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18th AfWA International Congress & Expo February 22-26 2016 Nairobi, Kenya Organizers: The African Water Association Theme: “SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN AFRICA.” Who will visit? The organizers expect more than 1,000 delegates from water & sanitation sectors. In addition, the exhibition will attract local, regional and international trade visitors. For more information, kindly contact: Sylvain USHER – AfWA General Secretary E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.afwa-hq.org OZWATER’16 - Australia’s International Water Conference & Exhibition Dates: 10 May 2016 to 12 May 2016 Location: Melbourne Convention and exhibition Center Organised by : Australian Water Association Event website : http://www.ozwater.org/ Event’s contact e-mail : [email protected] World Humanitarian Summit May, 2016 Medical supplies are delivered to South Sudan. WHO/Fred Urlep The World Humanitarian Summit, scheduled for May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey, will bring together Governments, UN agencies, NGOs, private companies, crisis-affected people and others to set the agenda for humanitarian action for years to come. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. In 2016, the theme is “Water and Jobs.” World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. 4th African Regional Conference on lrrigation and Drainage (ARCID) Dates: April 26 – 28, 2016 Location : Aswan City (Egypt) Organised by : Egyptian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage - ENCID Event’s contact e-mail : [email protected] Event website : www.encid.org.eg/arcid/index.htm The conference shall be hosted by ENCID in Egypt during the period April 26 – 28, 2016, including three days technical sessions, exhibition and book fair, an exciting program for accompanying persons, and a one-day postconference study tour under the main theme “Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability.” As part of an ongoing consultation process, thought leaders gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, recently to catalyse discussion and help set the priorities for the Summit. A cross-cutting message of this three-day World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultation was that all humanitarian action should focus first and foremost on the needs of people. 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress Dates: 1-10 September 2016 Location: Honolulu, HI, US Venue: Hawaii Convention Center The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Congress meets every four years to bring together leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and indigenous and grass-roots organizations to discuss and decide on solutions to environment and development challenges worldwide. The event will hold a public forum consisting of debates, workshops, dialogues, round-table discussions, training courses, music and exhibitions, as well as a Members\’ Assembly that will deliberate on IUCN resolutions and recommendations regarding key conservation issues. Contact: Ewa Magiera, IUCN Media Relations Phone: [phone] e-mail: [email protected] www: http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/news Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene • January - February 2016 31