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Water related events
June 14 - September 14, 2008 : International Exhibition in Saragossa 2008 – Water for Sustainable Development - Saragossa, Spain
The Expo Zaragoza 2008 is an international exhibition under the aegis of the International Exhibition Bureau. Zaragoza 2008 will develop the theme of "Water for Sustainable Development", along 10 main ideas including governability and cooperation.
Organised by : International Exhibition Bureau
August 17- 23, 2008 : World Water Week - Stockholm, Sweden
World Water Week is the main international event for developing capabilities, building partnerships and following up international processes and programmes for water and development.
Organised by : Stockholm International Water Institute
September 1-4, 2008 : 13th World Water Congress - Global Changes and Water Resources- Montpellier, France
The objective of the 13th World Water Congress is to enhance understanding of the impact of world climate change on water resources and to increase societal consciousness. In line with this objective the Congress will organize numerous debates, oral presentations, and poster sessions on the key issues of water.
Organised by : International Water Resources Association
September 24-27, 2008 : International Conference : “Pathways towards Sustainable Sanitation in Africa” - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The objective of this conference is to jointly bring together the members of the NETSSAF consortium (Network for the development of Sustainable Approaches for large scale implementation of Sanitation in Africa-sponsored by the European Commission) alongside decision makers, sanitation professionals and practitioners as well as scientists, to present their findings and discuss future directions concerning the development of sustainable approaches for large scale sanitation issues in rural and peri-urban areas.
Organised by : Regional Centre for Low Cost Drinking Water and Sanitation (CREPA), International Water Association (IWA), GTZ
30 September – 1 October 2008 : Millennium Development Goals on Sanitation - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The best practices and case studies are presented in this conference, to learn lessons. Innovations, the implementation of new sanitation concepts, the social-spatial embedding of innovative sanitation solutions will be presented. The combination with Aquatech Amsterdam 2008, the world’s leading trade exhibition in the water industry, offers a unique possibility to exchange practical solutions.
Organised by the International Water Association (IWA), the Royal Netherlands Waternetwork and Aquatech Amsterdam 2008
October 13-19, 2008 : 20th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage – Lahore, Pakistan
Theme : Participatory Integrated Water Resources Management - From Concepts to Actions. The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage is an international non-governmental organisation, whose goal is to contribute to meeting world food needs through improved water and soil management and improved productivity of irrigated and drained land.
Organised by : The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
March 16-22, 2009 : The 5th World Water Forum – Istanbul, Turkey
The World Water Forum, a triennial event, is the largest international event in the field of water. It primarily serves four main purposes : 
To raise the importance of water on the political agenda To support the deepening of discussions towards the solution of international water issues in the 21st century To formulate concrete proposals and bring their importance to the world’s attention To generate political commitment
Organised by : The World Water Council
19 March 2009 : Conference on "Water saving in irrigated systems in the Mediterranean", 5th World Water Forum - Istanbul (Turkey)
From examples in North Africa and Jordan, speakers will discuss the message that the investment for the modernization of irrigation facilities will be effective if accompanied by support for small and medium scale farmers and their organizations.
Organized by : AFEID (French Association for Water, Irrigation and Drainage), Cemagref, FARM
April 22-27, 2009 : Agricultural Show of Morocco – Meknès (Morocco)
The Agricultural Show of Morocco brings together 600 exhibitors and 750 000 visitors from 20 countries. It is organized in 9 thematic areas : institutions, sponsors, the 16 Regions of the Kingdom, agricultural and agro-industrial productions, breeding activities, agricultural machinery, farm supplies, international space, space Souk and environment, nature and life.
Organized by : Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Maritime Fisheries of Morocco and the Association of the International Show of Agriculture in Morocco
