WATER SIGN
World Water Day demonstration
~ For water purification, water conservation and water justice ~ 
When: 22 March 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Starting point: Monbijouplatz, 10178 Berlin
End point: Fluss Bad Garten, Sperlingsgasse corner Friedrichsgracht, 10178 Berlin.

We all love water. We all need water. And we all care about water. On the occasion of World Water Day and the opening of the United Nations Water Conference on 22 March, we are making a collective statement for the protection of our natural resources, the responsible use of the element of water, the cleaning and keeping clean of our natural waters, the rediscovery of our rivers as axes of life and development and the creation of equitable access to the common good of water.

The GRÜNE LIGA Berlin e.V., together with a tip: tap, will present their activities in the context of the newly founded and cross-association Wassernetz Berlin at the Ökomarkt on Kollwitzplatz on 9 March 2023 (12-17 h). Here in the catchment area of the Stadtspree, we would also like to get into conversation with people interested in water bodies on the question of what can be done for water retention and rain infiltration in the neighbourhood.

The pilot project Wassernetz Berlin, financed by the LOTTO Foundation Berlin, was launched in Berlin on 20 January 2023. The aim of the project is, among other things, to present and support measures for the protection and ecological upgrading of watercourses and lakes in Berlin and to implement them on 19 watercourses themselves in order to preserve and restore the natural biodiversity of our watercourses, also in order to realise the goal of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) of achieving a "good ecological status of all watercourses in Europe".

To raise awareness and provide the general public with understanding tools, we and other partners in the Water Network organise dialogue events on this topic.
Discover more about the Water Network here: www.wassernetz-berlin.de

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All issues of the Water Newsletter 2023:

• Water Newsletter August 2023 (PDF 2,3 MB)
• Water Newsletter July 2023 (PDF 2,2 MB)
• Water Newsletter May 2023 (PDF 439 KB)
• Water Newsletter April 2023 (PDF 2,3 MB)
• Water Newsletter March 2023 (PDF 661 KB)

All issues of the Water Newsletter 2022:

• Water Newsletter December 2022 (PDF 1,9 MB)
• Water Newsletter November 2022 (PDF 961 KB)
• Water Newsletter October 2022 (PDF 561 KB)
• Water Newsletter September 2022 (PDF 734 KB)
• Water Newsletter August 2022 (PDF 732 KB)
• Water Newsletter July 2022 (PDF 797 KB)
• Water Newsletter June 2022 (PDF 83 KB)
• Water Newsletter Mai 2022 (PDF 1,6 MB)
• Water Newsletter April 2022 (PDF 379 KB)
• Water Newsletter March 2022 (PDF 642 KB)
• Water Newsletter February 2022 (PDF 550 KB)
• Water Newsletter January 2022 (PDF 319 KB)

All issues of the Water Newsletter 2021:

• Water Newsletter December 2021 (PDF 2,3 MB)

We have been active for many years in water protection together with other associations and initiatives.

The new Nature Restoration Law proposed by the European Commission in June 2022, aimed at restoring ecosystems for people, climate and planet, will be put to a vote in the ENVI Committee in May 2023. In June 2023, the European Parliament will hold its plenary vote (mid-June).

In this context, the GRÜNE LIGA supports EEB's #RestoreNature campaign, which is pushing for the adoption of an ambitious law.

This law is fundamental to establish a governance framework in order to restore ecosystems that are particularly at risk, in order to increase climate change adaptation, ensure food security and the well-being of humankind and all forms of life on our planet. 

Member States will have to develop National Restoration Plans, including both area-based restoration targets and indicator-based restoration targets. This should allow for the establishment of an integrated approach to restoration on the European level.

 (The Havel River in Germany)

The main overarching objectives are the following:

• at least 20% of land- and sea-areas' restoration targets by 2030
• by 2050: having measures in place for ALL ecosystems in need of restoration