Claim for integrated water research policy in Europe

The workshop ‘Water for Integration – Integration for Water’ took place in Brussels on September 28, 2009. This event provided a platform for participants from different sectors to discuss barriers and needs relating to integrated water research. The workshop was organized by the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE) and the European Water Partnership (EWP).

The workshop complements the policy review process initiated by the EWP in 2008, through which the ‘Water Vision for Europe for 2030’ was developed and presented at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul. The outcomes of the ‘Water for Integration – Integration for Water’ workshop will feed directly into the 3rd Aquawareness stakeholder meeting in Brussels on September 29, 2009 and thereby into the vision mapping process which concludes the EWP’s policy review process.