International Conference: "Water and Climate Change in the MENA-Region: Adaptation, Mitigation and Best Practices"

The International Conference: "Water and Climate Change in the MENA-Region: Adaptation, Mitigation and Best Practices" will be held in Berlin (Germany) April 28–29, 2011.

Objectives:

• To discuss Impact of climate change on water resources in the Arab region
• To elaborate adaptation and mitigation strategies on local and regional levels
• To analyse the role of IWRM in the climate change aspects
• To assist the needs for capacity building activities to deal with the situation
• To discuss the possibilities of technologies and research application in the region in regard to climate change adaptation and mitigation
• To discuss the contribution and role of the civil society and the private sector.

Topics:

1. International aspects of climate change adaptation and mitigation on water resources, adaptation polices and best practices
2. Current situation in the MENA-Region (Contributors from AWC, ACWUA, IUCN, GTZ, KfW, ACSAD, Universities)
3. Role of IWRM, sustainable water management and river basin cooperation
4. Socio-economic aspects, water prices, water efficiency
5. Water technologies and water research, innovative solutions, water and energy, waste water reuse
6. Capacity building, knowledge sharing.

Target Group:

Decision makers of InWEnt former capacity building programs, representatives of water ministries and education institutions from the MENA-Region, representatives of German water industries, German teaching and research institutions and German development cooperation agencies.

Contact information	Dr. Ismail Al Baz, Senior Project Manager, InWEnt – Capacity Building International Germany, Lützowufer 6–9, 10785 Berlin / InWEnt 5.03 Division “Environment, Energy and Water”, Attn. Anita Mehnert, Lützowufer 6–9, 10785 Berlin, Germany (email: ismail.albaz@inwent.org ; anita.mehnert@inwent.org) Phone: +49 30 25482-107, Fax: +49 30 25482-103 / +49 30 25482-111, Fax: +49 30 25482-103
Event type	Conference
File link	http://www.menawater-2011-berlin.de
File link copy	announcement_241110.pdf (PDF, 344 Kb)
Source	INWENT
Subject(s)	ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SLUDGES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.menawater-2011-berlin.de/pdf/menawater_programme.pdf
Geographical coverage	Germany,
Address	Berlin
Organizer	INWENT
Target audience	International
Period	[28/04/2011 - 29/04/2011]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	ENGLISH