Water Utilities East Africa: Conference Program 2012

Water Utilities East Africa

10 – 12 September 2012

Pre-Conference Workshop

Monday, 10 September 2012

Session 0.4.1

Well and Well-field Performance Maintenance and Improvement Workshop
Facilitator: Stuart Smith, Partner, Ground Water Science, USA

09h30 – 10h30

Start of workshop
Alloice Kaponda, Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Unit, Ministry of Water, Tanzania

10h30 – 12h15

Workshop presentation 1
Stuart Smith, Partner, Ground Water Science, USA

12h15 – 15h00

Workshop presentation 2
Stuart Smith, Partner, Ground Water Science, USA

15h30 – 17h00

Workshop presentation 3
Stuart Smith, Partner, Ground Water Science, USA
Alloice Kaponda, Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Unit, Ministry of Water, Tanzania

Conference Program Day 1

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Developing Sustainable Water Use in the Agricultural & Industrial Sectors Panel Discussion
Moderator: Prof Damas Mashauri, SADC/WaterNet, Professorial Chair of IWRM, Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia

11h00 – 13h00

Water Presentation

Panellists:

14h00 – 14h30

Developing Sustainable Water Use in the Agricultural & Industrial Sectors Panel Discussion

14h30 – 15h00

Reducing non-revenue-water (physical & commercial losses) in urban water utilities – case studies
Tali Miller-Levin, Director of Business Development EMEA, Miya

15h00 – 15h30

Case study on introducing prepaid water meters into communities resulting in reduction of non-revenue water and increased revenue collection
Enoc Mudau, Senior Manager, Johannesburg Water, South Africa

16h00 – 16h30

Water and sewer transfer in glass reinforced polyester- the future
Dominic Sikuka, General Manager – Africa, Fiberpipe (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

16h30 – 17h00

Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVWATSAN)
Mbabaali James Lumbuye, Chief Technical Adviser, Water Sanitation and Infrastructure, UN-HABITAT, Uganda

17h00 – 17h30

Case study: water safety plans implementation, benefits and challenges
Eng. Issa Y. Osena, Technical Manager, Moshi Urban Water Supply & Sewerage Authority, Tanzania
Eng. Patrick Kibasa, Operations and Maintenance Engineer, Moshi Urban Water Supply & Sanitation Authority, Tanzania

Conference Program Day 2

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Financing Strategies and Private Public Partnerships
Chairperson: Joshua Mgeyekwa, Board Chairman, ATAWAS, Tanzania

09h00 – 09h30

Keynote Address
Eng. Bashir Mrindoko, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Water, Tanzania

09h30 – 10h00

Tanzania: The sector wide approach WSDP (Water Sector Development Programme) – achievements and challenges
Andrea Moser, Project Manager, KfW, Tanzania

10h00 – 10h30

Sustainable investment strategies after funding
Eng. Mutaekulwa Mutegeki, Director of Water & Sewerage, Energy & Water Utilities Regulatory Authority, Tanzania

Financing Strategies and Private Public Partnerships
Chairperson: Eng Joshua Mgeyekwa, Board Chairman, ATAWAS, Tanzania

11h00 – 11h30

Funding solutions for water and sanitation infrastructure development
Ignace Monkam-Daverat, Agence Francaise de Developement, Tanzania

11h30 – 12h00

Water integrity and transparency: The sink hole in development
Prof Damas Mashauri, SADC/WaterNet, Professorial Chair of IWRM, Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia

12h00 – 12h30

Defining the role and context for the private sector involvement in the water supply and sanitation services
Lesley Ntswane, Senior Manager, Deloitte, South Africa

Capacity Building of Water & Sewerage Utilities
Chairperson: Dr. Fred Simon Lerise, Coordinator and Adviser: Capacity Development, German International Cooperation, GIZ Water Programme, Tanzania

13h30 – 14h00

Identification, documentation and use of good practices from urban water supply and sanitation authorities in Tanzania
Michael C. Msalali, Chief Executive, Association of Tanzania Water Suppliers, Tanzania

14h00 – 14h30

Case study on commercial operations and team building at Tanga UWASA
Mohamed Pima Vunja, Customer Service Manager, Tanga Urban Water Supply & Sewerage Authority, Tanzania

14h30 – 15h00

MajiVoice: Strengthening connectivity between citizens and water service providers in Kenya
Bernadette Ndege, G.I.S. Consultant, Upande Ltd, Kenya

Capacity Building of Water & Sewerage Utilities
Chairperson: Dr. Fred Simon Lerise, Coordinator and Adviser: Capacity Development, German International Cooperation, GIZ Water Programme, Tanzania

15h30 – 16h00

Sustainable water resources management
Praxeda P. Kalugendo, Wami/Ruvu Basin Water Officer, Ministry of Water, Tanzania

16h00 – 16h30

Conference closing remarks