BCSwitzerland

Guided tour of the Frasnacht Waterworks

Guided tour of the Frasnacht lake waterworks. Insight into the drinking water supply. As part of the Sustainability Action Week with its focus on “Blue Community, Blue University”, the Swi...
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May 9, 2025

Green Roofs and Ponds as Networks

From the Swiss Blue Community Eawag, the Aquatic Research‬ ‪Institute of Switzerland: Green roofs and ponds as networks. To enhance biodiversity across aquatic and terrestrial systems, natural are...
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Zurich Blue University on Water in Transition

The Swiss Blue Community / Blue University of Zurich UZH took part in the Science Forum on the topic of ‘Water in Transition – Society and Science in Dialogue’, organized by the city and the uni...
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Viva con Agua Certified

In mid-January, the Blue Community Switzerland welcomed the organisation Viva con Agua as a new member (see Blue News here). Since then, a very fruitful cooperation has been established, especially wi...
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Infoday Groundwater: Utilising & Protecting

From the Swiss Blue Community Eawag, the Aquatic Research Institute: Groundwater – utilising and protecting the resource drinking water. 80% of Switzerland’s drinking water comes from groundwate...
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September 4, 2025

Switzerland: Rämibühl Water Week

Rämibühl is a high school in Zurich, founded in 1833 as the Zurich Cantonal School, uniting four high schools with different profiles: the Gymnasium for literature, the Gymnasium Real, the Gymnasium M...
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Interview: Tackling the Extremes

From the Swiss Blue Community Eawag, the Federal Aquatic Research Institute: Urban environmental challenges: Tackling the extremes. An interview with João P. Leitão. João P. Leitão develops inno...
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Podcast: Water in Mali’s Dogonland

The Swiss Blue Community ‘Kene Elou Te’ and their African counterpart, the Blue Community ‘Réseau Ecole RadioChico‘ (RERC) in Mali, published a podcast with an Interview on the...
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Honorary Lecture Prof. Urs von Gunten

From the Swiss Blue Community Eawag, the Aquatic Research Institute: Honorary Lecture Professor Urs von Gunten. Date: 02 avril 2025 Time: 18:00 – 19:30 Introduction by the Dean Katrin Beyer, IIE Direc...
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April 2, 2025