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EMWIS Flash N°39, September 2006
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EMWIS Flash - September 2006
Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the Water Sector
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In this issue N°39
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HEADLINE
1. Information & Training Seminar: Use & Installation of the new EMWIS portal
IN BRIEF
2. Conference of the water directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and Southeastern European countries
3. AWF supports Monitoring and Evaluation coordination in the African Water Sector
4. Morocco: EU grants
5. Montenegro: EU helps rebuild Podgorica’s wastewater treatment plant
6. Kosovo gets EU help on agricultural marketing information and on water
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14. EU: An environmental strategy to depollute and protect the Mediterranean
15. FEMIP: EUROMED Fund launched in Milano
16. Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention
17. FP6-Global Change and Ecosystems: RECLAIM WATER project extension & knowledge network project
18. Progress towards FP7 (2007-2013)
19. The African Water website to support participation in FP7
20. Drought in the
21. Increased Swedish support to Global Environmental Facility
22. The French water sector gathered on Aquatech
23. Lessons learned for 4 twinning river basins
24. Agricultural Policy affects land use and the environment
25. Integrated High Resolution Imaging Ground for WATER PIPEline Rehabilitation
26. Veolia Wins Contract for Wastewater Treatment Plant
27. MAPO: Struggling MArine POllution
NOMINATIONS & VACANCIES
PUBLICATIONS
CALL FOR TENDERS and PROPOSALS
CALL FOR PAPERS
TRAINING
EVENTS
BRIEF EMWIS SITE MAP
CONTACT US / COMMENTS
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HEADLINE
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1. The Information Technologies managers of the EMWIS National Focal Points (NFP) met in Sophia-Antipolis (France) from 13 to 15 September 2006 for a training session dedicated to the use & the installation of the new EMWIS portal. The training was carried out by Experts from the Italian company FINSIEL, who implemented EMWIS new portal, on the basis of an open source solution (NAYAA), a system previously developed for the European Environment Agency (EEA). This ambitious new technical architecture of EMWIS portal improves the multilingual content management, the co-operation within and between the various national water information systems and to guaranty an effective exchange of information of any nature. The new EMWIS international portal has been recently launched by the Technical Unit and a portal tool kit is available for the NFP willing to implement this new technology. This training permitted to EMWIS NFP and MEDA-Water projects to learn about this technology, standards used and to improve the exchange of information with EMWIS. See EMWIS new portal for further information.
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IN BRIEF
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2. The next Conference of the Water Directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and Southeastern European Countries will take place in
3. The African Water Facility (AWF) organized on 21-22 September 2006 in Tunis a regional consultative meeting, under the auspices of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and with the cooperation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to share experiences and build partnership to support African countries in water sector monitoring and evaluation. Further information on EMWIS website
4. The European Commission has extended Morocco € 59.7 Millions (USD 70 Millions, 600 Millions dirhams) to reform water sector, said last 29th August the European Commission delegation in Rabat. This amount is the second installment of a USD 115Mn support budget allocated by the EU to water sector in
5. Montenegro: The European Agency for Reconstruction signed recently a €1.6 million contract with Dutch company DHV to reconstruct the city’s wastewater treatment plant located on the banks of the Moraca river. DHV along with its partners, Fideco from
6. The European Union is helping set up an agricultural marketing information system in Kosovo. The new system, funded by the European Agency for Reconstruction, will spur the economic development of rural areas. And during August, the EU completed the refurbishment of the regional water company offices in Mitrovica - the only licensed water utility company supplying four local municipalities. The renovated offices, with proper heating, a new interior and improved facilities will help improve working conditions and provide better services to consumers. Further information on EMWIS website
7. Norit Membrane Technology BV is set to build two of Europe's largest membrane plants for the treatment of percolate water in
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9. The mayors of the Greek-held and Turkish-held sections of Nicosia, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, agreed to build a new sewage treatment plant in the northern part of the city to replace the current outdated facility, which is polluting the Pediaeos River and local groundwater. The 47-million-euro project is scheduled to be completed in 2009 and will treat wastewater so that it can be recycled for irrigation, besides producing more than twice as much water per day. The project will be funded equally by the Greeks and the Turks.
10. Belgium: The European Investment Bank (EIB) is granting Aquafin, the company responsible for managing wastewater facilities and treatment in Flanders, and SPGE (Société Publique de Gestion de l’Eau), which is in charge of sewage treatment in Wallonia, a € 200 million loan each. This finance will enable both firms to continue their medium-term (2006–2008) capital expenditure programme. The loan contracts were signed on 4 September in
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12. France: The Senate adopted in second reading the water law which had been the subject of 514 amendments. It aims to get a good ecological state of water in 2015, in accordance with the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). The Senate wished moreover to give the territorial authorities (Conseil Général) faculty to create departmental funds for the water supply and the sanitation, supplied with a tax sitting on the annual volume of water invoiced with the subscriber. Text of the law - Text of the law adopted byo the Senate. Further information on EMWIS website
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14. The European Commission this week proposed a long-term environmental strategy for cleaning up the
Further information on EMWIS website
15. Under its Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), the European Investment Bank (EIB) is participating to the tune of € 10 million in the launch of EUROMED - Fondo Comune di Investimento Mobiliare di tipo Chiuso (Euromed Fund). Focusing on investment in small and medium-sized enterprises in
16. The Parties to the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International lakes (Water Convention) will meet for the fourth time in Bonn on 20-22 November 2006, at the invitation of the Government of Germany. The meeting will mark a milestone in the history of the Water Convention: the tenth anniversary of its entry into force. At the meeting, Parties will adopt new policy tools to support transboundary water management, such as the Model provisions on transboundary flood management, the Rules on the payments for ecosystem services in integrated water resources management, the Safety guidelines and good practices for pipelines and the Strategies for monitoring and assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters. Further information on EMWIS website
17. Within the area "Water cycle and Soil related aspects" in the framework of the programme "FP6-Global Change and Ecosystems" immediate negotiation has been opened with the consortium applying for an extension of the RECLAIM WATER project. The project is addressing municipal water reclamation and further use for aquifer recharge (AR) considering appropriate technologies, safety aspects and options for integration in water management approaches. The overall project budget is about 6 M€, including an EC grant of 3,56 M€.
18. On 24 July 2006 the Council of the EU has reached a political agreement on FP7. A common position, derived from this agreement, will be sent to the European Parliament for a second reading. It contains also an indicative breakdown of spending among programmes (in € million). The specific programmes and the rules for participation of the FP7 legislative package will be decided at a later stage. Further information on EMWIS website.
19. African Water is a 2-year (2006-2007) Specific Support Action funded under FP6 and promoted by the Research Working Group of the EU Water Initiative to increase involvement of African researchers in the water-related components of FP7. The African Water website will provide within the coming months the latest information about FP7. The training material and guides for participation will be uploaded. The African Water newsletter is also available free of charge. To subscribe please register at: www.africanwater.net. Further information on EMWIS website
20. In the last few years, several regions in
21. An agreement to top up the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) with more than € 2,4 billion for the period 2006-2010 was reached at a meeting in
22. From 26 to 29 September 2006, the 21st edition of the living room Aquatech will be held in
23. The EC funded STRIVER project “Strategy and methodology for improved IWRM - An integrated interdisciplinary assessment in four twinning river basins” (2006-2009) had a fruitful kick-off meeting. The project aims to develop methodologies to assess key challenges in integrated water resources management. Four twinning river basins have been selected, both in Asia and in
24. Economic forces and policy changes encourage producers to shift less productive, or "marginal," cropland in and out of production. Because marginal lands are also environmentally sensitive along several dimensions, cropland shifts have environmental, as well as economic, effects. Thus, agricultural and conservation programs that affect land use likely have more profound effects on erosion and some other environmental factors than on production. Further information on EMWIS website
25. Many EU cities are experiencing increasing problems with their water pipeline infrastructure. The cost of replacing these old, worn-out systems, if left to deteriorate beyond repair, is astronomical and clearly beyond the resources of many communities. Replacement, however, is not the only choice as many of these systems can be rehabilitated at 30 to 70 percent of the cost of replacement. Accordingly, resources are now increasingly being allocated to address pipeline rehabilitation management issues. Due to the emphasis on sustainable management, risk-based approaches for the rehabilitation management of the water supply network need to be developed. Rehabilitation decisions should be based, inter alia, on inspection and evaluation of the pipeline conditions. Yet, utilities cannot locate a number of their old pipes and current inspection technologies typically do not provide the needed detailed information on pipeline damage. Further information on EMWIS website
26. Veolia Water, as part of a consortium, wins the design & build contract for the wastewater treatment plant for the town of
27. MAPO: Struggling MArine POllution. The European Commission-funded MAPO initiative aims at fostering and favouring the participation of SMEs, the activity of which is dedicated to the struggle against any kind of marine pollution, in European technological research and development projects. In the context of the 6th Framework Programme and in response to the call for proposals launched by the European Commission relating to Specific Support Actions to SMEs, a 13-partner consortium including National Contact Points, Universities, Research Centres, SMEs and consultancy from ten European or associated (Turkey and Ukraine) countries joined together to propose various free of charge actions for the benefit of European SMEs working on marine pollution issues (prevention, detection, analysis and treatment).
Further information on EMWIS website.
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NOMINATIONS & VACANCIES
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28. Mr. Khaldun Khashman has been nominated new General Secretary of the Ministry of water and irrigation in Jordan. See MWI website.
29. Louis Berger is an independent private consulting firm founded in 1975, working in the fields of engineering, economics, planning and development. It is looking for a Team Leader for the development of new water and wastewater infrastructure in the
30. Nominations Welcome by September 30 for the 2007
The Stockholm Water Prize is presented annually to an individual, institution or organisation for outstanding achievements within water-related fields such as: education and awareness raising, human and international relations, research, water management, water-related aid and development activities in developing countries. The Stockholm Water Prize enjoys Royal Patronage and includes a USD 150,000 award and a crystal Orrefors sculpture. Further information on EMWIS website
31. New staff appointments: "Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program (METAP): Strengthening the capacity of the Mediterranean countries to address common environmental issues" has announced new staff appointments. Further information on EMWIS website
32. Vacancy Announcement for the post of Sustainable Development Officer in UNEP/MAP:
A Vacancy Announcement for the post of Sustainable Development Officer in UNEP/MAP is announced. The Announcement is posted on the UNEP web site. Kindly note that the closing date for applications is the 31 October 2006. Further information on EMWIS website
33. Staff changes at WHO/JMP: José Hueb, who has worked on Water Sanitation and Health both in WHO/HQ and in PAHO is retiring since 31 August 2006. For many readers he will be most well-known for his leadership of WHO's work on the WHO/UNICEF "Joint Monitoring Programme" and also for his work on environmental health in emergencies and disasters".Further information on EMWIS website
34. Morocco: National office of Drinking Water « ONEP » seeks Engineers: in Morocco.
The development of its activities at the regional level in terms of generalisation of the access to drinking water of the rural world and by its active intervention in the sanitation sector, the National office of Drinking water recruits 40 Engineers in the following specialities: - Hydraulics - Electromechanics - Genius environment - civil Engineering - Automatism - Electrical engineering. Deadline: 31/10/2006. Further information on EMWIS website
35. Professor in Hydroinformatics, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Department of Hydroinformatics and Knowledge Management (HIKM), Delft, The Netherlands. The integrative character of Hydroinformatics requires the new professor to maintain close collaboration with the Professor of Environmental Hydroinformatics and the Professor of Capacity Building (both in the HIKM department) as well as with other UNESCO-IHE professors (in Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering etc.) For complete information on responsibilities and competences required, click here. Closing date: September 30, 2006.
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PUBLICATIONS
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36. The RMSU (Regional Monitoring and Support Unit) charged by the EC to monitor the MEDA Water programme projects, has just published a brochure containing information on all MEDA Water projects. Further information on EMWIS website
37. A Gap Analysis for the implementation of the Global Climate Observing System programme in Africa, financed by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID) as a major contribution to a Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) workshop to address climate and development issues in sub-Saharan Africa. The requirement is to assess key gaps in the use of climate information from the perspective of the decision-making community at household, community, district, national and regional levels, for a range of sectors, with particular emphasis on health, agriculture and water. Further information on EMWIS website
38. New publication: Water Quality: Diffuse Pollution and Watershed Management, 2nd Edition: Provides all new material on urban, industrial, and highway pollution, as well as on management and restoration of streams, lakes, and watershed management techniques. Further information on EMWIS website
39. New publication: Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality Management: Issues, Problems and Solutions: A practical exploration of alternative approaches to analyzing water-related environmental issues. Written by an experienced environmentalist and recognized expert in the field, this text is designed to help water resource managers and scientists to formulate, implement, and interpret more effective methods of water quality management. Further information on EMWIS website
40. New publication: Handbook of Public Water Systems, 2nd Edition:
Public water systems deliver high-quality water to the public. They also present a vast array of problems, from pollution monitoring and control to the fundamentals of hydraulics and pipe fitting. Further information on EMWIS website
41. New publication: Handbook of Drinking Water Quality, 2nd Edition:
As a quick reference, handbook, and technical manual Handbook of Drinking Water Quality, Second Edition, is an essential volume for engineers, water supply and treatment personnel, environmental scientists, public health officials, or anyone responsible for assuring the safety of drinking water. Further information on EMWIS website
42. New publication: CARE-S: Computer Aided Rehabilitation for Sewer and Storm Water Networks:
CARE-S is a 3-year research project funded by the EC under the Fifth Framework Programme aiming to develop an integrated and robust decision support system for sewage network management. The new generation management system of sewer and storm water assets, methodology and software is presented in a recently published book: "CARE-S: Computer Aided Rehabilitation for Sewer and Storm Water Networks", edited by Sveinung Saegrov. The publication is available from IWA Publishing. Further information on EMWIS website
43. New publication: Urban Water and Sanitation Services; An IWRM Approach
The Global Water Partnership’s Technical Committee has released a new background paper by Judith Rees which considers how the rapid pace and scale of urbanization represents a considerable challenge for water resources management, the delivery of essential water and sanitation services and environmental protection. The paper explores how an IWRM approach recognises intersectoral competition for resources (physical, social and financial), the role of the urban sector in meeting national developmental priorities, and negative impacts of urban provision practices on other parts of the economy. Further information on EMWIS website
44. New publication: "Integrated Deliberative Decision Processes for Water Resources Planning and Evaluation": The Guidance Document is part of the ADVISOR (Integrated Evaluation for Sustainable River Basin Governance) research project funded by the European Commission under FP5. The document explains and provides a step-by-step guidance on how to design and run an Integrated Deliberative Decision Process (IDDP) that is proposed to be adopted as the platform to achieve integrated evaluations. Further information on EMWIS website
45. New publication: "Water Reuse System Management Manual - AQUAREC". The project AQUAREC “Integrated concepts for reuse of upgraded wastewater” was funded by the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission. This publication presents practical information on waste water reuse concepts based on actual and proved management and operational practises. A broad approach has been considered by addressing institutional, organisational, legal, economics, financial, social and environmental issues together with technological aspects. The targeted readers are mainly practitioners concerned with implementation of waste water reuse schemes, but also addresses decision makers, local authorities, consultants and research bodies involved in the area. Further information on EMWIS website
46. New publication: Water and Soil European Research - Catalogue of FP6 projects
An overview of the projects that resulted from activities launched from 2003 to 2006 by the priorities "Global Change and Ecosystems" and "Policy-Oriented Research". The overall European Commission's budget dedicated to the presented 58 research projects is €188 M. Further information on EMWIS website
47. WHO publishes the third edition of the WHO Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater in Agriculture and Aquaculture in four volumes, addressing, respectively, policy and regulatory aspects. It supersedes the second edition of the guidelines, which was published in 1989. Further information on EMWIS website
48. 4th World Water Forum - Final Report and Synthesis Document available online
The Secretariat of the 4th World Water Forum is happy to inform you that the Final Report and the Synthesis Document are free to download on the Forum website: www.worldwaterforum4.org.mx. Further information on EMWIS website
49. New publication: Watersheds of the World: Africa - Nile Watershed
Watersheds used in Watersheds of the World were modeled from elevation data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. Each watershed map presents the area occupied by the basin, the number of cities with a population greater than 100,000 people, the number of Ramsar sites (sites of wetlands of international importance) and the extent of modified landscape within the basin. Further information on EMWIS website
50. Meeting the MDG Drinking Water and Sanitation Target - the Urban and Rural Challenge of the Decade
The report tracks the effectiveness of efforts made this far to reach the target, and highlights the magnitude of the problem, the major gaps yet to be achieved up to 2015, and, country by country, those parts of the world which are on target, and those which still have a lot of ground to make up. The "Joint Monitoring Programme" report - the UN System's vehicle for tracking progress towards the water and sanitation MDGs - will clearly point at how coverage is evolving differentially in urban and rural areas, and assesses the potential effects on coverage of the rapid urbanization now taking place in developing countries. Further information on EMWIS website
51. New publication: Practical guide for the drip irrigation
This Manual shows how to choose, to conceive, to manage and to maintain the drip irrigation network equipment. It presents the techniques of fertigation and scheduling localized irrigation of vegetable crops. Further information on EMWIS website
52. New publication: Spatial Water Management: Supporting Participatory Planning and Decision Making, introduces the reader to the new Dutch policy of water management, which combines conventional water engineering with a new policy which incorporates planning for flood areas. As this new policy has larger socio-economic implications and involves more stakes and stakeholders, implementing it leads to complex decision processes and requires a balance between local interests and regional or national stakes. Further information on EMWIS website
53. New publication: What is Next after the Kyoto Protocol?
Assessment of options for international climate policy post 2012. The negotiations on climate change are entering a new phase now that the discussions on new commitments after the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol have started. This book gives a comprehensive survey of present issues and proposals (up until December 2005) as well as an overview of the future options, in a quantitative and qualitative manner. These options are then followed by an assessment plus fresh proposals for a future international climate regime after 2012. Further information on EMWIS website
54. New publication: Dictionary of Water and Waste Management: A new edition of this publication includes many new entries on the topics of stormwater management and flood management, as well as the new EU Directives that cover this field. With over 7000 terms, this dictionary encompasses the most recent terminology on water and waste management. It is a handy reference for consultants, contractors and professional engineers as well as academics and students who need a quick definition to technical terms. Further information on EMWIS website
55. New publication: Performance Indicators for Water Supply Services: The new edition of this acclaimed publication provides guidelines for the establishment of a management tool for the water supply utilities based on the use of performance indicators. It comprises a CD-ROM with the software SIGMA lite, which incorporates the performance indicators assessment system. Further information on EMWIS website
56. The Fresh Guide of Water 2006-2007, delivered with a CD-ROM, is the essential working tool of all those which wish to identify the actors of the sector while determining the technical and economic institutional problems posed by the modern management of the water resources. Further information on EMWIS website.
57. France: The Cartographic Atlas of SANDRE website: http://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/geoviewer/ provides new data & functionalities. Further information on EMWIS website
58. Water: What crises in the regions of strong constraints? The access to water constitutes a big problem which arises always more acuity. The research program supported by the international university Network of Geneva (RUIG), whose this booklet summarizes the principal results, approaches these problems in terms appreciably different from the conventional approaches. The commonly widespread diagnosis of "world-wide crisis" of water and of overexploitation of subsoil waters (Only in French). Further information on EMWIS website
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CALL FOR TENDERS and PROPOSALS
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59. The European award "Our Waters" under the patronage of EU-Environment Commissioner Stravos Dimas was launched. This award seeks for creative and feasible ideas with benefit for our waters. With regard to an EEC directive (water framework directive) the entire Europe is asked to achieve or to keep the good status of all waters. This award aims to learn from the creativity of others. Every water user can participate. The best ideas will be given an award at the European Parliament in summer/autumn 2007. Further information is available at the website of "our waters".
60. In the Framework of "FP6, Priority 1.1.6.3: Global Change and Ecosystems & EC" and in order to promote twinning between basins Organisations to reinforce practices of Integrated Water Resource Management; new rules have been established, in order to ease the coming of new twining proposals. From now on, requests will be accepted and considered on a continuous way. To propose a twinning project, go on Twinbasin website.
61. The thematic Group on Productive Uses of Water (PRODWAT) and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre offer an award of €1000 towards further documentation of a story relating to multiple uses of water. Case studies may be submitted in English, Spanish or French. The case study must be less than 2000 words. Contact: John Butterworth, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. See IRC website for further information. Apply before: 31 October 2006.
62. Algeria: Project of Construction of a sea water Desalination unit by Osmose Reverses in Cape Falcon (Oran): Algerian engineers wish the creation of a private company specialized in the production of drinking water starting from sea water using the process with osmosis opposite and so ready with the condition of tying a partnership with a Dutch organisation. Otherwise, they seek funds to carry out this project. Further information on EMWIS website
63. The Integration company is looking for "short term" experts" to make a proposal under the framework of the European Commission aid programme to Algeria in the field of water resources management. The expertise concern water management in large urban areas, basins agencies, dams management, etc... The missions could take place during 2007 and following year. Further information on EMWIS website
64. Call for candidatures for grants to participate in the ECO-IMAGINE Thematic Conference: "The Waterfront Management and GI". Call for candidatures for grants to participate in the ECO-IMAGINE Thematic Conference: "The Waterfront Management and GI" to be held in Genoa (Italy) next 14th – 18th November 2006. The project ECO-IMAGINE work programme foresees the distribution of 20 grants to early-stage researchers and 10 grants for experienced researchers in order to support their participation in the aforementioned Thematic Conference. The number of grants may be increased according to budget availability. The deadline is: 20th October, 2006. Further information on EMWIS website
65. The Foundation Marrakech 21 (Morocco), association of development, launched a call for tenders for the acquisition and on site installation of two pilot desalination units planned in the ADIRA project supported financially by the European Union in the framework of the MEDA Water programme (reference: N° ME8/AIDCO/2001/0515/59610). This national call for tenders is also open to the foreign companies non-installed in Morocco, specializing in the desalination and renewable energies fields. Opening of the biddings: The opening of the biddings will be done in public session on October 16, 2006 at 10 am in the meeting room of FM21 Headquarters in Marrakech (Morocco). Further information on EMWIS website. On the other hand, ADIRA project announced another call for Tender for installing 2.0 m3/day solar distillation (thermal) unit in the North Coast of Egypt. Last Day for offer submission is Saturday, November 4, 2006 at hr 12:00. Further information on EMWIS website.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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66. On 12th and 13th October 2006, the Cycleau partnership will hold its final international conference in Quimper (Brittany), France. This event will take place alongside the annual Finistere Water Conference and expects to attract over 300 delegates from all over Europe. The aim of the event is to showcase the results of the Cycleau INTERREG project and its methodology for effective catchment management. It also seeks to share the lessons learnt about co-ordinating transnational and cross-border partnerships in light of the future territorial co-operation programme 2007-2013. See EMWIS news section for full details.
67. The second circular for the WAPO2 International Conference on WAter POllution in natural POrous media at different scales: Assessment of fate, impact and indicators: The WAPO2 conference to be held in Barcelona on April 11-13, 2007 is aimed at scientists, students, policy makers and managers concerned with problems of groundwater contamination in porous media. It will provide a forum for the exchange of new findings and ideas in this field and for the discussion of better ways of managing our groundwater resources. he conference also provides a contribution to the implementation of the Groundwater Component of the IHP VI 2002-2007 Programme onWater Interaction Systems at Risks and social challenges. Reception of abstracts: 31 October 2006. Further information on EMWIS website
68. Call for papers for the World Congress on Advancing Sustainable Hydropower: The International Hydropower Association (IHA) in collaboration with the Turkish State Hydraulic Works and the Turkish Hydropower Association, is organizing its 2007 Congress in Antalya, Turkey. Delegates interested in submitting a paper, should send a 300-word abstract to the email address shown below. Please include the name and contact details of the main author. Abstracts should be submitted before Monday 20 November 2006. Further information on EMWIS website
69. The first Announcement for the International MId Term SAND Conference: 'Towards sustainable mineral extraction along rivers aiming at flood damage prevention'. This conference is presented by SAND, a project funded by INTERREG III B for Spatial quality enhancement, Alleviation of flood damage and Nature enlargement by Development and redevelopment of mineral extraction sites along rivers. Further information on EMWIS website
70. The ESS2007 Conference: “The Environment: Survival and Sustainability” will be held at The Near East University in Nicosia-Northern Cyprus on February 19-24, 2007. It will be sufficient to submit a full paper/poster by 15th October 2006. Three Nobel Laureates will be making keynote speeches at the Conference Plenary Sessions.Further information on EMWIS website
71. The National Water Research Center (NWRC) in collaboration with the Arab Water Council (AWC) , under the patronage of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt, is organizing the Third Arab Water Regional Conference 2006 in Cairo, Egypt during the period 9 - 11 December, 2006. The theme of the conference is “Research Advancement in Managing Limited Water Resources.” The conference aims at searching for modern technologies for optimum use of the available limited water resources in the Arab region, and adopting the appropriate technology advancement for the reuse of non-conventional water for the arid and semi-arid regions to face human needs and ecosystem challenges. The deadline for abstracts submission is extended till end of September 2006.
Further information on EMWIS website.
72. Call for papers for the MEDA WATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management: The conference organised by zer0-M project will be held in Tunis (Tunisia) on March 21-24, 2007, and its aims are sustainable water management stimulating the interest of people in water saving, considering treated wastewater as part of the community's water budget, considering the substances contained in wastewater as resources and adopting approaches that preserve the public health and the environment. Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract (2 pages) in English, or in French including figures and tables (as MS Word file using template of the Conference). The abstracts can be submitted electronically via email to abstracts@zer0-m.org no later than 30th November, 2006. Abstracts will be accepted based on quality, originality and relevance to the conference themes. Accepted papers will be published as symposium proceedings. Further information on EMWIS website.
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TRAINING
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73. The CNFME (The French centre of professional training in water) organises regularly training courses to deal with important issues related to the world water actuality. The programmes of this centre aim to give the opportunity to exchange, inform, know about good practices, state of the art of recent evolutions. The next courses to be given are announced at CNFME website.
74. EMWater project has announced a "Web based training in Efficient Management of Wastewater, its Treatment and Reuse". This training will be held from 1 October to 26 November 2006, and offers an advanced course for professionals in wastewater management, treatment and reuse from the Mediterranean Countries. See Emwater website for full details.
75. Master degree in Urban Water Installations, University of Valencia, Spain (in Spanish): Course runs form October 2006 - June 2007 covering Fundamentals of urban Hydraulics, mathematics and analysis in urban hydraulics, basic programming techniques in urban hydraulics, urban pumping stations, water distribution systems, GIS, distribution system design, waterhammer, water drainage systems, urban water treatment. See the website of The Catholic University of Valencia for further details. (in Spanish)
76. A Training on: Water, the solidarity of people and territories is organised by Green Cross and Rennes Summer University on 28-30 September 2006 in Britanny (France). The main objective is to mobilize the decision-makers and the citizens to participate in the international cooperation efforts to provide clean water and sanitation to the people of developing countries by allocating 1% of the resources from their water and sanitation services. Contact Catherine Balbeurcousin (GCI) or see EMWIS news section for full details.
77. Demand from the water sector for skilled science and engineering graduates with water and wastewater treatment knowledge and experience is very strong. Cranfield University (UK) offers Studentships in water and wastewater treatment for persons interested in a career as a process scientist, engineer or technology manager in the water sector then consider applying for a place on one of the Masters courses of Cranfield University: MTech Advanced Professional Masters in Water Processes, MSc Water and Wastewater Engineering, and MSc Water and Wastewater Technology. See the website of Cranfield University for more information.
78. The College of Graduate Studies at the Arabian Gulf University offers a new Post-Graduate Diploma and Master Degrees in: “Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing”. The Post-Graduate Diploma and Master degrees are designed in response to the needs of the growing development in the GCC countries and also due to the request for specialists and experts in the fields of new technologies of GIS and RS and their various operational applications, in order to serve governmental departments, commercial and industrial organizations, universities and educational institutions. See the Brochure and the letter of the course. For further information, contact Prof. Mohamed Ait Belaid.
79. The Master's in Integrated Water Resources Management offered by the Department of Bioresource Engineering of McGill University gives students the unique opportunity to study the biophysical, legal, institutional, and socioeconomic aspects of water use and management, in an integrated context. See McGill University website for full information.
80. A virtual course on Remote Sensing, funded by the EU Centre for Earth Observation (CEO) is available on line at Planetek website. The course has been implemented by the University of Venice (IUAV) - Geographical Information System Department and Planetek Italia.
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EVENTS (Full Agenda)
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[2006/10/30 - 2006/11/01] Deserts and desertification conference, Sebha, Libya.
Further information on EMWIS website
[2006/10/30 - 2006/10/31] SMAP RMSU Regional Workshop on Information and Communication: improving environmental knowledge and reporting in the Mediterranean, Rome, Italy.
Further information on EMWIS website
[2006/10/28 - 2006/10/30] 1st International Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Heraklion/Crete, Greece.
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[2006/10/28 - 2006/10/28] Journée Nationale sur l’Environnement et le Développement Durable, Meknès , Morocco
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[2006/10/25 - 2006/10/27] Congrès international sur la désertification et les migrations, Almeria, Spain.
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[2006/10/23 - 2006/10/28] Hydropower Financing and Project Economy (HEC2006): Meeting the challenges of financing hydropower projects in liberalized markets, Oslo, Norway.
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[2006/10/23 - 2006/10/24] Senior Officials and EuroMed Committee meetings, Brussels, Belgium.
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[2006/10/18 - 2006/10/18] Colloque : "Périmètres de protection des captages d’eau destinée à la consommation humaine", Paris, France.
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[2006/10/18 - 2006/10/18] World Water Monitoring Day
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[2006/10/17 - 2006/10/18] ISPRS IC WG I/V 2nd International Workshop - The Future of Remote Sensing, Antwerp, Belgium.
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[2006/10/16 - 2006/10/17] International Workshop Challenges in Desertification Research and Answers from Europe: Launching the European DesertNet, Bonn, Germany.
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[2006/10/15 - 2006/10/20] ECSA 41st International conference - Measuring and Managing Changes in estuaries and lagoons, Venice, Italy.
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[2006/10/12 - 2006/10/13] River Basin Management and European Territorial Co-operation; Quimper, France
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[2006/10/12 - 2006/10/13] 3rd International Conference on Hydraulic Modelling: Creating the Future, Cranfield, UK.
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[2006/10/12 - 2006/10/14] International Roundtable on Integrated Shared Lake Basin Management in Southeastern Europe; Ohrid, FYR Macedonia.
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[2006/10/11 - 2006/10/12] Programme de SIG 2006: 10ème conférence francophone ESRI, Issy Les Moulineaux, France.
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[2006/10/10 - 2006/10/13] Workshop on capacity building for sustainable development, Trieste, Italy.
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[2006/10/10 - 2006/10/10] Eaux pluviales et assainissement : nouvelles préoccupations sanitaires, Lyon, France.
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[2006/10/09 - 2006/10/11] EuroMed Universities Rectors Conference, Tampere, Finland.
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[2006/10/09 - 2006/10/10] 7èmes Rencontres Euro méditerranéennes de l'Environnement, Marseille, France.
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[2006/10/06 - 2006/10/07] International Conference on Renewable Energies and Water Technologies: Towards Sustainability CIERTA 2006, Almeria, Spain.
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[2006/10/05 - 2006/10/06] Water market investments with high profit potentials to 2015, Zurich, Switzerland.
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[2006/10/05 - None] Technology for safe drinking water in the Baltic Region - 1st Regional Technology Platform, Riga, Latvia.
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[2006/10/04 - 2006/10/06] 2nd Goettingen GIS and Remote Sensing Days (GGRS2006): Global Change Issues in Developing and Emerging Countries, Goettingen, Germany.
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[2006/10/01 - 2006/11/26] Web based training in Efficient Management of Wastewater, its Treatment and Reuse
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[2006/10/01 - 2006/10/12] Overexploitation and Contamination of Shared Groundwater Resources: Management, (Bio) technological, and Political Approaches to Avoid Conflicts, Varna, Bulgaria.
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[2006/09/29 - 2006/09/30] 16th UN/IAF Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management, Valencia, Spain.
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[2006/09/28 - 2006/09/30] Training on: Water, the solidarity of people and territories, Rennes, France
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