Study Tour on dam removal practices

The study tour on dam removal practices took place on 19-22 November in Västerås (Sweden), organised by CCB in collaboration with Västmanland County, Örebro County and LIFE IP Rich Waters.

Participants attended from Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Belarus and Sweden, learning about Swedish practices in dam removal to improve aquatic ecosystems and sharing their experiences.

Related documents:

• Provisional Programme


• List of participants


• Press Release in Swedish


• Presentation "Actions for better water" - David Liderfelt, Project manager, LIFE IP Rich Waters


• Presentation "Theme connectivity - an overview" - Jonas Berglind, Theme coordinator, connectivity and external eutrophication, LIFE IP Rich Waters


• Presentation "Sustainable HP with functioning ecosystems" - Lennart Gladh, CCB


• Live web streaming on CCB Facebook page


• 2nd live web streaming on CCB Facebook page


• Video news on the TV local programme

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