Creating Resilient Solutions to Water Needs Action4Good. Advanced Program. IDA International Conference. May 12-14, 2019 Santa Margherita, Italy

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1 May 12-14, 2019 Santa Margherita, Italy Under the patronage of the City of Genoa, Italy IDA International Conference Creating Resilient Solutions to Water Needs Action4Good Advanced Program Organized by Foundation Partner Regional Affiliate Supported by

2 Creating Resilient Solutions to Water Needs Welcome to our third Action4Good international conference titled "Creating Resilient Solutions to Water Needs", held at the Grand Miramare Hotel, located on the beautiful Corniche of Santa Margherita Portofino, Italy from May 12-14, This conference is held under the patronage of the City of Genoa and is developed in cooperation with the Rotary Club of La Spezia and Lunigiana, as well as the IDA Sustainable Water Resources Foundation (IDA SWRF). Part of the proceeds of the event are earmarked to support a water-related humanitarian project and the IDA SWRF. With the support of our Affiliates and cooperation agreements with organizations like the UN FAO, Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance, GreeningTheIslands.net, and the Global Solar Council, the conference technical program will focus on energy and environmental issues related to desalination and water reuse projects. Additionally, the program will underscore the importance of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus and the increasing role that non - conventional water supply technologies play in meeting freshwater, health, and economic development needs for today and for future generations. IDA supports an H20-C02 target and advocates the critical role energy efficiency, renewable energy, and minimization of environmental impact in desalination and water reuse systems play in reaching this aim. We thank all our sponsors and the Technical Program Committee for the generous contributions to ensure that growth in the desalination and water reuse industry goes hand in hand with social responsibility. We are pleased to welcome you to Santa Margherita, Portofino and sharing in action4- good! Sincerely, Shannon McCarthy IDA Secretary General

3 Conference Chairs Water is a key element in the overall UN Sustainable Development Goals - unfortunately, as time goes by and as world population increases the available renewable water per capita is sharply decreasing and presents critical challenges. This obviously has an important impact, not only for the basic satisfaction of human survival needs but also as on the ecosystem and biosphere, that, with climate change and limited supply of water, are going to be drastically altered. Along with the decrease in quantity of renewable water sources, there is a constant increase of waste water which is now seen as a liability to rid of at the lowest possible cost. In reality, in the same way as waste needs to become the technological and biological nutrient store for the future, also waste water needs to become the new water source for the future. The aim of this conference is to address the need to develop resilient solutions for water schemes which will be upcycling the water consumed in the techno sphere and by domestic anthropogenic uses to the purpose of generating new water. In this functional pattern, where biosphere water abstraction is minimized, nature can replenish the natural water resources leading back to sustainable life. Sincerely, Dr. Corrado Sommariva IDA Director, Conference Co-Chair Mr. Edoardo Garibotti Conference Co-Chair Technical Program Committee Borja Blanco Mike Dixon Leon Awerbuch José Díaz Caneja Alistair Munro

4 Conference Theme Current developments in the water industry at large require a more judicious use of water from the effects of climate change to growing awareness of water scarcity challenges and the increased focus on sustainability. Desalination is unique in its ability to deliver a new, reliable and sustainable source of water, and this extends beyond its traditional municipal market into applications of desalination and desalination technologies in the industrial realm. Consequently, there is a growing commitment towards innovative desalination solutions. New horizons are opening every day. As time goes by, desalination will become increasingly important as a solution for other industry sectors where large volumes of water is required or where desalination technologies can enable recycling and reuse of this precious resource. Desalination and wastewater recycling / reuse are now benefitting from rapid advances in technology, and our industry continues to push for further solutions to overcome technological barriers. Quite logically, therefore, innovation is the recurrent theme in the conference. This conference aims to explore the market potential of innovative desalination solutions in the traditional municipal infrastructure market that will steadily drive us towards a sustainable water supply. In addition, the technical program will showcase examples of desalination and seawater / wastewater treatment cases where the potential for optimization and applications of desalination technology can offer more sustainable water solutions to industries such as oil and gas as well as another rapidly growing sector, mining. While the first session of the conference explores some of the future techniques that may expand the existing portfolio of processes for water production, innovation returns as an important theme in almost each session of the conference. Innovation is a key to improving sustainability of water solutions, reducing the energy and carbon footprint of desalination, and decreasing the cost of water. Continuing in the tradition of IDA s Humanitarian Outreach Program that was introduced in 2011, space has been allocated in the technical program to address emergency solutions that can enable a supply of potable water to areas affected by humanitarian catastrophes.

5 We Thank our Sponsor

6 Advanced Program Day 1-13 May 2019

7 Advanced Program Day 2-14 May 2019

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