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International Conference on Water and Flood Management ( ICWFM-2007 )
12-14 March 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
For more information: http://teacher.buet.ac.bd/icwfm/ |
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International Symposium on sustainable flood management
28 November 2006 in Seoul, Republic of Korea
Korea has experienced severe flooding in July 2006 and the flood claimed over 60 lives within a week. As a part of preparedness programme against such natural disaster, International Symposium will be held to collect mitigation and management experiences in the world. The symposium will be hosted by Presidential Commision on Sustainable Development (PCSD) and ministry of Construction and Transport |
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Outcomes of the Symposium: http://www.apfm.info/newsletters/newsletter_13.htm#Topics05 |
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3rd International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management - Reducing The Vulnerability of Societies Against Water Related Risks at the Basin Scale
26-28 September 2006 in Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
In 2006, the third symposium of the series will be hosted by the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany. It will address the very important subject of how to cope with water-related vulnerability of societies. This vulnerability relates to many aspects of water resources: environmental risks, floods, droughts, pollution, water logging and options to create resilience against these risks.
For more information: http://www.conventus.de/water/ |
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Innovations in Coping With Water and Climate Related Risks
25-27 September 2006 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The conference will be organised in Amsterdam in the main exhibition building. It runs parallel to the bi-annual Aquatech exhibition. The conference will offer an attractive mix of lectures and discussions between stakeholders of water and climate disciplines.
For more information:
http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.aspx?ObjectId=634871 |
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International Disaster Reduction Conference, IDRC Davos 2006
27 August–1 September 2006 in Davos, Switzerland
IDRC Davos 2006 will push forward the vision of WCDR 2005 and will deepen the understanding of what is needed to mainstream and integrate risk management across fields. IDRC Davos 2006 will focus attention of WCDR’s priorities, while involving a wider group of risk management experts, practitioners, decision makers, and scientists with a strong emphasis on implementation at “the last mile”.
For more information: http://www.davos2006.ch/ |
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World Water Week in Stockholm
20-26 August 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden
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.
For more information: http://www.worldwaterweek.org |
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4th World Water Forum
16-22 March 2006, Mexico
The World Water Forum is an initiative of the World Water Council that has the aim of raising the awareness on water issues all over the world. The main theme of the 4th World Water Forum is Local Actions for a Global Challenge. The organizers of the 4th Forum share the belief that, regardless of their root causes, water related problems have their greatest impacts at the local level.
For more information: http://www.worldwaterforum4.org.mx/home/home.asp?lan |
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Integrated River-Basin Management Seminar
27-28 October 2005, Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
For more information: http://www.encoreweb.org/WebWriteSite/WebWriteHtml/110621100704246400.php |
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The 2nd International Yellow River Forum (IYRF) on Keeping the Healthy Life of the River and Modern River Basin Management
18-21 October 2005 Zhengzhou, China
For more information http://www.yellowriver.gov.cn
Download: Special session on Integrated Flood Management (PDF)
Download: Outcomes of the session-Messages to be taken to 4th World Water Forum in Mexico (PDF) |
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Seminar on environmental services and financing for the protection and sustainable use of ecosystems
10-11 October 2005, Geneva, Switzerland
The Seminar will take place on 10-11 October 2005, at the invitation of the Government of Switzerland. It is being prepared by the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape, the UNECE secretariat of the Water Convention, in close cooperation with the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the secretariat of the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Cooperation has also been sought with the UNECE Timber Committee, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE).
For more informaton:
http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/payment_ecosystems/seminar.htm |
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The Second Southeast Asia Water Forum
29 August - 3 September 2005, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
For more information: http://www.ssawf.com |
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World Water Week in Stockholm
21-27 August 2005 Stockholm, Sweden
The WMO is pleased to be an active participant in the upcoming
World Water Week in Stockholm, which takes place August 21–27, 2005, and will be a global gathering of leading experts from the business, civil society, governmental, inter-governmental, science and water management sectors.
For more information: http://www.worldwaterweek.org, World Water Week (PDF) |
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Third International Symposium on Flood Defence
25-27 May 2005 Nijmegen, The Netherlands
In Spring 2005 the International Symposium on Flood Defence (ISFD) will meet for the third time, hosted by Rijkswaterstaat in The Netherlands.
For more information: http://www.isfd3.nl |
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World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR)
18-22 January 2005, Kobe, Japan
The WCDR was composed of three main processes, namely an intergovernmental segment; a thematic segment for knowledge exchange; and a forum for public participation. The Conference took place in the Portopia Hotel and the adjoining International Conference Center, Kobe and the Kobe International Exhibition Halls, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
For more information: http://www.unisdr.org/wcdr/ |
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International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
6-9 December 2004 Tokyo, Japan
For more information: http://www.waterforum.jp/eng/iwrm/ |
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2nd International Expert Meeting on Urban Flood Management
24-25 November 2004 WTC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Over the past decades the world has witnessed on countless occasions a growing number of floods in urban areas. Climate change and rapid urbanisation will exacerbate this trend. Flooding incidents in urbanised catchments lead to great public concern and anxiety and the impacts are often severe.
For more information: http://www.aquadeltaforum.com |
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Commission for Hydrology - Twelfth session (CHy-XII)
20-29 October 2004 Geneva, Switzerland
The Commission for Hydrology (CHy) provides the broad-based scientific expertise and guidance to address matters of importance to Member countries.
For more information: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/hwrp/chy/chy_index.html
Download: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/hwrp/chy/chy-XIIreport.html |
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International conference on Climate change
27-29 September 2004 Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands
A challenge or a threat for water management?
Organized by the International Water Association (IWA) in cooperation with the Netherlands Association on Water Management and Aquatech Amsterdam 2004.
For more information: http://www.nva.net |
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Dundee Water 2004 - Good Water Governance for People and Nature: Water Roles for Law, Institutions & Finance?
29 August -2 September 2004 Scotland, United Kingdom
The conference, entitled "Good Water Governance for People and Nature: What Roles for Law, Institutions and Finance?", was held from the 29th August to 2 September, 2004 at the Apex City Quay Hotel in Dundee.
For more information: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/water/aboutus/conferences/conferences_2004.php |
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World Water Week in Stockholm
16-20 August 2004 Stockholm, Sweden
For more information: http://www.siwi.org |
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