Sanitation and Water Conference 2008, 27-29 Oct 2008, Melbourne, Australia

Meeting the Challenge in East Asia and the Pacific

An international conference hosted by World Vision Australia and the Watsan Reference Group and supported by the Australian Government, AusAID

Conference Objectives

The conference will seek to review the status of sanitation and water in East Asia and the Pacific region, review best practice and key entry points, and devise actions and approaches that can best provide large scale sustainable solutions with a view to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The conference will also provide a forum for AusAID to discuss its increased focus on sanitation and water.

The afternoon session on 27 October will focus on sanitation and hygiene in East Asia and the Pacific, with the following presentations:

• Keynote: Meeting the Sanitation Challenge in East Asia and the Pacific by Almud Weitz, RTL, WSP-EAP
• Keynote: Changing Sanitation Behaviour and the experience of CLTS by Andy Robinson, Sanitation Specialist
• Experience in Hygiene Behavior Change at scale in East Asia: Case Study by Jocelyn Loughman, World Vision Vanuatu
• Small Sewer Systems by Andreas Ulrich, BORDA
• Global Sanitation Fund – Opportunities for East Asia and the Pacific by Barry Jackson, WSSCC, Geneva
• Round Table on San/Hygiene Policy in East Asia with country presentations from: Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam

For more information and registration details go to the conference web site