Through a variety of session formats, this conference will explore the current practices, future trends and ideas for overcoming the barriers to sustainability in key aspects of water management, including:
· from local to global (transboundary issues)
· from watershed to tap (source water protection)
· from risk to public safety (climate change/natural hazards)
· from concept to practice (integrated water resources management)
· from consume to conserve (water conservation)
· from beliefs to lifestyle (community sustainability)
· from principles to actions (community capacity building)
· from cities to living cities (urban water issues)
· from pennies to priceless (resource valuation)
· from one use to another (water reuse)
· from water to food.