Water and Sanitation in Africa and the Middle East Conference

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with the Arab Regional Office of TWAS will organize “Water and Sanitation in Africa and the Middle East” 2-3 September 2013, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.

The main objective of the Conference is to build capacity and awareness on water and sanitation issues in Africa and the Middle East, and to propose solutions to existing barriers to address these issues. 

The conference with registration fees. Registration deadline: 15 August 2013.  

It will also bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners in Africa and the Middle East with the intention of fostering closer working relationships and collaborations among them. It will focus on

• Solutions to current challenges in water and sanitation delivery in Africa and the Middle East;
• Sustainable technical options for water and sanitation development in Africa and the Middle East;
• Management options and the roles of various stakeholders in efficient delivery of water and sanitation lessons from Africa and the Middle East;
• Enabling institutional and regulatory frameworks for the effective implementation and scaling-up of successful water and sanitation programs.

As scientific research is an important tool for social development and economic progress of any country, the Conference will examine, discuss and distil learning points from presentations offered by authors on water and sanitation by holding poster sessions.

The focus will be on practical solutions and real-life examples of functional systems, and include community, institutional, financial and technical aspects. Oral presentations will be drawn from the best submissions to the call for abstracts, and invited speakers who are leaders in the field of Water and Sanitation in Africa and Middle East.

Registration deadline: 15 August 2013.

Registration fees are

Academia/Others: EGP 150.
Student: EGP 100. 

Registration Fees Offer ! For Group Registration (Groups of 5 persons): Academia/Others: EGP100/person; Student: EGP 50/person. 

Registration fees include

■ Coffee breaks and lunch breaks as per program
■ Conference material