Building Bridges across Europe’s Landscapes

In the wake of escalating water-related crises across Europe – for example, recent extreme droughts in Italy and Spain - we are bringing together a raft of experienced speakers to discuss the potential of holistic, multistakeholder landscape partnerships to drive water resilience on the continent.  

At the forefront of this urgent call to action is the recognition that no single entity can address the multifaceted challenges of water resilience alone. Multistakeholder partnerships offer a holistic approach, leveraging the collective expertise, resources, and innovation of governments, NGOs, businesses, and communities to safeguard Europe's precious water resources for future generations.  

“Holistic” is the key word here. There is no point in restoring one tributary of a polluted river without tackling the whole basin — the problem will only resurface, and the investment will be rendered futile. From a risk perspective, it’s essential to consider the entire living system rather than pulling it apart.

This is why multi-stakeholder, multi-level partnerships are so important to driving long-term water resilience.  During this session, speakers from multi-stakeholder landscape partnerships already in action in Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany will discuss their solutions to ensuring Europe’s water security.