- 13dec - 14 dec
2004 , UNECE Seminar on the role of ecosystems as water suppliers,
Geneva, Switzerland.
For more information,
http://www.emwis.org/news/display.asp?id=343
- 30 NOV
- 3 DECEMBRE 2004, Séminaire
international sur la contamination des eaux souterraines
Organisateurs : Faculté des sciences exactes et naturelles, de
physique et de chimie, Université nationale de Río Cuarto
(UNRC), Institut d’Hydrologie de Llanuras Argentine (IHLLA)
; sous les auspices du Programme hydrologique
international de l’UNESCO et du Bureau régional pour la
science et la technologie en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes.
(Institutions d’enseignement, de formation et de recherche et Système
des Nations Unies) Ce séminaire a pour objectif de créer
une instance de dialogue, où les chercheurs et les responsables
des ressources en eau pourront discuter de la gestion et de la contamination
des eaux souterraines dans les zones urbaines et rurales, et des mesures
permettant d’atténuer ces problèmes et de garantir
une utilisation durable des ressources souterraines.
- 24- 26TH NOVEMBER
2004, 13TH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON HYDROPOWER PLANTS,VIENNA –
AUSTRIA
The objective
of the seminar, which is organised by the Institute for Waterpower and
Pumps and the Institute for Testing and Research in Materials Technology
at the Vienna University of Technology in AUSTRIA, is to provide a forum
for exchanging information and ideas and presenting new developments
in various fields of Hydropower. Further
information...
- 20 – 22
OCTOBER 2004: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RIVER RESTORATION AND ALTERNATIVE
DEVELOPMENT, , CÓRDOBA – SPAIN
With this event,
the European Project Life Guadiato, in collaboration with the University
of Cordoba, tries to share the knowledge and results obtained during
the project in the Guadiato region, as well as performances developed
with other projects. More
information...
- 14 OCTOBER
2004, - UKSEMINAR: TOOLS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION
AND DECISION-MAKING IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LONDON
Public decision-making, consultation, participation and social learning
in water management are becoming increasingly widespread and mainstream.
There are major challenges in ensuring the necessary level and type
of participation in order to foster mutual understanding, create visions
of, and plans for, water allocation between competing users/uses, and
to tie in stakeholders into the implementation and monitoring of new
activities. This meeting will present and discuss research and work
that has examined the use of different tools and methodologies to facilitate
public involvement in water management. More
information...
- 6-8
OCTOBER 2004, A CATALYST FOR PEACE, ZARAGOZA – SPAIN
UNESCO's PCCP
project (from Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential) initiated
a second international conference to bring together water managers,
decision makers and a broad range of stakeholders. The conference
will provide interactive sessions enabling the guest participants
to increase their knowledge of a specific basin, and improve their
conflict management skills by taking part in the subsequent role-plays.
Different conflict resolution techniques will be presented to the
participants. More
information...
- 28 September
- 1 October 2004 The European Water Association (EWA) will hold a conference
"Nutrient Management: European Experiences and Perspectives",
during Aquatech Amsterdam 2004
Interested authors are invited to submit papers. The conference’s
subject Nutrient Management: European Experiences and Perspectives includes
the following subtopics:
- Wastewater treatment plants and nutrient removal: Design parameters;
implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; decentralised
systems; source control; efficiency aspects; experiences in operation
and maintenance
- Sludge management: : egislative background; agricultural sludge use
(incl. quality assurance); nutrient recovery; sludge treatment technology
for nutrient management (technical and economic aspects; incineration;
sludge management concepts; risk assessment
- Diffuse pollution: impacts on ground water; significance of diffuse
nutrient pollution (agriculture; forestry; urban areas; households;
traffic); risk assessment; monitoring; effects of nutrient enrichment
eutrophication; agriculture utilization of sewage sludge and groundwater
contamination; innovative ways of controlling the risks from diffuse
sources; new Groundwater Directive
The papers should focus on EU-wide comparisons, country examples, newest
technologies.
Please submit an English abstract (between 300 and 1000 words) to the
European Water
Association. The submission must include full details for correspondence:
name of author,
organization/firm, postal address, e-mail, phone, fax. The lectures
will be chosen by an
international programme committee. Each lecture will be 20 minutes plus
discussion.
Deadlines: 15 December 2003 Submission of abstracts, 15 January 2004
Notice of acceptance
The abstract is to be sent to: European Water Association, Kirsten Overmann,
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17, D-53773 Hennef, Tel +49 (0)2242-872 189, Fax
+49 (0) 2242-872 135, Email: Overmann@atv.de
- 27 -29 September
, EUROPE INBO: international meeting, organized by the " Group
of European Basin Organizations for the Implementation of the Water
Framework Directive " in
KRAKOW – POLAND
at
the NOVOTEL BRONOWICE KRAKOW
. The meeting
will include five working topics: -
inventories, pressures and impacts,- the economic analysis,- «
good ecological status » and « water bodies with risk »,-
transboundary basins,- flood prevention and control. There
will be simultaneous translation in English, French and Polish.
Registration to the
EURO-INBO meeting is free of charges . more information :
www.bgw.gov.pl/riob/riobi.html or
www.riob.org
- 27-30 SEPTEMBER
2004 : 9TH INTERNATIONAL IWA SPECIALIST GROUP CONFERENCE ON WETLANDS
SYSTEMS FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, AVIGNON - FRANCE
Stabilisation ponds and constructed wetlands are both extensive techniques
which are used worldwide for treating wastewaters; they offer similar
advantages: very low energy consumption, low O&M costs and skills
required, while providing high treatment efficiency.
In addition, there is a growing interest in the possibilities offered
by combinations of stabilisation ponds and constructed wetlands for
treatment improvement and better environmental protection.
Further information: http://iwa-ws.lyon.cemagref.fr/index.php?p_section=overview&p_lang=en
- 19-24 SEPTEMBER
2004 IWA 4TH WORLD WATER CONGRESS, MARRAKECH - MOROCCO
The 4th World Water Congress will build on the success of its predecessors
held in Paris (2000), Berlin (2001) and Melbourne (2002) and continue
to take the lead in water management. IWA is now returning to a biennial
congress format bringing contemporary reports of innovation in the industry
within a relevant time frame. First Announcement and Call for Papers...
- 12 - 17 September
5th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ECOHYDRAULICS: AQUATIC HABITATS - ANALYSIS
& RESTORATION, MADRID - SPAIN
The fifth Symposium
will address the main topics like aquatic habitat analysis, human
impacts evaluation and mitigation, but will focus on aquatic systems
restoration as the central issue. The Symposium will incorporate these
new ideas and in particular the new view of sustainable water management
- as for example, developed in the European Union Water Framework
Directive. More information...
- 27 AUGUST to 5 SEPTEMBER 2004 The
7th International Riversymposium will take place in the Brisbane
at the Sheraton Hotel. Riversymposium is an integral part of Riverfestival,
Brisbane’s largest annual water-focused event. Riverfestival takes
place from 27 August to 5 September engaging and inspiring the community
with over 20 innovative celebratory and educational events held over
10 days aiming to ensure the future of healthy waterways. Our vision
is to become Australia’s premier water-focused event and to deliver
real change in the health of waterways internationally
- 17-20 AUGUST
2004 : 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEDIMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT (SQA6):
WATERSHED - SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT, FROM SOURCE TO SINK, ANTWERPEN - BELGIUM
The Aquatic Ecosystem
Health & Management Society (AEHMS) started up the Sediment Quality
Assessment symposia 10 years ago in Sweden. Only a limited number of
people were interested in the assessment and management of sediments,
but since then there has been increasing interest, reflected by the
increasing number of participants every two years respectively in Sweden,
Italy, The Netherlands, Japan and the USA. Sediment management has evolved
over this period to cover risk management on a watershed level. This
symposium provides a forum to present and explore state-of-the-art technology
in the field of sediment quality assessment and management from source
to sink. International experts working on sediment issues, will have
the chance to meet each other to discuss current topics related to the
field. Prior to the symposium the final workshop of the SedNet working
group "Site Investigation and Characterisation" will be held
to determine a definite proposal for the monitoring of sediment quality
in European river basins.
The symposium will focus on sediment management holistically from a
watershed perspective. The scientific themes that will be addressed
include:
- Risk assessment of contaminated sediments
- Origin, transport and quantity of sediments
- Sediment management in river basins
- Sediments in a changing environment
- Harbor management
http://www.ua.ac.be/main.asp?c=*ECOBE&n=2173&ct=ECOBESQA&e=t8210
- 16-20 AUGUST
2004 STOCKHOLM WATER SYMPOSIUM, , STOCKHOLM – SWEDEN
The Symposium takes place during the 2004 World Water Week in Stockholm
(August 16-20) and has a theme of 'Drainage Basin Management - Regional
Approaches for Food and Urban Security'. Abstracts for the 2004 Stockholm
Water Symposium are due by February 1, 2004, and may be submitted on-line
mote information : http://www.siwi.org/
- 25-30 JULY 2004
THE 7TH INTECOL INTERNATIONAL WETLANDS CONFERENCE, UTRECHT THE
NETHERLANDS
In the week of 25
- 30 July 2004, Utrecht University will organize the 7th INTECOL International
Wetlands Conference in the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands. This Conference
will be organized under the auspices of the International Association
of Ecology (INTECOL) under the title "Wetland Science and Water
Resources Management".
The Conference will have an interdisciplinary character and focus on
all branches of Wetland Science, Conservation and Management. It will
be a follow-up to previous INTECOL Wetland Conferences in Delhi (1980),
Trebon (1984), Rennes (1988), Columbus OH (1992), Perth (1996) and Quebec
(2000).
More information: http://www.ramsar.org/w.n.intecol7_announce.htm
-
12 -16 July
2004, British Hydrological
Society International Conference On Hydrology: Science And Practice
For The 21st Century, LONDON UK
This conference is designed to bring together hydrologists involved
in scientific research and operational practice in order to address
key issues affecting hydrology in the new century. These include the
impact of a growing world population, the need for poverty alleviation
and the increasing demand on limited water resources, complicated
by the potential impacts of climate change on catchments and their
associated ecosystems. http://www.hydrology.org.uk/bhs2004/welcome.htm
- 13 - 18
June SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT,
TIRANA – ALBANIA
The theme of this
seminar is 'Enabling Environment for Productive and Sustainable Water
User Associations' and will highlight the diverse experiences of both
the host country of Albania, other nations in the Eastern European
and Central Asian region, as well as select nations with best practices
in water user association sustainability throughout the world. For
more information e-mail at info@inpim.org.
- 25-27 MAY 2004 : THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
FLOOD DEFENCE, , NIJMEGEN - THE NETHERLANDS
The Adhoc Standing
Committee invites scientists, engineers and administrators involved
in flood management to participate in the Third International Symposium
on Flood Defence organized by the Directorate-General for Public Works
and Water Management. You are invited to submit your abstracts before
1 June 2004. Read the abstract format requirements and submission tools
: http://www.isfd3.nl/
-
21. bis 22. Mai 2004:
Jahrestagung des Rheinkollegs in Rotterdam vom
Thema : "Überleben an Strömen - Neues Denken im Umgang
mit dem Rhein"
".....Im Umgang mit dem Wasser war das Denken
in den
Niederlanden stets gegen das Meer gerichtet. Das Neue besteht in der
Erkenntnis, dass Wasserbedrohung auch von Süden, d.h. von Maas
und Rhein,
kommt.....".
Unter der Parole "Raum für den Rhein in den Niederlanden"
ist
eine Entwicklung der Flusslandschaften, insbesondere im Deltaraum
Rotterdam, in Gang.
Im Rahmen unserer Tagung werden uns Fachleute mit dem aktuellen
Stand der Polderstrategien vertraut machen. Im Gegenzug kommen Aktionen
zur Hochwasserbewältigung am Oberrhein zum Vortrag.
Ort : Hotel New York
Koninginnenhoofd 1, 3072 AD Rotterdam, Hafen
Tel. 0031 10 43 90 500
Fax 0031 10 48 42 701
www.hotelnewyork.nl
Programm
Anreise 20.05.04 15.00h
workshop 21.05.04 10.00h Einführung
Prof. Helmut Striffler, Mannheim
Referenten
a.. Dr. Ir J. Meeus, Landschapsarchitect, Arnhem NL
b.. Ir Dirk Sijmons, Amsterdam, H+N+S Landschapsarchitecten, Utrecht
NL
c.. Ir Winnie Maas, Architect, MVRDV Rotterdam NL
d.. Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Weibel, Biologe, Kandel D (Polderbau am Oberrhein)
e.. Dr. jur. Urs Weber, Journalist, Basel CH (Restrhein)
f.. Dr. Abraham bij de Vaate, RIZA, Lelystad (Meerforellenprojekt)
Exkursion 22.05.04 9.00h Busfahrt zum ECT (European
Container Terminal) und Slufter (Giftschlammdeponie)
13.00h Hafenrundfahrt: 'Der Fluss, der Hafen, die See' mit
Kurzreferat: ' Wanderfische'
Abreise 23.05.04 15.00h
Teilnahme an Tagung und Exkursionen frei. Kosten für An-
und Abreise sowie Unterkunft und Verpflegung persönlich.
Anmeldung erbeten bis 20. April 2004: Rhein-Kolleg e.V.
c/ o Stadtverwaltung Speyer, 67343 Speyer
info@rheinkolleg.de
Weitere Informationen:
Prof. Helmut Striffler
Tel.: +49 621 / 835 9999 0
FAX: +49 621 / 835 9999 5
oder bei
Martin Baumgärtner
Tel.: +49 175 / 157 40 17
Fax: +49 721 /384 30 03
- 17-21
MAY 2004 3RD ECRR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON RIVER RESTORATION IN EUROPE - PRINCIPALS, PROCESSES AN PRACTISES,
ZAGREB, CROATIAThe
European Centre for River Restoration, ECRR (www.ecrr.org)
and Croatian Waters (www.voda.hr),
as the local representative, are organising the 3rd Conference in cooperation
with the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical
Planning and the State Water Directorate.
Two conferences were organised before. The major topics of the first
conference were physical aspects of restoration of rivers and adjacent
areas. The second conference was focusing on practical approaches and
broadening the knowledge on river restoration by further development
of the Pan-European network.
Topics of the third conference:
- River restoration as a part of integrated water management
- Technical solutions in river restoration for reconciling possible
conflicts in river basins
- Public awareness and support in river restoration
- Experience and possibilities of river restoration in countries in
transition
<http://www.minvenw.nl/rws/riza/home/ecrr/pdfer/ECRR_1announce_2004.pdf>
- 19-20 APRIL
2004 AUTMONET 2004, , VIENNA – AUSTRIA
The main objective of the 2nd International IWA Conference on Automation
in
Water Quality Monitoring – AutMoNet 2004 is to enhance the dialogue
between
water specialists, plant operators, chemists and instrument suppliers.
This
interdisciplinary dialogue is essential for the development of solutions
for water quality management. An accompanying exhibition will present
the
state of the art
more information : http://iwga-sig.boku.ac.at/autmonet/
- 15 APRIL 2004
SEMINAR SMALL RETENTION BETWEEN VISTULA AND MEUSE, BOXTEL
- NETHERLANDS
The seminar Small
retention between Vistula and Meuse to be held on April the 15th 2004
in Boxtel, Netherlands (English language) is focused on exchanging
of knowledge about performance of small retention (conserving and
retaining of water), their effects on various aspects of water management
and relevant projects. Small retention can be seen as a possible contribution
to solve problems of hydrological extremes - floods and water shortages
– by following as much as possible natural processes. The programme
and the registration form (in Dutch) are
available...
For organisational
questions contact, info@groenhofco.nl; for information about the contents
contact a.a.jaskula-joustra@dlb.rws.minvenw.nl.
- 24-26 MARCH
2004 INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY CATCHMENTS: A CONTRIBUTION
FROM TRANSCAT,, VENICE – ITALY
The Open TRANSCAT Conference on Integrated Water Management of
Transboundary Catchments aims to connect TRANSCAT with EU institutions
involved in the process of implementing the Water Framework Directive
(WFD).
The main objective of this conference is to improve information sharing
and
the dissemination of the knowledge and experience derived in the broad
context of environmental and socio-economic research, supporting the
synergy between the TRANSCAT project and other previous and ongoing
international projects. more informattion : http://transcat.isq.pt/news.htm
- 22-23 MARCH
2004 4th WORLD WATER FORUM KICK-OFF MEETING AND 3rd WORLD WATER FORUM
GLOBAL
FOLLOW-UP MEETING,, MEXICO CITY - MEXICO
The government
of Mexico, World Water Council and the Secretariat of the
3rd World Water Forum are pleased to announce the 4th World Water Forum
Kick-off Meeting and the 3rd World Water Forum Global Follow-up Meeting.
This meeting will aim to set down the bases along which the 4th World
Water
Forum, to be held in March 2006, will be organized over the coming two
years, and will represent a vital opportunity for you to contribute
to the
plan of action for the Forum. The detailed programme is currently under
preparation, and will be made available in the coming weeks together
with
the registration information. If you have any questions, please contact
region@water-forum3.com / worldwaterforum4@cna.gob.mx
- 17th March
2004 Water Framework Directive - So Far, So Good?
The English Heritage Lecture Theatre, 23 Savile Row,
London
Daniel Instone, DEFRA, Alastair Ferguson, Environment Agency, Peter
Howsam, Cranfield University and Peter Spillett, Thames Water will be
amongst the speakers addressing delegates at the high profile conference.
info: lis@lavenhamgroup.co.uk
- 26 - 27 FEBRUARY 2004 WORKSHOP ON WATER AND POLITICS,
, MARSEILLES FRANCE
The way water and
politics interact is critical for the decision and implementation of
water reforms. Politics, defined here as the process through which relations
of power are constituted, negotiated and, reproduced, is indeed in the
background of all public decisions and action. Although obvious to water
practitioners, this political component has not received sufficient
attention so far. On the contrary, international discourse often exerts
a strong depoliticising effect by focusing on neutral concepts, which
avoid controversies that need to be developed and properly addressed.
That is why the World Water Council (WWC) has initiated a 'Water and
Politics' project that aims to raise awareness of the importance of
political issues in water reforms and to identify how politics can be
a tool for the water community. Further information... : http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/water_politics/workshop.shtml
- 24 - 28
January 2004, World General
Assembly INBO (Intl. Network of Basin Organizations) in Martinique
for more information : http://www.riob.org/friobagang.htm
2003
- December 30 : Riversymposium 2004 - Call for Papers and Call for
Thiess Riverprize Nominations now open
As the Rivercurrents
begin to warm for 2004, Riversymposium invites you to
answer the Call for Papers and the Call for International and National
Thiess Riverprize Nominations in 2004.
Take a look at the Riversymposium December Rivercurrents for more
information.
http://www.riverfestival.com.au/2004/content/festival_currents.asp?id=1906
- 11-14 December
2003 IWHA 3rd conference of International Water History Association
to be held at the Library of Alexandria, Egypt . Information are available
at www.iwha.net
- November 28
- December 3, 2003 Second International Meeting of Dam-Affected People
and their Allies
Rasi Salai, Thailand
Registration for Rivers for Life has closed
and we are unable to accept any more applications. Please contact riversforlife@irn.org
if you would like to be placed on the list to receive the meeting proceedings.
Working to protect rivers? Fighting for justice? Then join us for “Rivers
for Life: the
2nd International Meeting of Dam-Affected People and their Allies !
”
We will gather on the banks of Thailand’s Mun River in December
2003, for a series of workshops, plenary sessions, and a field trip,
to…
Share experiences
- Develop strategies - Build solidarity -Evaluate our progress since
the 1997
International Meeting of Dam-Affected People in Curitiba, Brazil
!
The meeting
is being organized by Southeast Asia Rivers Network and International
Rivers Network in association with an international agenda committee.
The international agenda committee consists of representatives from the
following organizations: Brazilian Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB);
Narmada Bachao Andolan, India; Cordillera People’s Alliance, Philippines;
Focus on the Global South, Thailand; Environmental Monitoring Group, South
Africa; Center for Political and Economic Research for Community Action
(CIEPAC), Mexico; Livaningo, Mozambique; Swedish Society for Nature Conservation;
Water and Energy Users’ Federation, Nepal; National Association of
Professional Environmentalists, Uganda and ERN (European Rivers Network.
).
“We are strong,
diverse and united and our cause is just.” Curitiba
Declaration . We
hope you will join us for what is sure to be an exciting, productive
and important gathering.
- 29
Sept - 2 October 2003
Conference
on Lowland River Rehabilitation, to be held in Wageningen, the
Netherlands.
Second Call for Preregistration and Abstract Submission.
extended deadline: March 1, 2003.
We aim at a small-sized conference (* 100 participants),
where participants will be selected based on preliminary registration
(deadline 15 February 2003). Selection criteria are ...
1) Topic of the presentation, 2) Geographic region (Europe / North America),
and 3) The role or expertise in river rehabilitation (scientist/manager/policy
maker/environmental NGO etc.) ... in order to achieve a balanced composition
in presentations and participants. more
informations
- 28-30
September: Second
International SedNet conference: Sustainable Solutions for Sediment
Management at River Basin Scale, Venice, Italy.
- 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 : INTERACTIVE SEMINAR “LINKING PARTICIPATORY
PRACTICE AND GOVERNANCE - CHALLENGES FOR A LEARNING SOCIETY”
, WAGENINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
IAC organises
an Interactive Seminar “Linking Participatory Practice and Governance
- Challenges for a Learning Society” on Wednesday 17 September
2003 in Wageningen.
There is rapidly growing recognition that sustainable development requires
forms of governance that can bring civil society, business and government
sectors together in processes of learning, innovation and negotiation.
But what does this mean in practice? What mechanisms of governance enable
a society to learn its way forward? The seminar will link theory and
practice and is relevant for practitioners, policy makers, managers
of development programmes, researchers and students. Keynote address
will be held by Dr. Minu Hemmati, who coordinated the 'Implementation
Conference: Stakeholder Action For Our Common Future', held immediately
prior to the UN Summit in Johannesburg. This process and event has resulted
in over 20 partnership initiatives in the areas of on freshwater; energy;
food security; and health. <http://www.iac.wur.nl/services/training/regular/MSP_seminar.htm>More
information...
- 7 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 EUROPEAN WORKSHOP “PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF WETLANDS MANAGEMENT” IN THE NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK
BROADS IN ENGLAND,, NORWICH - ENGLAND
The Broads Authority
is hosting a wetland workshop as part of a European LIFE Environment
Project on Living Lakes: Sustainable Management of Wetlands and Shallow
Lakes that is being implemented by partners of the Living Lakes network.
The workshop is geared towards managers, planners and decision makers
in wetland areas but is open to all interested people. The major focus
of the course will be on presentations and excursions covering issues
of management planning for lakes and wetlands. Apart from experiences
in management planning and wetland restoration at the Broads, local
experts will present case studies from the Greek Nestos lakes and the
Spanish steppe Lake La Nava.
The workshop and field trips are organised by the Broads Authority with
support from BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) under
the auspices of a Living Lakes project, part funded by the European
Commission's LIFE Environment Programme. The project is being implemented
by the German-based Global Nature Fund, in partnership with the Broads
Authority and several government and non-government bodies in Greece
and Spain.
Two days will be spent in the field, including visits to two broads,
one of which will be Barton Broad where participants will learn about
a major restoration project. The field trips are part of the 8th International
Living Lakes Conference. Participants will also experience sustainable
means of enjoying the Broads by taking advantage of wherry sailing,
solar boating and canoe-hire schemes.
While the workshop session is free (only 15 EURO for food and coffee),
participants will need to pay for accommodation (60 EURO/per night),
food and transport during the field trip (110 € for participants
from NGOs, 150 € for others). <http://www.livingwetlands.de/>Further
details of the workshop... and from workshop@broads-authority.gov.uk.
- 8-10 SEPTEMBER 2003 : 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 8-10 SEPTEMBER 2003, LEMNOS ISLAND, GREECE
The main purpose
of the event is to present research results and technological developments
related to environmental problems.
The following topics will be discussed:
- global environmental change;
- water resources management and water quality;
- solid waste management and recycling;
- air quality and atmospheric pollution;
- liquid waste treatment and management;
- pollution control technologies;
- environmental health;
- environmental economics - sustainable services and systems;
- life cycle management and sustainable production;
- environmental law - environmental policies;
- ecosystems management;
- environmental performance of enterprises.
The conference is being organised by the global network of environmental
science and technology (GNEST) and the department of environmental
studies at the University of the Aegean. <http://www.gnest.org/cest/8CEST_draft_program.pdf>For
further information...
- 19.- 22. August 2003, International dialogue conference,
"Water for global cooling", Levoca, Slovakia
Serious problems
with floods, natural disasters, extreme weather changes in the Central
Europe and other parts of the world urge us to look for answers to
what extent we as citizens contribute to these changes.
We want to search for answers to serious questions such as the state
of water in natural ecosystems in river basins, more frequent incidence
of extreme temperatures, rainfalls and flood levels together with
all partners that care for related problems.
We invite all good willed people that are not indifferent when it
comes to the risky tendency that endangers the socio-economic environment
of communities in river basins. The venue is historical town of Levoca.
Slovakia. We invite you to be actively involved in the international
dialogue on the citizens help to mitigate the risks of natural disasters,
floods and climate changes through the water restoration in river
basin ecosystems.
Let’s seek the solutions together till there is some time left.
plus d'infos : email :zuzka@ludiaavoda.sk
- 20-23
August 2003, Dry
Toilet 2003, 1st International Dry Toilet Conference, TAMPERE -
FINLAND
- September 12,
2003, Riga Congress Centre, Riga, Latvia/ ”Central and Eastern
European Water Forum”
Additional information:
Riga Forum Secretariat
Elizabetes Str. 45/47, Riga
phone 7334346, fax 7334350
e-mail: rigaforum@rms.lv
www.rigaforum.lv
1-4 July 2003,
Second International Conference on Wadi Hydrology, Amman - Jordan
Within the framework of the UN Fresh Water Year Activities lead by
UNESCO and in cooperation with UNESCO-IHP Programme, the UNESCO/EOLSS
Chair on Wadi Hydrology (University of Jordan), the National IHP committee
and the UNESCO Office in Cairo will organize this conference.
The Themes of the Conference are:
Watershed management systems; Modeling of surface and groundwater
in wadi systems; Artificial recharge of groundwater; Water harvesting
in wadi systems; Water assessment and monitoring; Integrated water
resources management in arid regions; Water and ecosystems in wadis;
Policy and legislative issues in the wadi systems; Traditional practices
and knowledge of water management in wadi systems; Public awareness
and capacity building in wadi systems
You are kindly invited to submit an abstract for this conference along
these themes before March 30, 2003.
For further information contact Dr. Muhammad Shatanawi at shatanaw@ju.edu.jo,
or Dr. Radwan Al-Weshah at .weshah@unesco.org.
- 22-26 June 2003,
10th World Lake Conference
, Chicago, USA
- 17-18 June 2003,
European Flooding: Managing the Risks,
Thames Barrier, London - UK
- 11-20 June
2003 : ICOLD's
(International Commission for large dams) 71st Annual Meeting will be
held at the Delta Centre-Ville Hotel as will the Executive Meeting.
The 21st Congress will be held at the Palais des Congrcs de Montréal
from 14-20 . Registration begins June 14. More informations: http://www.cigb-icold.org/montreal2003/
- 15 May 2003,
Beaches and Bathing Waters - Implications
for the Revision to the Bathing Water Directive, London - UK
- 13-14-15th
May, 2003, Large
River Ecosystems Under Stress, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
- 28 - 30 April
2003, Conference River Basin Management
2003, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria - Spain
- 10-12
April 2003 Conférence
européenne sur le rôle des autorités territoriales dans la gestion du
bassin du Danube Turnu Magurele (Roumanie) Conférence
européenne sur le rôle des autorités territoriales dans la gestion du
bassin du Danube Turnu Magurele. La reconstruction écologique du Ba29
sEPTssin du Danube a été dans le passé – et est encore!- une des préoccupations
majeures du Conseil de l’Europe.
- 7-9 April 2003
Colloquium on braided rivers,
Birmingham UK.
- 1-4 April 2003
International
conferenc " HYDROLOGY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS
" Montpellier, France
- 23-27 March
2003: Environmental Future Of
Aquatic Ecosystems (5th International Conference On Environmental
Future), Zurich, Switzerland.
- 16-23
March 2003: Third
World Water Forum, Kyoto, Japan
- 3-5 March 2003
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN FLOOD FORECASTING IN EUROPE, , ROTTERDAM
- THE NETHERLANDS
From the 3rd to the 5th of March, scientists, engineers, forecasting
professionals and stakeholders involved in flood forecasting throughout
the world will meet in Rotterdam to discuss recent advances in flood
forecasting methods.
With particular focus on the European context and the recent disastrous
flood events experienced in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic
during the summer of 2002, the conference brings together leading experts
to discuss innovative methods on flood forecasting and flood-induced
disaster prevention.
The conference also marks the final phase of the European Flood Forecasting
System (EFFS) Project which is funded by the European Commission 5th
Framework programme. The meeting is convened jointly by WL | Delft Hydraulics,
the joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the Institute
for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment. UNESCO and the
World Meteorological Organization are co-sponsoring the event.
More
information
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21-22 February
2003 : COLLOQUE GESTIONS DE FLEUVES RETOURS D'EXPERIENCES
Cité des congres, Nantes, France, organized by CONSERVATOIRE
REGIONAL DES RIVES DE LOIRE ET DE SES AFFLUENTS
- 14 Feb 2003:
1st conference on water environment
directives and EU enlargment, Warsaw (Poland)
For further information: European Water Association, Ms Kirsten Overmann,
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17, D-53773 Hennef, Phone: +49 (0)2242 872-189,
Fax:+ 49 (0)2242 872-135, mailto:overmann@atv.de. The EWA homepage contains
regularly updated information about the conference (http://www.EWAonline.de).
- 11-14 Feb 2003
: LARS2:
The Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers
for Fisheries: Sustaining livelihoods and biodiversity in the new millennium.
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, Contact Jane Williams at jane@mrcemkong.org
- 22-24 January
2003: Second International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWMR: Towards sustainable water utilisation in the 21st
century), South Africa.
2002
- 10-15
December 2002 : 'Mediterranean
Water Week', Athens - GREECE
- 25-26
November 2002: CONSTITUTIVE
MEETING OF THE NETWORK OF TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS 25 /
26 NOVEMBER 2002 THONON-LES-BAINS (France)
Following
the last General Assembly of the International Network of Basin Organizations
(INBO), held in May 2002 in Quebec, the International Commission for
the Protection of Geneva Lake ("CIPEL") and the French Rhone-Mediterranean-Corsica
Water Agency proposed to organize the first constitutive meeting of
a new Network of Transboundary Basin Organizations. The objective of
this Network would be to enable the executives and technicians of existing
organizations to better know each other and exchange their experiences,
to compare their approaches and methods and thus to facilitate the creation
and strengthening of new organizations adapted to transboundary basins
throughout the world and to develop cooperation between the countries
concerned. Any information is available on the Internet : www.riob.org
- 20-22 Novembre
2002 : " Du
conflit à la coopération : des opportunités pour
la gestion de l'eau " - Delft -
- 20-22
November 2002: Conference on Policies
and Tools for Sustainable Water Management in the EU, Venice, Italy.
- 16-23 November
2002 : The
World Youth Parliament for Water, Quebec, organized by ISW,
the International Secretary for water
- 15-26 November
2002: 8th
Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention,
Valencia, Spain.
- 13-17
Novembre 2002 : III Congreso
Ibérico sobre Gestión y Planificación del Agua
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, sobre "La Directiva Marco del
Agua: realidades y futuros" .
El Congreso Ibérico mantiene sus objetivos fundamentales :
1) impulsar un giro de modernización basada en la conservación
y buena gestión del agua.
2) auspiciar el debate científico-técnico desde un enfoque
pluridisciplinar.
3) dinamizar el debate social.
- 11-13
November 2002: Dam
Maintenance and Rehabilitation in
Madrid, Spain. Summary: The international Congress is focusing on the
conservation and rehabilitation of dams around the world. The Congress
will include discussions and lectures. Topics will include: - preparatory
work and regular maintenance - improved dam capacity and functioning
of drainage systems - improved stability and impermeability.
Organizers: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente; Spanish Society of Dams and
Reservoirs - SEPREM Contact Name: SEPREM E-mail: sepremadrid@tilesa.es
- 4-6
November 2002 International
Conference for Basin Orgaisations , Madrid
The Conference is designed for public authorities related
to the water sector, basin management authorities, consultants, specialists,
users and the general public. It is structured around three main themes
and each section will comprise a General Presentation, case studies
and free communications: ·Organisational and institutional aspects of
river basin organisations ·Hydrological planning as an instrument for
water management ·Management instruments for river basin organisations
more information http://www.cioc.tilesa.es/ingles/cioc.htm
- 3 -
4 October 2002: "River
Basin Management Plans - Practical Aspects And Economic Questions"
, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 5-6 September
2002: "Mountain water
management" , Megeve, France.
- 3-6 September
2002: Fifth international river management symposium: "The
scarcity of water- the future of rivers, the future of water",
Brisbane, Australia.
- 26 August-4
September 2002: The World
Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio + 10), Johannesburg,
South Africa.
- September
2-6 2002: Eleventh International EWRS Symposium On Aquatic
Weeds, France.
- 14-17
August 2002: World
Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- 12-22
August 2002: Young Student Summer School
"Reservoir Water Quality Modelling
And Management", Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
- August
12-15, 2002: 12th Stockholm Water Symposium:
Balancing
Competing Water Uses - Present Status and New Prospects, Stockholm,
Sweden
- 22-25
July 2002, Third
International Conference On Water Resources and Environment Research,
Dresden, Germany.
- July
2002: The
Third Inter-Celtic Colloquium on Hydrology and Management of Water Resources,
Galway, Dublin
- June
24-28, 2002: MANAGING
SHARED WATERS : Towards Sustainable Transboundary Coastal
Ecosystems, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- April
4th:
Public Participation under the EC Water Framework Directive,
Cranfield, UK.
- 22 March
2002: International Seminar: "Water, a leverage for
development" Brussels, Belgium.
- March 18
& 19, 2002: Lille 3 European "Water" Conference:
From
economic enigma to operational reality - Implementing the economic elements
of the Water Framework Directive, Lille, France.
- 28
February 2002: Dissemination
Seminar: The Wise Use of Floodplains: A European Perspective,
Brussels, Belgium
- 24-27 February
2002 "Watershed 2002",
Florida, USA.
- February
21-23 2002: "Dialogues
for the Earth" , Lyon, France.
- 29
Janvier 2002:
Assises Zones Humides, Lyon, France
- January
28 - May 21:
Successes and Failures in Gender Mainstreaming in Integrated Water
Resource Management, an E-conference.
- December
11-14 2001: Joint International Conference
On Hydrologic Assistance Programs
and the NWSRFS Users Association Meeting, Silver Spring, Maryland,
USA.
2001
- December
3rd-7th 2001:
International Conference
on Fresh Water, Bonn.
- November
28th-30th 2001: Symposium
"Wetlands in the Tropical Urban Environment", Luang
Prabang (Lao Pdr)
- September
15th-16th 2001: UK
Rivers Network inaugural conference, Salisbury, Wilts.
- September
2001 : 69th ICOLD Annual
Meeting, Dresden, Germany.
- August 29th-3st
2001: 2001 Riversymposium
River Business Turning Community Vision into Reality, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia
- August
10th, 2001: The
Agroecology Summit ,Willow Lake Farm (Near
Windom), Minnesota, USA.
- August
10th -12th 2001: The
role of Water in History and Development,
University of Bergen, Norway.
- August
6-7: Meeting
on Globalization and Water Management, Dundee.
- July 15th
2001: Water
Symposium, in Luzern (Switzerland)
- July
10-13 2001: "Challenges
of a Changing Earth" , in Amsterdam.
- July 5-8
2001: "Water for People
and Nature: a Forum on Conservation and Human Rights" in
Vancouver, Canada.
- June
6th -8th 2001: Lyon-Fleuves
2001,"Scientists & decision makers: Acting together
for sustainable management of our river systems",
Palais des Congrès Lyon, France
- May
31th & June 1st 2001: "
Water & Health ", Palais des Congrès, Metz,
France.
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