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INDEX
- CAIWA 2007 – First International Conference on Adaptive and Integrated Water Management
Basel, Switzerland, 12 – 15 November 2007
- European Conference on Invasive Alien Species
Madrid, Spain, 15 –16 January 2008
- First Meeting of the European Regional Coordination World Water Forum 5, EWP, European Water Partnership
Brussels, Belgium, 27 February 2008
- Integrated Chemical and Bio-Monitoring Strategies for Risk Assessment of Emerging Substances, NORMAN Project Workshop
Lyon, France, 17 – 18 March 2008
- Recent Conference and Workshop Outputs Added to the European Circa Website:
- IEMA Environmental Assessment Forum
Birmingham, 24 April 2008
- Using Research to Inform Integrated Catchment Management, Catchment Science Centre (CSC) Third Conference
Sheffield, 6 February 2008
- Recent Conference Outputs Added to the CMS Website:
CAIWA 2007 – FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADAPTIVE AND INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
Basel, Switzerland, 12 – 15 November 2007
(Posted 28 May 2008)
The conference brought together scientists from academia, industry, and policy making/government to analyse progress, to explore new research directions and highlight policy implications of scientific findings. It focused on basic research findings across all sectors of adaptive and integrated water resource management. An edited book has also been published by Springer Verlag – see the BOOKS & ARTICLES section above.
Conference papers and further information on the conference are available on the NeWater project website:
(http://www.newater.uos.de/caiwa/index.htm)
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
Madrid, Spain, 15 –16 January 2008
(Posted 28 May 2008)
Invasive alien species, whether introduced intentionally or not, represent one of the main threats to biodiversity, causing significant negative effects not only on ecosystems, but also to the health, economy and common wellbeing.
The presence in Europe of these species has continued to increase exponentially since the last century. The main aim of the conference was to act as a meeting place and a forum for the exchange of experiences and knowledge among all the parties involved in this problem in order to facilitate debate and obtain ideas and recommendations that would contribute to the advancement of European and national policies on invasive alien species. It also aimed to contribute to increasing awareness about this issue.
The conference papers, conclusions and final declaration are available on the non-profit making organization Fundación Biodiversidad’s website: (http://www.fundacion-biodiversidad.info/eei/)
FIRST MEETING THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL COORDINATION WORLD WATER FORUM 5
EWP, European Water Partnership
Brussels, Belgium, 27 February 2008
(Posted 28 May 2008)
The purpose of the meeting was to identify key topics the European Regional Process should address at the next World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul in March 2009. The first selection made at the meeting is listed below.
- Future of Water in Europe
- Climate Change and Adaptation
- Water for Energy, Energy for Water
- Basin Management and Transboundary Cooperation
- Finance
- Sanitation
- Water Scarcity and Droughts
- Water Science and Technologies.
Draft proceedings of the meeting and more details on the WWF can be found on the EWP website:
(http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/index.php?id=2137&L=0)
INTEGRATED CHEMICAL AND BIO-MONITORING STRATEGIES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING SUBSTANCES
NORMAN Project Workshop
Lyon, France, 17 – 18 March 2008
(Posted 28 May 2008)
The workshop offered an opportunity for debate about existing protocols and experiences in the application of strategies integrating chemical and biological methods and the concrete possibilities and limitations today for their application in the framework of the current legislation (in particular, the Water Framework Directive), to complement chemical-driven risk assessment approaches.
The speakers’ presentations and workshop posters are available as pdf files on the project’s website:
(http://www.norman-network.net/index_php.php?module=public/workshops/lyon&menu2=public/workshops/workshops&interface=1024&lang=en)
RECENT CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP OUTPUTS
ADDED TO THE EUROPEAN CIRCA WEBSITE:
(http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/wfd/library?l=/framework_directive/implementation_conventio&vm=detailed&sb=Title)
(Posted 28 May 2008)
- Workshop on Disproportional Costs and Exemptions to the Environmental Objectives under the Water Framework Directive, Article 4.4 – 4.6
Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 - 11 April 2008
The main aim of the Copenhagen workshop was to discuss the different strategies and the practical applications of possible exemptions by means of concrete cases and examples.
- Water Framework Directive & Flood Risk Management
Manchester, 26 –27 February 2008
The aim of the conference was to discuss progress within Member States in implementing the Water Framework Directive requirements on Hydromorphology with a focus on Flood Risk Management (FRM) activities.
IEMA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORUM
Birmingham, 24 April 2008
(Posted 28 May 2008)
The forum was organised by IEMA, the Environmental Assessment Forum.
Presentations from the plenary sessions and the workshops can be downloaded from the IEMA website:
(http://www.iema.net/conferences/eaforum)
USING RESEARCH TO INFORM INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
CSC Catchment Science Centre Third Conference
Sheffield, 6 February 2008
Across the world new initiatives for the joint management of water and land resources are being developed, and the environment is increasingly at the focus of sustainable development. The approaches are sometimes collectively termed Integrated Catchment Management (ICM). The conference provided an opportunity to hear about some of the existing work being undertaken at the CSC and elsewhere, and to discuss the support that science and academia can provide for anyone involved in land and water management from both public and private sectors, and academics interested in contributing to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
The conference presentations are available on the Sheffield University website:
(http://www.shef.ac.uk/csc/thirdconference.html)
RECENT CONFERENCE OUTPUTS ADDED
TO THE CMS WEBSITE:
(http://www.coastms.co.uk/cgi-bin/ftpex/FTPex_conferences.cgi?browse&Outputs%20and%20Reports)
(Posted 28 May 2008)
- Climate Change and the Water Sector - Implementing the Policy Responses
A CIWEM – CMS Conference
London, 7 May 2008
The aim of the 2008 CIWEM Climate change conference was to focus on the implications of recent policy developments such as the Defra Water Strategy – Future Water, guidance on PR09 and the wider implications of the Climate Change Bill on the water industry and the wider water sector; many of these developments impose statutory requirements.
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