12 - 14 November
2007 : international conference on "Risk Assessment in European
River Basins - State of the Art and Future Challenges", at the
UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
Organisers :
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
This conference
is organised in the frame of the Coordination Action RISKBASE (<http://www.riskbase.info>)
and the Integrated Project MODELKEY (<http://www.modelkey.org>)
and aims to bring together leading scientists as well as European stakeholder
groups involved in the assessment of risks to European river basins.
Major developments of the recent European research in the frame of
- ecosystem goods and services in risk-based management,
- water regulation at risk under global change,
- groundwater ecosystems and drinking water supply at risk,
- hydromorphological changes and risks to biodiversity,
- eutrophication risks to biodiversity,
- risks of environmental pollutants to ecosystem and human health,
- integrated risk assessment on a basin scale
shall be processed, particularly in terms of practical implementation
for river basin management in order to bridge the gap between science
and management practice.
Invited key-note
speakers will brief us on latest developments in above mentioned fields.
Please refer to the attached flyer for a preliminary outline of the
programme.
Call for posters:
We would be very pleased to receive abstracts for poster presentations
on above mentioned topics. Abstract submission deadline is 15 Sept 2007.
For more information
: please visit the conference website <http://www.ufz.de/europeanriversatrisk>.
A preliminary overview is available there. More detailed information
on the programme, call for posters, venue, accomodation and registration
will be available from early July.
8 - 10 November
2007 : EUROPE-INBO 2007 international conference, Roma, Italy
Organisers
: INBO - Group of European Basin Organizations for the Implementation
of the Water Framework Directive
The aim of INBO
is to enable the Basin Organizations to regularly and informally meet
in order to exchange their practical experiences.
Our work will be in line with the recommendations and decisions made
by the Committee of the European Union’s Water Directors and by
the Strategic Coordination Group led by the Commission. The implementation
of the Water Framework Directive is now in an active and operational
phase, which directly involves the Basin Organizations or the «
District Authorities », which are facing operational problems
in its field implementation that are to be discussed.
Our meeting will be organized around three main current topics on the
Framework Directive implementation in the European River Basin Districts
in 2007:
1. Cost of the Water Framework Directive: cost of procedures, preparation
of Management Plans and Programs of Measures and their financing, economic
studies, water price, etc.
2. Consequences of global warming: prevention and management of extreme
climatic phenomena of floods and droughts, situation in the Mediterranean
Region.
3. Public participation: outcomes of the first enquiries of 2005 and
2006 and the lessons learned for the next enquiry in 2008.
As the meeting is taking place in Italy, special attention will be paid
to the issues specific to water management in the Mediterranean region.
The meeting is open
to all INBO member organizations and observers, and also to the water
administrations and organizations, interested in the implementation
of the Framework Directive, of the member and candidate countries of
the European Union and of all the other countries of the Balkans, Eastern
Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, and of the Mediterranean region,
in particular.
A meeting of the
new INBO World Liaison Bureau will be held at the same dates, in hotel
Abitart, Via P. Matteucci 10/20 Roma, following our 7th World General
Assembly 2007, which took place in Debrecen in Hungary. The «EUROPE-INBO
2007» meeting itself will be organized simultaneously with the
General Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations
(MENBO), which will also take place in ROME at the same dates.
Call for paper
you are invited to present a paper on your experiments. The title and
summary should reach the INBO now by return mail to: inbo@wanadoo.fr.
For more information
> : about the meeting : any useful information, programs and proposed
papers will be continuously available on the website: <http://www.inbo-news.org/>
> for any information concerning the practical organization of the
conference, please contact Mr. Remo PELILLO at the Secretariat General
of the Tiber River Basin Authority, which will be our host in Rome:
Tel: +390649249230 or: + 390649249239 and E- mail: remo.pelillo@abtevere.it
or segreteria@abtevere.it
Registration
Thank you for kindly
returning, at your earliest convenience, the registration form to inbo@wanadoo.fr,
in order to facilitate the good organization of the meeting and your
best welcoming in ROME. Download
the registration form on the INBO website http://www.inbo-news.org/
Registration to the « EUROPE-INBO 2007 » conference is free
of charge.
Advises
> arrive
on Wednesday 7 November 2007 at the Rome International Airport. If your
agenda allows it, you could leave Rome on Sunday 11 November in the
morning
> your hotel booking at group discount price can be made for you
by our Italian hosts, passing by Well Done Group :
Tel. +39 06 99701270, Fax +39 06 97840965, Mobile : 334.6245918 - 393.0935801
; E-mail: riob2007@welldonegroup.it
> Europe INBO cannot take charge of your air travels and hotel accommodation
in Rome
> There will be simultaneous translation into English, Spanish and
French.
Meeting place
Sala dello Stenditoio - Complesso San Michele a Ripa
Via di San Michele 22
in ROME ITALY
24 October 2007
: TRUST Final Conference “Making the Most of Open Water”,
Haarlem, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.
Organisers
: TRUST Project
This event officially
closes the TRUST project, an INTERREG IIIB
Programme carried out with five European partners. The
conference will host different speakers from the partner regions,
experts on water management and officials from the European
Commission.
The partners
in TRUST have developed novel approaches to
integrate water management into spatial planning. These ideas
have been applied through five practical pilot projects in England,
Scotland, Belgium and two in the Netherlands and conceived
around three defined themes: integral water management,
multi-functional use of water and public and stakeholder
participation.
The conference
will focus on project results and outcomes,
including an educational computer ‘water’ game and lessons
learned. All results will be made available on CD including
guidelines and a best practice manual that will help to make
multi-functional water use and integral water management work
in other projects.
But at the
conference we will also look ahead. Keynote speakers
will give you an exciting look into new and challenging
approaches to future water management and future water projects.
And during an informal project market you’ll be able to pick up
new
“water related” project ideas that may be further developed
within
the INTERREG IV program.
The conference
venue and our excursion will take you to two
unique Industrial Heritage sites. So in just one day you will have
the unique opportunity to experience the past, present and future
of water management and water projects in North West Europe.
Registration
and information
TRUST website : www.trustpartners.org
Or send an e-mail your details your details, position and role to: m.albronda@hhsk.nl
21 - 26 octobre
2007 : Congrès mondial de l’IDA sur le dessalement et la
réutilisation des ressources en eau, Maspalomas, Grande Canarie,
Espagne
Organisateur
: Association Internationale du Dessalement (IDA)
Le thème
du Congrès mondial - «Dessalement : étancher
une soif» - témoigne du rôle joué par
les technologies du dessalement pour satisfaire à la demande
croissante d’eau douce et potable à travers le monde.
Les principaux
thèmes du congrès seront les suivants :
· améliorations
des projets de dessalement thermique
· autres techniques de dessalement
· dessalement et environnement
· perspectives régionales de dessalement
· qualité de l’eau et santé publique
· assainissement et épuration des eaux usées.
Plus d'information
: <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1434.shtml>
16 - 19 octobre
2007 : 3rd International Yellow River Forum, Dongying, Chine
Organisateurs
: Yellow River Conservation Commission
Les collègues
chinois de la "Yellow River Conservation Commission" invitent
le Réseau International des Organismes de Bassins (RIOB / INBO)
à organiser, le 18 Octobre prochain au matin, une session spéciale
sur la gestion des ressources en eau en Europe et notamment sur l’application
de la Directive-Cadre, durant le prochain "International Yellow
River Forum".
Le RIOB vous convie à participer à cette importante manifestation
internationale à laquelle plus de 300 participants étrangers
de 50 Pays se sont d’ores et déjà inscrits.
La session spéciale
« européenne » s’organisera autour de grands
thèmes d’actualité de la mise en œuvre en 2007
de la Directive Cadre sur l'Eau dans les districts hydrographiques
européens, ainsi que sur les procédures, outils et techniques
de gestion des ressources en eau mises en œuvre en Europe.
L’objectif du RIOB est de permettre aux Organismes de Bassin européens
et aux entreprises et bureaux d’études qui travaillent avec
eux, des pays-membres et candidats de l’Union Européenne,
de tous les autres pays des Balkans, de l’Europe Orientale, du
Caucase et d’Asie Centrale, ainsi que de tout le bassin de la Méditerranée,
en particulier, de rencontrer de manière informelle leurs collègues
chinois et d’autres pays représentés à Dongying,
pour échanger leurs expériences pratiques de terrain et
leur techniques.
Une traduction
simultanée sera assurée en anglais et chinois.
Communications
:
Vous êtes invités à présenter une communication
sur vos expériences : envoyez à l'adresse suivante : inbo@wanadoo.fr
> le titre et le résumé avant le 1er Septembre prochain,
> le texte complet le 15 Septembre au plus tard.
Inscriptions
:
Pour la bonne organisation des travaux et pour vous assurer le meilleur
accueil possible à Dongying :
> retourner au plus vite, aux organisateurs chinois ( iyrf@yellowriver.gov.cn
) les fiches d’inscription à télécharger ici
ou sur le site Internet du Forum
> retourner au Secretariat Technique Permanent du RIOB ( inbo@wanadoo.fr
) la fiche
de participation à la session spéciale "européenne".
Informations
et renseignements :
> Programme
et informations pratiques (document PDF)
> Informations sur le IYRF, formulaires d'inscription, programmes
et communications : http://forum.yellowriver.cn/Eindex.htm
ou http://www.riob.org/
> Pour tous renseignements sur le Forum : s'adresser à l’YRCC
: iyrf@yellowriver.gov.cn
Conseils :
> arriver dès le 15 Octobre 2007, à l’aéroport
de Dongying. Si votre agenda le permet, vous pourriez repartir de Dongying
le samedi 20 ou le dimanche 21 Octobre.
> Votre réservation hôtelière, à un tarif
préférentiel de groupe, pourra être effectuée
pour vous par les hôtes chinois.
> Le RIOB ne peut malheureusement pas prendre en charge les transports
aériens ni votre hébergement à Dongying.
11 - 12 October
2007 : RISKBASE - 1st WP5 Workshop on Risk Management - The Interaction
of the societal system and the European policy Framework for Land and
Water Resource Management, Vienna, Austria
RISKBASE is a Coordination
Action under FP6 (full title: Coordination Action on Risk Based Management
of River Basins) aiming to deliver: (1) An overarching concept, generic
approach and guiding principles to integrated risk based management
of river basins; (2) Recommendations towards evolution and implementation
of risk based management in national and community policies and towards
implementation in management.
The upcoming 1st
WP5-workshop on Risk Management aims to analyse the current situation
of policies and risk management within River Basin Planning in Europe
by a case study approach and to discuss new perspectives for integrated
concepts to manage various risks to the soil-water-sediment-system.
More information
on the project can be found at the RISKBASE-homepage
(<http://www.riskbase.info/>).
9-12 October
2007 : 6th Conference on Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse for Sustainability,
Antwerp, Belgium
Organisers:
IWA
This conference
will provide an excellent environment to exchange experiences in water
reuse from dry and wet climate areas, from industrialised and rural
areas, from high and low income countries. Issues at the centre of debate
will cover risk management, financing, water quality, use of high tech
versus low tech, water reclamation in industry, sustainable irrigation
practices using reclaimed water and water reclamation in urban water
supply.
Read more... <http://www.wrrs2007.org/en/?n=18>
24 - 26 September
2007 : WaReLa Scientific conference on Integrated catchment management
for hazard mitigation (WARELA = Water Retension by Land Use) ,Trier
(Germany)
In addition to flood
disasters on major rivers, damage caused by the flooding of smaller
and medium-sized tributaries is also of considerable significance. To
ensure that flood protection measures are effective, engineering flood
prevention measures on the rivers must be supported by integrated catchment
management. This includes decentralised water retention measures implemented
in the sectors of forestry, agriculture and in residential areas. Whenever
possible, former flood plains should always be re-incorporated in the
run-off system.
New instruments are elaborated and introduced within the scope of this
project, such as GIS-based systems and open program-controlled systems
for the evaluation of economic consequences and the eco-efficiency of
flood damage precaution measures associated with land-use. These are
extremely significant for improving information management, the provision
of advice to the general public and for the acceptance of flood precaution
measures.
The prevention of flood damage is a transnational task, that can only
be realised if all nations with river catchments co-operate. On a medium
scale, efficient land-use measures for the prevention of flood damage
are of regional and transnational significance: The landscape and the
soils constitute an effective storage medium for surplus water. As a
result, flood damage caused by low-order rivers can be prevented by
the reduction and time delay of peak flows. At river basin unit level,
they have transnational significance due to the reduction and delay
of inflow from tributaries into rivers of higher order.
Information on the
website : www.warela.eu
18 - 20 September
2007 : Conference and Exhibition on Wastewater 2007, Venue : Town of
Brno, Czech Republic
Organizer: The
Association of Wastewater Treatment Experts of the Czech Republic
The conference will
follow the previous successful events of the Association started in
1995. The main goal of the conference is to provide an international
forum for the presentation of the latest development in the field of
wastewater collection and treatment and sludge handling in Europe and
for the exchange of information, opinions and ideas among the participants.
The 2007 conference will be held in cooperation with EWA (European Water
Association).
Authors wishing to contribute, should submit an abstract by May 10th
2007.
Read more... <http://www.ewaonline.de/pages/workshops.htm>
17 - 19 September
2007 : 14th German Dam Symposium and 7th ICOLD European Club Dam Symposium,
Munich, Germany
Organiser:
German National Committee on Large Dams
Kronprinzenstraße 37 - 45128 Essen - Germany
Main Topic: "Dams
in Europe - Tasks and Challenges"
Conference President:
Dipl.-Ing. Jens Peters (President of GCLD)
Venue: Campus Weihenstephan
Central Lecture Auditorium
Am Forum 4
85354 Freining near Munich, Germany
More information
: www.conventus.de/talsperre
3 - 6 September
2007 : Third International Conference on Climate and Water,Helsinki,
Finland.
Finland has arranged
two conferences on Climate and Water, the
first one in 1989, the second one in 1998. The Third
International Conference on Climate and Water will be held at
Marina Congress Center in Helsinki on 3-6 September 2007.
The objective is
to provide an opportunity for hydrologists,
water managers and decision makers to exchange research
results, ideas and concerns on impacts, adaptation and
mitigation in the water sector, facing climate change.
> How have we proceeded since 1998?
> What are major challenges today?
> Where are we going?
> Where should we go?
The deadline for
abstracts is 1 March, 2007.
Web-site : www.environment.fi/syke/cw3
25 - 28 août
2007 : Conférence internationale "Le développement
durable et la gestion des ressources en eau en Palestine", Amman,
Jordanie
Organisateurs
: Bureau du Caire de l’UNESCO, Égypte; Projet de renforcement
des capacités et de formation dans le domaine de la planification
et de la gestion environnementales
La conférence
réunira des chercheurs, professionnels, responsables, décideurs,
représentants d’ONG et experts de la communauté internationale
pour examiner les défis que doit relever le secteur de l’eau
ainsi que les solutions possibles impliquant la recherche, le renforcement
des capacités et le développement dans les domaines liés
à l’eau et à l’environnement.
La conférence
s’intéressera notamment aux principaux thèmes suivants
:
* gestion intégrée des ressources en eau
* gestion de l’offre et de la demande en ressources en eau
* renforcement des capacités (ressources humaines et institutions)
* résolution des conflits liés à la gestion des
ressources en eau transfrontalières
* questions relatives à la qualité de l’eau et à
l’environnement
* aspects culturels, éthiques et socio-économiques des
ressources en eau.
Plus de détails...
<http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1461.shtml>
12 - 18 August
2007 : World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden
Theme : "Progress
and Prospects on Water: Striving for Sustainability in a Changing World".
The World Water
Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building,
partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international
processes and programmes in water and development. On this site you'll
find more information about the plenary sessions, seminars, workshops,
side events and special activities that will take place during the next
World Water Week in Stockholm.
Read more about
the upcoming week at www.worldwaterweek.org
6 - 28 August
2007 : Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Venue:
Sweden, and in LAO PDR (19-30 November 2007)
The objective of
the training programme is to support and stimulate the development of
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the participants' home
countries, and to encourage the participants to involve in and contribute
to networking on IWRM.
Last application date: April 4, 2007
Read more... <http://www.siwi.org/courses/coursesgeneral.html>
Source: SIWI
2-8 July 2007
: 4th Workshop and Short Intensive Course - Wetland Water, Venue: Biebrza,
Poland
The event is organized
within EU 'Center of Excellence in Wetland Hydrology - WETHYDRO', by
Warsaw Agricultural University together with a couple of Western and
Polish universities and institutes. It will be held in the Biebrza National
Park in July 2007, 2-8 July. The course part will mainly concentrate
on presenting the role of the water management in preservation and/or
restoration of the wetland ecosystems. The workshop will be mainly devoted
to exchange knowledge, experiences and ideas on water management in
wetland ecosystems.
more... <http://levis.sggw.waw.pl/wethydro>
1er - 6 juillet
2007 : 32ème Congrès de l’AIRH "Harmoniser les
exigences liées à l’art et à la nature avec
les ouvrages hydrauliques",
Venise, Italie
Organisateur
: Association internationale d’ingénierie et de recherches
hydrauliques (AIRH)
Le thème
principal du Congrès est le suivant : «Harmoniser les exigences
liées à l’art et à la nature avec les ouvrages
hydrauliques». Quatre thèmes scientifiques reflétant
l’évidente nécessité d’incorporer dans
la réalisation des projets les aspects qui ne sont pas exclusivement
techniques (par exemple, économiques, sociaux, politiques, etc.)
seront également étudiés dans le cadre du congrès
:
* ingénierie et gestion des systèmes d’eau douce
* acquisition et traitement de données en vue de l’approfondissement
des connaissances scientifiques et de la sensibilisation du public
* mécanique des fluides et hydraulique
* recherche et ingénierie appliquées aux zones côtières
et maritimes.
Read more... <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1460.shtml>
1 - 6 July 2007
: Harmonizing the Demands of Art and Nature in Hydraulics, Venue:
Venice, Italy
The main theme of
the 32nd IAHR congress Harmonizing the Demands of Art and Nature in
Hydraulics, is becoming increasingly relevant for many large engineering
projects around the world, where different requirements are often in
conflict. The four scientific themes of the Congress reflect the necessity
to incorporate aspects other than engineering (e.g. economical, social,
political etc.) in the development of projects.
Deadline for submission
of papers has been extended to 15 January 2007.
Deadline of paper submission for the Student Competition has been extended
to 15 February 2007.
Read more… <http://www.iahr2007.corila.it/index.php>
Source : IAHR
NewsFlash
27-28 June 2007
: European Forum Water, Vienna, Austria
Organisers: OVGW,
DWGV, OWAV
The aim of this
third European Forum Water include facilitating an open exchange of
experiences between the associations and utilities of the Central and
South-East European countries, especially the Danube region, to build
up an open and voluntary network between experts and associations situated
in this region and to develop a sustainable water and wastewater sector,
with view to the existing networks.
Read the conference
programme... <http://www.ewaonline.de/downloads/European_Forum_Water2007.pdf>
Register... <http://www.oewav.at/oewav.aspx?target=65780&Veranstaltung=92871>
26 - 28 juin
2007 : Hydrotop 2007, Marseille, France
Hydrotop 2007, carrefour
euro-méditerranéen de l'eau et de l'assainissement, réunit
tous les deux ans l'ensemble des acteurs de l'eau des pays du pourtour
méditerranéen et répond au besoin d'information
des scientifiques, industriels, institutionnels et opérateurs
travaillant dans les domaines de l'eau et de l'assainissement. Il facilite
ainsi le rapprochement entre ces différents acteurs de l'eau
et leur permet de confronter expériences et résultats.
Cette 9ème édition sera rythmée par les temps forts
suivants :
> Un colloque scientifique et technique abordera les questions de
gouvernance, de tarification, d'aménagement du territoire…et
les risques pour la ressource, les aléas climatiques ou la santé
qui en découlent.
> Un salon technologique et une convention d'affaires où les
opérateurs du secteurs proposeront solutions techniques et services
aux donneurs d'ordre.
> Une journée sur l'emploi et la formation
> La présentation des pôles de compétitivité
de la Région PACA
> Deux rendez-vous en partenariat avec Ubi France spécialement
pour les entreprises françaises.
Renseignements et
inscription : http://www.hydrotop.com
26 - 28 June
2007 : Hydrotop 2007, Marseille, France
Hydrotop 2007, Euro-mediterranean meeting place for water and sanitation,
gathers every tow years all the water actors of the Mediterranean countries
and meets the need of information of scientists, industrials, institutionals
and operators working in the fields of water and purification. It makes
the exchanges between these actors easier and helps them to compare
experiments and results.
This 9th edition will be governed by the following events :
> A scientific and technical colloquium will discuss the themes of
governance, prices, development… and risks for the resource, climate
vagaries and health
> A technological show and an affair convention where operators will
offer technical solutions and services
> A day dedicated to employment and training
> Presentation of the "poles de compétitivité"
in PACA region
> Two special rendez-vous,k co-organised with Ubi France, for the
French enterprises.
Information and
registration : http://www.hydrotop.com
26 - 28 juin
2007 : 9ème Symposium International de l'Eau, Cannes, France
Ce 9ème Symposium
International de l'Eau réunira de nombreuses personnalités
: universitaires, chercheurs, décideurs politiques, grandes entreprises,
partenaires internationaux (tels que l'Unesco, l'université des
Nations Unies…).
Cette édition 2007 portera sur le thème de l'Eau, la Ville
et le Développement Durable.
En effet, de nos jours, environ 80% des hommes vivent dans une ville,
une métropole… Cette population est en augmentation constante,
de même que sa demande en eau. Or, cette demande en eau croissante
met en péril les équilibres urbains et périurbains.
Les préoccupations des professionnels portent donc sur l'adéquation
des ressources avec les besoins des populations, et notamment sur les
problématiques suivantes :
" Gestion des ressources en eau des villes
" Eau et santé
" Contrôle de l'eau dans la ville
" Prévision et gestion des risques liés à
l'eau dans la ville*
" Eau et enjeux planétaires : communiquer, informer, agir.
Ces différents aspects seront abordés en conférences,
débats et ateliers.
L'invité d'honneur du Symposium sera cette année l'Île
de la Réunion, qui pourra ainsi présenter ses réalisations
dans le domaine de l'eau.
Renseignements :
http://www.cannes-water-symposium.com
26 - 28 June
2007 : 9th Cannes Water Symposium, Cannes, France
This 9th Cannes Water Symposium will gather many personalities :
academics, researchers, political deciders, important companies, international
partners (Unesco, University of United Nations…).
This 2007 edition's theme is Water, City and Sustainable Development.
Indeed, nowadays, almost 80% people live in a city or a metropole. This
population is always growing, as well as its need of water. This increasing
water need threatens the urban and periurban equilibrium. Professionals'
preoccupations concern the adequation of the resources with the population's
needs, and particularly deal with the following issues :
" Management of the cities' water resources
" Water and health
" Control of the water in the city
" Prevention and management of the risks linked with water in the
city
" Water and world stakes : communicate, inform, act.
These different topics will be discussed in conferences, debates and
workshops.
The Symposium's special guest will be this year the Island of Réunion,
which will present its realizations in the field of water.
Information : http://www.cannes-water-symposium.com
25 - 28 juin
2007 : NOVATECH 2007 6ème Conférence internationale
sur les techniques et stratégies durables pour la gestion des
eaux urbaines par temps de pluie, Lyon, France
Organisateur
: Groupe de recherche Rhône-Alpes sur les infrastructures et l’eau
(GRAIE), France
Co-organisateurs : Grand Lyon - Région Rhône-Alpes
- Agences de l'Eau - ASTEE - Eurydice 92 - INSA Lyon
Associations
partenaires : IAHR - IWA - IAHS - EWRI/ASCE - Comité Joint
IWA / IAHR sur l'assainissement urbain - AITF ATTF - OIEau - SHF
La conférence
s’organise autour du thème général des solutions
durables et alternatives de gestion des eaux de temps de pluie (pluviales
et unitaires) dans les zones urbaines et périurbaines. La recherche
de solutions durables est pertinente si elle est étudiée
à la bonne échelle territoriale et avec l'ensemble des
acteurs concernés. C’est pourquoi la gestion des eaux urbaines
de temps de pluie sera abordée selon trois angles complémentaires
:
* les approches intégrées à l'aménagement
urbain
* les techniques innovantes de gestion des eaux urbaines par temps de
pluie
* les approches intégrées à la gestion des milieux
aquatiques.
Novatech 2007, c'est
:
* Une conférence technique pour les acteurs opérationnels
* Un colloque scientifique international de grande qualité
* Le lieu de rencontre incontournable des acteurs de la gestion des
eaux pluviales urbaines
Novatech 2007, c'est :
* 3 jours de conférences
* 600 participants attendus
* 220 communications orales et posters
* 30 pays représentés
* 1 exposition de produits innovants
* 1 conférence de clôture prestigieuse
* 5 workshops spécialisés, dimanche 24 juin
* 2 visites techniques, jeudi 28 juin
Plus d'information
: <http://www.novatech.graie.org>,
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14 - 16 June
2007 : Water Resources Management : New Approaches and Technologies
Venue : Chania, Crete - Greece
Organizer:
European Water Resources Association, Department of Environmental Engineering,
Technical University of Crete
The scope of the
symposium is to focus on new methodologies and technologies that have
been applied on Water Resources Management in the
recent past. Based on this information a level platform can be developed
to help governments, decision-makers and technical staff in identifying
appropriate water resources management practices based on the gained
experiences and learned lessons which can lead to sustainable water
resources use. Authors may submit full manuscripts by 31st of October
2006.
For more information,
visit the symposium website: <http://www.ewra.enveng.tuc.gr/>
13 - 17 June
2007 : IWHA Conference 2007 : Past and Futures of Water, Venue: Tampere,
Finland
Organizer :
IWHA
The International
Water History Association (IWHA) will hold its fifth biennial conference
in Tampere, Finland in June 2007. The conference program addresses diverse
topics related to water history and futures, and will provide an excellent
opportunity for scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines
and different parts of the world to meet and discuss the many fascinating
aspects of water history.
Major themes are : Water and the city, Water, health and sanitation,
Water, food and economy, Water history research methodologies and Water
history and its relevance.
Read more... <http://www.ewaonline.de/pages/workshops.htm>
and <http://www.questjournalists.com/index.php/site/5th_international_water_history_association_iwha_conference/>
13 June 2007
: Water, Climate and Environment Solutions and the Bottom Line,
London, United Kingdom
Organisers:
CIWEM
The aim of the conference
is to explore the views of a wide range of organisations involved with
the water sector in relation to their responses to climate, climate
change and the developing environmental sustainability agenda
to showcase developing good practice not least where this leads to demonstrable
resource, energy and cost savings.
The aim of this conference is to showcase the developing solutions organisations
are using to address the current climate change and environmental agenda,
by attracting people from all sectors concerned with water. The water
sector in the broadest sense from government, agencies, consultants,
NGOs, consumer groups and retail is very diverse and this is the range
the conference is trying to engage. Organisations that would like to
play an active part in the conference and developing the conference's
outcomes are therefore kindly asked to contact the organisers.
Read more and book...
<http://www.ciwem.org/>
Download the registration
form... <http://www.ciwem.org/events/water_climate_environment_13062007.doc>
Source: CIWEM
Electronic Newsletter
12 - 15 June
2007 : Green Week 2007 : Lessons from the past, challenges for the future,
Brussels, Belgium
The signing of the
Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957 created a family of European nations
which over the past fifty years have grown closer together. While maintaining
their individual cultures, languages and traditions, all members of
the family share a common set of values based on freedom, democracy,
the rule of law, the respect for human rights, and equality. There are
many achievements worth celebrating since the signing of that historic
treaty 50 years ago. However, we can't just look to the past; we must
look to the future and reflect on how Europe should evolve.
Green Week 2007
will take part in these celebrations and provide a forum to discuss
the role Europe should play in safeguarding our environment.
For more information
on Green Week : <http://greenweek.europa.eu/>
7 - 9 juin 2007
: Réseau International des Organismes de Bassin - 7ème
Assemblée Générale Mondiale, Debrecen, Hongrie
Quatre grands thèmes
stratégiques pour la bonne mise en œuvre de la gestion des
bassins des fleuves, des lacs et des aquifères :
- La prévention
et la gestion des phénomènes climatiques extrêmes
d'inondations et de sécheresses,
- La gestion des bassins transfrontaliers,
- Le monitoring, les réseaux de surveillance, le rapportage,
l'inter-étalonnage,
- L'élaboration des programmes d'intervention des organismes
de bassin et leur financement…
Toutes les informations utiles, les programmes et les communications
proposées seront disponibles sur : <http://www.riob.org/>
Renvoyer le formulaire
nécessaire pour votre inscription : riob2@wanadoo.fr
ou par Fax : +33 1 40 08 01 45.
7 - 9 juin 2007
: Conférence sur la gestion des eaux souterraines dans le bassin
du Danube et dans les autres grands bassins fluviaux, Belgrade, Serbie
Organisateurs
: Association Internationale de l’Eau (IWA); Institut Jaroslav
erni de développement des ressources en eau, Serbie; Entreprise
publique de mise en valeur des ressources en eau et d’assainissement
de Belgrade, Serbie
L’objectif
de cette conférence est de présenter les problèmes
actuels de la gestion des eaux souterraines dans le bassin du Danube
et dans les autres grands bassins fluviaux, de résumer les informations
de base disponibles afin de faciliter la préparation des plans
de gestion des bassins versants conformément à la Directive-cadre
européenne dans le domaine de l’eau, notamment dans le bassin
du Danube, et d’échanger les connaissances relatives au
transport et à la transformation de différentes substances
dans les eaux souterraines, et à la protection des eaux souterraines.
Plus d'information
: <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1449.shtml>
7 June 2007 :
European Policy Summit on Water, Venue: Brussels, Belgium
Organisers: EWP,
Friends of Europe
Following the success
of the first European Policy Summit on Water in June last year, the
European Water Partnership will this year organise the second edition
of this major event on water. Organised in close cooperation with Brussels
based think tank Friends of Europe, the Summit will take place in the
Brussels, Belgium. This years' topic is Water Security - Does Europe
have a strategy?
After the highly successful first Summit last year, we are confident
that this year’s conference will be equally engaging and provocative,
attracting experts from the political, scientific and financial communities,
to focus on water security and the actions we need to take collectively
and corporately. Seats for this event are limited so you are requested
to register as soon as possible.
More information
on the programme and the participants in this Summit will be available
shortly on the website of the European Water Partnership at <http://www.ewp.eu/>
29 - 31 mai 2007
: Congrès mondial sur les progrès de l’énergie
hydraulique durable, Antalya, Turquie
Organisateurs
: Association internationale de l’énergie hydraulique
en collaboration avec l’UNESCO; Ren-Alliance; le Conseil général
turc des ouvrages hydrauliques d’État (DSI); l’Association
turque de l’énergie hydraulique (TURSEB)
Le Congrès
sera centré sur les trois domaines suivants :
* optimisation de l’eau et de l’énergie : rôle
joué par l’énergie hydraulique au niveau de l’optimisation
des avantages et des services liés aux infrastructures polyvalentes,
et mise en valeur des centrales existantes et des nouveaux projets
* innovations dans le domaine des énergies renouvelables : examen
des derniers progrès réalisés au niveau des technologies,
prototypes, applications et liens spécifiques aux énergies
renouvelables, notamment des progrès réalisés dans
le domaine des technologies de l’énergie hydraulique
* durabilité et certification: évaluation des politiques
et directives récentes, discussion relative à la responsabilité
sociale des entreprises, et analyse des liens avec les secteurs de la
finance, de la réglementation, des affaires et de l’industrie.
More information
: <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1437.shtml>
21 - 23 May 2007:
Water Resources Management 2007, Venue: Kos, Greece
Organizers: Wessex
Institute of Technology
The Fourth International
Conference on Water Resources Management will present the more recent
technological and scientific developments associated with the management
of surface and sub-surface water resources.
The importance of this meeting cannot be over-emphasised as water increasingly
becomes a precious resource on which the well-being of future generations
depends. Issues of water quality, quantity, management and planning,
as well as other related topics, are essential to the future of the
world population.
More information:
<http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2007/waterresources07/index.html>
25 - 27 April
2007 : Conference Water in Protected Areas, Venue: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Organizers:
CWPCS and EWA in co-operation with IWA and UNESCO
Call for Exhibitors
Exhibit and present your company solutions, technologies, plants, equipment
and services during the international conference "Water in Protected
Areas" taking place in Dubrovnik on April 25- 27, 2007. For further
details, terms and conditions for professional and commercial presentation
download the presentation (.doc)… <http://www.ewaonline.de/downloads/presentations.doc>
Become a sponsor
of this remarkable and international event and you receive various benefits.
Download the sponsorship criteria (.doc)… <http://www.ewaonline.de/downloads/sponsorship_criteria.doc>
22-25 April 2007
: Conference on Desalination and the Environment, Venue: Halkidiki,
Greece
This conference
on desalination and the environment will be devoted to advances towards
providing fresh water for all, at affordable cost. With limited and
depleting natural sources, desalination can supplement some of the critically
lacking amounts of water needed for sustainable development. The conference
will overview the most recent developments in desalination technology,
its cost and extent of application, including socio-economic and environmental
issues. It will bring together research scientists, decision makers,
managers, design engineers and operators from water companies, industries,
government departments, consulting firms, research institutes and universities.
Why and how should
desalination be integrated into the national or regional water management
plans, ensuring socio-economic and environmental benefits, will be the
focal point of the conference.
Read more... <http://www.desline.com/congress/Greece2007/home.shtml>
21 - 25 avril
2007 : Conférence internationale "Les changements climatiques
et leurs impacts sur les zones côtières et les deltas fluviaux
: vulnérabilité, atténuation et adaptation"
(CCIE 2007),
Alexandrie, Égypte
Organisateur
: Académie de la recherche scientifique et de la technologie
(ASRT), Égypte
Les sujets qui seront
étudiés dans le cadre de cette conférence seront
les suivants :
* changements climatiques mondiaux, atténuation et adaptation
* prévisions d’élévation du niveau de la mer
réalisées à partir des résultats des modèles
climatiques et d’autres techniques
* impacts de l’élévation du niveau de la mer sur
la salinisation des eaux souterraines et des sols dans les deltas fluviaux
* impacts du changement climatique mondial sur les deltas fluviaux et
les zones côtières d’un point de vue géo-environnemental
et socio-économique
* implications des changements climatiques dans la région du
delta du Nil
* vulnérabilité à long terme des ressources naturelles
au réchauffement de la planète et au changement climatique
* traitement des sols et des eaux.
Read more... <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1458.shtml>
19th April 2007 :
Project Management, Best Practices and European Policy on Water issues,
Brussels, Belgium
Organisers :
Interregional Partnership Platform, European Waterregion Network
Fostering the participation
of European regions in the different EU programmes dealing with water
issues : this is the main goal of this seminar.
Program (PDF)
Residence Palace,
room Maelbeek
Map : <http://presscenter.org/en/wegbeschrijving.html>
Please confirm your
attendance by e-mail to : comunica2@delcomval.be
22 - 24 March
2007 : International congress River Basin Management, Venue: Antalya,
Turkey
The General Directorate
of State Hydraulic Works (DSI) in collaboration with WWC is organizing
an International Congress on River Basin Management, to be held from
22 to 24 March 2007 in Antalya, Turkey. This congress is one of the
preparatory events for the 5th World Water Forum,(to be held in Istanbul
in 2009).
This Congress aim to bring together international experts, academicians,
public and private sector representatives and researchers working on
matters related to river basins. The aim of the congress is to exchange
information on methodologies and techniques used in the river basin
management.
Deadline for submission
of abstracts: 15 October 2006
More information: <http://www.dsi.gov.tr/english/>
22 - 23 March 2007
: European Water Conference, Brussels
The European Commission's
Environment Directorate-General, in cooperation with the Joint Research
Centre, Eurostat and the European Environment Agency is organising the
European Water Conference 2007 on 22/23 March 2007 in Brussels. The
opening of the conference coincides with World Water Day.
On the conference,
Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas will present the first implementation
report for the Water Framework Directive. On the same day, the Water
Information System for Europe (WISE) will be launched. More information
on the conference programme will be available soon.
The
registration for the conference is now open and can be done electronically.
22 March 2007
: World Waterday : Coping with Water Scarcity
22 mars 2007 : Journée Mondiale de l'eau : faire face à
la pénuerie d'eau
22. März 2007 : Welt Wassertag : der Wasserknappheit entgegentreten
Call
"Coping with Water Scarcity" is the theme for World Water
Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on 22 March. This year's theme
highlights the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and
the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable,
efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at
international and local levels.
Equity and rights, cultural and ethical issues are essential to be addressed
when dealing with limited water resources. Imbalances between availability
and demand, the degradation of groundwater and surface water quality,
intersectoral competition, interregional and international disputes,
all center around the question of how to cope with scarce water resources.
The theme
was decided among all members of UN
Water at the World Water Week in Stockholm in August 2006. FAO acts
as coordinator, on behalf of all the UN Agencies and Programmes members
of UN-Water for the celebration of World Water Day 2007. It is assisted
by the Secretariat for UN-Water, which is based at UN DESA in New York,
and which is serving as point of contact within the UN system for freshwater-related
issues.
Please visit
the UN Water web site, and the UN Water for Life Decade web site for
the latest information on UN freshwater programmes.
<http://www.unwater.org>
<http://www.unwater.org/wwd07/flashindexfr.html>
19 - 21 March
2007 : 3rd workshop Water demand management in the Mediterranean, Venue:
Zaragoza, Spain
Organizers:
Plan Blue
The workshop will
be based on the presentation of national reports carried out in the
voluntary countries, regional studies & papers. The local &
national studies will aim to document concrete examples of good practices
and to measure the progress actually made over the last years in terms
of WDM in the main sectors of use (agricultural water, drinking water,
industrial water), factoring natural water needs for the ecosystems
into policies and factoraing WDM into water and cooperation policies.
Read more... <http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/sev502532>
Source: EMWIS Flash
19 - 20 March
2007 : 2nd Announcement for the International Mid Term SAND Conference
'Towards sustainable mineral extraction along rivers aiming at flood
damage prevention'
in Cologne, Germany
This conference is
presented by SAND, a project funded by INTERREG III B
for Spatial quality enhancement, Alleviation of flood damage and Nature
enlargement by Development and redevelopment of mineral extraction sites
along rivers.
www.sandproject.nl
12 - 14 March
2007 : Conference on Water Status Monitoring under the European Water
Framework Directive, Lille , France
The conference will
review chemical and ecological status monitoring of aquatic ecosystems
in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). There will be
a policy session (covering ecological status and chemical monitoring
of the Common Implementation Strategy of the WFD), a science session
(with input from related EU-funded RTD projects), and an industry session
(spreading the technology - perspectives on science and technology integration
into WFD implementation).
In the light of
the 2006-2007 milestone on water monitoring, this conference will bring
together key actors from the water sector, with focus on science and
policy interactions.
The conference is
timed to share information on science-policy interactions related to
chemical/ecological water monitoring.
Info: Mrs Maggi Churchouse, Maggi Churchouse Events, East Barn, Thelnetham,
Diss IP22 1JJ, UK
E-mail: maggi@WFDLille2007.org
Registration flyer, pressrelease and more information : www.WFDLille2007.org
6 - 7 March 2007: International Mid Term SAND Conference: 'Towards sustainable
mineral extraction along rivers aiming at flood damage prevention'.
Venue: Bergheim, Germany (South of Köln)
This conference
is presented by SAND, a project funded by INTERREG III B for Spatial
quality enhancement, Alleviation of flood damage and Nature enlargement
by Development and redevelopment of mineral extraction sites along rivers.
Conference website:
<http://www.sandproject.nl>
Adriaan Berkhof, SAND project coordinator
Rijkswaterstaat Oost Nederland, Postbus 9070
NL-6800 ED ARNHEM
tel: 0031 26 3688783
4 - 7 March 2007 : African Network of Basin Organizations, Network of
Internation Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations
General Assemblies,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Invitation
Discover the program
Fill in the registration
form
Find general
informations (accomodation, airport transfers and weather)
More information:
http://www.riob.org/friobfr.htm
13 - 15 février
2007 : 7ème Conférence internationale sur le génie
fluvial,
Ahvaz, Khouzestan, Iran
Organisateur
: Université Shahid Chamran, Iran
En permettant de
présenter les dernières découvertes dans le domaine
du génie fluvial et en donnant aux chercheurs l’occasion
de partager leurs expériences, la Conférence favorisera
le renforcement des capacités ainsi que le développement
de techniques adaptées afin de minimiser les dommages.
Cette conférence
sera principalement consacrée aux thèmes suivants : gestion
de la sédimentation; morphologie des cours d’eau; génie
fluvial et modélisation; ouvrages hydrauliques; aspects environnementaux
du génie fluvial; gestion des crues au niveau des cours d’eau;
et gestion intégrée des cours d’eau et des bassins
versants.
Plus d'information
: <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1447.shtml>
12 - 14 February
2007 : Conference Climate Change & The European Water Dimension,
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Organizer : Federal
Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
This symposium aims
to provide a platform for representatives from governments, science
and research, stakeholder groups and non-governmental organizations
to discuss the likely impacts of climate change on water management
and water dependent sectors such as agriculture, energy, inland navigation
and tourism, as well as options for adaptation, and to strengthen the
political profile of these issues.
Read more… <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1430.shtml>
Source : UNESCO
Water Portal
12 - 14 February
2007: Climate Change and the European Water Dimension Vulnerability
- Impacts- Adaptation
Berlin, Germany
Climate change is
widely recognised, and it must be assumed that significant changes in
climate conditions will occur, impacting on water resources and water
systems in Europe.Scientific evidence suggests that climate change will
result for example in more frequent and severe extreme events(floods
and droughts) and that it will have long term effects on the availability
of water in different regions in Europe as well as on the quality of
water and water related ecosystems. Water management needs to take these
effects into account, and long term strategies for water dependent economic
sectors need to be designed with a view to their vulnerability and their
options for adaptation.
The Symposium aims
to strengthen the political profile of these issues by providing a platform
for representatives from governments, science and research, stakeholder
groups and non-governmental organisations to discuss the likely impacts
of climate change on water management and water dependent sectors, as
well as options for adaptation. The results of the Symposium will be
summarised in a set of conclusions and recommendations which will be
brought to the attention of responsible Ministers during the German
EU Presidency in the first half of the year 2007.
200 participants
are expect. The symposium is addressed mainly to representatives of
national governments, EU organisations and international organisations,
major stakeholder groups and research institutions.
If you wish to indicate
your interest in participating please fill in the form provided at http://www.climate-water-adaptation-berlin2007.org
until 15 September 2006.
Conference Centre
of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Invalidenstraße
48, 10115 Berlin
Info: ECOLOGIC /
PIK, Pfalzburger Straße 43 - 44, 10717 Berlin, Phone +49-30-8688-0115,
Fax +49 30-8688-0200,
info@climate-water-adaptation-berlin2007.org
12 - 14 février
2007 : Conférence internationale "Les écosystèmes
des zones côtières et le développement durable
au delà de la vulnérabilité et de l’adaptation",
New Delhi, Inde
Organisateurs :
UNESCO ; École des sciences de l’environnement de l’Université
Jawaral Nehru (JNU), Inde; Département des sciences et technologies
(DST), Inde; ministère de l’Environnement et des forêts
(MoEF), Inde; Institut australien des sciences maritimes (AIMS)
Les écosystèmes
côtiers abritent plus de 40% de la population mondiale et sont
confrontés à de graves menaces et tensions liées
à la croissance démographique et au développement.
Les sessions
seront centrées sur les sujets suivants :
* aspects scientifiques et techniques des zones côtières
* aspects écologiques et écohydrologiques des écosystèmes
côtiers
* dynamique des eaux souterraines côtières
* gestion des écosystèmes côtiers.
Read more... <http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1431.shtml>
7 - 9 February
2007 : Aquaterra World Forum on Delta and Coastal Development,Managing
Risks and Creating Opportunities, Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands
The world's delta
areas and coasts are under increasing pressure due to a range of natural
and manmade reasons. Climate change is the expression on everyone's
lips and this complex issue is hotly debated. What will change? How
soon? Why?
Aquaterra answers
these questions. An international conference and exhibition designed
for practical people who face real time challenges, today and tomorrow.
Covering the gamut of complex risks and opportunities, Aquaterra consists
of:
* an extensive conference programme
* an exhibition of the latest technologies & projects
* networking facilities for experts in the urban development of coastal
and delta regions
The forum will be
a meeting of minds between the planners, engineers, contractors, financial
professionals and government policy makers. It will offer a platform
for exchanging practical ideas and case studies about the actual experience
of protecting and extending urban development in coastal and delta regions.
OBJECTIVES
* clear examples of active delta and coastal development
* a multi-faceted case approach (policy, finance, knowledge and execution
of complex projects)
* practical solutions in managing risks and creating opportunities in
delta's and coasts
For detailed and
up-to-date information, visit :
http://vedm.net/click2?l=g4kSU&m=Dy08&s=PeknY3>www.aquaterraforum.com.
January 24 -
26, 2007 Open FP6 Workshop on risk based river basin management: Towards
Risk Based Management of European River Basins
Seville, Spain
Conference Office
& Registration
DECHEMA e.V.
Attn. Claudia Hermsdoerfer
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49 (0) 69/7564-269
Fax: +49 (0) 69/7564-117
Email: hermsdoerfer@dechema.de
23 - 25 January
2007 : 2nd Congress on Rivers and Wetlands Restoration, Venue: Tarragona,
Spain
Organizers : Catalan
Water Agency, Spain ; New Water Culture Foundation, Spain
This congress follows
the first congress celebrated in 2002 in Madrid, Spain. In this second
edition, new features and important aspects for this sector will be
discussed, the following among them :
> restoration objectives,
> technical
and environmental aspects,
> social and cultural aspects,
> legal and administrative aspects,
> economic and finance aspects,
> management aspects,
> specific tools.
Read more…
<http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1428.shtml>
Source: UNESCO
Water Portal