Water Conference. CAWST at the UNC Water and Health Conference October 16-20, 2017

WHERE:   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s main campus CAWST at UNC Water and Health View this email in your browser

CAWST at the UNC Water and Health Conference October 16-20, 2017 Connect with Laura, Candice and Naomi! We are excited to participate in the 2017 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy. Meet the CAWST team traveling to the conference: Here's where they'll be:   Monday, 16 October 10:30am-12:00pm Annual Meeting of the WHO/UNICEF International Network on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS Network) CAWST is a co-convener with the WHO, UNICEF and The Water Institute 12:00-1:00pm Lunch Discussion about the HWTS Network’s Latin American Regional Workshop: Advancing the Water Safety Agenda 4:00-5:00pm Household Filtration Verbal Presentation Session Candice is presenting “Priorities of Emergency WASH Practitioners when Selecting Household Water Filters” 6:00-7:00pm Young Professionals Networking Session Naomi is participating as a speaker 6:00-8:00pm HWTS Network Happy Hour Tuesday, 17 October 8:30am-12:00pm Choosing a Household Water Treatment Product that Works: Product Performance and Quality in Emergencies CAWST is a co-convener with the WHO, ELRHA Humanitarian Innovation Fund and University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland   2:30-3:30pm Latrines Verbal Presentation Session Candice is presenting “Motivators and Barriers to Latrine Uptake in Rural Haiti” Friday, 20 October 8:30-10:00am Biosand Filter Updates: Implementer Support Tools, Research and Inquiry CAWST is a co-convener with Lehigh University and Pure Water for the World

Dominica PM calls for climate action. Message from the Prime Minister of Dominica, Mr Roosevelt Skerrit

#IDDR2017: Dominica PM calls for climate action

Message from the Prime Minister of Dominica, Mr Roosevelt Skerrit:
                               http://www.unisdr.org/files/55378_pmdominicastatementiddr17.pdf



PM Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit (left), meeting with UN Secretary-General, António Guterres in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria - UN Photo/Rick Bajomas 

 
Geneva, 12 October 2017 - Following the devastation wrought on his Caribbean island home by Hurricane Maria, the Prime Minister of Dominica, Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit, is calling on the world not “to turn its back” on the problem of climate change and for greater investment in disaster risk reduction. In a message for International Day for Disaster Reduction which is celebrated around the world tomorrow, Mr. Skerrit says: “Both this year and last year all 72,000 people living on Dominica have been affected by disasters. Some have lost their roofs and livelihoods for the second time as a result of Hurricane Maria.

See the full story here: http://www.unisdr.org/archive/55378




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