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Riku Vahala

Professor, Head of the Department of Built Environment, Aalto University, School of Engineering

Riku Vahala is a professor and Head of the Department of Built Environment at Aalto University’s School of Engineering. He specialises in water supply and sanitation, and his current research focuses on resource efficiency and the control of emerging pollutants in water and waste–water treatment. Before his academic career, Riku worked for 10 years in the water industry, as a member of EUREAU’s Drinking Water and Wastewater Commissions and as chairman of the European Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform (WSSTP). 

Professor Vahala is currently involved in the NPharvest project, an innovative R&D project funded by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment for developing nutrient recovery technologies from liquid wastes. 

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Tuesday 4 June at 14.00-15.30: The circular economy for water

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Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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