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Second Arab Water Week 2013: New Prospects and Challenges for the Water Sector in the Arab Region
Water stress is accelerating due to increasing demand for water from an ever growing Arab population, and climate change is compounding the problem. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set a target to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015. “The Arab Human Development report 2009, presents compelling evidence that the burgeoning water scarcity problem in the Arab region presents a serious threat to Human security.
Under the umbrella of the League of Arab States (LAS) and in partnership with the Arab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) and the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) is organizing the Second Arab Water Week. The Arab Water Week (AWW) is the first regional meeting in the Arab region which will tackle water management issues through establishing innovative partnerships and platforms of collaborative work on water issue in the region. The importance of this meeting lies in providing a platform for greater coordination among the existing network of key partners active in the water sector in the region.
The Arab Water Week (AWW) does not only provide an opportunity to enhance communication flows, synergies and the sharing of successful experiences, but as well, it will facilitate creating new partnerships that complement and maximize the impact of on-going work in this sector for the benefit all countries in the region.
What is the Arab Water Week?
The Arab Water Week is a high-pro file international and regional event promoted to attract decision makers and water management practitioners and professional organizations internationally and in the MENA region. It was firstly launched in Amman, Jordan in December 2010 and organized by the Arab Countries
Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) in partnership with the Arab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) and the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI). The second Arab Water Week will present ACWUA’s second international conference and exhibition.
Why to attend the Arab Water Week?
The Arab Water Week is an important and distinctive opportunity for water and wastewater management community in the Arab world and MENA region, it is the point where water management professionals, private sector, and institutions of all types meet to exchange ideas, knowledge and experiences, discuss
problems and get exposed to state of the art new technologies and solutions. The Arab Water Week will provide a broad technical presentation and policy-based program, along with a specialized exhibition (The Arab Water Trade Fair) targeting water supply and wastewater vendor’s and other service providers in
the water sector.
Who will attend?
ACWUA expect more than 500 participants and delegations to attend the second Arab Water Week in Amman. Many will be coming from ACWUA membership comprising of more than 200 individual members, more than 95 water and wastewater utilities from 18 Arab Countries; Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Arab Water Week is also aimed at senior decision makers from public and private water and waste water utilities/water supply companies, water ministries & authorities, environmental agencies & ministries, municipalities, utility operators, private sector companies and consultants and educational institutions across the region.
Who Should Exhibit?
Below are the domains are encouraged to exhibit in the Arab Water Trade Fair:
- Water extraction and treatment
- Desalination and Water Reuse
- Water and sewage treatment
- Water distribution and sewers
- Irrigation and Drainage
- Measuring, control and laboratory technology
- Water and Energy Saving Technologies and Solutions
Download Call for Papers: http://www.acwua.org/sites/default/files/aww_2013-call_for_papers.pdf
Deadline for submitting online abstracts: 30/10/2012
Announcement of results and selection process will start in: 15/11/2012
Deadline for submitting the presentations and papers: 15/12/2012
| Contact information |
Arab Countries Water Utilities Association Umm Umarah Street 19/A Alrasheed Area P.O.Box: 962449, 11196 Amman, Jordan
(email: acwua_secretariat@acwua.org) Phone: 00962-6-5161700 Fax: 00962-6-5161800 |
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| Event type | Conference |
| File link |
http://www.arabwaterweek.org/ |
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| Source | The Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.arabwaterweek.org/acwua/Arab-Water-Week-Flyer.pdf |
| Geographical coverage | Jordan |
| Address | Amman |
| Organizer | Under the umbrella of the League of Arab States (LAS) and in partnership with the Arab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) and the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) |
| Target audience | Regional |
| Period | [27/01/2013 - 31/01/2013] |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Working language(s) | ARABIC , ENGLISH , FRENCH |
