Workshop

Managing Water Demand in the City of the Future - Pilot Workshop

28-29 July 2010 | The ICLEI International Training Centre and WEDC
Entebbe , Uganda

SWITCH event

Description: The workshop aims to create awareness and knowledge on alternative, more sustainable, approaches to managing water supply and demand and the associated benefits that these bring. The workshop is tailored to the water demand situation in Uganda and will encourage participants to:
- share their expertise in urban water supply planning issues
- assess existing strategies and plans to balance supply and demand against sustainability principles
- identify institutional arrangements necessary for putting a demand management approach into practice Furthermore, the facilitators will provide presentations on the key aspects of demand management as well as relevant examples from cities throughout the world.

Target group: Local government professionals from the City of Entebbe working in departments relevant for managing water supply and demand such as water utilities, urban planning, housing, environmental management, health, etc., and staff from the national water utility

Contact:

Barbara Anton

ICLEI International Training Centre

barbara.anton@iclei.org

Language: English

Registration info: Registration closed

Fee info: Free of charge

Other: The workshop is targeted at local government professionals from the City of Entebbe and from the national water utility. However, a limited number of spaces are available for those interested in attending from outside of Entebbe.