LAHORE A two-day International Conference on Water Resources Engineering & Management will start on Monday (today) under the aegis of the Department of Civil Engineering of University of Engineering & Technology (UET). The spokesman of UET said water resources play an important role in the overall progress of a country. The proper utilisation and management of available water resources according to the requirement has always been a crucial issue in developed as well as developing countries like Pakistan. The drastically increasing water demand and rapid changes in climate are posing serious threats of water shortage.