Managing Water for the City of the Future
Global CityWater Futures Summit
Learning Alliances for Change
Delft, The Netherlands, 7-10 October 2009
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Summit Programme
Please click here to view a pdf of the Summit programme, or see the overview below.
Important dates
Last date for registration: 18 September 2009
Please note that places are limited.
Conference Schedule Overview
A provisional conference schedule is available here, listing timings of paper and discussion sessions, side events and the conference opening reception and dinner.
Wednesday 7 October – Global and Local Initiatives
Keynote presentations by leaders of global and local inititiatives that are making an impact toward more sustainable urban water management.
Thursday 8 October – Exchanging Knowledge and Experiences
Interactive workshops around the topics of strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, system transitioning and decision making as well as an innovation marketplace of intiatives and new technologies.
Friday 9 October – Preparing for a Sustainable Future
Use of case studies and interactive workshops to help cities chart their strategic path to a more sustainable future.
Saturday 10 October – Visiting Projects That are Making a Difference
A visit to sites in Rotterdam and Culemborg where the ideas of sustainable urban water management are being put into practice.
Summit Programme Organising Committee
- Carol Howe, UNESCO-IHE
- Peter van der Steen, UNESCO-IHE
- Rae Mackay, University of Birmingham
- Iwona Wagner, University of Lodz and UNESCO Centre for Ecohydrology
- Bertha Darteh, KNUST
- John Butterworth, IRC
- Barbara Anton, ICLEI
- Alison Duffy, University of Abertay