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333rd WEDC International Conference Accra, Ghana

THEME
Access to Sanitation and Safe Water: Global Partnerships and Local Actions  
Date: 7-11 April 2008
Venue: International Conference Centre - *

Call for Papers
Introduction
The concepts of global partnerships, alliances and networks have existed within the water and sanitation sector for several years and many working partnerships now exist which bring together government agencies, public and private institutions, professional organizations and multilateral development agencies. The benefits of this are varied and include identifying issues at the country, regional and global levels, and programme design to meet this demand. More importantly, they provide a mechanism for building strong alliances across the different stakeholder groups, and for capacity building through information exchange and skills sharing. This has important implications for improving practice at the local level and delivering change through the promotion and uptake of technologies and policies, and ultimately contributing to meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
The WEDC International Conference is in itself a global partnership bringing together a wide range of sector professionals from many continents, providing a forum for practitioners, policy makers, academics and researchers from a wide range of disciplines who are working in the water and environmental sanitation sectors.
Conference themes
The conference is organized around four main themes:

Papers and other presentation types relating to one or more of these themes can be submitted. Those which relate to topical issues are particularly encouraged. As part of the main themes, we also invite papers and presentations on the following specific issues, for potential inclusion in Specialist Sessions, although this list is by no means exhaustive: