The Forum «WATER in Ukraine-2025: under the prism of climate change, war and food security»
This Friday, 10 January, the event will be focused on water policy in Ukraine and the EU, water infrastructure in Ukraine, actions for water-secure future, water for food and energy, water for resilient communities etc.
The forum «WATER in Ukraine-2025: Under the Prism of Climate Change, War and Food Security» is initiated by the Professional Association of Environmentalists of the World (PAEW) and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.
About the event
Date of the event: 10 January 2025
Time: 11:00 - 16:00 Ukrainian time (10:00 - 15:00 Dutch time)
Format: online
Language: Ukrainian / English (translation)
Participation fee: free of charge
The forum will focus on the following main topics:
- Situation in water policy in Ukraine and the EU countries
- Methods, technologies, strategies and obstacles to restore water infrastructure in Ukraine
- Studying the experience of European countries in the circular use of limited water resources, water modernisation for conservation and sustainable use of water resources
- Industrial water use at enterprises and agro-industrial complexes
- Water conservation in local communities
Program
Session 1 - strategic, 11:00 - 13:00 (UA time)
- Opening of the forum, introductory speech by Liudmyla Tsyganok, President of the Professional Association of Environmentalists of the World (PAEW), Director of the Office of Sustainable Solutions
- Carolien Spaans, Head of the Agricultural Department of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine
- Sandra Kolodzinskyi, Program Coordinator Reconstruction Ukraine & Circular Economy International, Team International Climate & Energy (ICE), Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
- Representative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (to be confirmed)
- Anzhelika Livitska, Vice-President of the Professional Association of Environmentalists of the World (PAEW) for International Cooperation and European Integration, Partner at Arzinger Law Firm, Head of Energy and Natural Resources Practice, Co-Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice,
- Valentyn Shcherbyna, Vice President of the Professional Association of Environmentalists of the World (PAEW) for Military Ecology and Ecosystem Restoration
- Liudmyla Khomich, Vice President of the Professional Association of Environmentalists of the World (PAEW) for Environmental Law and Legislation, environmental auditor, environmental lawyer, industrial ecology expert
- Olena Potapenko, Head of Environmental Safety Department at DTEK Grids, PhD
- Olha Trofimtseva, Head of Agrofood Division at Mykolaiv Water Hub, Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy (2019)
- Dmytro Novytskyi, President of the Association «Ukrvodokanalekologiya»
- Maryna Arkhiriy, Head of the Krasnosilska hromada of the Odesa Oblast, Head of the Odesa Regional Branch of the All-Ukrainian Association of Local Self-Governments, Head of the «Safety: Ecology» platform
- Paul de Lange, MSc, Director of BouwCoach Engineering BV / Dutch Civil Design
30 minute break
Session 2 - practical solutions and case studies, 13:30 - 16:00
- Sergiy Karelin, Technical consultant on water supply at DOBRE USAID, UNDP feasibility study expert, Expert Platform for Energy Efficiency expert, water supply consultant at SWECO, GFA Consulting Group, founder of HydroAutomation group of companies
- Lisa Brand, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder of LG Sonic
- Oscar Alvarado, Senior Account Manager at LG Sonic
- Eduardo Marin Salinas, Research Leader and Associate Partner at Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners; Biologist and Landscape Architect specializing in integral climate resilience design and Nature-Based Solutions and systems
- Paul de Lange, MSc, Director of BouwCoach Engineering BV / Dutch Civil Design
- Gerald Mayer, Representative of BEFA company
- Volodymyr Kobylianskyi, Director of the Scientific and Analytical Centre for Water Quality LLC, expert of the Ukrvodokanalekologiya Association, PhD in Engineering
- Roman Kizyma, Executive Director of the Lviv Agglomeration Association, Deputy Director of Lvivvodokanal, responsible for surface water management in the Lviv community
- Lawrence Dominguez, Scientist, Member of the Professional Association of Environmentalists of the World (PAEW), company EcoAssets Environmental, International
- Oleksiy Myasoyedov, COO, Process Engineer, Esmil Process Systems Ltd
- Pavlo Makar, Expert on wastewater treatment and water quality, representative of PPU Umwelttechnik GmbH in Ukraine
- Valentyna Movchan, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Technologies at the Open International University of Human Development «Ukraine», PhD in Biomedical Sciences
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