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Sustainable and Safe Drinking Water in Developing and Developed Countries: Where Science Meets Policy
November 5-6, 2008
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The provision of a safe, sustainable supply of water has been a challenge for millennia. It remains the most pressing environmental problem in much of the developing world, and is increasingly difficult even in the developed world. Emerging pathogens and new chemical contaminants, changing climates, population growth, and watershed encroachment all lead to pressures that will require innovative scientific and policy responses.
The 2008 UNC Environmental Symposium, Sustainable and Safe Drinking Water in Developing and Developed Countries: Where Science Meets Policy, will provide the most up-to-date information for leaders in the area of water resources worldwide, showing how advances in scientific understanding, technology, and innovative policies can help solve the pressing challenges of providing a sustained supply of safe drinking water to the world’s population. It will also provide informal opportunities for participants to share information and develop new ideas and solutions to water supply problems. Leaders in the water resources field will leave the conference with new information, new contacts, and new solutions for their water resources challenges. Proceedings of the Symposium will be published, and a web site created to allow access to the proceedings from around the world.
For more information and event details, visit here
Location: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, UNC - Chapel Hill
