Meeting of the AQPLA project partners in Vienna
In the second half of June 2024, a two-day meeting of the project partners of the Aquatic Plastic (AQPLA) project took place in Vienna, hosted by BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences). The event brought together representatives of the participating organisations to review the activities carried out, assess the project’s progress and develop strategies to reduce waste pollution in the Danube river basin. In parallel, workshops were held to develop methodologies for sampling micro-litter in rivers, river sediments and fish.
22 March – World Water Day
At the Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (IzVRS), we recognise the importance of water and have been working towards its sustainable management for over 50 years through research, development and consultancy in the field of water management.
CRP 2023: Development of a system for assessing the costs of implementing measures to protect the marine environment at national level
The Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia was successful in the CRP 2023 call for proposals, which was published in May 2023 by the Public Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia (ARIS).
COP23 is taking place in Portorož
The 23rd meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention – the Mediterranean Conference (COP 23) – is taking place this week in Portorož, with the Slovenian Water Institute also taking part.
The Barcelona Convention – COP23
From 4 to 8 December 2023, Slovenia will host the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP23) in Portorož. On this occasion, it will assume the two-year presidency of the Convention for the period 2024–2025.
Clean Coast 2023 – results
This year, 109 kg of rubbish was collected, comprising 69.4 kg of mixed waste, 23.8 kg of packaging and plastic waste, 12.4 kg of glass and 3.4 kg of cigarette ends. In total, 15,329 items of litter were removed from the beach during the two-hour clean-up.
Join us again this year for the ‘Clean Coast 2023’ clean-up campaign
Dear friends of the sea, this year we’re once again inviting you to join us in cleaning up the Slovenian coastline as part of the 14th ‘ČISTA OBALA’ clean-up campaign.
World Water Day 2023
22 March, World Water Day, serves as a reminder of the exceptional importance of water. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges we face in ensuring access to clean water, and of the crucial role that sustainable water management plays in achieving this goal.
IWRS participates in the CRP project “Our food, countryside and natural resources in 2022”.
IWRS is participating in the CRP call “Our food, countryside and natural resources in 2022” in the project “Impact of environmental stress on the health and growth of bivalve molluscs and improvements in breeding practices in the face of microplastics and climate change”.
IzVRS’s participation in the call for proposals under the Targeted Research Programme (CRP): “Our Food, Rural Areas and Natural Resources in 2022”
The Slovenian Water Institute is participating in the project ‘The impact of environmental stress on the health and growth of mussels, and improvements to farming practices in response to microplastics and climate change’.