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NATO ARW on Climate Change, Sep 2010 (Izmir, Turkey., from 01-Sep-2010 08:00 AM to 04-Sep-2010 06:00 PM)

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) entitled “Effect of Climate Change on Water Supplies-Issues of National and Global Security” will be held from 1st-4th September 2010 in Izmir, Turkey. The purpose of this ARW is to provide a valuable opportunity for scientists in key related fields to establish strategies and priorities for much needed interdisciplinary work on the response of surface and subsurface water resources to climate change related phenomena. In this regard, groundwater, climate change and security are now considered to form a common interface between scientists, engineers, economists and politicians. It is expected that 50 scientists from about 35 countries will attend the workshop, which will include both platform and poster sessions. UNESCO Chair INWEB coordinator Prof. J.Ganoulis will be a key speaker at this event.

Transboundary Aquifers and International Law: The experience of the Guarani Aquifer System (University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, from 31-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 31-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

This seminar will bring together an interdisciplinary group of international water experts to discuss the experience gained by in the sustainable management of the Guarani Aquifer System in the light of the current developments on international law of transboundary aquifers. The seminar is part of the Environmental Regulatory Research Group project “The Environmental Protection of the Guarani Aquifer: A Legal Perspective” and it contributes to the UNESCO-IHP ISARM (Internationally Shared Aquifers Resource Management) Programme. The seminar will constitute the official launch of the Surrey Centre on the Regulation of Transboundary Aquifers (SCERTA).

GMSTEC 2010: International Conference for a Sustainable Greater Mekong Subregion (Bangkok, Thailand, from 26-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 27-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

Covering over 2.3 million square kilometers and approximately 240 million people live within, the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a vast area of enormous wealth and variety of natural resources. The lands of the GMS combined comprise a well balance of rich agricultural bases from timber to fisheries, as well as growing new economy and industrialization expanding from Cambodia to Yunnan Province in the People’s Republic of China. With the abundance in human and natural resources, the Mekong region creates itself a new frontier and great potential for Asian economic growth.

ClimECO2: Oceans, Marine Ecosystems, and Society facing Climate Change - A multidisciplinary approach (Brest, France, from 23-Aug-2010 09:00 AM to 27-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

An international Summer School co-organized by IUEM, IMBER and Europôle Mer, this 5-day training programme aims to provide participants with an overview of knowledge, methods, models and approaches for analyzing the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and the consequences for society.

Workshop on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning for Asian Coastal Cities (Bangkok,Thailand, from 23-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 01-Sep-2010 06:00 PM)

The Call for Applications for an upcoming International Workshop entitled, "Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning for Asian Coastal Cities" has been extended to 20 March 2010. The workshop is organized by the Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA-START) and the East-West Center with support from the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

First biodiversity forum in West Africa (ANCE-Togo, from 18-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 21-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

Promote sustainable development through preservation and sustainable management of biodiversity resources.

Second International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions - ICID 2010 (Fortaleza, Brazil, from 16-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 20-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

What actions follow COP-15? How can negotiators, policy makers, scientists and practitioners translate global agreements into practice on the ground? By focusing on the links between policy, knowledge and practice, ICID 2010 aims to turn intentions into local development outcomes. ICID 2010 will generate, consolidate and synthesize the policy-actionable knowledge on climate change, climate variability and development in dry lands. ICID 2010 will explore vulnerability, impacts, and adaptive societal responses, translating findings into effective public-policy recommendations and agendas for research and training in support of improved policy making, implementation, and sustainable wellbeing.

SIL 2010: 31st Congress of the International Society of Limnology (Cape Town, South Africa, from 15-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 20-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

The Congress will review the understanding and knowledge of inland water ecosystems, identify the threats and possible solutions, ensure that young scientists become empowered and in so doing ensure the sustainability of the planet's fragile inland water ecosystems.

International Summer on Marine Spatial Planning Meeting (São Miguel Island of the Azores archipelago, from 07-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 12-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

GIslands 2010 is an International Summer School on Geotechnologies applied to Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) funded by Science, Technology and Equipment Secretary of the Azores Regional Government, and organized by the Geographical Information & Territorial Planning Centre (CIGPT) at University of the Azores situated in the beautiful Azores archipelago in North Atlantic. GIslands 2010 Summer School has selected a diverse and multinational team of lecturers from Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, USA and Portugal, with significant experiences in MSP, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), GIS, Remote Sensing, Environmental Modelling and Spatial Data Infrastructure. In this 6-day course, lecturers will share their experiences with the students, and all students will present their MSP related research and also learn through theories and hands-on experiences on how to apply Geotechnologies on MSP.

Workshop on the Strategic Action Programme for Prespa (Bitola, from 03-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 03-Sep-2010 06:00 PM)

 

XIX International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE 2010) (Chennai, India, from 02-Aug-2010 08:00 AM to 05-Aug-2010 06:00 PM)

Conference topics include: - Water Resources and Waster Water Management - Surface and Ground Water Resources - Conveyance and Water Distribution Systems - Environmental Science,Engineering and Management - Risk Analysis and Management of Water infrastructure - Soft engineering tools for forecasting - Sedimentation and Morphodynamic Processes - Computational Fluid Dynamics Marine Hydrodynamics - Maritime,Coastal and Inland Hydraulics - Risk analysis and management

3rd Regional Stakeholder Forum on Mekong Basin Development Plan (Vientiane, Lao PDR, from 29-Jul-2010 08:00 AM to 30-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is very pleased to invite stakeholders from community representatives, national and regional civil society organizations, governmental agencies, private sectors in the Lower Mekong Basin and interested international networks to join one of the most important annual events of the MRC namely 3rd Regional Stakeholder Forum on Mekong Basin Development Plan. This Forum is the key event of the MRC that will address and integrate all key issues within the Mekong Basin into one dialogue and to improve the MRC’s action plan that recognizes the whole Mekong River Basin as a single ecosystem.

The Sustainable Water Resource Conference and Exhibition 2010 (CSIR International Convention Centre, South Africa, from 27-Jul-2010 08:00 AM to 28-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

The Sustainable Water Resource Conference and Exhibition 2010 will bring South Africa’s leading water sector decision makers as they engage with each other and with global and national thought leaders and policy makers on Sustainable Water Resource solutions for South Africa.

Pacific IWRM Second Regional Steering Committee Meeting (Koror, Republic of Palau, from 19-Jul-2010 08:00 AM to 23-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

It was agreed during the Inception Workshop and First Regional Project Steering Committee (RSC) for the GEF Pacific IWRM Project held in Nadi, Fiji from 14th-18th September 2009 that, the Second RSC Meeting for this project would be convened in the Republic of Palau from 19th-23rd July 2010. It is anticipated that all members of the RSC, including representatives of the GEF Implementing Agencies and other supporting organisations will participate in this meeting.

Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture (Burlingame, CA, USA, from 15-Jul-2010 08:00 AM to 17-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

This three-day international conference will bring together leading scientists, policy analysts, policy and decision makers, and agricultural and environmental stakeholder groups to define and highlight the science, challenges, and potential policy solutions in agricultural groundwater resources management and groundwater quality protection that will provide a sustainable future at regional, national, and global scales.

Water 2010: Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Resources in an Uncertain Environment (Quebec City, Canada, from 05-Jul-2010 08:00 AM to 07-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

10th International Symposium on Stochastic Hydraulics and 5th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research

5th IWA International Young Water Professionals Conference (YWPC2010) (Sydney, Australia, from 05-Jul-2010 08:00 AM to 07-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

The YWPC2010 will provided a forum for young researchers and professionals working in water and wastewater research, technology and management to present their work and meet their peers from all over the world. The Conference will consist of papers and posters presentations, career development workshops for all sectors of the water/ wastewater industry and unparalleled networking opportunities. Selected papers will be peer reviewed for publication in IWA Publishing’s journals Water Science and Technology, and Water Science and Technology: Water Supply.

10th Kovacs Colloquium 2010 - Hydrocomplexity: New Tools for Solving Wicked Water Problems (Paris, France, from 02-Jul-2010 09:00 AM to 03-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

This event is jointly organized by UNESCO-IHP and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).

Singapore International Water Week (Singapore, from 28-Jun-2010 08:00 AM to 02-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

Singapore International Water Week 2010, aptly themed Sustainable Cities: Clean and Affordable Water, the water week 2010 will focus on the need for efficiency in our water solutions to address water problems in the region amidst a constantly changing environment. More than half of the earth’s population already live in cities, and the trend towards urbanisation is accelerating. This is especially true for the emerging counties in the Asian region. As urbanisation continues to gain its momentum, there is an urgency to address the water shortage issues before the situation deteriorates further and hampers economic growth

NOVATECH 2010: 7th International Conference on Sustainable Techniques and Strategies in Urban Water Management (Lyon, France, from 27-Jun-2010 08:00 AM to 01-Jul-2010 06:00 PM)

The main focus of the Novatech conference is sustainable solutions for management of wet-weather flows in constructed areas (i.e., urban and suburban areas). The conference covers both stormwater management and CSOs. The 7th Novatech conference will deal with three complementary dimensions of urban and suburban water management under wet-weather conditions: - Integrated approaches for urban planning and operation; - Innovative technologies; - Integrated approaches for the protection and enhancement of receiving water bodies.