Saarbrücken, Germany
The ECHO 2026 conference, organised by Saarland University in collaboration with the Interreg project UniGR-CIRKLA (funded by the Interreg Greater Region programme), brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and educators to explore the latest developments in the fields of the circular economy and sustainability.
Alena Jahns and Mara Wagner of IZES introduced the WaterProof project in their presentation “Stakeholder perspectives on CCU technology and products”. The presentation drew on stakeholder interviews, consumer surveys and focus groups conducted as part of the project. It concluded with concrete recommendations on how the perspectives of different stakeholder groups can be incorporated into the development and implementation of CCU technologies.