Impact Circle | Water as an Ingredient for Better Soil 

01 Abril, 2025

Water as an ingredient for better soil

Water is a crucial element in sustainable land use and agriculture. In this session, we will delve into how water can be leveraged to improve soil health and sustainability—a topic that is highly relevant in both the Netherlands and Portugal, but for very different reasons. In the Netherlands, water management is often about dealing with excess water and ensuring balanced distribution while in Portugal, the challenge is the opposite—coping with drought and ensuring that limited water resources are used effectively for soil regeneration. Although, the last weeks have been historical in the amount of rainfall ;-)
 
Our two guest speakers will bring valuable insights from different perspectives:
  • Onno Schaap, land and water management specialist and CEO of Aquagri, will share practical innovations and techniques for optimizing water use in agriculture.
  • Juliette Douglas,  Water Alliance (Netherlands), responsible for creating business opportunities for Dutch companies in Southern Europe in water technology sector, will discus how network collaboration can drive solutions for water management and soil restoration.
 
As always, this session is open to members of CCPH and those inspired to become part of our growing community. Our hosts, Wouter Heijnen and Alexander Griekspoor, look forward to seeing familiar and new faces in this engaging discussion.
 
(!) Join us to explore how water can be a game-changer for better soil and a more sustainable future!
 

 

AGENDA: 
12H00: Welcome
12H05: Kick off by Wouter Heijnen and Alex Griekspoor
12H10: Presentation by Juliette Douglas,
12H30: Presentation by Onno Schaap
12H50: Networking/brainstorming 
13H00: Ending
 
Interested to be one of the speakers in one of the upcoming sessions? Read more here. 

More information on our Impact Circle

In the second half of 2023, we started with our Impact Circle for members that have an interest in or focus on Sustainable Development in the broadest sense of the word, or those who want to know more about it. This Circle follows in the footsteps of the Digital Circle that was established in 2022 and has been running successfully ever since.

The activities are regular Teams meeting and every now and then an on-site meeting in Portugal or the Netherlands. The goal of this Impact Circle is to provide for a platform to promote business opportunities with a sustainable and innovative character.

We will invite different speakers and after every meeting there will be time for networking and connecting on a personal level. We hope the Impact Circle will inspire its participants and enhance their network. The meetings are open for every (aspirant) CCPH member to join. Should you be interested in getting invitations, or do you know somebody within your organization who might be interested, then please sign up for the Impact Circle via office@ccph.pt.  We are super excited to start this initiative and hope to meet you soon in one of our sessions.

We are proud to announce that The Impact Circle will be run by two of our members:

Wouter Heijnen | Innovation advisor/ founder Circular Hub Algarve

Alex Griekspoor | Agenda.app / Boardmember CCPH

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