WEDC International Conferences
WEDC is one of the world's leading education and research institutes for developing knowledge and capacity in water and sanitation for low- and middle-income countries.
The WEDC International Conference is a highly respected, global platform for practitioners, decision makers, academics and researchers who lead water and sanitation innovation in developing countries. Click here to view some photos of the 2009 conference.
Conceived in the early 1970s, the Conference is held regularly in either Africa or Asia and is the only conference of its type to be co-organized and hosted in a developing country. Our previous 34 conferences have been attended by over 8500 participants from 80 countries; our conference collection of over 1700 papers is a unique resource for the sector.
A Call for Papers is circulated a year ahead of the conference. All papers are either refereed or reviewed. Printed and bound copies of the Pre-prints are issued on registration. The Conference Proceedings are published on CD and mailed to all delegates. The Proceedings include all papers presented, keynote speeches and summaries from the discussions which take place on each topic.
To find out more about the history of the WEDC Conference, click here for an article in the MEA Bulletin.