IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Busan, Korea, 16-22 October 2012

Held every two years and organised by the International Water Association (IWA), the congress & exhibition attracts 5,000 water professionals from companies and institutions around the world.

Themes:

• Science and application of water treatment and management
• Water, climate, food and energy
• Cities of the future
• Managing utilities and their assets
• Securing new and traditional water resources for the future
• Water, ecosystems and catchments
• Water and health – microbiological and chemical

In Busan, IWA will organise a ‘Development Corner’, a dedicated space at the Congress to learn about water and sanitation issues and challenges in the developing world and how they are being actively addressed.

Deadlines:

• Proposals for platform and presentations, workshops and discussions: 1 September 2011
• Submission of full papers: 31 May 2012
• Presenters registration: 30 June 2012

Web site: www.iwa2012busan.org

4th International Dry Toilet Conference, Tampere, Finland, 22-25 August 2012

Theme: Drivers for ecological dry toilets in urban and rural areas

Organised by: Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland , University of Tampere, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere University of Technology

Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2012

Programme:

• Mon-Wed 20-22 Aug – Pre-conference workshop on safe and sustainable sanitation, organized by Prof. Tuula uhkanen, free-of-charge
• Wed 22 Aug – Registration, social events
• Wed-Thu 22-23 Aug –  Exhibition
• Thu 23 Aug – Opening, key-notes, parallel sessions
• Fri 24 Aug – Parallel sessions, closing, dinner
• Sat 25 Aug – Excursion

Read the First Announcement

Contact:

E-mail: secretary2012@drytoilet.org
Tel: +358 45 875 3597 (mrs erja takala)
Skype: Dry_toilet_secretary
www.drytoilet.org
Facebook: Global Dry toilet Association of Finland

Conference web site: www.drytoilet.org/dt2012

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

3rd Ghana Water Forum, [venue to be confirmed], 6-8 September 2011

Theme: Water and Sanitation Services Delivery in a Rapidly Changing Urban Environment

The Ghana Water Forum is an annual water & sanitation sector review and learning event for all sector stakeholders.

Topics:

• Achieving the Water and Sanitation MDGs
• Rapid Urbanization and the lag in service delivery
• Development and Management of Urban Water Resources
• Dealing with Long term uncertainties and Global Change Pressures
• Sanitation and Wastewater Use
• Economic Regulation and Innovative Financing
• Governance, Policy and Management
• Knowledge and Capacity Development
• Service Delivery Approach
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Rural-Urban Interface and Challenges

Side events:

• Ministerial and Development Partners Roundtable
• Business Roundtable
• Youth and Children’s Forum
• Exhibition

Deadline for submission of papers: 04 July 2011

Deadline for submission of PowerPoint presentations: 18 August 2011

For more information and registration details go to the Ghana Water Forum web site

Master of Integrated Water Management (MIWM), International WaterCentre, Australia, February 2012 – June 2013

This international masters course aims to equip students “with the integration, leadership and managerial skills to become part of an elite group of water leaders with sustainable and holistic solutions to global water and climate change challenges”.

Coordinated by: International WaterCentre with lecturers from four Australian universities: University of Queensland, Monash University, University of Western Australia and Griffith University.

Course outline:

Foundation module – Project management; Science of water; Water, sustainability and development; and Water governance and policy

Integration modules: Catchment and aquatic ecosystem health; and Water planning and economics

Elective stream modules:

• International development (Capacity building and international development – in Thailand; Water and sanitation)
• Water, land and people
• Urban water stream

Specialisation module: Integrated Water Management Project

Examples of  previous research projects:

• Community-Led Total Sanitation and sanitation marketing in Cambodia
• WaterSHED (Water, sanitation, hygiene and enterprise development) Asia program in rural Cambodia
• Sanitation policies on sanitation coverage in Uganda
• Water and gender in the Middle East
• Implementation of the national IWRM policy, Burkina Faso, West Africa
• Improving sewerage for South Africa

Costs:

• Indicative annual fee: AUD$ 29,600 (US$ 32,250)
• Full-tuition and partial tuition Water Leader Scholarships are available

Application deadlines:

• IWC Water Leader Scholarships – 01 Aug 2011
• International applications (full paying, non-scholarship applicants): 15 Oct 2011

More information | Apply Online

View a course Powerpoint presentation

Global Water Summit, Berlin, Germany, 18-19 April 2011

international water meeting for executives from the water industry and water utilities/ministries focusing on opportunities in some 30 mostly emerging countries including India, Brazil, China, Viet Nam, Algeria, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya and Angola.

Organised by: Global Water Intelligence and the International Desalination Association (IDA)

Theme: Focusing on performance

Highlights include the Global Water Awards Gala Dinner with speaker Kofi Annan and a concluding debate on the motion: “Is cost recovery pricing the best way to ensure the poor have access to good water services?”

Some keynotes and sessions of special interest are:

• Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director, International Monetary Fund – “Water and the public sector finanical crisis.”
• Sanjay Bhatnagar, CEO of WaterHealth International – “A scalable for-profit approach to serving the poor.”
• Djeevan Schiferli, Business Development Executive, Climate Change and Water Management, IBM – “The smart network revolution.”
• Africa’s moment in water (session) – on the “dynamic new market” emerging in sub-Saharan Africa with contributions from Namibia, Uganda, Kenya and Senegal
• New initiatives in private sector participation (session) with contributions from Nigeria, Oman and Botswana

Full information on the conference  web site: www.watermeetsmoney.com

Governance in Urban Sanitation, e-Learning Course, UNITAR, 25 April – 01 July 2011

The goal of the course is to enhance the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation. It provides analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional framework of the sanitation sector, taking into account the needs of urban poor communities.

Organised by: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Fees: US$ 400 per participant
Application deadline: 20 April or when course is fully subscribed
Estimated Learning Time: 5 hours/week (total : 50 hours)
Language: English

Download Course Flyer

Register online at www.unitar.org/event/sanitation2011

Course Outline

Module 1 – Introduction to Sanitation

• Definitions and concepts
• Sector global context and challenges
• International commitments
• Importance and benefits of sanitation
• Obstacles to sanitation improvement
• Steps to overcome obstacles to sanitation improvement
• Specific critical issues related to sanitation

Module 2 – Economics, Pricing and Financing of the Sanitation Sector

• Challenges of pricing and financing in the sanitation sector
• Costs and sources of funds for sanitation
• Financing issues
• Possible actions at the local level

Module 3 – Institutional Aspects of the Sanitation Sector

• Introduction to institutional aspects of the sanitation sector
• Governance deficiencies in sanitation
• Analytical framework
• Structuring relationships in the service delivery triangle (SDT)
• Moving towards good governance in the sanitation sector

Module 4 – Sanitation and Poverty

• Extent of urban poverty and its relation with sanitation
• Providing sanitation in slums
• Financing sanitation improvements in poor communities
• Working with community-based organizations

For more information and to register online go to www.unitar.org/event/sanitation2011

2nd ADB-DMC and Partners Sanitation Dialogue, Manila, Philippines, 23-25 May 2011

Organised by: Asian Development Bank with support from partner organisations (by invitation only)

Theme: Making Sanitation a Sustainable Business

The event will also be used to launch the ADB Regional Technical Assistance on Promoting an Asia-Pacific Wastewater Management Revolution.

Objectives:

The dialogue aims to raise awareness of ADB Developing Member Countries (DMCs) on:

• the need to give priority to meeting their sanitation needs, including putting in place a comprehensive sanitation policy, if required, integrating sanitation and wastewater management into national development plans, increasing investment programming over their current levels, and ensuring viable and sustainable service delivery; and
• making environmental sanitation a sustainable business through discussion of successful projects involving creation of an enabling policy environment, and choice of technology and financing options

Target group: High-level government officials representing ministries of Finance, Health, Environment, and water-related ministries, city mayors, and representatives of water, sanitation and sewerage utilities, development partners, donor agencies, nongovernment organizations and private sector companies.

Read the Programme

For more information and to contact the organisers go to the ADB web site

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

Liquid Dynamics II: STEPS Centre Water and Sanitation Symposium, Brighton, UK, 22-23 March 2011

Theme: Some for All? Pathways and Politics in Water and Sanitation since New Delhi, 1990

Organised by: STEPS Centre

In 1990 the UN General Assembly endorsed the ‘New Delhi Statement’ entitled ‘Some for all rather than more for some.’ This symposium looks back at the New Delhi Statement. It seeks to understand more fully the pathways that have – or could have – emerged and the political economy and politics of water and sanitation policy processes in the intervening 21 years. Keynote and plenary speakers will include: Gourishankar Ghosh, Jon Lane, Erik Swyngedouw and James Winpenny.

Presentations are invited that address key questions including the following, especially those with a national or regional perspective:

• What aspects, if any, of the New Delhi Statement can be built upon to help in addressing current challenges?
• Are the Delhi / Dublin principles adequate to respond to current challenges? If not, what could alternatives look like?
• Did these key ideas get adopted in national contexts and what politics and issues concerning wider political economy drove the processes?
• Is the current global architecture leading us to new and more sustainable futures in providing water and sanitation? How appropriate are global solutions to national, regional and local contexts?
• Can better water and sanitation services for the poor be made sustainable in line with wider strategies on poverty reduction and address the cross domain concerns of agriculture and health in a rapidly changing climate?
• Is the new reality ‘more for most’ rather than ‘some for all’?
• How can different aspects related to access to water supply e.g. quality, affordability, sustainability and equity be balanced to achieve greater overall social justice?

Abstract and registration deadline: 14 February 2011

Go to call for papers for more information