Despite the clear advantages to investing in water and sanitation, water security remains an elusive goal for many communities around the world. We discussed the importance of a clean and reliable water supply last year in the GfGD Blog ‘water series‘.
The Overseas Development Institute are hosting a public event to discuss ‘water security: global concerns and local realities‘. This event marks the launch of a research drive into water security.
Speakers will include Lydia Zigomo (head of East Africa for Wateraid), Fekahmed Negash (Director of Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Affairs Directorate in Ethiopia) and Roger Calow (head of the water policy programme at the ODI), with discussion from Robert MacIver (DFiD).
The event will be held in the ODI on Blackfriars Road, London, 17.15 – 18.45 on the 6th February 2013. You can register to attend free of charge, and see the talk as well as look through a photo exhibition over refreshments. If you can’t make it in person then you can join in online with live streaming.
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Pumping clean water from a borehole in Ethiopia
