Concept

THEME: Accelerating change towards access to good water quality for sustainable
development

The Ministry of Water, Sanitation & Irrigation and Kenya Water Institute have organized a two (2) day Water Quality Symposium  on 25th-26th May 2023. This will be held at the Kenya Water Institute headquarters in South C. 

The symposium aims to mobilize stakeholders around the issue of water quality. The stakeholders will benefit from knowledge-sharing and dissemination platform, exhibitions and innovations. The symposium will provide an opportunity for high school students, college students and youth to interact with industry/ sector players towards choosing their careers, entrepreneurship opportunities and in defining their role/ contribution towards protection and care of environment. 

Symposium organizers have incorporated a water quality competition where students will exhibit art and essays on water quality thematic areas and the winner will be awarded during an award ceremony on the 1st day of the symposium.

Sustainable Development Goal 6 on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene also addresses issues of quality and sustainability of water resources, which are critical to the survival of people and the planet. The Kenya 2030 Agenda recognizes the centrality of water resources to sustainable development and the vital role that improved drinking water, sanitation and hygiene play in progress in other areas, including health, education and poverty reduction.

The following symposium subthemes and topics will be covered through plenary presentations, panel discussions and water quality competition;


 

Subtheme

Topics

1.     

Water Quality Management

1.    Water resources management

2.    Drinking water quality

3.    Water quality and irrigated agriculture

4.    Ground and surface water modelling

5.    Surface and groundwater pollution & prevention Water, sanitation, and hygiene

2.     

Technologies and innovations for water quality  management

1.    Water quality testing techniques

2.    Water harvesting techniques 

3.    Water and sanitation Innovations

4.    Water treatment technologies

3.     

Financing water quality management

1.    Public-Private Partnership for water quality Management

2.    Entrepreneurship

3.    Models for financing water quality management

4.     

Capacity building and research for water management

1.    Efficiency in the industrial, domestic and irrigation water use

2.    Capacity building for water quality management

3.    Climate change and other emerging issues

4.    Water and sanitation safety planning

5.    Careers in IWRM

5.     

Policies and regulations in water quality management

1.    Gender & Governance

2.    Urban planning, development and water quality

3.    Water quality standards

4.    Water quality regulatory frameworks

Water Quality Management Competition 

Call for Art, Essays and Innovations

The purpose of the side event is to:

  1. To enhance the awareness and strengthen the knowledge of Water Quality Management (WQM).

        2.   Explore talents within young generation in Kenya and motivate them to pursue careers in Water Quality Management (WQM).

Scope and Nature 

Essay Competitions

1.      Theme:
Accelerating change towards access to good water quality for sustainable development.

·    Participants of the competition should introduce their views on how they think different challenges as provided for in the thematic areas or research e.g. finance, climate etc. impact water quality (positively or negatively).

·        On themselves as individuals, communities or   countries.

·        Through innovation and technology

·        And the Positive and negative effects of water quality management techniques

2.      Criteria of participation: 

1.
a) Primary school students.

Teams up to three students (females and males), age minimum 15 years old. Teachers can be advisors. 

b)
Junior high school and Senior high school students.

Teams up to three students (females and males), age minimum 19 years old. Teachers can be advisors. 

a)
College students.

Teams up to three students (females and males), age minimum 35 years old. Teachers can be advisors. 

 

Other requirements

Ø  Teams may be composed of students from a single school/institute.

Ø  The participants should submit essays and artistic work guided by the themes.

Ø  The shortlisted teams from the various schools and colleges will be invited to the final Water quality management Symposium to present their projects for further evaluation and competition. 

Ø  At the end of the first day of the competition, the winners, runners – up and third prize for the primary, high school and college categories will receive
their awards.

Application

Stage 1: Essays

Ø  Essays
(must be in English, maximum 1000 words) should be submitted through the e-mail (insert email) in pdf or doc format.

Ø  Team composition (or individual details) details (students’ names and date of birth, accompanying teacher’s name and official title in the school, school’s full
address).

Applications submitted after the deadline 28th April 2023 will not be considered. Once an application has been submitted, it cannot be revised


Stage 2: Art work

Ø  Art Work should demonstrate understanding of water quality management and its
impacts

Ø  The pictures of the art work and an abstract (maximum 500 words) on the same should be sent to the e-mail (insert email) in pdf or
doc format.

Ø     Art can combine theoretical and practical content in a creative way

Ø     Content needs to be as scientifically accurate as possible

Content should be original, i.e. no copyright material (such as music, images or videos
not created by participants) should be used 


Stage 3: Innovations

Ø  Innovations
should demonstrate understanding of water quality management and its impacts

Ø  The
pictures of the innovation and an abstract (maximum 500 words) on the
innovation should be sent to the e-mail (insert email)
in pdf or doc format.

Ø  Innovation
can combine theoretical and practical content in a creative way

Ø  Content
needs to be as scientifically accurate as possible

Ø  Content
should be original, i.e. no copyright material (such as music, images or videos
not created by participants) should be used

Important 

•     After pre-selection, the schools/teams invited should respond promptly to the call to confirm attendance for planning purposes.

 

Submission

3. The participants will submit the abstracts through the e-mail to the email (insert email) by 28th April 2023.

Awards

 

For each category:  Primary, High school and College.

            Position

Prizes

Winner

Trophy
+ Certificate + Ksh.15,000/

Runners
– up 

Trophy
+ Certificate + Ksh.10,000/

3rd
Winner

Trophy,
Certificate + Ksh.5,000/

4th
Place

Certificate

 

Deadlines

•        
Submission of Projects: 28th April 2023.

•        
Notification of the shortlisted participants: 6th May 2023.

•        
Confirmation of attendance by pre-selected teams: 10th May 2023

 

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