The seventh Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to ensure sustainability in terms of the environment, it also aims to integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs to prevent loss of natural resources. Thus, on water resources, the World Summit for Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002) decided to include the formulation of national plans for integrated management of water resources and rationalization of water use.

Moreover, faced with the growing water shortage, exacerbated by rapid population growth, urbanization, poor allocation and management of water resources, environmental degradation, prolonged droughts, the world faces new challenges that require a new approach to managing these resources.

Water has, therefore, dimensions as well social, economic and environmental which are both interdependent and complementary.

Conference objectives:

 Strengthening exchanges and cooperation between the potential of the university and the socio-economic sector, to participatory management of water resources;

 Update knowledge of different methods and tools for management and conservation of water resources;

 Reflection on the implementation of new strategies of social and economic development.

Topics:

 Water quality (pollution treatment).
 ecology of aquatic ecosystems.
 Water resources and sustainable development.
 Climate change and water resources.
 Water Economics and Management.
 Water, Health and Environment

Dates:

• October 31, 2011: Deadline for submitting abstracts
• January 30, 2012: Notification of acceptance and sending the second round
• April 9, 2012 Sending of the complete program
• 27-28 and April 29, 2012: Symposium