Got a story to tell? Have Experiences to share? Pitch your fight for river protection and present at the Balkan River Summit 2024!
Contribute to the event through the following formats:
- Pitch your fight: Present your campaign or project and share your fight for river protection.
- Capacity-building and skill-sharing workshops: Lead a workshop to enhance skills and share valuable knowledge.
- Opinions and ideas: Share your insights and innovative ideas on various topics related to river conservation.
- Thematic panels: Participate in or organise a panel discussion on key themes relevant to our mission.
Submit your interest in speaking or presenting with the subject line: "Call for Contributions" to balkanriversummit24@euronatur.org. Please specify which format you are interested in and include a brief description (200-300 words), including if and how it fits at least one of the following key themes listed below:
Blue Heart Campaign and Activism
- 10+ years Blue Heart campaign: new challenges, activist responses, and ideas for river protection in the Balkans
- (Re-)Uniting voices for Balkan rivers within and across borders
- How can science, education and the arts contribute to river protection in the Balkans?
- Mobilising media for river protection in the Balkans
- Activism, human rights and access to justice
- Activism and self-care
Environmental and River Protection Strategies
- Rural development without hydro: wild rivers and sustainable livelihoods
- Out of the box: river protection through other means
- Pan-regional river protection efforts in the WB
Policy and Climate Change
- Do we need more dams? Climate change, biodiversity loss and the renewables transition
- European Green Deal and the Western Balkans: river protection policies and EU accession
- Rights of Nature: what can be applied in the Balkans?
Find more info and the updated tentative program on the summit webpage
