Organisers: International Water Association(IWA), Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association(BORDA), Consortium For DEWATS Dissemination Society(CDD), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)

Venue:  Nagpur, India

Co-organised with BORDA, CDD, NEERI,  the Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) and the Indian Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD); the fourth of the IWA’s Conference on DEWATS in Asia series aims to continue the key discussions raised at the previous conferences to build capacity and awareness of DEWATS as a viable sanitation option for countries in Asia.

Description:
The objective of the Conference is to build capacity and awareness of DEWATS as a viable sanitation option for countries in Asia to enhance sanitation coverage and service delivery in the urban environment and provide a cost-effective means for treating wastewater. It will focus on :

• Sustainable technical options
• Management options and the roles of various stakeholders
• Enabling institutional and regulatory frameworks for the effective implementation and scaling-up of decentralised systems.

Topics:

• Policies, standards and regulation
• Planning
• Management
• Technological developments
• Design and construction
• Financing
• Stakeholder engagement
• Ensuring sustainability                                                               

Important Dates:
Abstract submission closes: May 20, 2012

Authors notified of selection: July 1, 2012
 
Submission of full papers: September 1, 2012
 
Commencement of Conference registration: August 15, 2012

Procedure for submission of Abstract:
 
Abstracts will be accepted for oral and poster presentations, and shall be limited  to a maximum of two A4 pages (including ­figures and tables). The abstract has to contain adequate information to allow a sound review, including;-

• A demonstration of the system implementation
• Effectiveness and sustainability
• Supporting statistical figures
• Learning points for future applications

 
Abstracts should be submitted online via the conference website. Log on to the website for guidelines on formatting abstracts and more information about the conference
 
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Contact details:
Daniel Cheong
Conference Secretariat
c/o D’address
Email: secretariat@iwadewats-nagpur.com
Website: www.iwadewats-nagpur.com

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