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2nd IASTED Africa Conference on Water Resource Management

The purpose of this conference is to act as an interdisciplinary forum for decision-makers, academics, and professionals interested in the development and application of technology in ensuring the sustainable use and management of our water resources. This purpose is consistent with the goals of the United Nations Decade of Water for Life. The forum will cover both hard and soft technology and will serve to promote the use of appropriate technologies.

What Conference Africa
When 08-Sep-2008 09:00 AM to
10-Sep-2008 05:00 PM
Where Gaborone, Botswana
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The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

THEME 1: Water Supply and Sustainable Use

Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Hydrological and Hydraulic Systems
  • Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Distribution and Optimization
  • Monitoring and Surveillance
  • Sourcing
  • Water Quality Protection
  • Treatment
    • Solar Water Disinfection
    • Low-tech Filtration
    • Chemical Disinfection
  • Diagnostic Techniques
  • Storage
  • Reclamation
  • Water Augmentation
  • Water Use
    • Aquaculture
    • Domestic
    • Recreation
    • Transportation
    • Industrial
    • Agriculture/Irrigation
    • Hydropower

THEME 2: Wastewater and Stormwater Management

Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Containment and Collection
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Stormwater Treatment
    • Permeable Pavement
    • Grass Swales
    • Constructed Wetlands
  • Instrumentation and Automation
  • Sludge Handling
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Data Analysis and Visualisation Software
  • Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment
    • Ultraviolet
    • Nanotechnologies
    • Aquaculture
  • Wastewater Reuse
  • Wastewater and Stormwater Discharge
  • Total Maximum Daily Loading
  • Extreme Events

THEME 3: Integrated Watershed Management

Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Watershed Policy and Planning
  • Capacity building
  • Hydroinformatics
  • Best Management Practices
  • Cumulative Impacts Assessment
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Remote Sensing and Sensor Evaluation
  • Groundwater Mapping
  • Instream Flow Needs
  • Flood Forecasting Techniques
  • Climate Change Effects
  • Point and Non-point Source Pollution
  • Transportation and Fate of Pollutants
  • Remediation and Restoration
  • International Rivers

THEME 4: Pollution Prevention and Reduction in Industry

Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Pollution Abatement Technology
  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Impact and Risk Assessments
  • Life Cycle Analysis
  • Industrial Ecology
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis
  • Biotechnology
  • Cleaner Production
  • Technology Transfers
  • Regulations and Enforcement
  • Partnerships

THEME 5: Issues in Implementing Environmentally Sound Technologies

Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Planning and management
  • Maintenance
  • Institutional issues
  • Policy issues
  • Socio-economic and cultural issues
  • Legal issues
  • Training and education
  • Financial issues

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