Conferences & Events

For a full list of forthcoming events see: http://www.irc.nl/events



Back to top of page  September 2010

IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition

Montréal, Canada, 19–24 September 2010

"Water and wastewater in developing countries" is one of the eight key topics of this biennial conference of the International Water Association.

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Water Crisis and Choices: ADB and Partners Conference 2010

Manila, Philippines, 11-15 October 2010

This conference brings together over 40 ADB partner organisations, 80 panellists and 500 water decision makers to raise awareness of water issues and solutions in Asia and Pacific region. ADB will present its Water Operational Framework 2011-2020.

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Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy

Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 23-26 October 2010

The conference will deal with critical concerns relating to drinking water sanitation, hygiene and water resources with a strong public health emphasis, relevant to both the developing and developed worlds. Included is a presentation and discussion on the UN-Water Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) .

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International Code Council World Toilet Summit

Philadelphia, PA, USA, 30 October – 3 November 2010

The 10th World Toilet Summit (WTS) will focus on the innovative designs, trends, and sustainable, market-based sanitation solutions and the huge profits businesses can realize while at the same time helping to eradicate the global sanitation crisis.

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Water and Poverty Alleviation: a Dialogue for Action

Durban, South Africa, 11-13 October 2010

This dialogue will present the experiences of the Danida supported DWA-COGTA-SALGA Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) programme initiated in 2000 in three water management areas of South Africa.

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Pumps, Pipes and Promises - Costs, Finances and Accountability for Sustainable WASH services

The Hague, The Netherlands, 15-18 November 2010

The IRC Symposium 2010 will focus on three themes in the provision and use of decentralised WASH services, and the linkages between them: How much does it cost to provide WASH services?; How to finance WASH Services?; and How to ensure accountability in provision of WASH services?

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IWRM Karlsruhe 2010

Karlsruhe, Germany, 24-25 November 2010

At the conference, there will be 60 presentations from international water resources management (IWRM) specialists from a total of 18 different countries, including Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, India, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Palestine, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Viet Nam.

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