UNESCO International Conference on Water Scarcity, Global Changes and Groundwater Management Responses

UNESCO, together with the University of California, Irvine, and the USGS, are organising the International Conference on Water Scarcity, Global Changes and Groundwater Management Responses, from 1st to 5th December 2008 at the University of California, Irvine, USA. 

This Conference, convened by UNESCO and the University of California Irvine, seeks to bring together leading water management and climate change experts, scientists and engineers, policymakers, lawyers and economists, as well as executives of water services of local and regional authorities. The Conference will present innovative and appropriate technologies to address water scarcity and global change effects on water availability and quality, explore the specific scientific and technical tools for groundwater studies and management, and discuss how to incorporate such technologies into short-term decision-making and long-term water management and policy-making.