Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean at the center of attention with AIDARA at the ACCADUEO 2025 Exhibition in Bologna

The growth of WestMED supported AIDARA (Italian association for desalination and reuse of water) continues in its first year of existence, thanks to the high interest in the challenges of water scarcity.

ACCADUEO,  Italy’s leading international trade fair dedicated exclusively to the civil and industrial water sector, is one of the growing number of organisations that support AIDARA’s development. It allowed AIDARA a stand where visitors had a chance to learn more about its objectives, as well as space to organise two specialized workshops. One on Desalination in the Mediterranean Basin (7 October 2025) and one on the ‘Water Positive’ Concept (8 October 2025).

International speakers from Morocco, Libya, UAE, Spain, France took the floor to describe the evolution of desalination technologies, investment plans and good practices to optimize water management in Industrial processes.

Multinational companies like Philip Morris and TETRAPAK, consulting firms specialized in water management like TEHA, COGEA-BIP, STANTEC, ILF and research & innovation initiatives like Plan Bleue described their experiences and their approaches towards a contest which is often seen as a booming business, while it is first and mainly a way to ensure the necessary resource for life on the planet.

Both sessions welcomed a large audience and the Regional Government of Emilia Romagna, through the competent Councillor Irene Priolo, had the opportunity to illustrate the complexity that local and regional authorities face to tackle the extreme consequences of climate change – from water scarcity to overfloods.

Mark your agenda 

AIDARA will hold its next event on 2 December 2025, in collaboration with AQP SpA, focusing on Reuse of Treated Waters.

For more information contact Leonardo Manzari (WestMED National Hub Italy): italy@westmed-initiative.ec.europa.eu