Regional Workshop on 'Water Loss Reduction in Water and Sanitation Utilities'

The UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC), UN-HABITAT and the Bulgarian Water Association (BWA) are jointly organizing the Capacity Development for Improving Water Efficiency: Regional Workshop on 'Water Loss Reduction in Water and Sanitation Utilities', in Sofia, Bulgaria 16-18 November 2009.

The workshop is aimed at decision-makers responsible for water supply and sanitation in major cities from countries in South Eastern European.

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Workshop Topics / Panels:

Technical solutions:
• Pressure Management
• Innovations in Water Loss detection
• Applications of GIS and network modeling
Political and administrative solutions:
• Institutional organization
• Economics and finance
• Water Loss Audits
• Monitoring performance, regulation, business planning
• Legislation
Capacity Development tools:
• Knowledge management
• Training, skills development, e-learning tools
• Needs assessment methodologies