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Water Challenges and Professional Development in Africa

Tuesday, 6 July 2021
10:30-12:00 UTC/GMT | 12:30-14:00 Madrid | 16:00-17:30 New Delhi | 18:30-20:00 Beijing | 03:30-05:00 Los Angeles | 06:30-08:00 New York

Session Chairs:
Moez Louati | Research Assistant Professor, HKUST. Hong Kong SAR China.
David Ferras | Lecturer, IHE-Delft. The Netherlands.
Moderator:
Moez Louati | Research Assistant Professor, HKUST. Hong Kong SAR China. 

It is paradoxical to realise about the water challenges being faced in such a rich continent in natural resources like Africa. International water associations like IAHR have brought knowledge and technology for a better hydro-environment worldwide, however there is still a lot to do in Africa. This session will cover some of the main water challenges from both researcher’s and practitioner’s perspectives, as well as the role of IAHR to impact on the professional development of African water engineers.

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Programme

Introduction

• Joseph Hun-Wei Lee | IAHR President.
  

• Tom Soo | Executive Director of IAHR. Spain/Beijing.

• Moez Louati | Research Assistant Professor, HKUST. Hong Kong SAR China.

• David Ferras | Lecturer, IHE-Delft. The Netherlands.

• David Stephenson | Chair of IAHR Africa Division. South Africa.

Keynote talks

• Dalila Loudyi | Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering, Hassan II University of Casablanca, UH2C-Faculty of Science and Technology. Morocco

  Hydraulic infrastructures in Africa: a layout of water challenges and opportunities
  

• Slim Choura | Former Minister of Higher Education and Research. Tunisia
  Empowering Youth Education for Water Security in Africa: Challenges, Gaps and Opportunities
  

• Modupe O. Jimoh | Senior Teaching Fellow (Civil and Humanitarian Engineering), University of Warwick, Coventry. UK
  Water Research in Africa: The dichotomy of two continents in one
  

• Charlene Gaba | Lecturer and Researcher, National Institute of Water, University of Abomey-Calavi. Benin 

  Strengthening Engineering Training in Africa: what pathways to transition from personal fulfilment to societal benefits. An application to Environmental Monitoring
  

• Musonda Joseph Mwansa | Founder and CEO of Global Empowers. Zambia
  The Future of Water in rural Sub-Saharan Africa
  

Open discussion
Closing

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