HELP International Symposium 2011, Gamboa, Panama, 21-24 November 2011

Theme: Building Knowledge Bridges for a Sustainable Water Future

Organised by: UNESCO International Hydrological Program (IHP), National Environmental Authority, International Center for Sustainable Development, and Interinstitutional Commission for the Canal Watershed

HELP is the UNESCO-IHP crosscutting initiative on Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy.

Themes:

• Global change impacts on river basins and aquifer systems
• Strengthening governance and institutions
• Ecohydrology for healthy ecosystems
• Water, food and energy nexus
• Water education and knowledge sharing

For more information go to the conference web site: www.helpsymposium.com

Vth World Aqua Congress, New Delhi, India, 16-18 November 2011

Organised by: Aqua Foundation

Theme: Adaptive & Integrated Water Management

Topics:

• Concepts of Adaptive Water Management
• Managing Change & Measuring Performance of Water Management
• Adaptive and Multi-level Water Governance
• Climate Change & Implications for Water Management
• Novel Tools and Frameworks for Implementation of Adaptive and Integrated Management Strategies
• Water Resource Development, Management & Quality
• Sustainable Development in Urban Areas
• Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (incl. Drinking water for rural sector- meeting the demand;
• Multiple use of water resources)
• Irrigation Technologies
• Water Resources, Climate Change & Energy Scenario
• Managing Water Infrastructure
• Water & Health
• Green Innovations
• Modeling, Monitoring & Management of Water Pollution
• Future Plans for Sustainable Water Solutions
• Institutional, Policy & Legal Issues (incl. Water Access as a Fundamental Right)

For more information go to the conference web site: www.worldaquacongress.org

6th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum, Kampala, Uganda, 29 November – 01 December 2011

Theme: Rural Water Supply in the 21st Century: Myths of the Past, Visions for the Future

Organised by: Skat, UNICEF, the Water and Sanitation Programme of the World Bank (WSP), IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), WaterAid and the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda

Target group: small private enterprises, political leaders from a local level, local and central government administrators, extension staff, NGO staff and donors.

Programme:

• Day 1: Overview of Rural Water Supplies. Success and failures in the past and RWSN achievements
• Day 2: Sustainability of Rural Water Supplies and islands of success from around the world
• Day 3: Vision for Rural Water Supplies, with promising ways of dealing with emerging challenges
• Day 4: (optional): field visits and seminars on:
• Life-Cycle Costs Approach (IRC-WASHCost)*
• Water Point Mapping (WaterAid)
• Photovoltaic Services for Developing Countries (Entec AG)

*Seminar on the Life-Cycle Costs Approach, Friday 2 December 2011 09.00 – 17.00

The life-cycle cost approach consists of a methodology that has been developed for costing sustainable water and sanitation services by assessing life-cycle costs and comparing them against levels of service provided. In this seminar, we will focus on the use of the life-cycle costs approach for water and sanitation in rural and peri-urban areas building on experiences in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Andhra Pradesh (India) and Mozambique. What are the minimum data needs and how are they determined? Which data collection tools can be used? How can costs and service levels be analysed to draw conclusions?  Delegates can register for the training through by sending an email to Audrey van Soest: soest@irc.nl

About 300 – 500 participants from all over the world are expected to attend the event and share their practical experiences and good practices on a wide range of aspects of rural water supplies. These include cost-effective technologies, accelerating self supply, management and support systems, catchment protection and finance.

The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) is a global knowledge network with over 2,000 members. It focuses on four flagship themes: cost-effective boreholes, self supply, sustainable rural water supplies and handpump technologies.

Conference web site: rwsnforum.wordpress.com

3rd International Symposium Re-Water Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany, 21-22 November 2011

Organised by: Stadtentwässerung Braunschweig GmbH in cooperation with the Technische Universität Braunschweig, the Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin and the Abwasserverband Braunschweig

Main topics: water and wastewater reuse, nutrient recovery and closing of energy- and material cycles, with a focus on implementation and realisation. Practical examples from developing countries will be included.

Conference web site: abwasser-recycling.info/re-water_english.html

World Toilet Day, 19 November 2011

Organised by: World Toilet Organization (WTO)

In 2001, the WTO declared its founding day, 19 November, as World Toilet Day. Since then, 19 November has been observed globally by its member organisations. In 2010, WTO recorded nearly 40 events in 17 countries on its World Toilet Day web page.

Web site: worldtoilet.org/WTD/

2nd IWA Development Congress & Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21–24 November 2011

Organised by: International Water Association (IWA) and Malaysian Water Association (MWA)

The Congress will “focus on workable approaches for the global water sector in low and middle income countries, from challenges to service delivery, through technological innovation, to implementation and delivery. The aim is to develop and help set the research and practice agenda for water and sanitation services internationally”.

Main themes:

• Urban water supply service provision
• Urban sanitation and wastewater service provision
• Managing, planning and financing urban water and sanitation services
• Social dimensions

Web site: www.iwa2011kl.org/