Selection pour Sources Nouvelles No. 55, mai 2007 note de l'editeur: La conférence (ci-dessous), telle mentionnée dans la dernière édition SN 54 aura lieu en 2008 et non en 2007. "Conférence internationale sur l'assainissement durable en Afrique 24 - 26 sep 2008, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) organise par CREPA, consortuim NETSSAF" ------------- Paroles d'eau et les coin du lecteur : faire un appel à contributions Informations générales (max 3) - International Year of Sanitation: objectives drafted at 1st preparatory meeting - UK: parliament wants DFID to become global champion on sanitation - Climate change: water and food shortages will cause mass migration, but biofuels not the answer, says Christian Aid Afrique Sub-Saharienne (max 3) - Niger: not just more wells but clean wells - Africa: still lacks safe water despite strong economic growth - Uganda: stop Value Added Tax on water Maghreb et Moyen-Orient (max 2) (cette rubrique sera alimenté desormais par le CREPA et H2O) Europe et Amérique du Nord (max 1) Pas de nouvelles Autres régions (max 2) - Pakistan: civil society signs cooperation agreement with government for services - Honduras, El Salvador: decentralization Leçons d'expériences (max 3) - Arsenic exposure: impact on young children’s intelligence and growth in Bangladesh and China - Water policy: understanding ‘triggers’ of reform Technologies à suivre ((max 3) - Rainwater tanks: better than dams, desalination: Australian report - Household treatment: Nigerian NGO develops filter based on natural coagulants and slow sand filtration Funding opportunitites (max 1) - Development prizes: 2007 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition Offres d'emploi (cette rubrique sera alimenté desormais par le CREPA) Publications récentes (max 2) - Enhancing livelihoods through sanitation - Accountability arrangements to combat corruption Nouvelles vagues Web (1) - GROWNET Acteurs du secteur (1) - CFPAS Mozambique: director changes Evénements et conférences - 1st International WASH Practitioners' Market Place & Fair and 19th Regional Water & Sanitation Seminar - 8th WATERnet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium ************************************************************ INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SANITATION: objectives drafted at 1st preparatory meeting The draft objectives [1] for the 2008 International Year of Sanitation (IYS) were handed over to UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, at the end of the first IYS preparatory meeting at UNICEF House, New York on 7 September 2007. "I am encouraged to know that your meeting today has produced clear guidance about what we can do not only during the International Year, but beyond it, to bring the issue the attention and political priority it truly deserves", Mr. Ban Ki-Moon said. Participants at the one-day meeting included representatives of UN Member States, UN Agencies, NGOs, citizen groups, academics and the private sector. The meeting was hosted by the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and UNICEF. In his meeting statement, Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, mentioned two planned UN IYS activities in 2008: * a workshop on the linkages between improved sanitation and girls’ education * an interregional conference on sanitation organised by a new UN Office to be set up in Zaragoza, Spain, for advocacy and awareness raising on water and sanitation issues in the context of the International Decade for Action, ”Water for life” 2005-2015 [http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/] [1] UNSGAB – Draft Objectives [http://www.unsgab.org/IYS2008/May0707/draft_objectives.htm] Related news: United Nations: 2008 declared International Year of Sanitation, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/32022], 20 Dec 2006 Related web sites: UNDESA – Sanitation [http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/sanitation/sanitation.htm] ; University of Leeds. Prof Duncan Mara homepage - International Year of Sanitation [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/%7Ecen6ddm/IYS2008.html] Source: UNICEF - http://www.unicef.org/media/media_39569.html, 7 May 2007 ; UNSGAB - http://www.unsgab.org/top_page.htm, 7 May 2007 -------------------- UK: parliament wants DFID to become global champion on sanitation The International Development Committee of the UK parliament has urged the Department for International Development (DFID) to become a global champion on sanitation. This is one of the recommendations in the Committee’s report [1] which examines how DFID is fulfilling its increasing commitment to sanitation and water. “Sanitation gets far less attention than water in DFID's policies and this imbalance needs urgent correction”, the report says. Other recommendations include that DFID should: * support local capacity building and resource centres; * scale-up and promote Community-Led Total Sanitation Scheme (CLTS) and Orangi Project (low-cost sewerage) approaches; * stress school sanitation and gender within its education strategies; * support transparency and corruption prevention supporting parliamentarians and civil society in scrutinising sector budgets and policies and by prioritising paying water sector staff a decent wage; * help reform the Global Water Partnership (GWP) or establish a new global mechanism to support donor co-ordination and development of national water resource management (WRM) plans. The Committee based its report on written and oral evidence from over 50 stakeholders and findings from a field visit to Ethiopia in February 2007. One of the few developing country witnesses invited to London to give oral evidence was Umesh Pandey, director of Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH). [1] UK. House of Commons. International Development Committee (2007). Sanitation and water : sixth report of session 2006–07. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmintdev.htm -------------------- CLIMATE CHANGE: water and food shortages will cause mass migration, but biofuels not the answer, says Christian Aid Global warming will create at least one billion refugees by 2050 as water shortages and crop failures force people to leave their homes, sparking local wars over access to resources, warns a new report [1] by Christian Aid. "We believe that forced migration is now the most urgent threat facing poor people in the developing world," said lead author John Davison. Christian Aid calls on rich countries, which have emitted most pollution, to establish a US$ 100 billion (EUR 74 billion) a year global fund to help poor countries off-set the effects of climate change such as rising sea-levels, drought and more extreme weather. One solution to mitigate climate change that Christian Aid does not support, is the use of biofuels. The aggressive promotion of biofuel crops like soya, maize and sugarcane in developing countries is leading to forced evictions of local communities and deforestation. In addition, Charlotte de Fraiture of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) argues that growing biofuels [2] could put pressure on scarce water supplies in poorer countries. This is especially true for arid countries like China and India, which are already struggling to meet the predicted increase in water demand for food production. Unless other, less water-intensive, alternatives for feedstock are considered, biofuels are not environmentally sustainable, says De Fraiture. [1] Baird, R. … [et al.] (2007). Human tide : the real migration crisis. London, UK, Christian Aid. Download the report and accompanying video clip here [http://www.christianaid.org.uk/indepth/705caweekreport/index.htm] [2] The effect of biofuels on water management was one of the main topics discussed at the International conference on “Linkages between Energy and Water Management for Agriculture in Developing Countries”, held in Hyderabad, India, 29-30 January 2007. Conference proceedings [http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/EWMA/index.htm] Related news: Climate toll ‘to double within 25 years’, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/35995], 2 May 2007 ; Water scarcity: scientists see rise in drought-related conflicts, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/33112], 22 Mar 2007 ; Climate change: billions could face water scarcity by 2100, IPCC report, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/32665], 19 Feb 2007 Contact: Christian Aid, UK, mailto:info@christian-aid.org ; Charlotte de Fraiture, Senior Researcher, IWMI, Sri Lanka, mailto:c.fraiture@cgiar.org Source: Reuters [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10710325.htm], 13 May 2007 ; Charlotte de Fraiture, SciDev.Net [http://tinyurl.com/2377hu], 10 May 2007 ***************** AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA NIGER: not just more wells but clean wells Many Nigeriens live next to wells yet still they don’t have access to water. Thousands of wells built two decades ago by the Nigerien government have become blocked, polluted or had dried up. In the Tahoua, Zinder and Tillaberi regions of southern Niger, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) found at least 250,000 people living in 235 villages without reliable access to clean water. Refurbishing a well costs around US$ 5,000 (EUR 3,715), a quarter of the cost of building a new one, says Israël Munyakarama, of IFRC in the Tahoua area. The people in the communities provide the labour. Alio Haidago, 29, is one of many volunteers overseeing the IFRC well projects. He said the aim of the project is not just to build wells but to inspire people to change unsanitary behaviour. “In eight months in the field I have seen improvements. You used to find dirty and spoilt water points full of sand in every town. Now young people are starting to maintain them themselves, making community rules like not wearing shoes to go into the water point, that kind of thing” . Source: IRIN [http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=72015], 7 May 2007 -------------------- AFRICA: still lacks safe water despite strong economic growth Access to safe drinking water has not improved in Africa, especially the sub-Saharan region, despite several years of strong economic growth. This can be read in the African Economic Outlook 2007 [1]. The report includes a thematic analysis of issues on ‘Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation’. It makes clear that progress remains inadequate in relation to needs. According to Barfour Osei, a senior African Development Bank (AfDB) economist, “[…] the growth we have been achieving on the continent has not been pro-poor enough." Government budgets and development aid have been too small to cover the large investments needed, and economists said it was one of the least attractive sectors to private investors. Progress in sanitation has also been largely disappointing, the Bank said. Sanitation problems may actually worsen with development as the volume of sewage increases, contributing to water pollution, and as people move into cities, living in informal settlements that are unconnected to sewage networks. In the report some important exceptions are also noted. “The situation in Tanzania, where access to sanitation is estimated at about 90 percent also demonstrates that progress is possible in Africa,” says Mr. Kasekende, Chief Economist of the AfDB. Dr. Katseli, Director, Paris-based OECD Development Centre notes “that ensuring adequate financing remains a challenge for improving water and sanitation in Africa”. [1] . OECD and African Development Bank (2007). African Economic Outlook 2007 [http://www.oecd.org/dev/publications/africanoutlook]. ISBN: 9789264025103. Also available in French. See also: Kauffman, C. (2007). Access to drinking Water and Sanitation in Africa (based on the African Economic Outlook 2007). (Policy insights : no. 41). Paris, France, OECD. PDF file [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/2/38563239.pdf] Contact: Felix Njoku, African Development Bank, mailto:f.njoku@afdb.org Source: Reuters [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK279867.htm], 13 May 2007; AfDB [http://tinyurl.com/2a6x79], 14 May 2007 -------------------- UGANDA: stop Value Added Tax on water The parliamentary committee on natural resources wants to exempt water from Value Added Tax (VAT) to make it affordable, and to prevent the use of unsafe water sources. This was said in their indicative budget proposal for the next financial year. Committee chairperson Emmanuel Dombo noted that the current policy where VAT is paid on bills as opposed to actual collections, impairs the cash flow status of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and other urban water and sewerage systems. He said this financial year, works, goods and services for water projects was exempted from VAT as recommended by the committee. The MPs recommended that more funds for water be provided to areas where the internally displaced persons would be resettled. They also recommended that the Government develops a sanitation policy to enable the finance ministry address sanitation matters. Related news: Uganda: introducing a pre-paid water system and free sewer connections, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/30487], 22 Aug 2006 Source: Joyce Namutebi, New Vision / allAfrica.com ******************* Other regions PAKISTAN: civil society signs cooperation agreement with government for services The civil society in Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government for water and sanitation services. For the first time in Pakistan, they and other stakeholders have agreed to work together from the planning to implementation stage on the development of water supply and sanitation services infrastructure under the guidelines of the National Sanitation Policy. The local Anjuman Samaji Behbood (ASB) organisation is the civil society partner, reports the Freshwater Action Network. Related publication: Pakistan National Sanitation Policy. PDF file [http://www.freshwateraction.net/web/d/doc_257.pdf] Contact: ASB, Pakistan, e-mail [mailto:info@asb.org.pk], http://www.asb.org.pk Source: FAN e-Bulletin [http://www.freshwateraction.net/web/e/eml_19_en.aspx], May 2007 ------------ HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR: decentralisation In Honduras, a workgroup has kicked off under the leadership of Honduran President José Manuel Zelaya to prepare 21 municipalities in the country for administration of potable water and sanitation beginning in 2008, the government announced in a statement. According to the statement, priority must be given to increasing coordination among these municipalities in order to prepare them to administer services, which they will receive from national utility Sanaa. Sanaa will become the technical arm of national water and sanitation commission Conasa, the regulating entity for utility services, and will focus efforts on developing water and sanitation services in rural areas. Honduras' government has applied for a US$ 30 million (EUR 22.3 million) World Bank loan for a US$ 35 million (EUR 26 million) programme to support the decentralisation of water services, the Bank announced in a project information document [1]. In El Salvador, the national aqueduct and sewage administration Anda has requested US$ 16 million (EUR 11.9 million) of funding from the national treasury to strengthen decentralised potable water distribution systems, according to Anda president César Funes. The loan was originally made to support the decentralisation of Anda's services to 63 municipalities, of which service administration has been handed over to only 40. Money from the IDB loan will only be used for these 40 municipalities, Funes said. [1] Honduras - Modernization of Water and Sanitation Sector Project. Volume 1 [http://go.worldbank.org/UGA19ZV5Z0] Related news: Honduras: US$ 30 million loan to support decentralisation of water and sanitation, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/31870], 7 Dec 2006 Source: BNamericas [http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?sector=4&idioma=I¬icia=391351] (subscription site), 3 May 2007; BNamericas [http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?sector=4&idioma=I¬icia=391731] (subscription site), 7 May 2007; BNamericas [http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?sector=4&idioma=I¬icia=391764] (subscription site), 8 May 2007 *********************** LESSONS LEARNED ARSENIC EXPOSURE: impact on young children’s intelligence and growth in Bangladesh and China Two new field research studies [1, 2] among children in Bangladesh and China confirm that arsenic exposure affects young children’s intelligence and growth. GA Wasserman et al. in their second cross-sectional study of As exposure in Araihazar, Bangladesh saw their concerns about As neurotoxicity expanded to a group of 6 year old children. Earlier they found this already for 10-year-olds. They present results of a new investigation of 301 randomly selected 6-year-olds whose parents participated in their ongoing prospective study of the health effects of As exposure in 12,000 residents. Exposure to As from drinking water was associated with reduced intellectual function before and after. A group of Chinese researchers also found effects of arsenic and fluoride exposure in drinking water on children. The IQ scores of the children in the high-As group were the lowest among the four groups they investigated, they report from a study of 720 children between 8 and 12 years of age in rural villages in Shanyin county, Shanxi province, China. [1] Wasserman, G.A. ... [et al.] (2007). Water arsenic exposure and intellectual function in 6-year-old children in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environmental health perspectives ; vol 115, no. 2 ; p. 285-289. Download free here [http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/9501/abstract.html] [2] Wang, S. ... [et al.] (2007). Arsenic and fluoride exposure in drinking water : children's IQ and growth in Shanyin County, Shanxi Province, China Environmental health perspectives ; vol 115, no. 4 ; p. 643-647. Download free here [http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/9270/abstract.html] Related news: Arsenic: exposure has effect on children’s intellectual function, Bangladesh Source [http://www.irc.nl/page/9536], May 2004 -------------------- WATER POLICY: understanding ‘triggers’ of reform Triggers of change, contents of and a tactical plan and response for change are three inter-related components of a water policy framework. This is one of the outcomes of a recent workshop in Colombo, a first major step in a new initiative by The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). They brought together a group of practitioners, researchers, and activists at IWMI HQ in Colombo to explore the concept of ‘triggers of water policy reform’ and to develop a joint program which would aim to (1) better understand the factors which bring about changes in water policy, and (2) apply this learning to help make positive and lasting changes in water policy. The workshop included several presentations by practitioners and researchers; a “world café” session to share knowledge and experience, a discussion of a potential framework to describe the tactics, content, and triggers of water policy change, and a closing session on possible next steps. The framework that is emerging has three distinct though inter-related components. * Triggers of change: these provide the opportunity, i.e. a space for change, but may not in themselves guarantee that change will occur; they may be external or internal; and may or may not be water-related. * Content of change: this requires detailed design of the desired changes * Tactical plan and response: this involves such activities as building coalitions for change, understanding the motivation of the various players, employing language and idioms that resonate with these players, knowing how to capitalise on potential opportunities for change, and learning how to sustain change. An important insight at the end of the workshop was that while focusing on understanding the trigger of policy change is important, sustaining change was also a vital component of effective policy change. To ensure lasting change involves continuous learning, understanding the system, and identifying and confronting barriers. Source: Nadia Manning, Water Figures [http://tinyurl.com/2fwg3u], no. 1, 2007 ************************************************************ TECHNOLOGY UPDATE RAINWATER TANKS: better than dams, desalination: Australian report A new Australian study [1] shows that rainwater tanks are cost competitive with desalination, yet five times more energy efficient - significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It also revealed that the installation of household rainwater tanks could delay big water projects like dams for up to a decade. Professor Ian Lowe from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), one of the three environmental organisations that commissioned the study said that governments should seriously consider rainwater tanks as an alternative source of water. "There's a very big saving in putting in rainwater tanks instead of infrastructure," he said. The study was conducted by economists, Marsden Jacob Associates (MJA), for ACF, Nature Conservation Council (NCC) and Environment Victoria. In November 2006 MJA prepared a discussion paper on Australia's urban water supplies for Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. [1] Pickering, P. and Whiteoak, K. (2007). The economics of rainwater tanks and alternative water supply options. Melbourne, Australia, Marsden Jacob Associates (MJA). Download here [http://tinyurl.com/2f3a7t] Contact: Phil Pickering, Senior Consultant, MJA, Australia, mailto:economists@marsdenjacob.com.au, http://www.marsdenjacob.com.au/ Source: Sarah Clarke, ABC [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1897777.htm], 16 Apr 2007 ; NCC [http://tinyurl.com/2f3a7t], Apr 2007 -------------------- HOUSEHOLD TREATMENT: Nigerian NGO develops filter based on natural coagulants and slow sand filtration A water filter, which uses a combination of locally available Moringa oleifera seeds as a natural coagulant with slow sand filtration, has been developed by a local NGO, Rural African Water Development Project (RAWDP). In May 2006, RAWDP received a US$ 190,000 (EUR 141,000) grant from the 2006 Development Marketplace competition to implement its “Mor-Sand Filters for Oil Producing Communities” project for communities in the Niger-delta area of Nigeria [1]. The project grant finances the production of 1000 “Mor-Sand” filters and the training of 70 youths on how to produce more water filters. So far, 100 water filters have been produced with an additional 300 water filters planned before the end of July 2007, according to Mr. Joachim Ezeji, Project Coordinator of RAWDP. Ezeji believes that Moringa oleifera seeds are a good free alternative coagulant for alum, which is expensive and has to be imported. That explains why RAWDP plans to cultivate 2000 acres of Moringa plants in south-east Nigeria. [1] World Bank - Development Marketplace - Mor-Sand Filters for Oil Producing Communities [http://go.worldbank.org/6EE54C0SQ0] Related news: Natural coagulants: simple method to extract protein from Moringa oleifera seeds, Source Weekly [http://www.irc.nl/page/24919] , 13 Jul 2005 Related publication: Ghebremichael, K. (2006). Natural resources for appropriate water treatment. Paper presented at 32nd WEDC International Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2006. PDF file [http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/conferences/pdfs/32/Ghebremichael.pdf] [This paper presents a study on the use of Moringa oleifera and pumice as low cost natural materials for improving water treatment systems]. Contact: Joachim Ezeji, Rural Africa Water Development Project (RAWDP), Imo State, Nigeria, mailto:joachimezeji@yahoo.com, mailto:ruralafrwadp@yahoo.com, http://www.ruralafrwadp.org Source: Abimbola Akosile, This Day / allAfrica.com [http://allafrica.com/stories/200704110281.html], 10 Apr 2007 ******************** Funding opportunitites DEVELOPMENT PRIZES: 2007 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition Organisations: Global Development Network and Government of Japan Carrying prizes in cash and travel worth nearly US$ 240,000 (EUR 177,900), finalists of the 8th edition of this annual international competition on development research will be invited to present proposals at the Ninth Annual Global Development Conference, Brisbane, January 2008 Eligibility: residents or organisations from developing or transition countries One of the five themes is "Natural Resources: Risks and Implications for Sustaining Development", which includes water security. Submissions will be accepted in three categories: Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development 1st prize: US$ 30,000 (EUR 22,400); 2nd prize: US$ 5,000 (EUR 3,700) Deadline: 17 September 2007 Medals for Research on Development 1st prize: US$ 10,000 (EUR 7,400); 2nd prize: US$ 5,000 EUR 3,700) Deadline: 17 September 2007 Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project 1st prize: US$ 30,000 (EUR 22,400); 2nd prize: US$ 5,000 (EUR 3,700) Deadline: 20 August 2007 Contact: mailto:awards@gdnet.org More information: [http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=1217] ***************** Publications Enhancing livelihoods through sanitation Borba, M.L.; Smet, J.E.M. and Sijbesma, C. (2007). Enhancing livelihoods through sanitation. (Thematic overview paper / IRC; no. 19). Delft, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. - 63 p. : 14 boxes, 3 fig., 1 matrix, 1 tab. - Includes references This TOP locates livelihoods as the means that poor men and women have of surviving in adverse circumstances, especially in rural areas and on the periphery of towns and cities. It outlines the complex links between sanitation, health, livelihoods and poverty, paying attention to different strands within communities, especially gender differences. The safe disposal, management and re-use of human excreta play a key role in improving people’s livelihoods. There is a virtuous circle as safe sanitation improves people’s health and the environment, and this makes it possible for people to engage in productive activities, and further increases demand for better conditions in the local environment. Effective sanitation also has a direct impact on the creation of jobs, new markets and small scale enterprises. Case studies from Bangladesh, Malawi and Brazil, give practical examples of how a focus on sanitation can transform communities. The TOP lists key challenges for donors, local government, services and allies in putting poor communities at the centre of these efforts. It is intended to inspire those working in water and sanitation and related sectors at policy and policy implementation levels, who are interested in the disposal, management and re-use of human excreta and in improving the well-being and environment of poor families. Download here [http://www.irc.nl/page/36080] -------------------- Accountability arrangements to combat corruption Sohail, M. and Cavill, S. (2007). Accountability arrangements to combat corruption : synthesis report and case study survey reports. (Partnering to combat corruption series). Loughborough, UK, WEDC, Loughborough University. - 135 p. - Includes references This review attempts to demonstrate the benefits of anti-corruption and accountability arrangements in infrastructure programs, including water supply, sanitation, drainage, the provision of access roads and paving, transport, solid waste management, street lighting and community buildings. In the first section infrastructure services, the stakeholders involved and the outputs of the services are defined. The second section explores corruption themes and how they relate to the delivery of infrastructure services. Finally, the review discusses accountability and rationale for applying it to the delivery of infrastructure services, and provides examples of how this can be done in practice. The case studies presented in this report reveal that there is a wide range of anti-corruption initiatives in developing and developed countries. A suitable legislative framework is generally a precondition for success, although this is not sufficient on its own and requires a high level of political will to be successfully implemented. A strong civil society is also an important precondition to ensure accountability. Download here [http://tinyurl.com/2c8sxg] More information about the project [http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/projects/new_projects3.php?id=191] ************************************************************ New on the net SADCWATER Homepage for the SADC / Danida initiative. The site provides information on the Regional Water Sector Program (RWS Program) which consists of four components: consultancy fund, water research fund, awareness creation, and program support facility. The program is funded by Danida as Environmental Assistance to the Southern Africa Region on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). Web site: http://www.sadcwater.com/ **************** NAMES CFPAS MOZAMBIQUE: director changes Francisca Muluana, Director of the Professional Training Center for Water and Sanitation (CFPAS), in Mozambique after three years in the post has changed to a full time job at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. She is temporarily replaced by Bento Mualoja from 30 April 2007. Source: CFPAS e-mail, 2 May 2007 ************** Events and Conferences 1ST International Wash Practitioners' Market Place & Fair and 19th Regional Water & Sanitation Seminar Mombassa, Kenya, 26-29 September 2007 Organised by: Streams of Knowledge and NETWAS International The event expects to bring together some 150 resource centres (RC) and RC-like organisations, donors, development partners, WASH service providers, private sector and other WASH stakeholders in a forum to share good practices and lessons learnt in WASH service delivery. Themes: * WASH in IWRM * WASH and livelihood approaches * WASH and HIV/AIDS * water supply service delivery with urban poor * rural water supply and sanitation services * sustainable sanitation solutions * health and hygiene promotion for behaviour change * mainstreaming gender in WASH Contact: mailto:info@streams.net More information: [http://www.streams.net/waterFair/] -------------------- 8TH WATERNET/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium Livingstone, Zambia, 30 October - 03 November 2007 Organised by: WATERNET, Institute of Water and Sanitation Development(IWSD)/Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA), Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa (GWP-SA) Main theme: IWRM - from Concept to Practice Sub-themes: * hydrology * water and environment * water and land * water and society (incl. conflict management, governance, HIV/AIDS, gender, education, communication) * water for people * water resources management Abstract deadline: 31 May 2007 Contact: Local Organising Committee (8th Symposium), mailto:symposium08@waternetonline.org, mailto:symposium08@iwsd.co.zw More information: [http://www.iwsd.co.zw/waternet.cfm?pid=56] **************************