The Levant Desalination Association (LDA) in conjunction with The Network of Syrian Scientists, Technologies and Innovators Abroad (NOSSTIA) announces its first conference, which will focus on "Water Reuse and Desalination: Experience and Opportunity".
BACKGROUND: Water reuse and desalination have become increasingly vital aspects of global water solutions for the 21st century. Driven by population growth, economic expansion, climate change, dwindling groundwater supplies and the pollution of many existing water resources, our planet is searching for new ways to quench its thirst. Long-range meteorological and demographic forecasts point to slow but protracted diminishing of the water potential of the region as a whole and each of the states in the region separately.
AIM of the CONFERENCE: This Conference is the first in a series of events addressing desalination and water reuse that will be produced by the LDA in the region. This first conference will focus on water reuse and desalination technologies, and will be structured with expert presentations and an open forum to encourage lively interaction with all who attend. All presentations will be available in proceedings.
Topics to be covered by the conference will include:
- Promotion of water demand management to ensure the sustainability of water resources.
- How reuse of urban and industrial wastewater can reduce the need for allocation of fresh water to agriculture from other sources and increase the availability of drinking water by desalination.
- How the use of desalination and water reuse technologies can provide cost effective solutions for countries in the Levant region.
- What role if any, can private capital play in achieving thse ends?
WHEN: September 28 and 29, 2010
WHERE: The Cham Palace, Damascus, Syria
REGISTRATION: Please register on-line at the LDA website - admission is free but you must register in advance - click here to register and to view the LDA website.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This conference is extremely relevant to a wide range of stakeholders including policy makers at the national level; members of the private sector; municipalities; wastewater treatment plant operators; water practitioners, field service and extension advisors; beneficiaries of water reuse; relevant NGOs; and regional and international entities working in Syria.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS: The conference is being organized in a strategic partnership with the International Desalination Association (IDA) and in conjunction with Levant Desalination Association (LDA) and the Network of Syrian Scientists, Technologists and Innovators Abroad (NOSSTIA) under the Patronage of H.E. Mohammed Naji Otri, Prime Minister, Syrian Arab Republic.
