Water and Development Congress Programme Committee 2023 announced

The International Water Association is proud to announce the Programme Committee of the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition (WDCE) 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. Formed of leading experts in water and development from around the world, the committee will be working to prepare an outstanding programme under the theme of ‘Water, sanitation, and climate resilience – keys to a water-wise future’ for the event in December.

The call for content is closing soon 30 April – we invite you to submit your proposal now! The Call for Submissions is available for download. Check the submission requirements, download the relevant template, and you can submit your proposal online until 30 April 2023. waterdevelopmentcongress.org


2023 Programme Committee

Chair – Doulaye Kone, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
Ligy Philip, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Bombay, India
Chérifa Abdelbaki, Abou Bekr Belkaid University of Tlemcen, Algeria
Osward M Chanda, African Development Bank Group, Côte d’Ivoire
Juan Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
jay bhagwan, WRC South Africa
Miriam Otoo, Tetra Tech, USA
Siméon Kenfack, African Water Association, Côte d’Ivoire
Charles B. Niwagaba, Makerere University, Uganda
Md. Tahmidul Islam, WaterAid Bangladesh
Bécaye Sidy DIOP, DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives Senegal
Caroline Delaire, Aquaya, France
Tanuja Ariyananda, Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum, Sri Lanka
Marcelo Miki, Sabesp, Brazil
Isha Basyal, AIT Global Water & Sanitation Center, Nepal
Min Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Olutayo Bankole-Bolawole, WaterAid Rwanda
François Xavier TETERO, World Bank Group, Rwanda