The 12th International Specialised Conference on Watershed & River Basin Management
14 - 16 September 2011
Recife, Brazil
Website: www.iwa2011recife.org/
Submission of abstracts: 15 January 2011
Submission of full papers: 30 March 2011
Integrated River Basin Management and Climate Changes are important issues for the future of our planet. IWA presents a very special opportunity to engage in 3 days of innovative discussion on the subjects of River Basin Management Planning, Water Resource Management, Climate Change, Water Supply Protection, Governance Methods, Flood Control & Decision Support System.
Proposed Themes:
-
New developments in integrated approaches of river basin management
-
Experiences of river basin management planning at different scale (continental, regional, national, local)
-
Managing conflicting demands of different water uses in river basins
-
Water resources and river basin management in arid and semi-arid regions
-
New methods of flood control and flood prevention
-
The role and impacts of soil management on river basin management
-
New economic instruments in river basin management
-
Effective governance methods of shared international, trans-boundary river basins
-
How to measure implementation of river basin management plans?
-
Effects of climate change in river basin management
-
Impacts of climate change on water quality and quantity and adaptation strategies, and managing watersheds to reduce wildfire threats associated with warming temperatures.
-
New methods in assessing biological status of water resources
-
Experiences and results in monitoring activities of biological quality components and outlook on further approaches
-
Application of advanced computation and decision support systems in river basin management
-
What are the lessons learnt in the developed countries that can be applied in developing countries to achieve the best result for the money spent in river basin management?
-
Experiences in public participation and consulting processes
Contact: Prof. Dr. Maria do Carmo Sobral
Tel: +55-81-2126.8744 / +55-81-9113.1563
Email: msobral@ufpe.br
