Innovation and Sustainability for Tomorrow’s Water
The New European Directive on Urban Wastewater Treatment: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.
The recent European Directive (3019/2024) introduces stringent requirements for wastewater
treatment, creating new challenges and opportunities for the sector:
The “polluter pays” principle places cosmetics and pharmaceutical producers at the center of a
new economic strategy to finance sustainable solutions.
The event, promoted by the University of Palermo, brought together four key actors for
and technology providers, with the development of advanced systems for wastewater treatment.
During the Symposium, the results of high-impact research projects were presented with the aim of creating a collaboration network among institutions, companies and stakeholders in the water sector. Southern Italy came together to outline a shared pathway towards a sustainable future, laying the foundations for innovative and responsible water management. The five Southern Regions most affected by the water emergency, Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria and Sicily, were represented during the two days of Water4Future.
Prof. Giorgio Mannina,
Full Professor of Sanitary-Environmental Engineering, University of Palermo;
Prof. Massimo Midiri,
Rector, University of Palermo.
8.30 – 8.45
Welcome and registration
8.45 – 9.00
Institutional greetings and opening of the proceedings;
9.00 – 9.30
9.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00
European project design in Southern Italy within the integrated water system
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.30
17.30 – 18.00
8.30 – 9.00
9.00 – 9.30
9.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.30
13.00 – 14.30