Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy 3-7 October 2011

Bringing together academic research with policy, practice and networking workshops and events

Join individuals and experts from academia, industry, NGOs, government and foundations to deal with critical concerns relevant to both the developing and developed worlds.

2011 Main Conference Themes:

• Freshwater Availability & Climate Change Adaptation
• Southeastern U.S. Water Challenges
• Human Rights and Ethics
• Small Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Peri-urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Hygiene Behaviors and Household Water Treatment

2011 Networking and Workshop Events

• Annual Meeting of Small Communities Water Supply Management Network convened by World Health Organization (WHO)
• The United Nations, Global Health Policy, and Evolving Frameworks for Accountability under the Human Right to Water convened by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) & The Parr Center for Ethics at UNC
• Southeastern United States Freshwater Availability, Quality and Equity convened by North Carolina State University, UNC Institute for the Environment, and University of Georgia
• Annual Meeting of the International Network on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) co-convened by WHO, UNICEF & The Water Institute
• WASH in Schools Networking Session convened by UNICEF and WASH in Schools Partners

Workshops registration are now open!

For more information please visit http://whconference.unc.edu/index.cfm