24 - 25 November
: "Water scarcity and management under Mediterranean climate",
Girona, Spain
Aim of
the meeting: Mediterranean regions are submitted to irregular water
supply and rising water demands. This combination of factors may have
catastrophic effects on ecosystems but may also result in relevant economic
and social constraints. This meeting will discuss about the different
aspects of the water cycle under water scarcity, in order to define
the implications and the relevant strategies to make compatible the
improvement of natural systems and the appropriate management of the
water resources. The meeting will address the following issues:
- The implication
of water scarcity on the quality of water, the ecosystem conservation,
and the societal response in terms of domestic availability, industry,
and agriculture.
- The most
appropriate management possibilities under water scarcity and within
the prospects of global change.
more
information
source : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/conference-water-scarcity-and-management-under
5 November :
Saving Europe's Water
Friends of Europe
and the European Water Partnership (EWP) are co-organising the European
Policy Summit on Water focussing on saving Europe's water and its place
in the EU Green Strategy on 5th November 2008. Venue will be the Bibliothèque
Solvay in Brussels (Belgium).
It will include the participation of EU Commissioner for the Environment
Stavros Dimas. A few months ahead of the fifth World Water Forum in
Istanbul, this event will be the main European Summit in its preparation,
providing concrete input into the European Regional Process towards
the Forum.
In 2006, the first
European Policy Summit on Water organised by Friends of Europe and the
EWP provided a Europe-wide platform to debate the EU's water policies
for the first time. This year, the third annual summit will be dedicated
to the European Regional Process for the fifth World Water Forum, bringing
together international institutions, national and local governments,
industries, NGOs and other stakeholders from the water sector in Europe
and beyond to discuss three issues of great importance to Europe:
Climate Change and
Adaptation - Finance - Water Scarcity and Droughts
Registration
can be accomplished online. The programme
also is available on the internet.
source
: http://www.european-waternews.com/news/id262-Saving_Europes_Water.html
4 November 2008
4th EWA Brussels Conference
“European Water Management and the Economic Aspects of the Water
Framework Directive”
Belgium, Brussels
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Dear all,
The 4th EWA Brussels Conference on European Water Management is coming
closer. After the great success of the 3rd annual event, with more than
110 participants, the European Water Association will continue the discussion
among the experts from the water sector of sustainable water management.
The 4th Annual Conference, which will take place on the 4th of November
2008, will bring together European and international experts to discuss
the economic aspects of the Water Framework Directive.
The conference will include up to 8 extremely interesting lectures and
a various number of experts, including such from the European Commission.
The one-day-conference will be a major event for all stakeholders involved
in the water sector and economic decision making.
Register until the 5th of September and save 20 EUR – early bird
discount! Special registration fee is also available for members of
the EWA.
You can find the programme of the conference under:
www.EWA-online.eu under EVENTS
For more information contact:
Boryana Hristova
E-mail: Hristova@EWA-online.eu
Tel. +49 2242 872 189
Fax. +49 2242 872 135
29 October 2008
: GLOBAL - Euromed ministerial conference to be organised in Jordan
Following the proposal
of the last conference of the water directors of the Euro-Mediterranean
and Southeastern European countries, Bled (Slovenia), in December 2007,
a Euromed Ministerial Conference on water will be organised in Jordan
the 29 October 2008 under the French Presidency of the European Union
and the Euro Mediterranean Partnership. It will aim to prepare a long-term
strategy on water in the region. In order to involve all stakeholders,
a day dedicated to civil society will be held on the eve of the ministerial
conference.
more…
Source: EMWIS Flash
29 - 30 October
2008 : Biodiversity of surface waters, floodplains and groundwater
Bonn, Germany, more
information : http://www.bfn.de/
13-16 October 2008 The Role of Hydrology in Water Resources Management,
Venue: Capri, Italy
Organisers: Sapienza University and others
The purpose of the Symposium is to discuss ways in which hydrologists
can contribute most effectively to the planning and management of freshwater
projects, including the efficient operation of existing systems faced
with new socio-political situations.
more…
Source: UNESCO - IHE
2 - 4 octobre 2008, Sibiu (ROUMANIE)
« EURO-RIOB 2008 »: Information : www.riob.org/euro-riob/
30 Sept –
2 Oct 2008 : European Conference on Flood Risk Management,
Venue: Oxford, UK
, Organisers: FLOODRisk 2008
Floods cause distress and damage wherever they happen and flooding from
rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people in Europe.
Insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990
and flood management in Europe is changing with a move from flood protection
and defence to comprehensive flood risk management. FLOODrisk 2008 is
an initiative of FLOODsite, the largest European research project on
flooding, coordinated by HR Wallingford. FLOODrisk 2008 is an open forum
for researchers, flood risk managers, policy makers and practitioners
from government, commercial and research organisations, designers, owners
and national agencies to discuss advances, case studies and best practice
in this important subject. FLOODrisk 2008 is also supported by the Flood
Risk Management Research Consortium. The call for abstracts of papers
for FLOODrisk 2008 is open, and the deadline for abstract submission
is 14 January 2008. more…
8-9 September
2008 : Adapting to the impacts of global changes on river
basins and aquifer systems,
Venue: Delft, The
Netherlands Organisers: UNESCO
Global changes brought on by population growth, climate change, urbanization,
expansion of infrastructure, migration, land conversion and pollution
is altering the Earth and the way it functions. Although these changes
are global, no institution or country can face the challenges they pose
alone. UNESCO-IHP, as the only intergovernmental programme on water
sciences with a focus on freshwater in the UN system, can foster the
cooperation needed to bring all players together, whether they are Member
States, research institutions, universities, UN agencies, NGOs, or national
or international associations.
more information… Source: UNESCO
8-9 September 2008 : Adapting to the impacts of global changes on river
basins and aquifer systems,
Venue: Delft, The
Netherlands Organisers: UNESCO
Global changes
brought on by population growth, climate change, urbanization, expansion
of infrastructure, migration, land conversion and pollution is altering
the Earth and the way it functions. Although these changes are global,
no institution or country can face the challenges they pose alone. UNESCO-IHP,
as the only intergovernmental programme on water sciences with a focus
on freshwater in the UN system, can foster the cooperation needed to
bring all players together, whether they are Member States, research
institutions, universities, UN agencies, NGOs, or national or international
associations.
more…
source UNESCO
4-5 September
2008 : International Conference on "Watersheds & riverbasins"
in Budapest (HUNGARY) http://www.iwa2008budapest.org/
1-4 September
2008 : 13th International Water Resources Association World Water Congress
Venue: Montpellier, France
Organisers: IWRA
The IWRA’s
XIIIth World Water Congress will take place in Montpellier, France,
on 1-4 September 2008 under the theme 'Global changes and water resources:
confronting the expanding and diversifying pressures'. The objective
of the Congress is to enhance the world’s knowledge and raise global
consciousness of the impact of global climate change on water resources
while promoting open dialogue between public and private partners, between
users and decision makers and between developing, emerging and developed
countries. http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/news/index.shtml
Information : http://www.worldwatercongress2008.org
Source: Unesco World Water Assessment Programme
20 August 2008 Water emergency in Switzerland ? Effects
of climate change on
Venue : Landquart
(Switzerland)
Climate change does directly intervene in the alpine water cycle. Experts
anticipate less precipitation in summer as well as further rise of the
snow line and ongoing meltdown of glaciers. What effects will those
shifts have on alpine regions? Will there be a "water emergency"
in Switzerland? These questions will be discussed at the fourth annual
meeting of the "Mountain Water Network" (Kompetenznetzwerk
Wasser im Berggebiet). As every year, the meeting will be closed by
the Swiss Mountain Water Award.
Website: http://www.mountain-water-net.ch/jahresveranstaltung_08.php/
17 - 23 August 2008 World Water Week ,
Stockholm, Sweden
progress
and prospects on water: for a clean and healthy worldWebsite:
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/worldwaterweek/index.asp
7–12 September 2008 IWA World
Water Congress and Exhibition, Austria Center, Vienna
The IWA World
Water Congress and Exhibition will bring together
3,000 like-minded water professionals to advance their common
goal of sustainable water management.
Website :
http://www.iwa2008vienna.org/i8
16-21 June 2008 : 4th ECRR Conference on River Restoration,
Venue: Venice, Italy
Organizers: European Centre for River Restoration, Centro
Italiano per la Riqualificazione Fluviale
River Restoration
is a challenging topic and involves a wide range of themes concerning
planning strategy, implementation and project appraisal for a number
of different types of river systems including upland, lowland and urban
rivers. Topic areas addressed include hydrology, geomorphology, ecology
and economics as, to be successful, restoration of freshwater ecosystems
must incorporate all of these subjects within a holistic framework.
This conference’s
objectives are to share knowledge and concepts, approaches, methods
and strategies on River Restoration; disseminate experiences from especially
European (but also extra-European) case studies and share the most promising
applied research solutions to be adopted in integrated River Restoration
projects/interventions.
For information
abotu the event and for downloading the announcements : <http://www.ecrr.org/conf08.htm>
Source : ECRR
14 June - 14
September : EXPO 2008 in Saragossa (SPAIN)
entitled « Water for Sustainable Development », www.expozaragoza2008.es
4-6 juin 2008,
Moscou, (RUSSIE)
Session EURO-RIOB :
« 1ers enseignements de l’application de la Directive-Cadre
sur l’Eau »
ECWATECH - Moscou RUSSIE, Formulaire d'inscription à la session
du RIOB
Conference leaflet - Last call Participation - 2008.sibico.com.. - www.ecwatech.com/
Formulaire d'inscription à la session du RIOB
Conference leaflet - Last call Participation - 2008.sibico.com.. - www.ecwatech.com/
4-5 June 2008
: Water Resource Systems Management in Extreme Conditions,
Venue: Moscow, RussiaOrganisers: The Federal Agency for
Water Resources, Netherlands Water Partnership, SIBICO International,
Ltd and ECWATECH Ltd.
The objective of this Conference is to enhance collaboration between
specialists and knowledge exchange in such an important field as water
resources management under extreme conditions. The conference will be
a platform for meeting of specialists involved in different aspects
of water resources management. Participants will gather to discuss the
current state and methods of water resources management under extreme
conditions and present results of the latest research in order to provide
possible trends for further development of resources management policy.
more information…
19-23 May 2008
: International Conference on Ecohydrological Processes and Sustainable
Floodplain Management Opportunities and Concepts for Water Hazard Mitigation,
and Ecological and Socioeconomic Sustainability
Venue: Lodz, Poland
Summary:
This conference will bring specialists from various disciplines, contributing
to perceiving floodplains as an integrative element of strategies to
manage water-related disaster risks and enhance opportunities for sustainable
management. Conference sessions will be organized around regional perspectives
(Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America). Their aim
is to present a range of contrasting philosophies and associated practical
approaches appropriate for different parts of the world in relation
to the Millennium Development Goals.
Organizers: European
Regional Centre for Ecohydrology; Polish Academy of Sciences; Department
of Applied Ecology, University of Lodz, Poland; International Centre
for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Tsukuba, Japan; Institute
for Water Resources of the US Army Corps of Engineers, USA; World Meteorological
Organization; FAO European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC)
Contact Name: Z. Kaczkowski
E-mail: kaczko@biol.uni.lodz.pl
URL:
http://www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl/index.php?id=122&lev=1&t=2&nid=50
16
April 2008 : Conference
on coping with water resources in the context of global warming,
Venue: Brussels,
Belgium Organisers: ENF, EWF, ULB
The Europe Near East Forum & The European Water Forum, with the
support of The Free University of Brussels (ULB) will organise a conference
on "How to cope with the scarcity of water resources in a context
of global warming? Best practices, collaborative and innovative techniques
in Europe, Africa and the Near East." The Conference will be held
on 16 April in the European Parliament.
more
information … Source:
Europe Near East Forum
29-30 January 2008 : World Wetlands Day Conference,
Venue: London, Organisers:
CIWEM
This conference actively engages and updates the wetland community in
helping promote effective input into water planning policies that will
be strongly debated in 2008 and will affect various activities over
the next five years. The main issues are:
* PR09 – wetlands policies for water company investment
* River Basin District Planning – wetlands policies for programmes
of measures
* The post Pitt Review Flood Risk Management policy for UK – the
role of wetlands
* BAP new targets – implementation and delivery
* Developing a Wetlands Strategy – post workshop report
more
9-10 January
2008 The European Water Association (EWA) organises the
Workshop on the Evaluation on Current Knowledge on the Risks of Using
Treated Sewage Sludge on Land
in the Cambridge
University (UK) in cooperation with CIWEM (Chartered Institution of
Water and Environmental Management) and the SORP (Sustainable Organic
Resources Partnership).
You are cordially invited to register.
The current EU Directive on the use of sewage sludge in agriculture
was agreed in 1986 but this was based on the knowledge of the evaluation
of the risks of such practices provided by the COST 68 programme during
the early 1980’s. So the baseline is now about 25 years old! There
is a current wave of interest in re- evaluating risks using modern techniques
and with the benefit of some 25 years experience in using the Directive.
The EWA has decided to organise one of its reknown high focus workshops
to address this issue with the support of CIWEM and SORP in the UK.
Experts from all over the European Union and other European countries
are invited to attend the workshop!
OBJECTIVE: Review the current state of understanding of risks of using
sewage sludge (biosolids) on land and determine needs, if any, for change
to European Directives.
For further information and registration: http://www.ewaonline.de/downloads/PembrokeWorkshop2008.doc
or contact Ms. Nadine Schulte (Schulte@dwa.de) .