AfricaWRM 2012 - The Fourth IASTED African Conference on Water Resource Management ~AfricaWRM 2012~

The Third IASTED African Conference on Water Resource Management (AfricaWRM 2012) will act as an interdisciplinary forum for decision-makers, academics, and professionals interested in the development and application of technology in ensuring the sustainable use and management of our water resources. This purpose is consistent with the goals of the United Nations Decade of Water for Life. The forum will cover both hard and soft technology and will serve to promote the use of appropriate technologies. Case studies are welcome.

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by AfricaWRM 2012 include, but are not limited to:

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

Best Management Practices
Capacity building
Climate Change Effects
Cumulative Impacts Assessment
Flood Forecasting Techniques
Geographic Information Systems
Groundwater Mapping
Hydroinformatics
Instream Flow Needs
International Rivers
Point and Non-point Source Pollution
Remediation and Restoration
Remote Sensing and Sensor Evaluation
Transportation and Fate of Pollutants
Watershed Policy and Planning
ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES

Financial Issues
Institutional Issues
Legal Issues
Maintenance
Planning and Management
Policy Issues
Socio-economic and Cultural Issues
Training and Education
POLLUTION PREVENTION AND REDUCTION IN INDUSTRY

Biotechnology
Cleaner Production
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Environmental Management Systems
Impact and Risk Assessments
Industrial Ecology
Life Cycle Analysis
Partnerships
Pollution Abatement Technology
Regulations and Enforcement
Technology Transfers
WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Containment and Collection
Data Analysis and Visualisation Software
Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment - Aquaculture
Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment - Nanotechnologies
Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment - Ultraviolet
Extreme Events
Instrumentation and Automation
Modelling and Simulation
Performance Evaluation
Sludge Handling
Stormwater Treatment - Constructed Wetlands
Stormwater Treatment - Grass Swales
Stormwater Treatment - Permeable Pavement
Total Maximum Daily Loading
Wastewater and Stormwater Discharge
Wastewater Reuse
WATER SUPPLY AND SUSTAINABLE USE

Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling
Demand Forecasting
Diagnostic Techniques
Distribution and Optimization
Hydrological and Hydraulic Systems
Monitoring and Surveillance
Reclamation
Sourcing
Storage
Treatment - Chemical Disinfection
Treatment - Low-tech Filtration
Treatment - Solar Water Disinfection
Water Augmentation
Water Quality Protection
Water Use - Agriculture/Irrigation
Water Use - Aquaculture
Water Use - Domestic
Water Use - Hydropower
Water Use - Industrial
Water Use - Recreation
Water Use - Transportation