The Agenda

List of participants

The presentations from the workhop:

Welcome and introduction, D.Krol, WssTP Board

Setting up the scene:

Introduction on R&D needs for the Urban poor and previous work with the WssTP, R. Droop, Dutsch Ministry of Environment, the Netherlands

R&D needs to extend the network efficiency frontier, R. Franceys, Cranfield University, UK

Innovative approaches to monitoring the advancement toward the MDGs, A. Bousquet, GWOPA UN-Habitat

EU-funded research to underpin the EU Water Initiative, C.Fragakis, EC DG Research Science and Innovation

Coordinating and funding research within a transnational approach, learning from Splash, A.Blenkinsopp, Splash EUWI ERAnet

The EU MDG Action Plan and the water and sanitation targets before the UN MDG 2010 summit, A. Liebaert, EC DG Development


From State-of-the-art to R&D needs:

The Faecal Sludge Management, R&D needs for a change in paradigm, C. Luethi, Eawag-Sandec (PPS format)

The Faecal Sludge Management, R&D needs for a change in paradigm (2), D. Koné, Water Oparators Partnership Africa

ACCES, water and sanitation initiatives for the urban poor, learning from Karnataka and other experiences, O. Gilbert, Veolia Water

Water Supply and Sanitation for the urban poor learning from the Mozambican context, L. Macario, World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program – Africa