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News 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
News type CallForPaper
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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
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