WaTER Conference, 24-25 October, University of Oklahoma (USA). The Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) conference on “Synergy at the Interface: Integrating Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and Behavior Change.” Highlights include the presentation of the OU International Water Prize to Ben Fawcett, Professor and Environmental Health Engineer at the University of Queensland, Australia and co-author of The Last Taboo: Opening the Door on the Global Sanitation Crisis. Other speakers include Ned Breslin (Water for People, Annette Johnson (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), Dennis Lettenmaier (University of Washington), John Oldfield (WASH Advocacy Initiative), Kurt Soderlund (Safe Water Network), and Peter Winch (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health).
The Water Ethics Network facilitates sharing of experience, ideas, and information about events and activities relating to water ethics. The aim is to bring an awareness of water ethics into the everyday discourse of water policies and management decisions, so that choices about water use and water ecosystem management are consciously informed by values. The network is sponsored by the Water-Culture Institute and the partner organizations listed below.
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