AfricaEWRM 2016 - 6th IASTED African Conference on Environment and Water Resource Management ~AfricaEWRM 2016~

The Sixth IASTED African Conference on Environment and Water Resource Management (AfricaEWRM 2016) 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.
Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by AfricaEWRM 2016 include, but are not limited to:
THEME 1: ENVIRONMENT
Air Quality
Bio Monitoring
Biodegradable Materials
Biodiversity
Clean Energy
Conservation
Deforestation
Desertification
Ecological Restoration
Environmental Impact Assessment
Farming Methods and the Environment
Geospatial Technologies
Habitat Rehabilitation
Land Management
Mining and the Environment
Natural Resources Management
Pollution Reduction
Soil Erosion
Sustainable Development
Valuation
Waste Management
THEME 2: 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
Water Augmentation
Water Quality Protection
Water Use
THEME 3: WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
Containment and Collection
Data Analysis and Visualisation Software
Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Extreme Events
Instrumentation and Automation
Modelling and Simulation
Performance Evaluation
Sludge Handling
Storm Water Treatment
Total Maximum Daily Loading
Wastewater and Storm water Discharge
Wastewater Reuse
THEME 4: INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Best Management Practices
Capacity Building
Climate Change Effects
Cumulative Impacts Assessment
Flood Forecasting Techniques
Geographic Information Systems
Groundwater Mapping
Hydro Informatics
In stream 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
THEME 5: 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
THEME 6: ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES
Financial Issues
Governance
Information Communications Technology
Institutional Issues
Legal Issues
Maintenance
Planning and Management
Policy Issues
Socio-economic and Cultural Issues
Training and Education