We would like to encourage and award innovative approaches, ideas in several areas, and thus increase the awareness of people about the importance of water that is the life energy for all living beings.
The participation in the award competition provides the platform of innovative solutions that can be connected with business people, experts, government organizations and investors.
Water resources present life energy for all living beings and a necessary medium for the society. Water footprint becomes more and more important part of a successful business sector and industry, that is environmentally sustainable. Industries and companies are not water consumers only, but also a source and hatchery of new environmental technologies for water supply, reuse, cleaning and other solutions. Although companies are very innovative and use good practices in the field of environment, often this is not used enough. The solutions that improve their attitude towards water resources, water environment and water use are important part of the new industrial revolution in the time when water has become the most important strategic raw material.
Everyone can apply who contributes in any way to a rational use of drinking water and its improvement, takes care of cleaning and reuse of waste water and decreases water footprint, and especially those who enable new technological innovations for reaching goals of sustainable development in the field of water.
Micro, small, medium and large sized companies that improve the quality of water resources, water environment, reduce water use and consider the entire water cycle.
Present your developmental solutions and achievements over the years based on the inclusion of Green and Blue infrastructure.
In the category where ideas and solutions for responsible water management have the widest reach, national projects that include examples of good practice (living with water, industry, nature and people), developmental solutions based on the inclusion of Green and Blue infrastructure can apply.
Any idea of improving responsible water management is a new step towards a better future. Individual projects (natural person), associations and non-governmental organizations can compete for the award with solutions for improving the quality of water resources, caring for the entire water cycle and improving the quality of life.
Awards RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS WATER are granted in partnership with Slovenian Ministry for the Environment and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy, Republic Croatia and from Serbia the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. This year BWF partnered also with Slovak Environmental Agency and Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic.
Jury:
Dr. Mitja Bricelj, State Secretary, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Elizabeta Kos, Assistant Minister, Republic of Croatia,Ministry of Environment and Energy, Directorate for Water Management and Protection of the Sea
Nataša Milić, Acting Director of Water Directorate, Republic of Serbia
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Prof. dr. Mihael Jožef Toman, Full Professor, Univesity of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Chair of Ecology and Environment Conservation.
They have established a technological process by which they obtain water of excellent quality from the air. The useres can pour the water from myWaterATM machine into their their reusable bottles. Consequently, pollution by disposable bottles is reduced.
Photo: Tomaž Rogelj, Director of Turizem Bled granted the award to winner Robert Slavec, myWater ATM.
The project involves a population with reduced visual ability in responsible management of water resources. By providing relevant information on the location of water resources in the public water supply system, including water quality, in sound form, it is an important step in integrating a wider circle of users, including those with vision problems, for responsible river basin management.
Photo: Prof. Dr. Mihael Jožef Toman from Biotechnical Faculty of University of Ljubljana granted the award to Danilo Burnač, Director of Maribor waterworks Company.
It is an innovative approach to connecting users of water resources and competent state institutions and international organizations to reduce landfills in river basins at the local, state and cross-border levels. This is a very concrete measure of adaptation to climate change that is important for all food producers and other users of water resources. But the best of it is, that we do not need new funds, legislation or new institutions to implement this measure.
Photo: Marko Maver, State secretary of Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Slovenia is handing over the award to the winner.
The project enables a more precise identification of the geographical location of the water source and the quality of this at different hydrological situations. The approach is promising as it builds on the existing standardized labelling approaches adding information of a more precise location of the water source and its quality to users. This is important for the effective control of the water source and responsible behavior in the river basin.
Photo: Jože Torkar, Energy Solutions Director at Petrol, is handing over the award to Jure Pirc.
The Jury, comprised of Bled Water Festival team members Marko Gajić, Patricia Mencigar and Renta Lovrak granted the award for the Most Daring Project and the The Best Underwater Cleanup. Haneul Kim, a certified water sommelier, according to his expert assessment granted the award The Most Tasteful Water in Slovenia.
2467 km, 63 days, 360 hours on a SUP and 600,000 paddle strokes for spreading awareness about the increasing pollution of water and rivers around the world. Pascal Rösler paddled down the Isar and Danube rivers from Munich to the Black Sea in Romania.
Photo: Richard Müller, Slovak Environmental Agency handed over the award to the winner Pascal Rösler from Germany.
Bled Water Festival for the first time in Slovenia hosted a water sommelier. Haneul Kim, a certified water sommelier from South Korea, conducted a water tasting on Thursday afternoon (June 13th), featuring six samples of water. According to his expert assessment the winner is the water from Source near the road Podlebelca.
Photo: Haneul Kim, water sommelier granted the award to winning water.
Photo: Doc. Dr. Mitja Slavinec, president of Slovenian diving association handed ower the award to representative of DVA Vivera, the winner.
Zero Carbon, Slovenia
myWater ATM
Maribor Waterworks Company, Slovenia
Innovative sound page
Horticultural society Maribor, Slovenia
Risk for drought in the Danube Region
Jure Pirc, Slovenia
Cryptowater.si – Water on Blockchain
DPA Vivera Ljubljana, Slovenia
Underwater cleanup project of river Ljubljanica in 2018
Surce near the road Podlebelca
2467 km – A journey to the Black Sea
Pascal Rösler, Germany
Kakis, Slovenia
KAKIS, the next generation of toilet
Komunalno podjetje Velenje, Slovenia
Effective management of water losses and the quality of drinking water
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d., Croatia
WaterQ
Stanko Česen, Slovenia
Design and implementation of PVA-MBBR
DPD Bled, Slovenia
Janez Andrejc, president
Hotel Kristal Bohinj, Slovenia
Jan Dobravec, Manager
Trashed
Director Candida Brady, Great Britain
Freewa Project, Croatia
Freewa project
Alpen Adria Energie GmbH, Austria
The Little World of Waterenergy
Petrol and Komunala Kranj, Slovenia
Technical and Economic Optimisation of the Water System Kranj
Anže Logar, Slovenia
Public institution AQUATIKA – Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac, Croatia
Aquatika – Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac
DOPPS – BirdLife Slovenia
Municipality Koper, Slovenia
Luka Koper, Slovenia
