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International Water Forum at the United Nations, New York, NY, USA, 16 September 2011
Organised by: The Chronicles Group and Energy Water Institute of New York, in cooperation with the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR), World Water Organization (WWO), and WaterAid America.
Held concurrently with the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the forum will discuss water issues in the United States as well as global water challenges. The main aim is to take the first step toward organising a worldwide education and awareness campaign on the global water crisis.
More than 500 individuals are expected to participate in the forum.
For more information go to these web sites:
www.chroniclesgroup.org/watersummit/home.html
www.ewiny.org/international-water-forum.html
Water and Society 2011, Las Vegas, USA, 5-7 December 2011
The First International Conference on Water and Society aims to encourage trans-disciplinary communication on issues related to the nature of water, and its use and exploitation by society.
Organised by: University of Nevada, Wessex Institute of Technology
Topics:
- The nature of water
- Water as a human right
- Water as the source of life
- Water in a changing climate
- Future water demands and adaptation strategies
- Water resources contamination
- Surface and sub-surface water resources
- Irrigation and desertification
- Water, sanitation and health
- Transnational water rights
- Legislation and controls
- Water through the ages
- Lessons to be learnt
- Water and disaster management
Sustaining the Blue Planet: Global Water Education Conference, Bozeman, Mont, USA, 13-17 September 2011
The Project WET Foundation, publisher of water resources education materials, is organising “the first conference to focus exclusively on water education and its role in solving the world’s pressing water issues”.
Conference themes:
- Innovations in Water Education
- Successful Approaches to WASH Education
- Technology & Water Education
- Encouraging Water Education in Corporate Sustainability
- Education Solutions for Priority Water Topics (including WASH)
On September 16th, Danish actress Connie Nielsen, best known for her role in the film Gladiator opposite Russell Crowe—will discuss her work on sustainable sanitation solutions with the Human Needs Project in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya.
Presenters come from more than 20 countries and represent international organizations like UNESCO and UN-Habitat, multinational corporations including Intel, Microsoft, Google, Nestlé Waters and Abbott, government agencies such as USAID, NOAA and NASA, and primary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities both in the United States and abroad. The Project WET Foundation will also unveil its new Project WET Curriculum & Activity Guide, Generation 2.0 and accompanying teacher portal as well as its new web experience for children, DiscoverWater.org.
Web site: www.projectwet.org/blueplanet
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2011 OU International WaTER Conference, Norman, OK, USA, 24-25 October 2011
Organised by the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center at the University of Oklahoma, the conference will bring together water and sanitation experts from academia, industry, NGOs, government and foundations.
Conference theme: Synergy at the Interface: Integrating Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and Behavior Change.
Ben Fawcett, 2011 International WaTER Prize Winner, will give a plenary address.
Keynote speakers:
- Ned Breslin, Water for People – Hydrophilanthropy
- Annette Johnson, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology – Water Technologies
- Dennis Lettenmaier, University of Washington – Water Resources/Climate Change
- John Oldfield, Water Advocates – Legislative Update
- Kurt Soderlund, Safe Water Network – Social Entrepreneurship
- Peter Winch, Director, Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – Behavior Change
OU International WaTER Conference, Norman, OK, USA, 24-25 October 2011
Organised by: Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center at the University of Oklahoma
Theme: Synergy at the Interface: Integrating Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and Behavior Change
The two-day conference will include poster and concurrent paper sessions devoted to all technical and non-technical topics and sectors (e.g., science, engineering, health, anthropology, sociology, business, meteorology, geography, education, and cultural issues) relevant to water and sanitation in remote regions of emerging regions.
Topics:
- fluoride mitigation systems
- appropriate drilling technologies
- novel WASH technologies
- drinking water treatment innovations
- ground water exploration/production systems
- treatment wetlands for water quality mitigation
- rainwater harvesting
- conservation and reuse technologies
- social entrepreneurship/microfinance
- cultural and behavioral change
- climate change effects on water resources
- public health assessments
- capacity building
Abstract deadline: 15 June 2011
For the call for abstracts and more information go to the conference web site
2011 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 03-07 October 2011
Organised by: Institute for the Environment and the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Main themes:
- freshwater availability & climate change adaptation
- Southeastern U.S. water challenges
- human rights and ethics
- small community water, sanitation and hygiene
- peri-urban water, sanitation and hygiene
- hygiene behaviours and household water treatment
Abstract deadline: 01 May 2011
For more information go to conference website
World Bank Water Week, Washington, DC, USA, 31 January – 04 February 2011
An annual event that brings together the World Bank water community, as well as invited external stakeholders. Read about previous Water Weeks here.
Source: WSP Event Calendar
Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 23-26 October 2010
Organised by: Water Institute and Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This conference will bring together individuals and experts from academia, industry, NGOs, government and foundations to provide an inter-disciplinary perspective spanning science, policy, practice, financing and economics on drinking water sanitation, hygiene and water resources with a strong public health emphasis. The conference will deal with critical concerns relevant to both the developing and developed worlds.
The UN-Water Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) will be presented at the conference. “This will be the first public event at which such discussion is encouraged and organized and provides a means to both present the report to an expert audience and to secure feedback and comment on it.”
Keynote Speakers
- John Borrazzo, Chief, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Division, Bureau for Global Health U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Clarissa Brocklehurst, Chief of Water and Environmental Sanitation, UNICEF
- Jeni Colbourne, Chief Drinking Water Inspector, UK Drinking Water Inspectorate
- Peter Kolsky, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank
- Upmanu Lall, Director, Columbia Water Center; Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University
Besides the main conference on 25-26 October, there will be weekend networking and learning sessions on 23-23 October.
Main Conference Themes:
- What works in water and health?
- Financing for water and development
- New challenges and climate change
- Innovations and emerging trends
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Health systems and WaSH
- Impact and sustainability
- Frontiers of regulation
- Small systems
- Beaches and coastal areas
- Household water treatment and hygiene behaviors
- Water scarcity, reuse
Networking Weekend Events:
- Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage – Convening of the International Network
- Health Impact Assessment – Principles and Practice
- WaSH and Health Systems
- Water Quality and Health
- Water Safety Plans – Identifying Future Research Priorities
- Hygienic Risks of Sanitation Systems
- Microfinancing for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Environmental Projects
- Molecular Methods for Characterizing and Measuring Recreational Water Quality
- Meeting of the Universities Consortium for Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Conference web site: www.ie.unc.edu/content/news_events/symposia/2010/index.cfm
International Code Council World Toilet Summit, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 30 October – 3 November 2010
The 10th World Toilet Summit (WTS) will focus on the innovative designs, trends, and sustainable, market-based sanitation solutions and the huge profits businesses can realize while at the same time helping to eradicate the global sanitation crisis.
Held for the first time outside Asia, the WTS is making its American debut in conjunction with the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention and Engineered Plumbing Exposition.
Organised by: World Toilet Organization and International Code Council
Conference tracks:
- Innovations in Global Toilet Design & Applications
- Bottom of the Pyramid and Micro Financing Market
- Green Plumbing Applications
- Advocacy & Potty Parity
- Code Standards and Policies
- Cleaning and Personal Care Services & Supplies Market
For more information go the WTS web site.
Electricity and Water Regulation: Next Generation Policies and Practices, IP3, USA, 03-14 October 2011 (6 CEUs)
In this training course participants will learn a number of advanced tools, techniques and models to regulate both public and private electric and water utilities that generate/source, transmit and distribute electricity/water services. Participants will acquire skills in increasing the effectiveness of resource acquisition, efficiency gains, environmental mandates, strategies to increase market confidence and implementing consumer protection programs.
Through presentations, case studies, simulated exercises and on-site meetings with leading electricity and water regulatory authorities and utilities, participants will gain new knowledge and skills and bring these to bear in developing their own plan of action for the management for regulatory commissions in their own countries.
Organised by: Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. (IP3)
Target group:
- Commissioners, Directors and Key Staff of Regulatory Authorities, Agencies, and Commissions
- Energy and Electricity and Water Ministry Officials
- Directors and Key Managers of Public and Private Electric and Water Utilities
- Staff of Bilateral and Multilateral International Organisations
Course outline:
- Module I: Best Strategic Practices in Regulating Electric and Water Utilities
- Module II: Resource Acquisition Issues in Electricity and Water
- Module III: Water Utilities: Breakout Sessions
- Module IV: Energy Utilities: Breakout Sessions
- Module V: Accelerating Stakeholder Communication Strategies
- Module VI: Site Visits to Electric and Water Regulatory Authorities
- Module VII: Action Planning
Course fee: US $4,750 [includes laptop]
For more information and application form, go to the IP3 web site
