Water and Sanitation in International Development and Disaster Relief

The programme is presented by invited speakers from academia, industry, aid organisations, and end user representatives. A broad range of issues will be discussed in order to develop new strategies and sustainable as well as appropriate technologies to solve this complex and multi disciplinary problem.

Outline current state-of-the-art as well as practical limitations in water supply and sanitation in international development
Establish strategic linkages between research & teaching institutions, industry, aid organisations, and end users in international development and disaster relief
Identify research needs and appropriate methodology to deliver on the UN millennium goals related to water and sanitation.

The invitation extends to general participants to present case studies, new technologies, projects and research in a poster format.

Papers of oral and poster presentation will be refereed and published in the conference proceedings as well as in an edited Book and/or Desalination.

Contact information	Professor Andrea Schäfer, Chair of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Electronics, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, The University of Edinburgh, William Rankine Building, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, United Kingdom (email: Andrea.Schaefer@ed.ac.uk) Phone: +44(0) 131 650 7209 ; Fax +44(0) 131 650 6781
Event type	Conference
File link	http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/water_and_sanitation_2008/abouttheconference.htm
Source	The University of Edinburgh
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES
Geographical coverage	United Kingdom
Address	at The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Organizer	The University of Edinburgh
Target audience	International
Period	[28/05/2008 - 30/05/2008]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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