13th World Water Congress

The main theme of this congress will be ‘Global Changes and Water Resources: Confronting the Expanding and Diversifying Pressures.’ The congress aims to enhance knowledge and raise global consciousness of the impact of global changes on water resources. The main themes of the congress are:
·         water availability, use and management
·         towards the future: water resources and global changes
·         climate change and disasters
·         development of water resources and infrastructure
·         water governance and water security: 30 years after the UN Conference on water, Mar del Plata, Argentina of 1977
·         water conservation and demand management
·         financing water development and capacity building
·         capacity-building in developing countries.

Contact information	Congress secretariat (email: wwc2008@msem.univ-montp2.fr) Phone: +33 (0) 4 67 14 90 20 ; Fax +33 (0) 4 67 14 90 10
Event type	Conference
File link	http://wwc2008.msem.univ-montp2.fr/
Source	IWRA
Subject(s)	FINANCE-ECONOMY , INFRASTRUCTURES , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND
Relation	http://www.semide.net/countries/fol135532/country271458
Geographical coverage	France
Address	the premier Convention Hall of Montpellier, Le Corum
Organizer	International Water Resources Association (IWRA), the Languedoc Research Institute for Water and Environment (ILEE), the Association VERSeau Développement and ENJOY-MONTPELLIER
Target audience	International
Duration	4 days
Period	[01/09/2008 - 04/09/2008]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	FRENCH

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