Call for abstracts for the 4th IHP Africa National Committees Regional Meeting: "Water Sciences for Sound Africa Water Policies and Governance in a Changing Environment"
In the framework of the UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP) activities in Africa, the first call for abstracts is just announced for the conference on: "Water Sciences for Sound Africa Water Policies and Governance in a Changing Environment" to be held jointly with the 4th regional meeting of Sub-Saharan Africa IHP National Committees in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 23 to 27 April 2012.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 6 January 2012.
The main themes of the conference are:
- Hydro-Hazards, hydrological extremes and water related disaster
- Global Changes and Water Resources
- Water resources in arid and semi-arid areas
- River basins management
- Water quality challenges
- Groundwater resources in a changing environment
- Transboundary waters and Water cooperation
Contact information |
Abou Amani, UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP), Regional hydrologist for Africa UNESCO Nairobi office P.O BOX 30592-00100
(email: a.amani@unesco.org ; nairobi.hydrology@unesco.org ; p.otieno@unesco.org) Phone: +254 20 7622351 |
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News type | CallForPaper |
File link | n/a |
File link local | Water_Science_governance_policy_Africa.pdf (PDF, 183 Kb) |
Source of information | UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP) |
Keyword(s) | Transboundary waters, Water cooperation, Groundwater, River basins management, semi-arid areas, Hydro-Hazards, hydrological extremes, disasters |
Subject(s) | HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Geographical coverage | Tanzania, |
News date | 17/11/2011 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |