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Published on: 29/08/2014

The Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, will consider drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis.The Conference will take place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. 

IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty and Vida Duti, IRC Ghana country Director will participate in the conference with a keynote, a poster presentation and as co-facilitators in several side sessions. On Tuesday afternoon, Vida will present the innovative work of IRC in collaboration with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in Ghana on water service monitoring.

On Wednesday morning, Patrick will give a keynote presentation in the session on WASH in Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, where he will explore the critical importance of public finance for delivering water and sanitation services for life, for everyone. 

Organized by: the Institute for the Environment and the Water Institute at University of Nother Carolina (UNC)

Main Conference Themes

  • WaSH in Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
  • Hygiene and Behavior Change
  • WaSH Emergency Response
  • Monitoring and Evaluation: Impact and Efficiencies for Projects and Programs
  • Water Supply and Quality: From Catchment to Consumer and Back
  • Sanitation: How Are We Doing on Defining the Future?
  • Addressing Disparities in WaSH: Rural, Peri-urban and Indigenous Populations
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