Roundtable on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Policies and
Policy Dialog on Urban Wastewater Management and Sanitation
The Public Works and Transport Institute in Lao PDR, in cooperation with the Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications Project at the Asian Institute of Technology, will hold a roundtable discussion and dialogue on solid waste and wastewater management.
The dialogue, which will be held in Vientiane on 6-7 March 2008, will be attended by Mr. Sommad Pholsena, the Minister of Public Works and Transport in Lao PDR. AIT professors from the Urban Environmental Management Field of Study and environment experts from the Public Works and Transport Institute in Lao PDR will be on hand to provide expert advice on solid waste and wastewater management best practices.
The two-day discussion aims to aid Lao PDR in drafting a national strategy on solid waste management and help local officials address issues and problems involving water and sanitation such as drainage, community sanitation and wastewater treatment. It will also highlight the role of gender in waste and wastewater management. For program details please refer to www.sea-uema.ait.ac.th.
Coordinators:
Dr. Nowarat Coowanitwong
SEA-UEMA Project, AIT
Email: nowarat@ait.ac.th
Tel.: +66 2 524 6132
Mr. Thenhkham Thongbon
Officiating Director General
PTI, Lao PDR
Tel: +856-21-412285