World Water Week in Stockholm Dates: 28 Aug – 2 Sept 2016
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’ s water issues. It is organized by SIWI.
World Water Week is composed by over 200 sessions that cover the most important water and development issues. In 2016 World Water Week will focus on“ Water and Sustainable Growth”.
Experts, practitioners, decision-makers, business innovators and young professionals from a range of sectors and countries come to Stockholm to network, exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions to the most pressing water-related challenges of today. We believe water is key to our future prosperity, and that together, we can achieve a water wise world.
2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress
Dates: 1-10 September 2016 Location: Honolulu, HI, US Venue: Hawaii Convention Center
The International Union for Conservation of Nature( IUCN) World Congress meets every four years to bring together leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and indigenous and grass-roots organizations to discuss and decide on solutions to environment and development challenges worldwide. The event will hold a public forum consisting of debates, workshops, dialogues, round-table discussions, training courses, music and exhibitions, as well as a Members \’ Assembly that will deliberate on IUCN resolutions and recommendations regarding key conservation issues.
Contact: Ewa Magiera, IUCN Media Relations Phone: + 41 76 505 33 78 e-mail: ewa. magiera @ iucn. org www: http:// www. iucnworldconservationcongress. org / news
World Water Congress & Exhibition 2016
Dates: 9 – 14 October 2016 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Theme: Shaping our Water Future
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the global event for water professionals. It offers new insights into how pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices shape the major transformation in water management that is underway. It draws over 5,500 of the top water, environment and related professionals from more than 100 countries from across the water sector, including thought leaders from within and beyond the water sector.
Contact Email: wwce2016programme @ iwahq. org Congress: keith. robertson @ iwahq. org Media: paul. bell @ iwahq. org Tel:+ 31 70 315 07 92 Exhibition Email: info @ iwa-exhibitions. com Tel:+ 31 70 382 00 28
UNFCCC COP 22
Dates: 7-18 November 2016 Location: Marrakesh, Marrakech, Morocco
The 22nd sessio. Conference of the Parties( COP 22) to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in from 7-18 November 2016. Morocco has offered to host this COP.
Contact: UNFCCC Secretariat Phone: + 49-228 815-1000, Fax: + 49-228-815-1999 e-mail: secretariat @ unfccc. int www: http:// unfccc. int / meetings / unfccc _ calendar / items / 2655. php? year = 2016
Global Water Summit 2016 Location: Jumeirah Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi( UAE)
Water 2050: The Future is Now Event’ s contact e-mail: rg @ globalwaterintel. com
Organised by: Global Water Intelligence- GWI Event website: http:// www. watermeetsmoney. com /
4th International Faecal Sludge management Conference
Dates: 19 – 22 February 2017 Location: Chennai, India
Worldwide, 2.7 billion people rely on onsite sanitation. Yet, there is still typically no management system in place to deal with the resulting faecal sludge( e. g. septage and pit latrine sludge). The result is that the waste typically ends up being dumped directly into the urban environment, with significant health and environmental implications. Creating faecal sludge management( FSM) infrastructure and public services that work for everyone, and keep faecal sludge out of the environment is a major challenge for achieving universal sanitation access. To address this challenge, a global platform for discussion of FSM was created in 2011 by leading global sector organizations. The aim was to share and brainstorm potential solutions, to formulate policy recommendations that promote best practices, and to identify lessons learned in how to make FSM an integral part of sanitation service delivery. Building on the success of the first three International FSM Conferences in Hanoi( 2015) and in Durban( 2011 & 2012), FSM4 aims to bring together professionals working in the sector, including utilities, service providers, cities, governments, academics, scientists, consultants, donors and industries, to support the global initiative of disseminating sustainable solutions for FSM. Contact: fsm4 @ susana. org
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