Program 19th & 20th May 2025

We look forward to meet you at the conference and field trip. See below for the program.  

 To the registration form​

Weather extremes cause water-related issues throughout all of Europe. Both floodings and droughts are alternating, recurring problems. Within the project Rural Roadwater Rescue, we aimed to find a way to complement these situations by collecting road runoff water during wet periods, to utilize the water during dry spells. 

We ventured out with the question Is it possible to collect, clean and distribute road water to overcome local droughts and tackle flooding issues? 

This challenge was aced head-on by a consortium of six European organizations, supported by EU Interreg North West Europe. Based on our knowledge and experiences we composed a strategy to develop Climate Adaptive Water Hubs; a means to make road water locally available. This strategy integrates technical, ecological and juridical approaches. The findings and future steps will be presented and discussed at the conference. 

See below for the program:  To the registration form

Field trip May 19th Kloostersland/Eindhoven/Netherlands

The Dutch road authority Rijkswaterstaat will host a fieldtrip to the highway A58 near Eindhoven, the Netherlands on May 19th. Within this rapidly evolving area, Rijkswaterstaat and companies work together under the banner of InnovA58 to develop and test innovations in road construction and maintenance. During the fieldtrip, we will visit various stakeholders and view some experiments in relation to Climate Adaptive Water Hubs. In the evening we can eat together near Eindhoven and travel to Brussels together by bus. 

Conference program May 20th ​Brussels, Belgium