{"id":4545,"date":"2021-11-02T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T09:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2022-11-24T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:45:52","slug":"english-the-countdown-to-the-9th-balkans-joint-conference-and-exhibition-valuing-water-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=4545&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Countdown to the 9th Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition, Valuing Water has Begun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 9th<\/sup> Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition 2021, \u201cValuing Water<\/strong><\/span>\u201d, which will be organized as a virtual event on 3-5 November 2021<\/strong><\/span>, is just hours away. The Conference will be live-streamed and broadcasted online to participants via Zoom platform.<\/p>\n

The Organizing and Program Committees are pleased to share below some of the highlights of the event.<\/p>\n

High Level Decision Makers and Professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>H.E. Albin Kurti,<\/strong> Prime Minister, Government of the Republic of Kosovo, will deliver a congratulatory address during the Conference Official Opening Ceremony on 3 November 2021.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Liburn Aliu<\/strong>, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Kosovo, will deliver a congratulatory address on the opening of Conference sessions on 5 November 2021.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Mentor Arifaj, <\/strong>Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Kosovo, will deliver a congratulatory address on the opening of Conference sessions on 4 November 2021.<\/p>\n

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Distinguished Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Oliver Loebel, <\/strong>Secretary General, European Federation of National Associations of Water Services, Belgium, will deliver a keynote address on the opening of Conference sessions on 3 November 2021.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Camilo Lombana Cordoba, <\/strong>Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank Group, will deliver a keynote address on the opening of Conference sessions on 3 November 2021.<\/p>\n

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Conference Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Speakers during a Plenary Session at the Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition 2020<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Conference Program will combine plenary sessions, as well as technical sessions, covering a broad and multi-dimensional number of topics from policy to technical, as well as management issues of the water sector.<\/p>\n

The first day of the Technical Program will start by addressing the main theme of the Conference, \u201cValuing Water<\/strong>\u201d. The Plenary Session 1: Valuing Water: A Holistic Overview, <\/strong>aims to bring a holistic overview on the value of water and how is this internally understood and further communicated with the public, by the different actors of the sector.<\/p>\n

The other two Plenary Sessions will address topics of:<\/p>\n