• Flash floods and drought are the main climate change problems we have been facing for several years
• A judicious management of rainwater, strong preventive measures and flood protection are the main orientations of the activities
• Investors will receive a limited free Congress attendance package
During the three days of the congress, representatives of the economic, scientific world, local and state authorities as well as anyone interested in the subject Water Management, small retention, ideas city sponge, green and blue infrastructure urban collection rainwater and flood protection will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, conferences, demonstrations and technical visits.
Who can attend the Congress for FREE?
The organizers of the Water Management and Flood Protection Congress have launched a special package of free tickets addressed to investors, architects, representatives of design offices and universities.
Representatives of:
- water and sanitation companies and enterprises
- municipal and communal offices
- Polish waters
- General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways
- management of roads and urban greenery
- improvement plants
- airports
- The fire brigade
- industrial facilities
- design offices
- architectural offices
- scholars or university students.
However, the pool of free tickets available is limited. The order of applications decides their allocation. Therefore, it is wise to hurry and register TODAY
And the Congress program is interesting
Pro-retention workshops and discussions
On the first day of the event, interesting technical workshops will be conducted by experts in the field of law and consulting: Jędrzej Bujny from the law firm Bujny – right for an ekpsystem and Grzegorz Gałabuda from SID Szkolenia i Doradztwo Sp. z oo The workshops will cover, among others:
• Legal instruments for stormwater management
• Responsibility for retention in the municipality
• The role and status of PGW Woda Polskie in relation to rainwater and retention
• Retention fees
It will be followed by a plenary session in which participants will discuss pressing issues related to the management of stormwater and snowmelt caused by climate change. The difficult subject of obtaining financing for investments in the field of water management and flood protection as well as their interdependence and the existing legal framework will be discussed.
Flood protection and water management – two issues, one objective
On Tuesday, November 8, there will be two technical sessions on issues related, among others, to the national flood protection program as well as European and global experience in this field. Experts will also discuss the issue of uninventoried discharges as well as monitoring, modeling and digitization in flood protection.
The second technical session will focus on issues related to the question: how to conserve water in the city? Experts will show why green-blue infrastructure and small retentions are the best response to climate change and how to design, monitor and maintain rainwater infrastructure.
The optimal design of urban communication routes, which are an important part of the process of adaptation to climate change, will also be discussed. Speakers will present the most interesting stormwater and snowmelt management projects from the point of view of agglomerations and small urban centers, taking into account the impact of stormwater on treatment plants.
The workshops, conferences and discussion panels will take place according to a hybrid formula: you can participate directly in Krakow and online via the platform AkademiaInzynieria.com
Technical tours – knowledge and attractions
On the last day of the Congress, participants will have the opportunity to take part in two interesting technical tours. The first will take place on Świnna Poreba dam, where the following will be available to visitors: a control and injection gallery, a gallery, intake and discharge towers and a front dam. People who choose the second excursion will be guided through an interesting and modern tour Krakow’s green and blue infrastructure. The trip plan includes walks around Lotników Polskich Park (pond and polder), from Kieszonkowy Park to ul. Fabryczna with a rain garden and the Wilga River Park.
More information about the GWiOP congress program, speakers and accompanying attractions can be found on the official website side of Congress.
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