A short report on the stay of Blue Community Ambassador Erin O’Donnell in the Blue Community / Blue City of Berlin, including a link to her talk on the rights of rivers, on the website of the Green Alliance:
River rights, water justice and new perspectives on the protection of our waterways.
On 18 and 19 June 2026, Blue Community Berlin, together with GRÜNE LIGA and its partner organisations, welcomed the Australian legal scholar and Blue Community ambassador, Assoc. Prof. Dr Erin O’Donnell, to Berlin. As part of her tour of Europe, she discussed the rights of rivers, the protection of water bodies and new legal approaches to dealing with nature with representatives from academia, civil society and environmental organisations.
In addition to a public panel discussion and a film evening, the programme also included visits to schools in Berlin and an excursion to explore innovative water management concepts.
