MEDA WATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management

1. MEDA WATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse RUWTR 2006 13-15 June 2006, Rabat, Morocco The Conference is organized in the framework of MEDAWARE and Zer0-M Projects. Funded by the Regional Program for Local Water Management of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of the EC. MEDAWARE Website: www.uest.gr/medaware Zer0-M Website: www.zer0-m.org Organizing institutions AEE INTEC, Austria Agronomic and Veterinary Medicine Institute Hassan II, Morocco National Technical University of Athens, Greece Technical University of Berlin, Germany University Chouaib Doukkali, Morocco University of Cyprus, Cyprus

2. Objectives During the preparation of the Johannesburg earth Summit (February 2002), a group of distinguished water scientists sent a letter to the Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations entitled “A sustainable Sanitation is a key to Sustainable Development”. The letter states among others that sustainable sanitation is: - Designed for low water consumption (demand side management) and aims for full reuse of water and fertilisers. - Often decentralised and is capable to provide high performance at low costs – user involvement and proper maintenance is a key to success. These statements represent one of the majors objectives of the two projects MEDAWARE and ZER0-M this is why the conference aims at stimulating the interest of people in fresh water saving, considering treated wastewater as part of the community’s water budget and in adopting approaches that preserve the public health and the environment. Also and in the context of increasing water resources depletion, the Conference will focus on wastewater treatment technologies (including innovative ones) and on wastewater reuse in large urban and in small rural contexts or tourism facilities located in remote areas practices. The conference aims at supporting the competent authorities and all actors involved in the specific field by providing them new knowledge on various technologies, methods and tools for the promotion of best. It represents an opportunity to promote these new approaches among Government Agencies and Municipalities. Successful case studies and salient results from ongoing sustainable water projects shall be presented and discussed. The conference shall also provide an opportunity to bring together scientists, engineers and professionals from government departments, private institutions, consultants, research, education and training institutions. Topics Water systems (water saving, suitable quality versus usage, Greywater/blackwater segregation, wastewater treatment, reuse and recycling) for Small rural communities, remote tourist facilities, and large urban administrative or leisure units / Household-centred water management / Rainwater harvesting for domestic use / Industrial water management and cleaner production / Pre-treatment of industrial wastewater and reuse / Integration of wastewater reuse in the overall water resources management / Best technologies/systems for sustainable treatment of urban wastewater in the Mediterranean area / Methodologies for the control and monitoring of urban wastewater treatment plant / Risk assessment (human health / environment) / Approaches for the assessment and valuation of safe wastewater agricultural reuse / Relevant policies and socioeconomic instruments / Guidelines and quality standards for reclaimed water / Case studies.

3. Call for Papers Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of maximum two pages in English, including figures and tables (as MS Word file). The abstracts can be submitted electronically via email to b.elhamouri@iav.ac.ma and to assobhei@ucd.ac.ma no later than 25th February, 2006. Abstracts will be accepted based on quality, originality and relevance to the conference themes. Accepted papers will be published as the symposium proceedings. Selected papers will be eligible for publication in International Scientific Journal which will be announced during the second call for papers. Language The conference language will be English and French simultaneous translation shall be provided Important dates to remember 23 December 05: First call of the conference, announcement on website 06 January 05: Second call 25 February 06: Deadline for extended abstracts (maximum 2 pages) 20 March 06: Notification of acceptance of abstracts (poster/paper) 20 April 06: Final manuscript submission Conference contact:

4. The Conference is organized in the framework of MEDAWARE and Zer0-M Projects. Funded by the Regional Programme for Local Water Management of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of the EC. MEDAWARE Website: www.uest.gr/medaware Zer0-M Website: www.zer0-m.org REGISTRATION FORM Please complete and email to assobhei@ucd.ac.maor/and b.elhamouri@iav.ac.ma