Under the umbrella of the League of Arab States (LAS) and in partnership with the Arab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) and the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI)
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ater a challengges can an nd must be e addressed if th a he Arab region n is to achieve e the Millennium t m Developmen nt Goals, attain n shared s prospe erity, and reacch a future off sustainable e human deve elopment. Add dressing waterr challenges now can also o help strengtthen resilience e by managiing the risk off potential crisses that could d result from m inaction: such as unplann ned migration,, economic collapse, or reggional conflict..
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Resolving R the e crisis will require r enduring progresss towards t political, social,, economic e and d administrative a systems thatt shape the use, s , developmentt and a managem ment of waterr resources and water de elivery in a more m effective,, d equitable dirrection. strategic, ssustainable and The 3rd Ara ab Water Wee ek (AWW) is an n international meeting in the Arab region r which tackles waterr ent issues thro ough establish hing innovative e manageme partnerships and platforrms of collaborrative work on n ues in the region. The impo ortance of thiss water issu meeting lies in providiing a platform m for greaterr on among the existing ne etwork of keyy coordinatio stakeholde ers active in the water sectorr in the region. W (AWW) does d not onlyy The 3rd Arrab Water Week provide an n opportunity to enhance communication n flows, syn nergies and the sharing of successful experience es, but as well,, it will facilitatte the creation n of new parrtnerships thatt complement and maximize e the impact of on‐going work in this sector for the e n the region. benefit of all countries in
What is the A Arab Watter Weekk? The Arab W Water Week iss a high‐profile e international and regional event pro omoted to atttract decision n makers an nd water man nagement practitioners and d professional organization ns internationaally and in the e MENA regiion. It was firsttly launched in Amman, Jordan in D December 2010 0, and organize ed by the Arab b Countries Water Utilitie es Association n (ACWUA) in n partnership with the Araab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) and a the Jordan nian Ministry of Water and d Irrigation (MWI). The th hird Arab Wa ater Week will present AC CWUA’s third international conference and d
exhibbition bringinng partnership p with the IWRM Mastter of Science program impleemented by Co ologne Univeersity of App plied Sciences and Universsity of Jordaan. For more details abou ut the Arab Water Weekk venue, proggram and list of activities, please visit the conference website at w.arabwaterw week.com www
Wh hy to attend the A Arab Waater Week? The Arab Waterr Week is an importantt and distinnctive opporrtunity for the water and wast ewater management comm munity in thee Arab A region, it iss the place where worldd and MENA profeessionals, watter managemeent experts, p private sectoor, and instituttions of all typees meet to excchange ideass, knowledge aand experiencees, discuss pro oblems and get exposed to the state of the art of new technnologies and so olutions. The 3rd Arab Wa ater Week wiill provide a broad olicy‐based pro ogram, technnical presentation and a po alongg with a speccialized exhibition (The 3rdd Arab Wateer Trade Faiir) targeting water supplyy and wast ewater vendo or’s and other service provid ders in water sector. the w
Wh ho will aattend? ACW WUA expects m more than 50 00 participantts and deleggations to atteend the third A Arab Water W Week in Deadd Sea Area. M Many will be co oming from AC CWUA mem mbership comp prising of moree than 300 indiividual mem mbers, and morre than 106 waater and wasteewater utilit ies from 18 A Arab Countriees; Algeria, Baahrain, Egyp t, Iraq, Jorrdan, Kuwait,, Lebanon, Libya, Arabia, Mau ritania, Moroccco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi A nisia, United Arab Emirates and Sudaan, Syria, Tun Yemeen.
The Arab Water Weekk is also aim med at seniorr decision makers m from public and private water and d waste water utilities/watter supply com mpanies, waterr & ministries & authorities,, environmenttal agencies & e ministries, municipalities, utility operrators, private mpanies and consultants c an nd educational sector com institutions internationallly and across tthe region.
Confe erence To opics Under the title “Innovatiions and Susta ainable Solutions ffor the Water SSector in the A Arab Region” the Scientific Committee e is seeking for contributions from the A Arab Region and internationaal water communityy addressing th he following co onference topics:
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Automatio on and mod dernization ass cost effective tool for sustainable water resources management
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ds sustainable water MDG+ inittiative toward resources managemeent within the Sustainable Developmen nt Goals (SDG’ss)
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Benchmarrking as a tool for optimizing water and wasteewater operatiions
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Water pub blic action and d awareness in a fast changing w world
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In nnovations and sustainable e solutions to o re educe Non‐Revvenue Water
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En nergy Efficiency dilemma in water and d wastewater util w ities
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Co ost recovery an nd financial sustainability
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Be est practices in Asset Man nagement and d co ost life cycle
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So ocial respon nsibility and water forr marginalized m people p via effective tarifff re estructuring
Arab Water W Week program m, the As ppart of the A Interrnational Watter Associatio on (IWA) will be organnizing an inteernational streeam to bring global persppectives and best practices to the program m.
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New innovation ns in capacityy building and d er utilities trraining for wate
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Ce ertification programs p for water and d wastewater util w ities
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Water W safety plans and water w qualityy monitoring pers m spectives from m watershed to o en nd user
The TThird Arab Water Week will take place in King Husssein Bin Talal Convention Center (KHB BTCC)‐ Man aged by Hilton n, Dead Sea, Jo ordan.
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Wastewater W trreatment and d reuse, new w asspects for intellligent planningg
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Decentralized wastewater treatment t forr ural and remotte communitiess ru
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Water W utilities adaption a to climate change,, cu urrent status and future persspectives
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IW WRM and goo od water gove ernance in the e Arab region
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Water W modeling as a tool for f integrated d management of m f water resourcces
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Ro ole of participatory and d cooperative e ap pproaches in w water managem ment
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Trrends and lessons learned d from waterr uttilities reform
Invvitation to o submit a paper Papeers are expeccted to makke an originaal and substtantial contrib bution to the conference th hemes and topics. Speakers who are interesteed in preseenting a papeer should submit an abstraact for referreeing. Abstracts will be seelected by thee Arab Wateer Week Scien ntific Committeee to cover diffferent areass, methods, ap pproaches and positions.
Abstracts should be maximum 300 words. t followingg Each entry should incorporate the informatio on:
Author’s(s’’) full name(s),, Title – Positio on – Institution n – Address for correspondence– Theme e of the paperr erence theme es), indicatingg a first and d (see confe second cho oice – Title of the paper – A Abstract of the e paper.
bstract submission form including all Online ab instruction ns and guidelines can be found at Arab b Water We eek website. Selected presentations and d later paper submissions should be sen nt by e‐mail to o wing address: the follow speaker@aarabwaterweek.com The official language of tthe conference e is Arabic and d English (Simultaneous trranslation will be available). p thro ough ACWUA A The papers will be published newsletterrs and AWW pu ublications.
D Dr. Jarrah Al Zu ubi, MDG+ pro oject, Arab Cou untries W Water Utilitiess Association (A ACWUA) D Dr. Jens Liebe, UN‐Water Decade Programme on CCapacity Development (UNW W‐DPC) M Mr. Ali Subah, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, JJordan M Mr. Mohammaad Alshafey, Aq qaba Water, Jo ordan M Mr. Mustafa N Nasereddin, Araab Countries W Water U Utilities Associiation (ACWUA A) M Mr. Tom Williaams, Internatio onal Water Asssociation ((IWA) M Ms. Nadia Sulaaiman, Jordan W Water Compan ny ((Miyahuna)
Enq quiries Techhnical and Scientific Program m: Spea ker@arabwateerweek.com b Water Week Registration: Arab Regisster@arabwateerweek.com bition: Exhib Exhibbition@arabwaaterweek.com www w.arabwaterweek.com
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Deadlines
Deadline for submiitting online ab bstracts: 30th August 2014 Anno ouncement of rresults and sellection proce ess will start in n: 1st October 2 2014 Deadline for submiitting the prese entations and papers: 1st Novemb ber 2014
AWW Scientificc Committtee
Prof. D Dr. Rifaat Abde el Wahab, Hold ding Company for Waterr and Wastewaater (HCWW), EEgypt Prof. D Dr. Lars Ribbe, Cologne Unive ersity of Applie ed Sciencces (CUAS) Dr. Hååkan Tropp, Sto ockholm Intern national Waterr Institu ute (SIWI), Swe eden Ms. Ro oula Majdalanii, United Natio ons‐Economic aand Social Commission fo or Western Asia (UN‐ESCWA) Dr. Azmi Ghneim, Ge erman Water P Partnership (GW WP) Dr. Gh hazi Abu Rumm man, ICT International, Austraalia