Programme Outline

FRIDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2020
09:00 – 16:00 Pre-conference workshops  
11:00 – 14:00 Interactive Trade Corner  
SATURDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2020
09:00 – 12:00 Open Day – Virtual Trade Corner Open to Public
MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2020
08:30 – 17:00 Technical Programme  
12:00 – 14:30 Interactive Trade Corner  
Evening Happy Hour  
TUESDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2020
08:30 – 17:00 Technical Programme  
12:00 – 14:30 Interactive Trade Corner  
Evening Official Side Events  
WEDNESDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2020
08:30 – 17:00 Technical Programme  
12:00 – 14:30 Interactive Trade Corner  
Evening “Kom Ons Braai”  
THURSDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2020
08:00 – 17:00 Technical Tours (TBC)  
09:00 – 16:00 Workshops  
11:00 – 15:00 Interactive Trade Corner  
FRIDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2020
08:00 – 17:00 Technical Tours (TBC)  
09:00 – 16:00 Workshops  

Theme

#allhandsondeck
Southern Africa is facing increasing water demands to meet the needs of a rapidly growing and urbanising population, changing lifestyles, and economic growth. We need to have #AllHandsOnDeck to address the water crisis caused by insufficient water infrastructure maintenance and investment, recurrent droughts and floods driven by climatic variation, inequities in access to services, deteriorating raw water quality, and a lack of skilled water practitioners. Opportunities can be realised towards positive impacts on economic growth, improvement in environmental, human and animal health. WISA 2020 provides a platform for these issues to be discussed, solutions shared and decisions taken in a Pledge to Action whereby #AllHandsOnDeck call for local and regional players to work together towards a sustainable water future. WISA2020 aim to speed up delivery and bring purposeful feedback to the leadership of South Africa.