- Thursday 27 March 2025 13:00 16:45 ONLINE
- Evidence from countries that are paying less than England and Wales but getting better water quality in their rivers, lakes and seas.
- Timetable
- 13.15 Chair’s Welcome
13.30 Opening summary Dr Emanuele Lobina, Associate Professor, Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU), University of Greenwich.
13.50 Witnesses present evidence and their views.
France
France: System overview and Montpellier case study. Marine Colon, Executive head of Joint Research Unit GEAU (Water Matters), lecturer and researcher on water and sanitation utilities’ management. Leads the annual observatory on competition for water and sanitation concession contracts for the French Biodiversity Office.
Paris case study. Anne Le Strat, Senior consultant, Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance, Previously Deputy Mayor in charge of water, sanitation and canals management, Chairwoman and CEO Eau de Paris
14.50 Comfort Break
15.00 Netherlands
Rian Kloosterman. Policy Advisor and Strategist for Drinking Water Infrastructure at Vitens ( largest water utility in the Netherlands15.30 Comfort Break
15.30 Comfort Break
15.40 Witnesses to present evidence and their views.
Germany: Berlin case study.
Vera Weghmann, Director of Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) whose research has significantly influenced policy at the European level, contributing to initiatives at the European Parliament and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.
Ross Beveridge, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies , University of Glasgow, and author of ‘A Politics of Inevitability: The Privatisation of the Berlin Water Company, the Global City Discourse and Governance in 1990s Berlin’
16.20 Public response. Members of the Public are invited to respond to what they have heard.
16.40 Thanks, What Next
16.45 Close
- Monday 31 March 2025 11:30 16:00
- Centre on Gracious Street (COGS) Chapel Street, Knaresborough HG5 8AN
Securing water systems that work for people and the environment now and into the future. Evidence from Scientists, Engineers, Water users.
Timetable
11.30 Chair’s Welcome
11.40 Opening summary
12.00 Witnesses present evidence and their views.
Alastair Chisholm, Director of Policy, The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). A Freshwater Future
Prof Alistair Boxall, University of York. Expert in understanding emerging and future ecological and health risks posed by chemical contaminants in the natural environment. Alistair is Director of the NERC ECORISC Centre for Doctoral Training on environmental risk of chemicals and also lead the NERC ECOMIX project on mixture effects of chemicals in the aquatic environment.
13.10 – 13.30 Lunch break (please bring your own or pop to a local cafe)
13.30 Witnesses present evidence and their views.
Prof Liz Sharp, Sheffield University exploring how the public can be part of the solution to the design of a resilient water system
Engineering Experts provide examples of technical and engineering innovations we should be embracing.
14.45 Public response. Members of the Public are invited to respond to what they have heard.
15.30 Thanks, What Next
15.45 Close
For this event the Panel is joined by Dr David Clayden from the Nidd Action Group
