Conference aims are sustainable water management stimulating the interest of people in water saving, considering treated wastewater as part of the community's water budget, considering the substances contained in wastewater as resources and adopting approaches that preserve the public health and the environment.In the context of increasing water resources depletion, the conference will focus on water saving, alternative water resources like rainwater harvesting and wastewater reuse after treatment, wastewater treatment technologies suited especially for decentralised sanitation in peri-urban and in rural contexts or tourism facilities located in remote areas.

The conference addresses itself to the competent authorities and all actors involved in the specific field by providing new ideas, knowledge and know-how on various technologies, methods and tools for promotion and decision-making. It represents an opportunity to promote these new approaches among Government Agencies and Municipalities. Successful case studies and salient results from ongoing sustainable water projects will be presented and discussed.

The conference will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the World Water Day 2007 on March 22nd and bring together professionals from government departments, private institutions, consulting firms, research-, education- and training-institutions.