Speakers / Panellists

A guide for cities, Identification of areas at risk of rainwater in urbanized areas Director of the Department of Investment Preparation and Implementation of PGW Wody Polskie. Since her studies at the Interdepartmental Studies of Environmental Protection at the...

Simple language, difficult challenges, information and misinformation. How to communicate to inform, educate and persuade When the accountant asked me about the code of my profession, without hesitation I said - teacher. I teach willing people how to better...

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 7 February 2024. and its implications for rainwater management in municipalities a. the prohibition on including the costs of rainwater drainage in the calculation of tariffs, b. The implications of the judgment for...

EU funding support for sustainable rainwater management systems and green-blue infrastructure Graduate of Interdepartmental Environmental Studies at the UW and Project Management at the Warsaw School of Economics. Currently counsellor in the Department of European...

Finansowanie inwestycji z zakresu adaptacji do zmian klimatu przez NFOSiGW Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska I Gospodarki Wodnej finansuje zadania z zakresu adaptacji do zmian klimatu zarówno ze środków krajowych jak i unijnych. W nowej perspektywie finansowej...

Medium- and high-capacity self-priming pumps and flood protection measures Mobile pumps are a key tool in flood relief operations, enabling flooded areas to be drained quickly and efficiently. Thanks to their mobility, they can be quickly transported to areas most at...

Rain is profit, or how to familiarize residents with the topic of retention, climate change and rainwater management The campaign, "Rain is profit," was carried out on the occasion of the program "Construction and reconstruction of stormwater drains and adaptation of...

Bydgoszcz green and blue. Retention and management of rainwater or snowmelt" - second rainwater project in Bydgoszcz After the implementation of the project "Construction and reconstruction of the stormwater drainage system and adaptation of the stormwater drainage...

Modern geotechnical solutions versus the effects of climate change: a review of water retention and flood safety projects With the intensifying effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events, heat waves and more frequent and intense flooding, the role of...

Panel discussion: the future of tariffs for collective water supply services, where the issue of tariff regulation is headed

Rainwater management policy on private land in Gdansk - Investor relations Successful management of a rainwater management system based on retention depends on the cooperation of all stakeholders, not just city offices or water utilities. Systemic implementation of...

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 7 February 2024. and its implications for rainwater management in municipalities a. the prohibition on including the costs of rainwater drainage in the calculation of tariffs, b. The implications of the judgment for...

Resilience of the City of Kraków to climate change based on the example of modern implementations at WMK S.A. The topic of the paper focuses on the practical solutions that WMK S.A. is implementing to increase its resilience to the increasing effects of climate...

Trenchless repair of traffic culverts on watercourses and stormwater drainage systems This presentation will show methods for trenchless repair of traffic culverts. The advantages of trenchless repairs without digging up streets, roads and other traffic routes will be...

Modern flood protection solutions as effective tools to minimise the effects of climate changeArcelorMittal Commercial RPS executive director.

Maybe/sea without plastic - how to talk about rainwater pollution? In the speech "Maybe/sea without plastic - how to talk about rainwater pollution?" we will look at the problem of plastic, which along with rainwater ends up in rivers and seas. Although plastic was...

Crisis communication. Cooperation and coordination of services on the example of RZGW in Krakow The internet and the huge role of social media in the speed of information in modern communication force the institutions of the public sphere to respond adequately...

Opening of the congress Dr. Stanislaw Mazur, professor and rector of the Cracow University of Economics, a political scientist by education and passion, dealing with issues of political power and its role in society. He specializes in matters of public policy and...

Microretention in single-family housing - good practice or regulation? Climate change is also inevitably knocking on the door of single-family homes. Watering backyard lawns and flowerbeds due to the increasingly prolonged high temperatures can start to become costly....

Importance and development of green-blue infrastructure in cities and municipalities of the Upper Silesian-D Zagłębie Metropolis in the face of climate change Currently, some 3.6 billion people live in cities around the world. According to UN calculations, there will...

B+R projects under PCP, that is, support in POIR and FENG in NCBR. Project Manager of the “Home Retention Technologies” Project, Innovative Program Management Methods Development Department, National Center for Research and Development He is a graduate of the MBA for...

Rainwater management systems in the city on the example of the Stary Rynek project in Poznan The challenge of the 21st century is rainwater management. Sudden downpours can lead to localised flooding. Particularly in the city, where most of the pavement is sealed and...

Green retention in Krakow. First implementations of the Urban Greenery Board in Krakow and plans for sustainable water management The reconstruction of Krupnicza Street in Kraków, completed in May last year, is an example of innovative green retention solutions that...

Paulina Pierzchała is a graduate of the University of Lodz. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of Management, where she studied new media, business and corporate management and journalism. She started her career in 2013 and has worked among...

Task completion. Exchange of experience and cooperation between RZGW in Krakow and environmental organisations RZGW in Krakow carries out a number of investment and maintenance tasks, as well as projects aimed at improving the environment. In all our activities, we...

Technical condition of dams in Poland in the context of ageing, climate change - global context, risks, challenges, methods of improvement The last few years have seen an unprecedented number of extreme floods and disasters of dam structures, including large dams,...

Risk management plan resulting from the new wastewater directive EU environmental legislation makes risk assessment mandatory. The new Wastewater Directive imposes the need for risk assessment in the context of rainwater and wastewater pollution and its impact on...

Rainwater retention in practical solutions Water retention issues in the face of a changing climate Water shortage vs. intense precipitation Practical retention solutions of the ZINGRAV system Storage of rainwater Applied single and multi-chamber retention systems...

Legal aspects of rainwater and snowmelt regulation Lawyer, graduate of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2008 continuously cooperates with the Chamber of Commerce ‘Polish Waterworks’, which it represents, among others, before government authorities....

‘Disappearing watercourses’, or the reshaping of the hydrographic network and its hydrological consequences in urbanised areas The issue under discussion concerns the hydrological and hydraulic consequences associated with the transformation of the hydrographic...

From Small Projects to Big Investments: Challenges and solutions in the context of rainwater The talk will focus on the universal challenges of stormwater management faced by small projects as well as large construction projects. Common issues will be presented, such...

Solutions to support the reduction of the urban heat island temperature and the use of rainwater in a closed loop system ‘Disposing’ of rainwater during heavy rainfall, without having to put it into the sewer system, is a key issue when we talk about adapting cities...

Financing investments in water management at the national level, with particular emphasis on renaturalization The paper will show the approach to investments in water management in Poland, using the example of the State Water Management Company Wody Polskie, which is...

DISCUSSION PANEL: The future of collective water supply service tariffs, where the issue of tariff regulation is headed President of the Management Board of Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w m.st. Warszawie S.A., Member of the Presidium of the...

Experiences of Zielona Góra Waterworks in rainwater and snowmelt management "Zielonogórskie Wodociągi i Kanalizacja" Sp. z o.o. from 2019 to 2023 implemented the Project entitled: "Upgrading rainwater management in the area of the Zielona Góra Agglomeration - Stage...

Impact of sewer pipe construction and repair materials on stormwater quality - potential environmental risks Presentation of the conclusions of the scientific article ‘Impacts of stormwater pipe materials and pipe repairs on stormwater quality: a review’,...

Let's respect water the way it deserves - using modern pipe materials and intelligent solutions In his presentation, the speaker will address the following themes: The new reality - climate change, increasing urbanisation, energy transition - how to solve the ‘water’...

Renovation of existing and historic natural watercourses in the Poznań area The past two centuries have seen a number of significant changes in the hydrology of historic Poznan. The key processes we identify are the construction of a ring of forts around the polygonal...

Ecohydrology for water management adaptation to climate change The following topics will be addressed during the presentation: the importance of ecosystems in the catchment as a system for stabilising the hydrological cycle, using water-biocenoses interactions to...

DISCUSSION PANEL: The future of tariffs for collective water supply services, where the issue of tariff regulation is headed Past practice of PGW Wody Polskie in approving water and wastewater tariffs and its consequences for the health of water and wastewater...

Reducing the risk of flooding in the city's catchment areas by using hydrodynamic modeling in the investment process of the Municipality of Krakow (cooperation of municipal units) - restoration of lost natural retention The paper will focus on cooperation between...