Flood and Drought Management Tools

Event: 14th International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management

From 9 to 11 October 2017 in South Africa

The conference will be hosted by the IWA Watershed and River Basin Management Specialist Group in partnership with the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) and IWA-South Africa (IWA-SA), and will address cutting edge issues related to sustainable watershed management, with a special focus on emerging issues related to climate change. Conference topics include climate change, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), water governance, improving water resource management with a focus on water quality, eutrophication, hydrological assessments, groundwater, and floodplain management, advancing participatory interaction in these processes.

Water policy-makers and regulators, utility managers, catchment management agency representatives, planners and operators, scientists and academics, consultants and other water professionals are all invited to participate and submit abstracts. Young water professionals are also encouraged to participate.

More information about the conference here.

Early bird registrations here.