Welcome

Appropriate technology (AT) is technology that is designed with special consideration to the environmental, ethical, cultural, social and economical aspects of the community it is intended for. With these goals in mind, AT typically requires fewer resources, is easier to maintain, has a lower overall cost and less of an impact on the environment compared to industrialized practices.

To learn more about Appropriate Technology click here.

To learn more about the Appropriate Technology Conferences click here.

The 4th International Conference on Appropriate Technology

November 24-27, 2010, Accra, Ghana


Sponsors: Howard University, Washington DC, USA,
Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers (NCCBPE)
National Technical Association (NTA)
Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon
Technology Consultancy Centre,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Theme

Appropriate Technology and Water and Sanitation: Solutions for a Thirsty Polluted Planet

The theme of our fourth International Conference on
Appropriate Technology is designed to:

  1. Promote the identification, assessment, archiving and tracking of appropriate technologies for sustainable use of water resources
  2. Focus on how to meet the increasing and critical potable water needs of the less developed world, while facing the challenges of global climate change
  3. Provide a forum for networking on appropriate technology solutions to sustainable development in Africa and across the Global South

Background

The poorest countries and the poorest people will be hit the hardest by the impacts