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"The next big conflicts in Africa will be on water usage” was the chilling prediction made earlier this year by the recently departed Dr Lawrence Musaba of the Southern African Power Pool and last year’s recipient of the African Utility Week Lifetime Achievement Award.
“The food-energy-water nexus is becoming a challenge for Africa,” Dr Musaba said, “and African energy pioneers should find a way of how to deal with this dilemma as the population of Africa keeps growing. The demand for water and food is growing, but at the same time we need electricity from hydropower stations to power the industry and as a result, the scramble for water is becoming a huge challenge.”
South Africa’s National Water Week kicked off earlier this week and will culminate in the final international World Water Day on 22 March.
“Water, while once an abundant natural resource, has become a scarce and therefore more valuable commodity due to droughts and overuse,” says African Utility Week event director Evan Schiff, adding: “Effective and innovative water management is fundamental to ensuring the optimum use of our water resources and how technical innovation can improve water delivery. Water utilities have to explore both innovative and alternative water supply options in order to meet rapid growth in urban demand, including wastewater reuse, grey water recycling, storm water, rain water harvesting and seawater desalination.”
This year’s African Utility Week in Cape Town in May will have a particularly strong focus on water, from the water-energy nexus, resource management, water efficiency to wastewater management.
Here are some of the featured experts who will address the conference sessions:
The full interviews with our experts are available on the event website: www.african-utility-week.com/expertinterviews
The 16th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and trade exhibition returns to Cape Town from 17-19 May – gathering some 6,000 engineers, stakeholders and solution providers from around the globe.
The event will feature 250 exhibitors, 250 speakers, a six stream strategic conference, a free-to-attend technical conference on the expo floor, three high-profile keynote sessions, technical site visits and the coveted industry awards gala dinner. The Water CEO Forum will be an opportunity to discuss challenges and share best practice for high-level water utility executives.
The African Utility Week Industry Awards also include categories for Water Utility Executive of the Year, Water Utility of the Year, Water Efficiency Project of the Year and Power/Water Woman of the Year where pioneering water utilities and innovative projects in the sector are recognised and celebrated.
The trade exhibition will be free when registering in advance and showcase water and energy saving technologies and services for the industry, including by global water sector giants such as Sensus, Accenture, Kamstrup and Elster Solutions and feature hands-on demonstrations and CPD-accredited technical workshops on the exhibition floor.
African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa are organised by Spintelligent, leading Cape Town-based trade exhibition and conference organiser, and the African office of Clarion Events Ltd, based in the UK. The event forms part of a global energy event series, including European Utility Week, Australian Utility Week, Asian Utility Week and Latin American Utility Week. Other African flagship events in Spintelligent’s power portfolio are East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC), West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC), iPAD Rwanda Power & Mining Investment Forum and iPAD Cameroon Energy & Infrastructure Forum.
Conference and expo: 17-19 May 2016
Awards gala dinner: 18 May 2016
Site visits: 20 May 2016
Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa
Website: www.african-utility-week.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AfricaUtilities #AUW2016
Linkedin: African Power Forum
Contact:
Communications manager: Annemarie Roodbol
Telephone: +27 21 700 3558
Mobile: +27 82 562 7844
Email: moc.tnegilletnips@lobdoor.eiramenna