18WNSYMP: 18th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium Swakopmund, Namibia, October 25-27, 2017 |
Conference website | http://www.waternetonline.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=18wnsymp |
Abstract registration deadline | May 31, 2017 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2017 |
18th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management: Innovative Technological Advances for Water Security in Eastern and Southern Africa
The 18th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium will be held under the theme Integrated Water Resources Development and Management: Innovative Technological Advances for Water Security in Eastern and Southern Africa.
The Symposia have been held annually in the Eastern and Southern African regions for the past 17 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners. Together, they identify regional issues, gaps and priorities that require further research and support. Great emphasis will be placed on integration of knowledge, particularly involving scholars from the natural and social sciences
Abstract Submission Guidelines
All abstracts will be handled and reviewed electronically via the conference's EasyChair submission https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=18wnsymp. Note that you will need to set up an EasyChair account (if you do not already have one) before you login for your submission. Several roles have been set on the platform for the 18th WaterNet/WAFSA/GWP Symposium, kindly register as an author, all other roles will be done through invitation. When completing the submission form on EasyChair, you will see a space which asks for an abstract to be typed in or pasted. Kindly copy and paste your abstract here. Further down the page you will upload your full abstract as a pdf attachment. You should receive confirmation of submission of your abstract from EasyChair immediately after submission by email; if you have not, please bear in mind that any emails received might be found in your spam folder.
The submission form in EasyChair also asks you:
- Your theme, your preferred presentation type/paper or a poster (note that the final decision will be taken by the programme committee)
- Whether you are under 35 years old
- Any keywords that do not appear in the topics list that may facilitate the review process
List of Symposium Themes
- Theme 1: Development and Sustainable Implementation of Resilient Water Infrastructure
- Theme 2: Water for Health, Livelihoods and Economic Development
- Theme 3: Water Governance and the Human Right to Water
- Theme 4: Water, Land, Energy and Agriculture
- Theme 5: Surface and Groundwater Resources Management and Urbanisation
- Theme 6: Water, Ecosystems and the Environment
Committees
International Scientific Committee
- Person 1: Prof Graham Jewitt - University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
- Person 2: Prof Emmanuel Manzungu - University of Zimbabwe
- Person 3: Dr Claudious Chikozho - Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
- Person 4: Dr Manta Nowbuth - University of Mauritius
- Person 5: Ms Shirley Bethune - Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
- Person 6: Dr Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema - Waternet
- Person 7: Mr Alex Simalabwi - Global Water Partnership
- Person 8: Prof. Hubert Savenije - International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Local Organizing Committee
Venue
The conference will be held in at the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre, Swakopmund, Namibia from 25th – 27th of October 2017
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to symposium18@waternetonline.org and waternetsymposium18@gmail.com