Alii everyone!

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 7^th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministerial Forum & 14^th Conference and Expo 2023 in Palau.  We are grateful to the Palau Public Utilities Corporation and the Government of Palau for hosting this year’s conference on August 28^th to September 1^st. The Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference is the premier water conference in the Pacific bringing together Water and Infrastructure Ministers, CEOs, managers and young professionals from water and wastewater utilities from PWWA’s 21 member countries and territories.  Join them and our industry and private sector members and experts who will share innovations and technology, knowledge, experiences through many exhibits, technical and networking sessions during the conference.

 Learn about partnerships, Pacific resilience, water access and sustainability efforts and challenges, climate change adaptation, share in the discussions in the technical sessions, make new friends and new partnerships while helping the Pacific water and wastewater utilities advance water resilience for its communities and help achieve universal access to safe water for Pacific populations.

This year’s theme is opportune- “resilient water and climate change’ as we bear witness to the significant and extreme patterns of  water-related hazards in recent times in our region intensified by climate change. 

I hope to welcome you personally in Palau and share in this beautiful country’s culture and hospitality!

 Faafetai and Ke kmal mesaul,

 Lusia

(Pitolau Lusia Sefo Leau)

Chief Executive Officer, PWWA