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The Global Water Alliance 9th Annual Conference
Date:Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Time:8:00am—8:00pm
Location: Temple University Fox School of Business (link to venue website)1801 Liacouras Walk Philadelphia, PA 19122
Join the Global Water Alliance (GWA) for the 9th Annual Conference, WASH & The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2030. Learn from world-changing thinkers and innovators from the United Nations, World Bank, USEPA, International Water and Sanitation Leaders, and Major NGOs.
Conference Objectives:
- To learn about the new UN Sustainable Development Goals for WASH and what major organizations are doing to help developing countries attain them
- To provide examples of innovations and best practices in the WASH field
- To engender a dialogue between people interested in helping developing countries
Keynote Speakers:
- Thomas Slaymaker, Senior Statistics and Monitoring Specialist, UNICEF
- Ansuman Das, Executive Director, Sabuj Sangha, NGO in West Bengal, India
Panels including:
- Christina J. Bowles, Rural Water Point Sustainability in Zimbabwe
- Leah Popek, Marks of Failed and Successful Mechanized Borehole Systems in Zambia
- Mom TatahMentan, Community Based Environmental Health Promotion in Byiringiro Area Development Program
- Dr Heather Murphy, POU water treatment in rural Cambodia
- David Favazza, Sustainable Piped Drinking Water in Liberia’s Secondary Cities
- Sayed Waliullah Aqili, Water Resources challenge in Kabul metropolitan Area”
About The Global Water Alliance:
The Global Water Alliance (GWA) is a network of interested organizations and individuals committed to helping to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals for water/sanitation throughout the world. By utilizing the resources and expertise of the Philadelphia Region and beyond, we work to increase global access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
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