Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance

Thessaloniki, Greece, 11 – 13 April 2013

First Announcement and Call for papers

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INTRODUCTION

Water scarcity and climate change are the main causes  of water related problems  worldwide. Nevertheless, Mediterranean countries are facing strong water shortage problems and long periods of droughts. The EU Water Framework Directive  WFD-2000/60/EC  sets the  background for  the development of  an integrated and sustainable water management policy. Water utilities must implement appropriate measures ensuring the conservation of water resources of sufficient quality and quantity. Towards this target, development of methodologies  for reducing Non Revenue Water and Water Losses are  more than  necessary, in urban water distribution networks.  However, allocation of appropriate funds for the implementation of such measures is becoming limited, under financial crisis conditions. Water pricing policies, are foreseen by WFD to fully recover water related services costs.

In this context, the 1st EWaS-MED International Conference  is on Improving Efficiency of Water Systems in a changing natural and financial environment, especially across the Mediterranean Basin facing severe environmental threats due to the Climate Change and economic crisis conditions. The Conference’s topics deal with the management of the entire water supply chain, starting from the water abstraction at the water resources, up to the customers’ tap and the effluent from a wastewater treatment plant, especially focusing on the water losses occurring throughout the entire process. Thus, particular emphasis will be given to the latest developments, strategies, techniques and applications of international best practices in water loss assessment, management, leakage reduction and control, improvement of customer metering,  AMR, telemetry and telecontrol applications. As such, the conference is the first Mediterranean regional event  aiming at further raising awareness in the field of improved efficiency of water systems given the fast changing climatic and financial conditions in the Mediterranean Basin.

Authors are invited to  present papers dealing with related topics shown below. The aim is to provide a comprehensive programme of the highest quality, reflecting a wide range of international experiences.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 16th, 2012

Notification of pre-acceptance: December 21st, 2012

Submission of full paper: January 31st, 2013
Comments sent to authors: February 21st 2013
Submission of full papers: March 5th, 2013
Notification of acceptance: March 19th, 2013
Early Bird Registration: March 22nd, 2013