC International Conference, 6-8 July 2011, Loughborough University, UK: The future of water, sanitation and hygiene in low-income countries - Innovation, adaptation and engagement in a changing world. Early bird registration rate expires on 2nd May 2011. Read more

WTC in cooperation with the Danish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur invites Danish companies to take part in the Danish pavillion at the Water Philippines 2011 Expo - the 1st major International Exhibition and Conference on Water Supply & Sanitation, Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Purification to be held in the Philippines, 29 September - 1st October, 2011. See invitation HERE

Green solutions: The Danish Business Innovation Fund is supporting Danish companies' efforts on development and market maturation of green solutions. Deadline for applications on June 1st. Information meetings are being held on April 13 in  Copenhagen and on April 28 in Aalborg. Read more (in Danish)

DWF General Assembly, 28 April 2011, 13.00-14.30. Open for DWF members only. See invitation HERE

DWF open meeting on "Water and energy efficiency - relation between savings and exploitation" (in Danish), 28 April 2011, 10.00-12.30. See invitation HERE

DWF meeting: "Partnerships, business models and export", 10 March 2011. Presentations are now available HERE

Hydrology event focusing on sustainable raw water intake. The purpose of the event is to create a national forum for researchers and users from the Danish Nature Agency, the regions, the municipalities, the water companies, the consultants, etc. in order to strengthen the hydrological skills in Danish water management. 26 October 2011 in Odense. Read more (in Danish)

Invitation to participate in Russian-Danish Waste, Waste-to-Energy and Water delegation, arranged by WTC. 16-17 May 2011 in St. Petersburg. The Danish Minister for the Environment, Karen Ellemann, participates in the delegation.
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Water Supply and Sanitation and Technology Platform (WSSTP) Stakeholder Event taking place on 17-18 May 2011 in Brussels. Participate in the discussions leading to strengthening collaboration in research and innovation for a "Water Efficient Europe". Read more

Water: The next Danish Wind-mill adventure? New report from ATV demonstrates the potential of the water sector to meet the international succes of the Danish windpower industry - if the politicians are ready to participate. Read more (in Danish)

PROJECT OF THE YEAR! DWF facilitated partnership with 6 Danish companies, aiming at retro-fitting an Indian wastewater treatment plant has been chosen as the project of the year by the Danish Trade Council. 23 projects were in the competition. Read more about the project HERE

Danish Water Forum participates in Danish Vietnamese Water Days to be held 29 March - 1 April 2011 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The programme has a strong focus on urban water management and export promotion within this field. Read more

The Confederation of Danish Industries is arranging two meetings (in Danish) on growth in the clean tech sector. 28 February in Aarhus (focusing on the European market) and 8 March in Copenhagen (focusing on future water technologies).
- 28 February (Aarhus)
- 8 March (Copenhagen)

Meeting: "Clean rainwater - Methods for treatment of urban rainwater run-off", arranged by ViVa and Aarhus Vand. 15 March 2011, 13.00-16.30 at Aarhus Vand. Read more (in Danish)

Danish Water and Wastewater Solutions to the US - Roadshow to three cities + the US Defense. 19-24 June 2011. Arranged by WTC in cooperation with the Danish Trade Council in Atlanta. Register before 22 February.
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Conference: The Age of Uncertainty: Climate change, water systems and social development. 16-18 February 2011, University of Bergen - Norway. Read more

Newsletter from Danish University Platform for Environment and Climate. Read more (in Danish)

Aquarehab - Open end-User Meeting: "Development of Rehabilitation Technologies for Degraded Water and Integration of their Impact on River Basin Management" to be held on January 18, 2011 at GEUS, Copenhagen. Read more

Invitation for WAT/Wasser Berlin and International NoDig conference, May 2-5th, 2011. Options for participation in Danish stand at the exhibition. Read more

WEX: Water & Energy Exchange 2011 to discuss Improving Efficiency, Collaboration and Innovation in international water, knowledge sharing, B2B-meetings and WEX Innovations Forum. February 15-17, 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal. Read more