Events

Water and Public Health: The 21st Century Challenge

IPWR sponsored sessions at the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View presentations from the event

Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation

August 21, 2009, 12:30pm

How will climate change affect drinking-water supply and sanitation? Will more floods and droughts jeopardize efforts to achieve the MDG targets? What are the implications for technology development to include improved resilience to climate change impacts? And: what actions are needed now to ensure future policies, institutional capacities and technical capabilities can meet demands on water supply and sanitation resulting from climate change?

All these questions are addressed in a new summary report (Vision 2030) that was launched at a WHO/DFID side event at World Water Week on August 12, 2009.

For more information on this year's Stockholm World Water Week Programme and the WHO co-convened events go to www.worldwaterweek.org

WHO at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2009

The 2nd Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) was held 22-26 June 2009 in Singapore. Key WHO engagements included a WHO Working Group Meeting on Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Drinking Water, the 2nd Meeting of the International Network of Drinking-water Regulators (RegNet), and a Planning meeting for the Global Water Safety Plan Conference 2010 with International Water Association and Malaysian Water Association, 22 June 09. Bruce Gordon presented "WHO Aspirations for Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality" and was a panelist for the session on Water and Health. More information on the SIWW 2009 can be found at http://www.siww.com.sg/