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DHI FACILITATES DANISH STRONGHOLDS AT THE WORLD WATER FORUM IN SOUTH KOREA

By DHI A/S | [email protected]

17 April 2015

The 7th World Water Forum, taking place 12-17 April 2015 in Daegu and Gyeongju, South Korea, is the largest single event in the water sector. Held every three years in cooperation with the public and private sectors, academia, and industries, it seeks to facilitate international discussions on global water challenges.

This year’s event focuses on the implementation of solutions to global water problem. As part of the Danish Water Forum, several DHI experts were present at the event to discuss:

Integrated urban water management
Water efficiency
Science and technology

Jørn Rasmussen, our Vice President of Industry, spoke during the session entitled ‘Water and Energy Efficiency for Green Growth’ as well as during the concluding session. In addition, DHI representatives participated in the following sessions:

Chinese European Water Platform
Seminar on Decoupling Wastewater Treatment and Energy
Presentation on Grundfos Water Treatment Application
New Wastewater Treatment Paradigms: Reusing and Recovering Resources
Research and Development Collaboration

In cooperation with the French Water Partnership, we also facilitated the concluding session on the European process. This session focused on European challenges to water management and presents European solutions to issues like flooding, urban and industrial water efficiency, and improving innovation in the water sector.

- Download the presentation held at the ‘Water in Cities’ and ‘Smart Water Technolgies’ sessions

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