Welcome and invitation
Welcome to the 17th IWA Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems (SWWS) and 9th IWA Conference on Resource Oriented Sanitation (ROS), hosted by the International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Groups for SWWS and ROS, respectively.
After a long period of pandemic, we are thrilled to announce that we are returning to hold both Conferences in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil, 10th-14th November, 2024, in person.
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Working in multidisciplinary teams, thinking innovatively and being bold is fundamental in order to elaborate solutions which can be carried out in future times aiming at adopting and mitigating climate change. The Conferences focus on current global and regional issues, attempting to foster innovation, as well as develop technologies and their applications to adress solutions for the challenges inherent to sustainable environmental sanitation.
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Each theme is thought to create interesting and relevant discussions. This is only possible by bringing together the most influential and impactful water and wastewater researchers.
On behalf of the Programme Committee, you are strongly encouraged to participate in these Conferences through the submission of your outlines and papers on innovative and sustainable approaches. We expect to attract exciting and exceptional contributions.
These Conferences success largely depends on your participation, so please, join us in Curitiba in 2024. We confidently believe the exchange of ideas presented and
developed by you will be stimulating.
We look forward to welcoming you to Curitiba soon!
Organising Committee
Photo by Leonardo Bettinelli
Historic Building at Praça Santos Andrade, Symbol of Curitiba.
Conferences Language
The official language in the conference will be English.
There will be oral and poster presentations, with a digital book of abstracts available for download from the conference website.
Upcoming Deadlines
Call for abstracts open
December 2023
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Registration open
December 2023
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Deadline for abstract submission
31st May 2024
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Author’s notification
16th Aug., 2024
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Updated abstract submission deadline*
30th Sept., 2024
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Early bird registration deadline
30th Sept., 2024
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Regular registration deadline
Nov., 2024
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On-site registration fee applied
Starting from September 20th​
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Conferences week
10th - 14th Nov., 2024
*Authors are invited to upload an updated abstract version into the system, if there are suggestions from the Scientific Committee. The best papers will be invited for publication in IWA journals.
Conferences topics
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Case studies of small water and wastewater systems
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Resource-oriented sanitation solutions
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Energy efficiency in small water and wastewater systems
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Small scale and decentralized wastewater treatment and management systems
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Eco-solutions for wastewater treatment
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Management of sludge from small water and wastewater systems
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Non-sewered systems
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Monitoring and removal of emerging contaminants and pathogens
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Monitoring of water bodies
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Nutrients removal and recovery in source-separation systems
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Pathogen fate and removal in water and wastewater systems
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Sanitation solutions for rural communities
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Biogas management and energy recovery
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Odour control and carbon neutrality in wastewater systems
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Sludge treatment and reuse
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Water reuse (rain water harvesting, use of treated wastewater etc.)
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Management and planning tools (LCA, risk assessment, etc.)
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Social aspects, environmental policies and regulations
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Innovation, education, training and certification
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Environmental microbiology and population dynamics
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Process modelling
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Wastewater-based epidemiology