The Ministry of Climate’s water projects LIFE IP CleanEST and LIFE SIP WetEST, together with their partners, visited Ukraine to share experience and exchange practices with local water sector experts from the LIFE U SPRINGBOARD project.

How can we genuinely improve the state of Estonia’s waters?

The answer is not found in a single table or document. It emerges through cooperation, discussions, and hands-on work on riverbanks.

To this end, two major water-related projects met in Pärnu: LIFE IP CleanEST and LIFE SIP WetEST. The shared goal is simple yet challenging – to bring Estonia’s water bodies into better condition, both in Eastern and Western Estonia.

​The United Kingdom doesn't have environmental charges like in Estonia. There, the state or local government collects a fine when a violation is detected. Then the court proceedings are completed and the amount of the fine is determined. Fine money is directed to the implementation of environmental measures through intermediate organizations.

We visited such an intermediary organization in the UK to gather knowledge about institutional capacity building, water management principles and the implementation of water body protection measures, primarily in relation to agriculture.

In the framework of the LIFE IP CleanEST project, led by the Ministry of Climate, we organised an international water management conference on 25th-26th In October 2023, in Narva Town Hall, Estonia. The focus of the conference was the challenges of modern water management and their solutions. The main objective of the conference was to promote the efficiency of water management, share valuable knowledge and increase awareness on issues related to water management.

LIFE IP CleanEST project is organising an international conference on October 25-26, 2023 in Narva, Estonia, focusing on the challenges and solutions of modern water management. The main objective of the conference is to promote water management efficiency, share valuable knowledge, and raise awareness of issues related to water management.

LIFE IP CleanEST project in collaboration with Estonian University of Life Sciences organised a workshop on nutrient balance calculations for sustainable farming and water protection on 20-21 April 2023 in Tartu, Estonia. We discussed best practices for fertilizer recommendations and tools for nutrient balance calculations with examples from agri-environmental policy as well as how methodologies developed in the framework of LIFE projects will be used outside of the project.