Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Africa water, Sanitation May-June2015 Vol. 10 No.3 | Page 30

World Environment Day 2015 5 June Milano, Italy The UN will celebrate three International Days at Expo Milano 2015, one of which will be World Environment Day on 5 June. Country pavilions and other participants are invited to join in the celebrations and demonstrate their support to the environment in a bid to transform a large part of the Expo site according to UN colours and branding. 2015 World Water Week August 23 – 28 Stockholm, Sweden World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI. This year is the jubilee year for both the Week and the Stockholm Water Prize. The theme is Water for Development. In 2014, over 3,000 individuals and 270 convening organizations from 143 countries participated in the Week. 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. support between water operators to improve global water and sanitation services, including: • • • • Water and wastewater utilities Local and National Governments Donors and financial institutions Knowledge and academic institutions in the water and sanitation sector • Civil society organizations • Labour Unions 11th Conference on Water Technology in Aachen 27 - 28 Oct 2015 Eurogress Aachen, Germany The main content of this conference is to present and reflecting current findings from research, science and technology. It wants to encourage the exchange between experts from the fields of process engineering, water and wastewater management, and economic operators of water treatment and wastewater treatment plants. With over 300 participants, the event offers a broad discussion forum for representatives from industry, research institutions and the government. The topics cover the areas of system planning, new developments, as well as the experience with already operational systems. The conference is completed by a trade exhibition. AfWA 18th International Congress February 22-26 2016 Nairobi, Kenya Call for papers The African Water Association is organizing its 18th International Congress from February 22nd to 26th, 2016 in Nairobi - Kenya with the main following theme: GWOPA 2015 The event will be held from September 16-18th, 2015 at Barcelona’s Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and will be conducted in English, French and Spanish. With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) being launched this year and water and sanitation operators set to play a major role in their implementation, the SDGs will be the focus of this year’s Congress. The event will welcome those practicing, supporting, studying or curious about using not-for-profit peer “SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN AFRICA.” This deadline has been extended to 15th June 2015, The abstracts should be sent simultaneously to the following addresses: [email protected], [email protected] See below, the link to download the call for paper (which contain the SUB THEMES AND PROPOSED TOPICS) and also the summary format. Please, fill out the format in word version (font Arial 11) and send it back. - Call for paper: http://www.afwa-hq.org/images/stories/congres/ nairobi2016/Call%20for%20papers.pdf Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene • May - June 2015 29