Istanbul Water Expo: Smart Water Solutions For a Sustainable Living

IWE Istanbul Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Exhibiton is the first and the only B2B event in Turkey focused solely on water and wastewater industry.IWE Istanbul Water Expo will bring together a comprehensive range of the latest technologies and developments in sustainable utilization of water resources, water saving, wastewater treatment and recycling on the same platform.

Increasing population, global warming, groundwater depletion, urbanization, industrialization, requirement for new infrastructure and inadequate resource management urges the need for Sustainable Water System, globally.

The domestic and industrial water need to be used more efficiently, due to the rapid reduction in renewable water resources. Meanwhile, treatment of wastewater for re-use requires better infrastructure and engaging new technologies.

In 2014, Turkey was ranked the 24th most attractive foreign direct investment destination and is projected to be the 9th largest economy in the world by 2050. Turkey is one of the largest markets of the world for water and wastewater solutions according to EU reports. An estimated 33.9 bn Euro will be invested until 2023 for the new and rehabilitation projects.

Turkey is the Land of Opportunities

·         Availability of EU Project, Consulting and Technical support

·         Availability of qualified and experienced Human resources

·         Incentives to encourage Private Public Partnership (PPP) and Private Sector Participation (PSP) in environmental investments

·         EU, Public, Private and alternative funding is available for new and rehabilitation projects and innovative solutions

·         Municipalities are well informed and aware of environmental issues

·         Laws and legislations comply with EU standarts

·         Accelerated economic growth and increase of national financial resources

·         Potential for self-financing for utilities projects

·         Funding by donors and international platforms

·         Well developed IT and satellite systems

·         Strong nationwide communication and publicity channels

·         Existence of many natural resources and biodiversity of country

·         Strong environmental NGOs on decision making steps