Turkey: Starts work on its National Water Information System (NWIS)
Turkey initiated broad concertation to define its National Water Information System (NWIS). During a workshop organised by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs on 23 September in Ankara, EMWIS Technical Unit provided some initial training building Shared Water Information Systems to various Turkish institutions.
The development and operation of such NWIS is supported by an article in the new draft water legislation and a definition study as started in early September for an implementation planned between 2014 and 2016.
Contact information |
EMWIS Technical Unit
(email: info@semide.org) Phone: +33 4 92 94 22 90 / Fax: +33 4 92 94 22 95 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link | n/a |
Source of information | EMWIS Technical Unit |
Keyword(s) | National Water Information System, NWIS |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/countries/fol749974/country378851 |
Geographical coverage | Turkey |
News date | 30/09/2013 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |