Jordi Cros represents CWP at WWCLF 2022 and Korean International Water Week.

09 Feb Jordi Cros represents CWP at WWCLF 2022 and Korean International Water Week.

Jordi Cros, president of CWP participates in the World Water Clusters Leaders Forum 2022 and in the Korean International Water Week.

The Korea International Water Week 2022 was held from November 23 to 25. It is a fair whose objective is to bring together the actors of the water world to jointly face the global challenges related to the sector, and during which the World Water Clusters Leaders Forum was organized, with the participation of the president of the Catalan Water Partnership, Mr. Jordi Cros, and which brought together water clusters from all over the world, from the USA, Asia and Europe. In this edition, the first one in person after the pandemic, the official kick-off event was held, where the European representative was Jordi Cros, president of the Catalan Water Partnership, who participated with the president of the Korean Water Partnership Zuwhan Yun, the CTO of Water Environment Federation Barry Liner, the president of Cleveland Water Alliance Mr. Bryan Sutbbs, the Business Development manager of Mekorot Watech Ms. Relly Bar-On and the deputy director of PUB (Singapore National Water Agency) Ryan Yuen.

1. Photograph of all participants in the Kick-Off meeting of the World Water Clusters Leaders Forum.

One of the protocolary acts that marked the visit of the president of the Catalan Water Partnership was the signing of the collaboration agreement between the Catalan cluster and the Korean Water Partnership. It is hoped, then, that synergies, projects and new opportunities for Catalan and Korean companies can come out of this in order to face water challenges together. Since the first meeting with the Korean Water Partnership in 2016, there have been multiple meetings at major world fairs in the water sector and cooperation in R+D between some Catalan and South Korean companies, agreement aims to be a way to accelerate and multiply their possible collaborations.

2, Moments after the signing of the agreement between the Catalan Water Partnership and the Korean Water Partnership.

Within the framework of the World Water Clusters Leaders Forum, the working sessions were held, in which, among others, a round table on International Development among water clusters was held with the participation of Mr. Jordi Cros.

3. Participants of the World Water Cluster Leaders Form

4. Round table in which the president of CWP, Jordi Cros, participated.

It is also worth mentioning the visit that took place on November 25 at the facilities of the Korean Water Cluster in Daegu, where there is an area set up for the exhibition to schools, adapted to the needs of this sector of the population, and they also have several treatment plants for technology testing with 4 real facilities for this purpose, each with a reference line and a test line.

5. Entrance to the exhibition area of the Korean Water Cluster, with the group of participants of the visit.

6. Korean Water Cluster test area for water purification system testing.