- 1-4 Dec 2005
4th conference of International Water History Association
" Water and Civilization"
The IWHA invites
panel proposals and individual paper abstracts for its
fourth biennial conference. The program, which will address various
topics
related to water and history, will bring together scholars and
practitioners from a variety of disciplines and different parts of the
world. In the process, IWHA hopes to help advance the theoretical and
methodological quality of water history as a research field and to thereby
increase understanding of the role of water in history and development.
The conference
will be held in Paris, France . Info at http://www.iwha.net
- 1 December 2005,
Bratislava / Slovakia Wastewater treatment and WFD implementation in
CEE Danube countries
Organisers: AWWTE,
IWA, GWP and EWA
The main objective
of the conference is to share experience on
technical and economic issues regarding the implementation of the
WFD
in the Danube countries.
read more : http://www.ewaonline.de/pages/workshops.htm
- 15 November
2005 WCD+5: Implementing the Recommendations of the World Commission
on Dams. (Expert Workshop, Panel Discussion and Media Conference
in Berlin, November 15) , organized by IRN (International Rivers Network)
WCD+5 celebrates
the fifth anniversary of the launch of the World Commission on Dams
(WCD) report. WCD+5 will bring together experts, government representatives
and activists with experience in working toward the implementation
of the WCD recommendations. The conference’s two specific objectives
will be:
To showcase the
broad public support for the WCD report, and share knowledge about
how it has been utilized. Five years after the launch of the report,
many governments, financial institutions and international organizations
are utilizing the report in their efforts to improve decision-making
processes related to large dams and water and energy projects.
To bring together
interested experts from all over the world to share experiences with
the implementation of the WCD recommendations. The conference is meant
to support discussions about good models for the implementation of
the WCD guidelines. Participants will be encouraged to discuss challenges
to implementation and solutions.
-for program and
more informations : please visite IRN Website : http://www.irn.org/wcd/index.php?id=5/050829program.html
- for more information
on the WCD:
visite the RiverNet Webpages
- 2-4 Nov. 2005
- 5th. International Rhine Symposium : "Salmon migration"
The symposium will take place at Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany
Progam : http://www.iksr.de/bilder/pdf/iksr_flyer_d_22-12.pdf
- 27 - 30 OCT.
2005 KISUMU - MBITA TOWN, KENYA FIRST LIVING LAKES AFRICAN REGIONAL
CONFERENCE
In preparation for
the 11th World Lakes Conference to be held in Nairobi
from 31 October to 4 November 2005, the first African Living Lakes
Regional Conference will take place from 27 to 30 October 2005 at Kisumu
City and Mbita Town, Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria. The motto
of
the meeting is “Our Lakes, our Livelihoods - Sustainable Management
of
African Lakes”.
This will be the very first meeting of NGOs working on lake management
and
conservation in Africa. NGOs and International Agencies dealing with
management of lakes are encouraged to participate in this important
and
unique event.
Press
release by Global Nature Fund and OSIENALA:
Conference on Sustainable Management of African Lakes
The detailed conference program and registration form can be downloaded
from the Webpage
http://www.globalnature.org/africa/
The joint conference will be hosted by OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria)
in close cooperation with the Global Nature Fund.
For further information please contact:
OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria)
Mr. Lusimba Rague (Conference Coordinator)
Lake Victoria Center For Research
and Development
Dunga Beach, Kisumu
P.O. Box 4580, 40103 Kisumu, Kenya
Tel: + 254 - 57 – 2023487,
Fax: +254 – 57 – 2021992
Email : osienala@swiftkisumu.com
Webpage: http://www.osienala.org
Global Nature Fund (GNF)
Mr. Udo Gattenlöhner
Fritz–Reichle-Ring 4
78315 Radolfzell, Germany
Phone.: +49 - 77 32 - 99 95 – 80;
Fax: +49 - 77 32 - 99 95 – 88
E-mail: info@globalnature.org
Webpages: http://www.globalnature.org
http://www.livinglakes.org
- 27 - 28 OCTOBER
2005, ZARAGOZA - SPAIN THE INTEGRATED RIVER – BASIN MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
As accorded at the ENCORE 2004 Florence's Action Plan the Integrated
River-Basin Management Seminar led by five European Regions: Aragon
(Spain), Catalonia (Spain), Toscana (Italy), Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
and North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) has started the previous six months
Virtual Workshop from 10th January 2005 and it will be open to comments
and contributions till June 24. The Seminar on the subject will be held
on the 27 - 28 October 2005 in Zaragoza, Spain.
More information : http://www.encoreweb.org/WebWriteSite/WebWriteHtml/110621100704246400.php.
Source: via EWMN News
- 25 OCTOBER
2005, FIRST EWA BRUSSELS CONFERENCE: EUROPEAN RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
POLICY
The European
Water Association (EWA) invites you to participate in the
first annual Brussels Conference to be held on 25th October 2005 in
Brussels.
Topic: European River Basin Management Policy.
The conference will give an overview of the progress of the implementation
of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), including the work of international
river commissions, prospects of specific European regions, situation
in new
EU Member States and discussions concerning daughter Directives to
the WFD.
You may benefit from direct contact with experts and members from
the
European Commission. Participate and play a vital part in the discussion
process!
For further information and registration,
http://www.ewaonline.de/pages/workshops.htm#EWAB
please visit the
conference website...
-
20-22 octobre
2005, 2ème Congrès national sur l’histoire des
barrages,
Burgos, Espagne
Organisateurs : Université de Burgos (Espagne); Ministère
espagnol de l’environnement http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1102.shtml
L’objectif
du congrès est de rassembler les données importantes
concernant les barrages espagnols, du point de vue historique et technique,
et de d’analyser la relation entre la fonctionnalité des
barrages et leurs aspects économiques, physiques et environnementaux.
Le congrès se concentrera sur les deux points suivants :
l’ingénierie dans l’histoire des barrages
l’influence des barrages sur le développement économique
et social.
-
17-19 October
in Mainz, Germany, 2nd Announcement for the International Conference
on Flood Risk Management and Multifunctional Land use in River Catchments.
Please find enclosed the 2nd Announcement for the International Conference
on Flood Risk Management and Multifunctional Land use in River Catchments.
The Conference will be held from 17-19 October in Mainz, Germany.
The Conference is organized by the Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS)
of the
North West Europe (NWE)Interreg IIIB program and the project "Sustainable
Development of Floodplains (SDF)" project, in close collaboration
with other
Interreg IIIB projects relating to Flood risk management such as AMEWAM,
NOFDP, Floodscape, SAND, Urban Water, JAF, FRAME, and FLOWS.
We cordially invite you to participate in this International Conference.
Please fill in the enclosed FINAL registration form and return it
by 1st of
September, by fax or mail to:
Mirjam Engelen
Rijkswaterstaat oost Nederland
ANSP, room 508
P.O.Box 9070
6800 ED Arnhem
The Netherlands
Fax: +31 26 368 8734
We would like to welcome you in Mainz in October 2005
Henk Nijland
SDF Project Manager
Rijkswaterstaat Oost Nederland
P.O.Box 9070
6800 ED Arnhem, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 26 368 8797
Fax : + 31 26 368 8734
E-mail: h.j.nijland@don.rws.minvenw.nl
Final
Registration Form 2nd Announcement.doc
SDF SYMPOSIUM2005.pdf
-
6-7 octobre
2005, 4ème réunion du Forum du Projet Barrages et développement
Nairobi, Kenya
Organisateur : Projet Barrages et développement / Programme
des Nations Unies pour l’environnement (PNUE)
http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1100.shtml
Cette réunion
sera constituée de cinq sessions plénières visant
à ouvrir la voie aux débats sur les questions pertinentes
relatives aux barrages et au développement et aux résultats
du projet Barrages et développement. Parmi les points clés
qui seront abordés figurent :
l'examen des résultats des réunions internationales,
récentes ou à venir, notamment la 13ème réunion
de la Commission du développement durable (avril 2005), le
Rapport du Millénaire sur le développement (septembre
2005) et le 4ème Forum mondial de l’eau (mars 2006), afin
d’évaluer leurs effets sur les débats relatifs
aux barrages et au développement l’échange d’expériences
des différents participants sur l’amélioration
de la prise de décision et sur la planification et la gestion
des barrages, au niveau national et régional
le résumé des pratiques pertinentes en matière
d’amélioration de la prise de décision, de planification
et de gestion des barrages, et de leurs alternatives
-
25-28
octobre 2005, Séminaire technique avancé sur l’analyse
des ruptures de barrages 2005
Salt Lake City, Utah, États-Unis
Organisateur : Association du personnel d’état de sécurité
des barrages (ASDSO), Etats-Unis http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1101.shtml
L’objectif
de ce séminaire est de présenter les principes directeurs
permettant de simuler les évolutions d’une inondation
provoquée par la rupture d’un barrage ainsi que sa progression
le long de la vallée fluviale, en utilisant les programmes
informatiques suivants : FLDWAV, HEC-RAS, DAMBRK, BREACH et SMPDBK.
Les formateurs conduiront des ateliers détaillés et
interactifs pour chacun des modèles informatiques, en insistant
notamment sur les fonctions avancées de FLDWAV et HEC-RAS.
En outre, la sélection des paramètres de rupture, les
propriétés des sections mouillées, les conditions
aux limites et les paramètres numériques de calcul feront
l’objet de débats et seront appuyés par de nombreux
exemples de problèmes éventuels et des exercices interactifs.
-
22 -
25 SEPTEMBER 2005 : CONFERENCE FOR WETLANDS: MONITORING, MODELLING
AND
MANAGEMENT, WIERZBA, WARMIA AND MAZURY - POLAND
The
conference is organized within the "Center of Excellence in Wetland
Hydrology" - research Project Supported by the European Commission
under
the Fifth Framework Program by the Warsaw Agricultural University.
The aim
of the conference is to bring together specialists on wetland hydrology
and
hydraulics, ecologist and people dealing with wetlands management
or water
managers of the catchments where wetlands are located in order to
answer
two main questions: How do we see the wetlands from the catchment
perspective?, and What are the most important features of the wetlands
for
their conservation and management ? More information...
http://levis.sggw.waw.pl/wethydro/contents/w3m.htm
Source:
UNESCO
- 21 – 23
SEPTEMBER 2005 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN RIVER REHABILITATION
AND RIVERFRONT
DEVELOPMENT, DRESDEN GERMANY
The conference
is organised by the Department of Landscape Construction,
Institute of Landscape Architecture, University of Technology, Dresden
and
the Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Dresden
(IOER). Urban river rehabilitation and riverfront development has
become a
major field of interest in urban renewal. The interdisciplinary and
complexity of this field has posed major challenges for river engineers,
environmental scientists, landscape architects, urban planners as
well as
city and water authorities and city dwellers. The conference will
foster an
exchange of urban river rehabilitation methods, techniques and experiences
between scientists, practitioners and urban decision makers as well
as
between different professional groups. Abstracts for papers (500 words)
are
to be send before 14 March 2005 at mailto:urbem@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
mailto:urbem@mailbox.tu-dresden.de.
More information : <http://www.tu-dresden.de/urban-rivers-conference>
- 19-21 September
2005 Krakow, Poland
IWA Specialized Conference , Nutrient Management in Wastewater Treatment
Processes and Recycle Streams
http://www.bnr2005.krakow.pl
- 19 SEPTEMBER
- 7 OCTOBER 2005 INTERACTIVE TRAINING ON RIVER BASIN
RESTORATION , LELYSTAD - THE NETHERLANDS
The training will
be organised by RWS RIZA, Wetland Advisory and Training
Centre (WATC) in close cooperation with the International Agricultural
Centre (IAC). This training is designed for professionals dealing
with
water or nature management, who are involved in river basin restoration
or
management. In the three weeks of the training, attention will be
paid to
theory, but the emphasis is on applying the theory and improving skills
by
working on a personal river basin case and discussing it with fellow
participants and staff. More information...http://www.riza.nl/watc
- 6 to 8 September
2005, in Bretton Hall, Wakefield, UKCIWEM – National Conference
CIWEM, the chartered
institution of water and environmental management,
will be holding its third National Conference
Some of the main
themes of the conference:
--Water resources
--Water supply
--Water quality
--Diffuse pollution
--Flooding and drainage
For more
information and/or registration http://www.ciwem.org.uk/events/3rdNationalConferenceBrochure.pdf
- 6-9 September
2005 Brisbane, Australia
WATER AND FOOD SECURITY - RIVERS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
8th International Riversymposium 2005 "Water and Food Security
-
Rivers in the Global Context" plus the International ($150,000)
and National ($50,000) Thiess Riverprize.
Two key deadlines
are approaching for Riversymposium 2005:
1. Abstract submissions
close on Friday 11 March.
(Due to outstanding response this has now been extended to 25 March
to
accommodate late entries.)
At the following hyperlinks, you can locate information on:
http://www.riverfestival.com.au/2005/files/pdf/papers2005.pdf
Call for Papers
http://www.riverfestival.com.au/2005/files/pdf/papers2005.pdf
Sessions
Themes and Sessions
The state of rivers
will continue to be of paramount importance in a future
of climate change, increasing populations and uncertain water supplies.
Riversymposium 2005 will focus on some of the pressing issues important
to
water and food security such as transboundary catchment conflicts
and
resolutions, water scarcity and urban and rural tensions over sharing
water
resources. Institutional and legal arrangements for river management
will
be featured along with work on rivers as corridors. We will continue
discussions on living with floodplain rivers, maintaining and restoring
native fish populations, polluted rivers and predicting and planning
for
climate change.
2. Thiess National
and International Riverprize nominations close on Friday
15 April.
Prize money for the prestigious awards has now increased to $150,000
for
the International winner (Australian projects eligible to enter) and
$50,000 (doubled for 2005) for the National winner.
Thiess Riverprize
was established by the International River Foundation to
recognise excellence in river management and provide an incentive
to
further the national and international efforts of restoring healthy
rivers.
For further information
on how to enter, terms and conditions etc,
please follow the hyperlinks below;
http://www.riverfestival.com.au/2005/files/pdf/papers2005.pdf>
Thiess Riverprize Call for
Nominations
http://www.riverfestival.com.au/2005/content/standard_sym.asp?name=Prz_Judging
Judging Criteria
and Terms & Conditions
-
5-8 septembre
2005, 3ème Conférence internationale sur l’hydrologie
des oueds, Sana'a, Yémen
Organisateurs
: Bureau de l'UNESCO au Caire - Bureau régional pour la science
dans les États arabes, en coopération avec le Ministère
de l’Eau et de l’Environnement de la République du
Yémen
http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1006.shtml
Cette conférence
s'intéressera notamment aux études de cas conduites
par les pays participant ainsi qu'à leurs expériences
menées en matière de systèmes adaptés
aux oueds. Les interventions relatives aux enseignements tirés
des politiques de planification et de gestion feront l'objet d'une
attention particulière.
Parmi les sujets
qui seront débattus à la conférence figurent
:
la gestion intégrée
des ressources en eau (GIRE) appliquée aux systèmes
des oueds
les meilleures pratiques pour la récupération des eaux
de pluie dans les systèmes des oueds
la dégradation des eaux souterraines dans les systèmes
aquifères des oueds
les modèles de gestion conjointe des ressources en eau des
systèmes des oueds internationaux
l’éducation, la recherche et la formation en matière
de systèmes des oueds.
- 28 AUGUST
- 1 SEPTEMBER 2005 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
ON THE SAVA RIVER BASIN, BELGRADE - SERBIA
The international conference
Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin –
New Legal Frameworks for Regional Cooperation and Development is organized
by the International Association for Water Law. The conference will
cover
multiple issues of managing the Sava river basin by riparian states.
More information : http://www.aida-waterlaw.org/franework.htm
- 22-26 AUGUST
2005 4TH SYMPOSIUM FOR EUROPEAN FRESHWATER SCIENCES, KRAKOW -
POLAND
Coordinated by
the Freshwater Biological Association, in collaboration with
other European freshwater and limnological associations, SEFS4 will
be
devoted to basic questions in freshwater biology and various aspects
of
applied freshwater science.
More information : http://www.sefs4.pan.krakow.pl
- 21 - 27 AUGUST
2005, WORLD WATER WEEK, STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN
The World Water
Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting
place for the world's diverse water community. The World Water Week
includes the Stockholm Water Symposium, topical plenary sessions and
panel
debates, scientific workshops, independently organised seminars and
side
events, exhibitions and festive prize ceremonies. Participants in
Stockholm
will be experts coming from more than 100 countries and representing
the
business, civil society, governmental, inter-governmental, science
and
water management sectors.Further details... http://www.worldwaterweek.org/
- 17 July 2005
Big Jump a Project
by European Rivers Network
(ERN)
Comment by the
EUROPEAN WATER MANAGEMENT NEWS, 22 JUNE 2005:
The BIG JUMP is an inspiring project that captures the essence of
current EU water protection legislation into one single public act:
at one date, at one time, people will jump into rivers all over Europe.
In a nutshell, BIG JUMP is a European river swimming day, where people
reclaim their environment and demonstrate their wish to have clean
and living rivers again. The Water Framework Directive (WFD; EU's
main law for water protection) is the EU's legislative tool to achieve
good status for all rivers and lakes in Europe. But a legislative
tool alone is not enough to reach this goal. It is essential to gain
people's support for it. Without a broad public support all over Europe,
the WFD might never work.
more information
- 11 - 15 JULY
2005, EXTREME HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS: NEW CONCEPTS FOR SECURITY,
NOVOSIBIRSK - RUSSIA
The workshop is
organized by NATO Science Programme and is targeted to
contribute to the critical analysis and assessment of our knowledge
of key
EHE-related issues of hydrology, such as: high floods, unusually low
flows
and droughts, as well as the issues of their management. In view of
significant economic losses and wide geographical occurrence, the
study of
these hydrological phenomena is of great scientific and practical
importance.
Further
information...http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/conferences/2005Novosibirsk.pdf
- 28 - 29 JUNE
2005 DANUBE RIVER BASIN STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE, BUDAPEST -
HUNGARY
On occasion of
Danube Day 2005, the International Commission for the
Protection of the River Danube (ICPDR) invites stakeholders from all
riparian countries to participate in the first basin-wide stakeholder
conference, which will be held in Budapest, as Hungary is the currently
presiding country of the Commission. The stakeholder conference is
part of
an on-going process, following the 'Danube River Basin Strategy for
Public
Participation in RBM Planning' and the 'Operational Plan for Public
Participation Activities on the basin-wide level'. Among the preceding
activities carried out by ICPDR in implementing these strategies,
a
stakeholder analysis workshop lead to the identification of relevant
stakeholder groups on a Danube-wide scale as future addressees and
partners
for information, consultation and active involvement in the context
of WFD
implementation.
more information...http://www.ecologic-events.de/danube/en/index.htm
- 2005-06-23
to 2005-06-23 DAMS IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT: CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
SURROUNDINGS AND DAM REHABILITATION
From Venue: Interlaken,
Switzerland
Many aspects must be considered in order to guarantee dams' safety.
Throughout their life span, changes in their surroundings and the results
of specific safety analysis can influence their use and management.
The
study sessions will be organized around three themes: climate change,
changes in the dams' immediate surroundings (landslides, infiltrations,
etc.) and recent examples of rehabilitation, consolidation or shutting
down
operations.
Read more... (in French) http://www.swissdams.ch/Committee/Dossiers/Interlaken%20Einladung/default.asp
Source: UNESCO
- 20 - 23 JUNE
2005, 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HYDROLOGY, ECOLOGY AND WATER,
BERGEN – NORWAY
The Conference
is a contribution to UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme,
IHP and will address a wide range of water related topics, linking
together several themes in rural development, and soil and water conservation.
It will also focus on the way different societies throughout history
have perceived and used headwater areas in relation to their culture,
tradition and religion.
For more
Information : http://www.nve.no/modules/module_109/publisher_view_product.asp?iEntityId=6924&lang=e
- 19 - 26 JUNE
2005, WETLAND WATER MANAGEMENT 2005 BIEBRZA - POLAND
The short intensive
course, organized by Warsaw Agricultural University on
wetland water management is aiming on description of the natural and
man-made processes leading to the creation of the certain type of
wetland
ecosystems. Special attention is paid to the interplay of soil, water
and
plant communities. The teaching method used during this course uses
the
principle "description follows the experience". As a result
of this
participants will at first explore the wetlands in every day excursions
and
have the lectures on related topics in the afternoon; secondly teachers
are
chosen among the specialists who have a long lasting, practical experience
in the research of the described areas.
More information...http://levis.sggw.waw.pl/wethydro/contents/sic2.htm
- 11 16 juin
2005 Conférence annuelle 2005 Association américaine des gestionnaires
de plaines inondables , Madison, Wisconsin, États-Unis
Organisateur : Association of State Floodplain Managers (Association
américaine des gestionnaires de plaines inondables) http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/927.shtml
Cette conférence sur la gestion des plaines inondables permettra à un
grand nombre de planificateurs, consultants, gestionnaires de bassins
versants, formateurs ou autres spécialistes de rencontrer les responsables
fédéraux de ce secteur. Pendant une semaine, 150 experts de la gestion
des plaines inondables pourront participer à des séances plénières ou
concurrentes, et partager leurs connaissances sur les derniers équipements,
accessoires, services, techniques, programmes, ressources et matériaux
susceptibles de contribuer à la réalisation des objectifs nationaux
en matière d’atténuation des inondations et de gestion des bassins versants.
- 6 - 9 JUNE
2005 CONFERENCE ON CALIBRATION AND RELIABILITY IN GROUNDWATER MODELLING
FROM UNCERTAINTY TO DECISION MAKING,, THE HAGUE - THE NETHERLANDS
This conference
is a contribution of The Netherlands to UNESCO's
International Hydrological Programme (IHP-VI, 2002-2007), 'Water
Interaction: Systems at Risk and Social Challenges'. ModelCARE 2005
is a
follow-up to the successful conferences ModelCARE'90 (The Netherlands),
ModelCARE'96 (USA), ModelCARE'99 (Switzerland) and ModelCARE 2002
(Czech
Republic). As before, the conference aims at providing an international
forum for state-of-the-art presentations on relevant methodologies
and
techniques and to identify needs for future development. The conference
will involve both theoretical developments and advanced case studies
in
uncertainty assessment, reduction and management.
More information...http://modelcare2005.nitg.tno.nl
- 5-9 JUNE 2005,
5th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SHALLOW LAKES, DALFSEN NETHERLANDS
Shallow lakes
are important waterbodies throughout the world. Although they contain
only a small part of the world's water reserves, they are of paramount
importance for biodiversity. Moreover, they provide a number of important
functions, such as delivery of drinking water, nature, recreation,
fisheries, etc. Organized by Netherlands-Flemish Ecology Society,
RIZA, and several other Dutch institutions the conference will be
built around the next themes: Harmful biota, biodiversity, global
change, restoration and recovery, evolutionary ecology, birds and
mammals.
More information : http://www.shallowlakes.net/congres/
- 2 JUNE 2005,
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN WATER AND SANITATION,
DELFT - THE NETHERLANDS
For the 2nd year running UNESCO-IHE is organizing a mini-symposium on
the
topic of Public-Private Partnerships in Water and Sanitation, which
will
take place on June the 2nd 2005 at UNESCO-IHE in Delft. This is a
controversial topic in the water & sanitation sectors globally.
During
UNESCO-IHE's contribution to this ongoing dialogue, prominent and
knowledgeable speakers will discuss about different possible scenarios
of
private sector participation in water services. This year the theme
focuses on concession contracts, and lessons learnt from past experiences.
For more information contact : d.vanas@unesco-ihe.org
- 2 JUNE 2005
THE EUROPEAN WATER DAY, PARIS – FRANCE ASTEE ( Association for Scientific
Technical Water Environment),
the French National member of the European Water Association (EWA),
is celebrating its centenary in 2005. The European Water Day on 02 June
2005 is part of the 84th Annual Congress (30th May to 3rd June 2005)
of ASTEE organised in collaboration with EWA and will provide a general
vision of the know-how and experience of researchers and practitioners
in different European countries. Source: EWA
More information : http://www.astee.org/communication/manifestations/fichiers/82_1.pdf
- 25 - 27 MAY
2005 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FLOOD DEFENCE, , NIJMEGEN - THE
NETHERLANDS
The aim of the
Third International Symposium on Flood Defence is to
exchange views, experience and the latest information about flood
management. The ISFD3 will consist of an attractive mixture of lectures,
discussions between scientist and managers, and poster presentations.
The
ISFD3 will be closed by a plenary panel discussion. Panel members
are the
invited speakers and session reporters. The ISFD3 will end with the
presentation of the main recommendations for flood management (approach,
methodologies etc) and related research. As such these recommendations
may
act as a preliminary agenda for the ISFD4.
More information : .http://www.isfd3.nl/
- 19-20 MAY 2005
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT – PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE, BUDAPEST - HUNGARY
The European Water
Framework Directive [EWFD] requires progressive protection and enhancement
to rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters and wetlands by the year
2015. The theme of the Directive is that the use of water by humans
should be sustainable and not impact unduly on flow, volume and storage
and the chemical, physical or ecological quality of the natural water
environment. The conference will be relevant to all professionals working
in the water sector: in government departments and agencies, water undertakers,
consultancies, research organizations. Deadline for submitting synopses
is - 1 September 2004. Send your abstracts to mailto:papers@ice.org.uk.
For more information
about the conference: http://www.emwis.org/news/display.asp?id=269
mailto:conferences@ice.org
- 10-12 MAY 2005
WASTEWATER 2005, TEPLICE - CZECH REPUBLIC
The main goal of
the conference, organized by the Association of Wastewater Treatment
Experts of the Czech Republic, will be 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 2005
conference will be held as the official event of EWA (European Water
Association).
Further information :
http://www.ewaonline.de/downloads/tepli.pdf
- 26-28 APRIL
2005, MUNICH – GERMANY
17. WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, MIDDLE
EAST AND ASIA,
13th European
Water, Wastewater and Waste Symposium Hennef, 28. February
2005 - From 26 to 28 April 2005 the regional characteristics of
environmental engineering are on the programme of the European Water,
Wastewater and Waste Symposium which takes place within the framework
of
IFAT 2005, the International Specialist Trade Fair for Water, Wastewater,
Waste and Recycling. The symposium organised by the German Association
for
Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA, formerly ATV-DVWK) in collaboration
with
the European Water Association (EWA), is under the motto "Cleaner
environment for a growing Europe". The water management factors
of Central
and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia are presented and discussed
in
three regionally characterised subject blocks: Water management in
Central
and Eastern Europe; DWA Workshop "Middle East".
Read more...
http://www.ewaonline.de/press/PI0501E.pdf
- 11-15 APRIL
2005 WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT , ALGARVE – PORTUGAL
Organized by Wessex
Institute of Technology, UK, University of Coimbra,
Portugal, The third 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 meeting aims to bring together engineers, scientists and other
professionals from many different countries, involved in research
and
development activities in a wide range of water resources and management
topics.
Further information : http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2005/waterresources05/
- April 7 and
8, 2005 American Museum of Natural History New York City SYMPOSIUM and
CALL FOR POSTERS (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
NEW CURRENTS IN CONSERVING FRESHWATER SYSTEMS
A Biodiversity Science Symposium
http://cbc.amnh.org/symposia/freshwater/
Thursday and Friday, April 7 and 8, 2005
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
In April 2005 the American Museum of Natural History will host an
interdisciplinary forum for scientists and conservation practitioners
to
highlight recent successful initiatives in freshwater conservation,
and to
discuss how and where cutting-edge ideas and tools can be implemented.
The
symposium will showcase projects that not only integrate scientific
fields, but also link science with other disciplines, to generate a
fertile landscape for discussing the way forward in freshwater conservation.
CALL FOR POSTERS! Case studies are encouraged. Abstract submission
guidelines available at
http://cbc.amnh.org/symposia/freshwater/posters.html.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE
EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 18.
EARLY-REGISTRATION and STUDENT PRICING available until March 18.
Please visit http://cbc.amnh.org for
more details; or call 1-212-769-5200
to register.
"New Currents in Conserving Freshwater Systems" is sponsored
by the
American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and
Conservation (CBC) in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Geological
Survey. Funding is provided by Daniel and Sheryl Tishman, and by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Additional support
is
provided by The Conservation Trust of the National Geographic Society,
the
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, The Nature
Conservancy, and the American Fisheries Society.
- 1-15 APRIL 2005
. 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COASTAL DYNAMICS 2005, BARCELONA –
SPAIN
COASTAL DYNAMICS
2005 will be the fifth in a sequence of technical speciality conferences
bringing together field and laboratory experimentalists, theoreticians
and modellers conducting research on the dynamics of the coastal systems.
The multidisciplinary Coastal Dynamics'05 will be of interest to coastal
engineers, coastal geologists, oceanographers, and related sciences.
It should also be of relevance for coastal specialists and managers
and all those interested in preserving coastal zones.
More information : http://www.coastaldynamics.org/cd05/index.html
- 5 - 7 APRIL
2005, 2ND HARMONI-CA FORUM AND CONFERENCE, , GHENT – BELGIUM
Harmoni-CA has recently issued an invitation for expressions of interest
for (oral / poster) presentations and demonstrations for the 2nd Forum
and
conference Supporting deliverables needed for the near future in the
WFD-implementation. Harmoni-CA organizes a series of conferences in
support
of the implementation of the WFD. These conferences aim to connect a
wide
range of people for information and knowledge exchange. Scientists,
ICT
developers and tool providers are invited to support the water managers
and
policy makers in their work on the implementation.
More information...http://www.harmoni-ca.info
- 30 MARCH 2005,
THE FUTURE OF WATER, AMSTERDAM – THE NETHERLANDS
The conference
Future of Water, organized by Club of Amsterdam, will take
place on 30 March 2005 in Amsterdam. The programme will include
presentations: Water as a commons, water management as a public cause;
Investing in Water Industry; Engendered or endangered: what is the
future
of water resources management, and will be followed by an open discussion.
More information...http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=407&catid=85
- 22 – 23
MARCH 2005, BALTIC SEA DAY, ST. PETERSBURG – RUSSIA
St. Petersburg,
on 22-23 March, will host the VI International
Environmental Forum Baltic Sea Day. It is actively supported by the
Ministry of National Resources of the Russian Federation, the governments
of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, as well as the Baltic
Sea
countries.
More information...<http://www.helcom.fi/press_office/news_baltic/en_GB/balticnews1110876184667
- 17 – 20
MARCH 2005 2ND
ALTERNATIVE WORLD WATER FORUM , GENEVA – SWITZERLAND
The Alternative
World Water Forum's key objective is to further develop and
promote institutions and public policy that will provide access to
potable
water for all human beings and have water management conducted in
a
democratic, united and sustainable manner. The forum is organized
by the
World Water Contract and the World Coalition Against the Privatization
Center.
Further information : http://www.fame2005.org/article.php3?id_article=71
- 14 - 18 MARCH
2005 HYDROLOGICAL RISKS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, NEWCASTLE – UK
This Course, provided
by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne provides, is
authoritative coverage of new developments within flood risk estimation
and
flood plain mapping, drought risk and low flow estimation, climate
change
and future hydrological scenarios. The course schedule is arranged
so
participants can attend all or part of the week in order to match
their
interests, ranging from underlying theory to engineering practice.
More information... http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hydroinformatics/profdev/pdtech808hrccbook.html
Source:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- 10-11 MARCH
2005 COLLOQUIUM: DAMS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY, DRESDEN
– GERMANY
The Annual Dresden
Conference on Hydraulic Engineering 2005 will be promoted together
with the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Trinkwassertalsperren e.V.".
Recent events have once again raised the importance of dams and reservoirs.
A safe supply of drinking water and water for industrial use, reservoir
management and an appropriate in the case of flood, also in terms
of ecological risk management standpoints, pose new challenges for
the future.
More information...
- 7 - 11 MARCH
2005, RIVER MODELLING, NEWCASTLE - UK
River managers
and flood protection engineers have greater and greater need
to be able to make reliable estimates of river levels. Methods of
achieving
this have become more accessible in recent times, and a broader section
of
the engineering community requires the skills to model river flows.
This
Course provides participants with the ability to use computational
models
in the planning and assessment of river control and management.
Further information...http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hydroinformatics/profdev/pdtech807rmbook.html
Source: University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- 31 JANUARY -
5 FEBRUARY 2005 FAO/NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER FOR
FOOD AND ECOSYSTEMS, THE HAGUE THE – NETHERLANDS
The primary objective
of the WFE Conference is to help governments identify
management practices, practical lessons learned and the necessary
enabling
environments that lead to both sustainable water use at the river-basin
level and the harmonization of food production and ecosystem management,
with a view to implementing internationally agreed commitments.
More information : http://www.fao.org/ag/wfe2005/index_en.htm
Source: FAO via EMWN News
- 31 JANUARY -
1 FEBRUARY 2005: 16. WORLD WETLANDS DAY CONFERENCE 2005, , LONDON –
UK
CIWEM
organises an annual conference to mark World Wetlands Day. The aim of
this conference is to bring together all the key organisations in the
UK involved in wetlands issues to share knowledge, discuss innovative
techniques, network, consider good practice case studies and promote
multiple use and wetland biodiversity.
Further information... http://www.ciwem.com/events/wetlands.asp
- 18-20 JANUARY
ACQUA ALTA 2005: 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF
CLIMATE
CHANGE AND DISASTER PREVENTION, , MUNICH – GERMANY
The focus of
the congress will be on the consequences of climate change
in sensitive regions such as the Alps, glaciers, coastal areas and
places
with inadequate water resources. Moreover, the challenges to be faced
in
connection with the management of both too much and too little water
will
be examined, whereby most attention will be given to the consequences
for
tourism, agriculture, transport and ecological equilibrium. The aim
of the
congress is to work out a basis for long-term planning, to promote
preventive protection measures and to present these to an international
audience. Given the increasing number of climate catastrophes, it
is also
important to create a higher danger awareness.
More information : http://www.acqua-alta.de/
- 12 15 janvier
2005, Kyoto, Japon Conférence internationale sur la surveillance, la
prédiction et l’atténuation des catastrophes liées à l’eau
Organisateur : Institut
de recherche sur la prévention des catastrophes naturelles (DPRI, Université
de Kyoto) http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/859.shtml
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