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Save the date! GWSP-IWRM Conference, 13-15 September 2011
The conference titled "Assessment, Governance and Management of Water in a Changing World: Innovations and Integration of Science and Technology from Global to Local Scales" is a joined project of GWSP and IWRM. The event will take place from 13-15 September 2011, presumeley in Dresden or Berlin, Germany.
Further information will be available at a later date.
Prof. Joseph Alcamo at the World Water Week
Prof. Joseph Alcamo, Co-Chair of the Global Water System Project, will contribute to the World Water Week in Stockholm.
Prof. Joseph Alcamo, Co-Chair of the Global Water System Project will be giving two keynote presentations at the World Water Week in Stockholm.
15th International African Water Congress and Exhibition
15th International Africa Water and Sanitation Congress and Exhibition - now congress material available online!
Global Water News No. 9
The GWSP "Global Water News" No. 9 is available online now (pdf 2.4MB).
Since the last issue of the GWSP newsletter (July 2009) was published, GWSP has made significant progress into its 3rd phase. The last 12 months were full of activities with the revival of the project and the launching of new initiatives.
New Worlds of Water
Waterlecture by Margaret Catley-Carlson, former Chair and now Patron of the Global Water Partnership
Margret Catley-Carlson (former Chair and now Patron of the Global Water Partnership) gave a talk on “New Worlds of Water” at ZEF on June 7th 2010.
New ESSP journal
The Earth System Science Partnership (DIVERSITAS, IGBP, IHDP, WCRP) has a new journal, called Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. Please read inaugural editorial by editors Rik Leemans and Anand Patwardhan, and all articles in first issue.
Bicultural Master Course
Integrated Water Ressource Management for Arab and German Professionals
The Institute for Technology and Resources Management
in the Tropics and Subtropics (Cologne, Germany) and the Water and Environmental Research and Study Center (Amman, Jordan) offer a new bicultural MSc.
New Publication released
Clearing the Waters: A focus on Water Quality Solutions.
Meena Palaniappan, Peter H. Gleick, Lucy Allen, Michale J. Cohen, Juliet Christian-Smith, Courtney Smith, Nancy Ross (ed.) (2010) Clearing the waters - A focus on water quality solutions. UNEP, Pacific Institute, Nairobi. ISBN 978-92-807-3074-6
Report on Africa`s Water Quality
New Report on Africa`s Water Quality by the Pan Africa Chemistry Network released.
Africa’s Water Quality - A Chemical Science Perspective
A report by the Pan Africa Chemistry Network, March 2010
New global water cycle atlas published
Based on the IPCC AR4 Climate Models an atlas of the global water cycle was published recently in Canberra, Australia. It is based on IPCC models and complements the GWSP atlas.
Flow the Film - Documentary on Global Water Crisis in Theaters
Flow the Film documents the global water crisis, from how a few corporations took control of global water supplies, to how we are quickly running out of water, ultimately asking the question "Can Anyone Really Own Water?". The documentary contains interviews with scientists and community activists, as well as beautifully captures the role that water plays in each of our lives.
For further information click here
Job Vacancies
13 PhD Scholarships offered within WISDOM Project
The United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), in collaboration with the Centre for Development Research of the University of Bonn (ZEF), the German Research Centre for Geoscience (GFZ) and German Aerospace Centre (DLR) is offering 13 PhD scholarships for outstanding students to carry out research within the WISDOM (Water-related Information System for the sustainable Development Of the Mekong delta in Vietnam) project.
Scientific Coordinator "Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia: Model Region Mongolia ?Phase II-"
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ offers a position as Scientific Coordinator“Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia: Model Region Mongolia –Phase II-”
Please find further information here.
Core tasks comprise: coordination of project related research networks between UFZ departments, cooperating research centres, universities and industry partners within the consortium; coordination of respective scientific projects and controlling; conception and organization of scientific meetings and symposia; development of an own IWRM related research profile and agenda; synthesis and integration of research results from different working packages; preparation of publications, reports and evaluations; establishing of new contacts fostering collaborations with scientific and external partners; scientific support of public media; representation of the projects and its research nationally
and internationally.
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