River & Catchment Protection and EU Water Policy

The University of Latvia is hosting the first RIWET good practices exchange webinar. Join us online on 21st January for 'River and Catchment Protection in Line with EU Water Policy' when we will explore three insipiring success stories from other EU projects.

What's on the agenda?

Jānis Šīre from LIFE GoodWater IP (Latvian Environment Geology and Meteorology Centre) introduces Latvian best practices.

💧Water management in Latvia: problems and solutions.

Petri Ekholm from Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke)  presents findings from the InterregBSR GYPREG project and more.

💧Soil amendments in reducing agricultural phosphorus loading: Finnish experiences in their use and export. 

Magda Jentgena from Pasaules Dabas Fonds (associated partner to WWF) shares hands on restoration activities.

💧Beja Dam: Latvia’s 1st dam removal in practice” (European Open Rivers Programme). 

Following up,  RIWET's project manager Roos Galjaard (representing Lead Partner Provincie Drenthe) tells more about the project ambitions, while partner Inga Retike (Latvijas Universitate) shares updates on EU water policy advancements. 

And to top it all off, RIWET presents published good practices from the Netherlands and Latvia!

Please join us and feel free to invite stakeholders and interested parties.