DAAD-Alumni Expert
Seminar “Rural
Sanitation and Watershed
Management in Latin
America”
(Federal University of
Paraiba, João Pessoa &
Universität Siegen)
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
provided financial means to the German Alumni
Water Network (GAWN) for organising an Alumni
Expert Seminar held in João Pessoa (Northeast of
Brazil). The Expert Seminar “Rural Sanitation
and Watershed Management in Latin America” was
scheduled from 30th August to 5th September,
2009.
The main topic was “Rural Sanitation and
Watershed Management in Latin America”
Following subtopics were covered:
- Water supply and wastewater disposal as an integrated concept
- Quantity and quality of drinking water
- Water quality management
- Wastewater disposal
- Reuse, legal basis, methods of resolution
Participants and international guest lectureres
held presentations which might be downloaded
below. Group discussions and group work
intensified the scientific exchange. An
excursion to the Gramame Catchment visualized
the situation in water supply and waste water
sector.