This conference is designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences in rainwater harvesting and management through the presentation of technical papers and posters on planning, research and development activities. The theme of the conference will be “Rainwater management for disaster mitigation and sustainable development,” with sub-themes including: institutional capacity building for rainwater management; urban and peri-urban rainwater harvesting; agricultural water management; the role of rainwater harvesting in conflict resolution; rainwater harvesting for environmental conservation and management; and rainwater harvesting as a coping strategy for climate change.  

dates: 4-8 December 2006  
location: Mombasa, Kenya  
contact: Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET) Secretariat  
phone: 254-020-722-4422  
e-mail: searnet@cgiar.org  
www: http://www.searnet.org/newsitem.asp?newsid=106