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Event Regional Workshop on: "Exploitation of Earth Observation for water management in the Mediterranean"

Workshop objectives:

The objectives of the workshop are to discuss and build the basis to develop a dedicated capacity building program in the region aimed at empowering water authorities to enhance water resource management by exploiting the benefits of earth Observation technology. In this context, the meeting include the following objectives:

  • Present current or potential applications of EO for water management and review good practices
  • Review the needs of water authorities
  • Prepare rapid cost-benefits analysis of using EO instead of classical technologies
  • Outline concrete projects integrating EO in current NWIS developments
  • Outline a concrete program for a capacity building activities in the region
  • Review potential funding programmes
  • Define roles and next actions

Targeted participants:

The workshop focus on non EU Mediterranean countries, targeting 2 representatives from the invited countries: one from the water sector and one from key technical agencies with expertise in remote sensing. Participants from other countries or international organisations are also welcome to share their experiences:

  • National experts  in charge of water information systems or directors of water sector planning
  • National providers of space services (e.g. remote sensing institutes)
  • ESA-ESRIN team
  • EMWIS Technical Unit team

Contact information Dr. Jauad EL KHARRAZ, UT SEMIDE, Sophia Antipolis, France (email: jauad.el-kharraz@semide.org)
Phone: +33 492 94 22 93 ; Fax: +33 492 94 22 95
Event type n/a
File link http://www.emwis.net/documents/meetings/fol791509/ESA-EMWIS_ROMA2010
File link copy ESA-SEMIDE_Workshop_factsheet_EN (2).1.DOC (DOC, 38 Kb)
Source EMWIS Technical Unit
Subject(s) AGRICULTURE , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation http://www.esa.int
Geographical coverage Italy,
Address ESA-ESRIN Offices, Frascati (Rome), Italy
Organizer Organized conjointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and EMWIS Technical Unit: EMWIS & ESA
Duration 2 days
Period [27/09/2010 - 28/09/2010]
Status Confirmed
Working language(s) ENGLISH , FRENCH
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