AfricaEWRM 2014 - The IASTED African Conference on Environment and Water Resource Management

The fifth IASTED African Conference on Environment and Water Resource Management (AfricaEWRM 2014) will act as an interdisciplinary forum for decision-makers, academics, and professionals interested in the development and applications of technology for the sustainable use of the environment and the management of 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 technologies and will serve to promote the use of appropriate technologies. Case studies are welcome.
Program Committee
V. Chipofya - Institute of Water and Environmental Sanitation, Malawi
S. Gaskin - Mcgill University, Canada
R. Hranova - University of Botswana, Botswana
S. Kiyana - Kyoto University, Japan
D. Myronidis - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
J. Ndambuki - Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
A. Neef - University of Hohenheim, Thailand Office, Thailand
M. Ray - University of Western Ontario, Canada
Z. Shen - Beijing Normal University, PR China
R. S. Wu - National Central University, PR China
G. Zaimes - Anatoliki Makedonia and Thraki Institute of Technology, Greece
Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by AfricaEWRM 2014 include, but are not limited to:
ENVIRONMENT
Air quality
Bio Monitoring
Biodegradable Materials
Biodiversity
Clean Energy
Conservation
Deforestation
Desertification
Ecological Restoration
Environmental Impact Assessment
Farming Methods & the Environment
Habitat Rehabilitation
Land Management
Mining & the Environment
Natural Resources Management
Pollution Reduction
Soil Erosion
Sustainable Development
Waste Management
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Best Management Practices
Capacity Building
Climate Change Effects
Cumulative Impacts Assessment
Flood Forecasting Techniques
Geographic Information Systems
Groundwater Mapping
Hydro Informatics
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 STORM WATER 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
Storm Water Treatment - Constructed Wetlands
Storm Water Treatment - Grass Swales
Storm Water Treatment - Permeable Pavement
Total Maximum Daily Loading
Wastewater and Storm Water 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