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Danish companies are among the best in the world when it comes to water technology and solutions. Minister of the Environment Lea Wermelin Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod and Minister of Trade and Industry Simon Kollerup are now launching a new export strategy for water with the ambition of doubling exports.Water is one of the worlds most important natural resources and access to water is essential for a good life. But water is also part of the biggest global challenges problems with obtaining clean water avoiding floods and dealing with dirty wastewater in a sustainable way.Danish companies are among the leaders in the world when it comes to water technology and water solutions and the demand for solutions is great.In order for Denmark to continue to be among the worlds leading countries in the future it is important that we in Denmark lift in droves. We do this i.a. knows that the government is now launching an export strategy for water which has been prepared by the Ministry of the Environment the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry in close partnership with the water industry. The strategy sets the framework for the Danish export efforts for water in the coming years.The strategys vision is that the Danish water industry must help solve the worlds water and climate adaptation problems through a doubling of Danish exports of water technology from DKK 20 billion. kroner in 2019 to 40 billion. kroner 2030.- In Denmark we are both ambitious and skilled when it comes to water technology and solutions and we want to promote the green agenda outside the countrys borders. The Danish water industry has both intelligent and sustainable solutions that are in demand worldwide. Therefore I am pleased that today we can present a comprehensive export strategy for water so that in the future we can get the Danish solutions out into the world for the benefit of the environment people and Danish workplaces says Minister of the Environment Lea Wermelin.-Denmark is a global green pioneer across a wide range of technologies. Therefore I am pleased that today we can launch an ambitious export strategy that puts a turbo on the export of green Danish water technology. An area in which the Danish business community is extremely strong. We allocate concrete resources to strengthen the export opportunities for our Danish companies. We are strengthening government cooperation and hiring more experts in a number of our most important export markets. I am particularly pleased with the close partnership with the business community which has been central to the development of the strategy. says Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.-Danish companies provide world-class water technology solutions and their work helps countries that are struggling with natural disasters and dirty drinking water. Therefore it is also absolutely crucial that we get Danish expertise across the border and in this way create more green jobs in Denmark says Minister of Trade and Industry Simon Kollerup.The export strategy contains a large number of strategic initiatives. Among other things an export scheme and the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will enter into regulatory cooperation with authorities in the USA Germany Italy Poland and Spain. A number of water specialists are attached to both run the authority collaborations and assist Danish water companies in local projects. At the same time a water specialist is being sent to India to support the green strategic partnership between India and Denmark.In addition the efforts also include cooperation between the Ministry of the Environment and authorities in Morocco and Ethiopia and with major cities around the world as well as a number of financial tools such as the establishment of EKFs Green Accelerator facility and financing of Danish water specialists involvement in export activities. The strategy has been prepared in collaboration with various players in the water industry which includes companies utilities consultants industry organizations and universities.With the political agreement from 8 October 2020 on the restart of Danish exports after COVID19 it was decided that an export strategy for water should be prepared.In 2020 the government set up seven regional growth teams to develop the local business forces where the growth team Midtjylland recommended establishing a business lighthouse in water technology so that Midtjylland can be a pioneering region when it comes to development demonstration production and scaling of water technology.