Drinkable Rivers
Towards a world of Drinkable RiversNot so long ago, most of our rivers were drinkable.
But not anymore.
We work to make our rivers drinkable again.
What we do
River Walks
Walking along rivers to engage with people and activate them to care for rivers.
Citizen Science
Engaging people to experience rivers by doing citizen science on water quality.
Action Communities
Building networks in watersheds to initiate actions towards drinkable rivers.
Our book is available in bookstores around the world!
Drinkable Scheldt Walk
Learn more about our Scheldt River Walk (Apr 22th – May 23th 2025)
We walked over 380 kilometers along the Scheldt, in 30 days, together with people who care about the river.
Video impression Scheldt Walk
Read our daily highlights in the Scheldt walk diary.
Events
Join a Drinkable Rivers event near you or online!
Click here for film screenings of ‘A long walk for Drinkable Rivers’ (Drinkbare Maas) and ‘Our Blue World’.
16 Aug ’25
Film screening: ‘Our Blue World’ (Ocean Film Festival, Omniversum, The Hague)
4-7 Sep ’25
River Walk: Nederrijn
by Youth for Drinkable Rivers
23 Sept ’25
Event: ‘Confluence of European Water Bodies‘
(Bergen)
1 Oct ’25
Mayors gathering: Official launch of Mayors for Drinkable Scheldt
(Ghent, 16:00-19:00)
31 Oct ’25
Film screening: ‘Our Blue World’
(Louis Hartlooper, Utrecht)
5 & 6 Nov ’25
Mayors gathering: gathering Mayors for Drinkable Thames
29 May ’25
Mayors gathering: gathering Mayors for Drinkable Meuse
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