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Dofasco Center for Engineering and
Public Policy and Engineers Without Borders Present World Water Day Seminar Featuring Providing Water to Fight Global Poverty Potential roles for engineers in developing countries Date: March 22, 2007 Time: 7:00 pm Where: JHE 342 please note the room change! Dr. Zafar Adeel Director, United Nations University, International Network on Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, ON Abstract The scope of the global water crisis is immense. Nearly 1.2
billion people in the world do not have access to safe drinking water and about 2.6 billion
people are without access to adequate sanitation. Lack of these very basic human
necessities directly impedes eradication of poverty. Creation of new water-related
livelihood opportunities can, and in a few cases already have, lift a community out of
poverty and afford them a better quality of life. Engineers have a very important role to play
in the provision of clean water and proper sanitation to
the developing world, which in turn will aid in the process of
poverty eradication. Engineers have the necessary skills to: ? Design
and deploy sustainable water infrastructure ? Train
communities to tackle their own water related problems ? Help
to develop operation and maintenance regimes for water supply and sewerage systems Background and
Expertise Dr. Adeel is an expert on water quality and resource management,
with a focus on pollution control and monitoring and water supply issues in arid climes. As the director
of the UNU-INWEH in Hamilton he oversees and directs the organization, administration and
programmes of the institute. Dr. Adeel has extensive experience in developing regional and international
environmental policies and in advising on related governance issues. Dr. Adeel received his Ph.D in Civil
and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Dr. Gail Krantzberg Professor and Director Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public
Policy McMaster University 1280 Main St. W. ITB 109 Hamilton, ON, L2S 4K1 905 525 9140 x 22153 http://msep.mcmaster.ca/ thanks for making the Lakes Great |