IWRA Proceedings

Host : International Network of Water Training Centers (INWTC) *, Korea Water Forum (KWF), Québec'Eau Water Training Center, Canada

Presenters

• Joseph Pronost(Director of the French National Water Training Center., France)
• Yoonjin Kim(Planning Director, Korea Water Forum, Korea, Republic of)
• Wayida Mohamed(Group Human Resources Executive, Rand Water Academy, South Africa , South Africa)
• Newton Lima Azevedo(Director General, Hydrus National Water Training Center, Brazil, Brazil)
• Ikram Abdeljelil(Coordinator Québec'Eau, Water Training Center, Canada, Canada)
• Mady Koanda(Director General, International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE),
• Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso)
• Lee Hak-Soo(CEO, K-water, Korea, Republic of)
• Stéphanie Laronde(Secretariat, International Network of Water Training Centers (INWTC), France)

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The lead organization for this session is the International Network of Water Training Centers (INWTC) (1st in the order of the list of host organizations below). The lead representative will be Ms. Stéphanie Laronde. Please keep Mr. Edouard Boinet (e.boinet@inbo-news.org) in copy of your emails for this session.

Short Description

Despite the progress made thanks to the successive international agendas for development (Millenium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals), the statistics on global access to water and sanitation are still grim: 2.2 billion people do not have safely managed drinking water services, 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services. Significant investments are made each year in an attempt to bridge this gap, and they often fall short of expectations as a result of either design faults in infrastructures or multiple deficiencies in the way these infrastructures are operated and maintained. In a time of strong budget constraints, it is therefore vital to address the increasing demand for skilled staff to optimize the investments made in both the big water cycle (for the management of rivers, lakes, aquifers) and the small water cycle (for the management of municipal water and sanitation services).

Oral presentations

• Challenges in capacity development for the water sector and how we address them
• Lessons that UNESCO i-WSSM Learned through Education
• International training needs in water sector and their evolutions - OiEau