E Newsletter 78
THE INPIM E-NEWSLETTER
August 11, 2008; Number 78
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NEWS
Ø Improvements to Water Resources for Mongolia's Nomadic Herding Families on Tap
Ø AfDB and Mali Sign US$ 52 million Agreements for Water and Sanitation Project
Ø AfDB Mobilizes Development Partners for Africa’s Water and Sanitation Sector
Ø European Commission Plans to Keep an Eye on Water Use From Space
Ø Nicaragua and WB Sign Landmark Agreement to Improve Water and Sanitation in Rural Areas and to Enhance the Business Climate
Ø Governor Gregoire Announces Major Water Supply Projects for Tri-Cities Area in Washington D.C. United States
Ø Public invited to Comment on two Proposed Water Management Rules for Lewis & Salmon-Washougal rivers
Ø Kosovo Application for Membership in World Bank
DONORS’ LENDING AND SUPPORT FOR IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE PROJECTS
World Bank
Ø Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning (DSWRPP) in Sri Lanka
African Development Bank
Ø Malawi: AfDB Approves US$ 47 Million for National Water Development Programme
Asian Development Bank
Ø Economic and Social Inclusion of the Disadvantaged Poor through Livelihood Enhancement with Micro-Irrigation in Nepal
Upcoming Regional and International Meets and Events
Ø World Water Week—Asia Day
19 August 2008
Stockholm, Sweden
Ø World Water Week in Stockholm
17-23 August 2008
Stockholm, Sweden
Ø 13th World Water Congress
01-04 September 2008
Montpellier, France
Ø Africa Water Resources Management 2008 (AfricaWRM 2008)
8-10 September 2008
Gaborone, Botswana
Ø Voices from the Waters
The 3rd International Film Festival on Water
Saturday 13th to 18th September 2008
Bangalore, Karnataka. India
Ø WaterTech Central Asia: Central Asian International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference
16-18 September 2008
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ø River Centre Conference 2008
“Managing and Restoring Human-Manipulated Large River Ecosystems”
September 25 and 26, 2008,
The University of Montana, Missoula.
Ø ICID’s 20th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
13-19 October 2008
Lahore, Pakistan
Ø IV International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management
15-18 October 2008
Thessaloniki, Greece
Ø International Convention on Water Resources Development and Management
23-26 October 2008
BITS Pilani Rajasthan, India
Ø IAH 2008 Toyoma: Integrating Groundwater Science and Human Well-Being
26-31 October 2008
Toyama, Japan
Ø International Symposium on Multiple-Use Water Services
04-06 November 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ø ICID/UEA International Seminar - Towards a political ecology of irrigation & water use efficiency and productivity
06 November 2008
9 am to 6 pm, plus optional evening buffet
Central London: ICE, One Gt George Street. SW1P 3AA
Ø 5th World Water Forum
15-22 March 2009
Istanbul, Turkey
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Ø Investment in Agricultural Water for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ø Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health
Ø The Adaptive ness of IWRM
Fellowship and funding opportunities
Ø University of Groningen PhD Fellowship
Ø Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
Ø Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Program
CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAININGS
Ø Service Oriented Management for Irrigation Systems (SOMIS)
01 September 2008 to 01 January 2009
UNESCO-IHE and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Ø "2008 Integrated Water Resources Management Advanced International Training Programme"
11 August-2
September 2008 (Sweden)
17-28 November 2008 (Lao PDR)
Ø Spate Irrigation and Water Management under Drought and Water Scarcity
10-21 September 2008
UNESCO-IHE
DETAILS
Improvements to Water Resources for Mongolia's Nomadic Herding Families on Tap
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are working with poor herding families in Mongolia’s Ovorhangay province to improve herding families’ access to water and pasture resources. The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction is extending a $2 million grant for the project, which will be overseen by ADB and executed by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with the cooperation of the nongovernmental organization VSO Mongolia. More than half the population in Ovorhangay depends on herding for daily living and this project will help establish or rehabilitate 60 water points in 10 districts over a three-year period. The resources will be managed by 60 herd-management groups that will receive technical and legal support in developing and overseeing pasture and well management plans. The new and rehabilitated water points are expected to increase land available for grazing by 168,000 hectares, benefiting 900 nomadic herding families. The project will also support improved livestock production and alternative livelihoods through one-stop agricultural and social service extension centers expected to serve 100 nomadic herding groups and help them to raise their income by at least 15% over the life of the project.
The project will help develop local institutions to ensure sustainable use of new water and pasture resources, reduce poverty among herding families, and provide the groundwork to develop the livestock sector. The livestock sector has the potential to reduce rural poverty and boost economic growth through food production and the export of high-quality meat and wool products, including cashmere. The sector accounts for more than 80% of the contribution of agriculture to the nation’s gross domestic product, and appears to be one of the few agricultural activities for which Mongolia can be competitive in international trade. While poverty has fallen in recent years, it remains a serious concern in Mongolia where more than one in three people are considered poor. Poverty is significantly higher in rural areas, where poor households depend on agriculture and livestock production for their livelihoods. Nomadic herding families, who rotate their mixed herds across remote pastures, account for more than half the rural population of the country. The government has been increasing its investments in rehabilitating water resources in underutilized pasture areas. However, the management of water resources and surrounding pastures requires strengthening vital agricultural and social services in remote rural areas where the risk of continued pasture degradation is high.
(Source:
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2008/12545-mongolian-water-projects/default.asp)
AfDB and Mali Sign US$ 52 million Agreements for Water and Sanitation Project
Tunis - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group signed a loan and grant agreements of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 52 million (CFAF 22 billion) to finance a drinking water supply and sanitation project in Gao, Koulikoro and Segou regions of the country. The Agreements were signed on behalf of the Bank Group’s Operations, Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration Vice-President, by Division Manager Ali Kies and Mali’s Ambassador to Tunisia, M’Barakou Arafa Askia Toure.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Kies noted that the signing of the agreements made the Republic of Mali the first country to benefit twice from funding under the framework of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative. He emphasized that the success of the program would largely depend on the commitment of the Malian government and the participation of local communities and the beneficiary population. “It would equally require close coordination among various donors” involved, he said, adding that “the Bank Group would, for its part, continue to play an important role in strengthening synergies among development partners in the sector”. For his part, Ambassador M’Barakou Arafa Askia Toure, commended the Bank Group for the support and reiterated the Malian government’s determination to ensure proper implementation of the program “as a guarantee to the continued reinforcement of our cooperation.The objective of the project is to improve drinking water supply and sanitation services in the target areas. This would help increase the average access rate to drinking water from 49% to 56% by 2012 for the target population; and the average access rate to sanitation from 5% to 7%. In this way, the project will contribute to the improvement of the socioeconomic and health conditions of Malians.
The project’s overall cost is estimated at UA 36.39 million (CFAF 25 billion). The ADF will finance 60.45% of the total project cost) while the grant from the Africa Water Facility (AWF) Trust Fund will meet 27.49% of the costs. The Malian government and the beneficiary population will contribute UA 3.89 million (FCFA 2.7 billion) accounting for 10.69% and UA 0.5 million (CFAF 343 million) or 1.37% of the total costs, respectively. The Bank Group commenced operations in Mali in 1970. To date, the Group’s cumulative commitment in the country stands at US$ 1.09 billion (CFA.F 461 billion) in 93 operations.
AfDB Mobilizes Development Partners for Africa’s Water and Sanitation Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, said that the AfDB looks forward to efficiently contributing to efforts aimed at overcoming the water and sanitation challenge faced by African countries.” Mr. Kaberuka made the remark while addressing some fifty African heads of state and government during the eleventh summit of the African Union in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The summit was held on the theme: “Meeting the Millennium Development Goals on Water and Sanitation.” Speaking after the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak who introduced the theme, Mr. Kaberuka recalled the disturbing situation many African countries face relating to the attainment of the MDG on water and sanitation. More than 60% of Africans are without access to decent sanitation services and more than a million Africans die every year due to lack of hygiene, sanitation and access to safe drinking water, whereas the international community had committed, in September 2000, to reduce by half by 2015, the number of Africans without access to safe drinking water. This situation has been compounded by environmental degradation and the adverse effects of climate change.
To overcome these development challenges, the AfDB has expressed its willingness to help through many actions and initiatives such as the African Water Facility (AWF) and the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) which was recently launched in London with a US$ 216 million commitment. The Bank Group is currently involved in projects on the continent aimed at improving living conditions for local populations. These projects include Lake Victoria, Niger and Congo, as well as the Lake Chad initiatives. Over the next three years, the AfDB would have invested US$ 1.8 billion in the water and sanitation sector. Financing needs in this sector are estimated at US$ 20 billion from 2000 to 2015. In a bid to meet water and sanitation challenges facing many African countries and coordinate its operations in the sector, the AfDB has decided to reinforce its cooperation with development partners in line with resolutions of the First African Water Week held in Tunis in March 2008, and to encourage shared management of cross-border water resources management as well as infrastructure development for water security.
European Commission plans to keep an eye on water use from space
As food shortage weighs heavily on the minds of many, several countries recognize the key role irrigation can play in this issue. A team of EU-funded researchers teamed up to assess how the latest satellite imagery can be applied not only to make water use more efficient, but also to boost farming output in the process. Researchers from Europe, North Africa and North America are using the FORMOSAT-2 satellite to observe two farming regions — the Tensift Plain around Marrakech (Morocco) and the Yaqui Valley in the Mexican state of Sonora — and have identified a series of benefits that can be accrued by local farmers. In these agricultural areas, irrigated cultivation of cereals, fruit trees and vegetables is practised over several thousand square kilometres. From its vantage point in space, the FORMOSAT-2 satellite offers farmers a unique perspective on farming practices — a perspective that may lead to huge savings in water consumption.
Based on the latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2500 km3 of freshwater is used for agricultural production each year. This figure amounts to 70% of the water resources used by people each year. With the global population continuing to grow at a fast pace, it is essential to optimize the use of water resources and to increase agricultural production in view of the prospect of having to feed 8 billion humans in 2030. Scientists have been using remote-sensing satellite observations to improve water balance and farming yield assessment on large geographical scales. Geographic information systems (GIS) allow experts to visualize and comprehend data in ways that reveal relationships, patterns and trends on the ground.
The research team is able to demonstrate the potential capabilities of the new imagery technique with its high spatio-temporal resolution. The FORMOSAT-2 satellite possesses a spatial resolution of two meters in black and white, and eight meters in Colour mode. Its Colour capability allows it to provide specific information for mapping shallow waters, distinguishing between bare earth and vegetation, mapping forests and identifying crops, and making atmospheric corrections. Their investigation in the wheat growing area of Morocco, for example, showed that evaporation from the plant cover — the principal factor in water loss — could be evaluated with a margin of error of between 10% and 20%. Gain yields could also be estimated to an accuracy of about 25% at parcel scale.
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Nicaragua and WB Sign Landmark Agreement to Improve Water and Sanitation in Rural Areas and to Enhance the Business Climate
Nicaraguan Minister of Finance Alberto Guevara and World Bank Country Director for Central America Laura Frigenti signed two loan agreements today which will support the country’s efforts to improve water and sanitation in rural areas and to enhance the business climate for micro, small and medium enterprises. The two agreements, which amount to $40 million in credits from the International Development Association (IDA), were signed at the Nicaraguan Embassy. The first of the two agreements signed is for a $20 million zero-interest credit to support the government of Nicaragua to improve water and sanitation services in rural areas. The second agreement is for a $20 million zero-interest credit to enhance the competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the business climate that affects those firms.
The plan outlines the government’s plan to promote the sustainability of water and sanitation infrastructure and service expansion in rural areas through community participation and education, and the coordination of agencies such as Fondo de Inversión Social de Emergencia (FISE) and the municipalities. The Nicaragua Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMEs) will be implemented over five years and will support efforts to improve the quality and affordability of services to MSMEs.
This program seeks to benefit approximately 112,000 urban MSMEs in Nicaragua, while generating new employment opportunities. “These projects will support Nicaragua’s efforts to improve economic growth through increased investments in small and medium enterprises. They will also address the country’s urgent need to improve access to water and sanitiation services in rural areas, which is one of the government’s priorities,” said Laura Frigenti, World Bank Director for Central America at the signing ceremony. “The World Bank will continue to collaborate closely with the Government of Nicaragua as it works to reduce poverty in key areas of its National Development Plan,” Frigenti added. The projects were approved by the World Bank’s Board of Directors on June 12, 2008. Both $20 million zero-interest credits funded by the International Development Association (IDA) have a reimbursement period of 40 years with a 10-year grace period.
(Source
Governor Gregoire announces major water supply projects for Tri-Cities area in Washington D.C. United States
KENNEWICK – Delivering on her promise to shore up water supplies in Eastern Washington, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced three big Tri-City area water projects.
The projects approved will:
Allow early work on a major pump exchange project to bring water to Red Mountain and eventually double the flows in the lower Yakima River; Test and pilot ways to store millions of gallons of Columbia River water in underground aquifers to be reallocated when communities and fish need it the most; and allow the state to issue drought permits to irrigators who face shutoff during dry water years; in return, the Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association will manage water savings and efficiency programs. The projects are funded or authorized through the state’s landmark Columbia River Water Program. Negotiated by the governor and passed in 2006, the historic legislation breaks through decades of stalemate over water access to the Columbia River. The Kennewick Irrigation District received $95,000 from the state to study the feasibility of bringing new water to Red Mountain, which has been identified as a highly productive grape-growing area. This is the first installment of a $15 million state investment the district will receive. The city of Kennewick received more than $1 million to explore ways to capture water during the winter and store it in an underground aquifer, then reuse the water during the summer months. At least one-third of any stored water would be used to support stream flows for fish migration and spawning.
“An aquifer storage system provides the flexibility to meet the interests of both the city and state — to supply water to citizens and fish — particularly during critical flow periods on the Columbia River,” said Kennewick City Manager Bob Hammond. “It also provides an important alternative water source on the west side of our city.” Much of the credit for these projects belongs to local legislators who joined a bipartisan effort that’s making $200 million available to develop new water supplies from the Columbia River, benefiting farms, growing communities and fisheries.
(Source:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2008news/gov_20080718.html)
Public invited to comment on two proposed water management rules for Lewis & Salmon-Washougal rivers
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is inviting the public to comment on two proposed water resource management rules for the Lewis and Salmon-Washougal Watershed Resource Inventory Areas. The proposed rules are based on the work of the local watershed planning unit and will guide future water decisions in these two watersheds. The comment period closes on Sept. 10, 2008, at 5p.m. As communities continue to grow, managing water resources for current and future needs becomes increasingly important. An instream flow rule sets the guidelines for how future water supplies are managed for the benefit of people, farms and fish.
The rulemaking will create water resources management programs for the Lewis basin (WAC 173-527) and the Salmon-Washougal basin (WAC 173-528). The Lewis basin rule will affect the Lewis (lower, middle, upper), East Fork Lewis and Kalama river systems. The Salmon-Washougal rule will affect the Washougal River, Salmon Creek, Burnt Bridge Creek, Lacamas Creek and other Columbia River tributaries. The rules will establish instream flow water rights and will close portions of the basin to future water appropriation. The rules also establish reservations of water for future use. The reserves are not subject to instream flow water rights. However, in order to promote the protection of future supply and instream needs, the rules specify conditions for accessing the reserves. Three public hearings are scheduled for late August. Staff from Ecology and the watershed planning unit will present information about the proposed rules and answer questions. Then the public will have the opportunity to formally present comments to Ecology during the hearing.
For further queries
Travis Burns
Water Resources Program
Dept. of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA, 98504-7600
Media Contact:
Kim Schmanke, media relations, 360-407-6239
Travis Burns, Water Resources, 360-407-7207
The hearings Schudule can been seen from the link mentioned below
(Source:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2008news/2008-210.html)
Kosovo Application for Membership in World Bank
The World Bank has received a letter from the Prime Minister of Kosovo officially requesting membership in the World Bank Group. In the letter dated July 10, 2008, Kosovo applied for membership in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. The application will be processed in coordination with the International Monetary Fund, where an application has also been filed. Kosovo’s application initiates a formal process which would eventually include a vote by the Bank’s Board of Governors on the question of Kosovo’s membership in the institution. The first step in the process is for the International Monetary Fund to determine a proposed quota for Kosovo in the Fund. Based on this calculation, the World Bank determines the proposed subscription of shares of Kosovo in the Bank. The membership process typically takes a minimum of 6 to 9 months.
Membership in the United Nations is not required for membership in the World Bank. The only precondition of membership in the World Bank is membership in the International Monetary Fund. With respect to the voting by the Bank’s Board of Governors, a simple majority of votes cast by Governors is required for approval of membership. Votes are weighted by the number of shares held by each member country.
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DONORS’ LENDING AND SUPPORT FOR IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE PROJECTS
Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning (DSWRPP) in Sri Lanka
The objectives of the Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project in Sri Lanka are to; (i) establish long-term sustainable arrangements for operation and maintenance of large dams; and (ii) improve water resources planning. There are four components to the project. The first component is for dam safety and operational efficiency improvement. This component will enhance public safety of 32 selected high risk large dams, improve operational efficiency of 80 dams (including the 32 dams), and establish sustainable institutional arrangements for dam safety management and Operation and Maintenance (O&M). The subcomponents will include: (i) remedial works for 32 high risk dams; (ii) provision of basic safety facilities for 80 large dams; (iii) training for strengthening dam-owning organizations; and (iv) studies and supply of specialized equipment. The second is the hydro meteorological information system improvement component. This component will enhance institutional capacity and physical and analytical infrastructure for monitoring hydro-meteorological data, detecting and forecasting water hazards, and water resources planning and management. The third is the multi-sectoral water resources planning component. This component will improve institutional capacity for integrated and multi-sectoral water resources planning and assist in selection and prioritization of water resources development investments. Finally, the fourth component will support the management, coordination, and monitoring efforts related to this project.
Contact:
Fernando, Nihal
Malawi: AfDB Approves US$ 47 Million for National Water Development Programme
Efforts by Malawi to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction received a boost on Wednesday in Tunis, where the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a loan and two grants of a combined 29.15 million Units of Accounts (UA*), about US$ 47.24 million, to finance the country’s National Water Development Program (NWDP).The AfDB support – an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of US$ 24.63 million, an ADF grant of US$ 17. 34 million and a Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund grant of €3.520 million – will be deployed to provide the country with urban and rural water supply as well as promote resource management and capacity building in the water sector.
The objective of the programme is to ensure the sustainable provision of adequate water and sanitation services to the people of Malawi.The NWDP is being implemented on the basis of need and readiness, poverty level, socio-economic indicators, water supply coverage and geographical proximity, with the Bank Group’s intervention focusing on four districts: Lilongwe Rural, Zomba, Mulanje and Machinga. The Bank’s financing is targeting 1.21 million deprived rural inhabitants of the four districts. Expected outcomes include improved equity and proximity in the distribution of water points, enhanced economic status of women scheme officers, and a reduction in the death of children under five years. The programme covers the entire country and aims at 80% coverage for improved water supply and sanitation by 2015. The RWSSI component will benefit 4.45 million rural and district people while the water resources component will benefit the entire population. The total cost of the NWDP, which is in line with the Malawi Country Strategy Paper, is estimated at UA 147 million. The Bank’s contribution represents 19.7% of the costs.
The Bank Group’s operations in Mauritania started in 1969. To date, the cumulative commitments of the Group in the country amount to US$ 914 million in 87 operations.
* UA 1 = US$ 1.62069 = MWK 231.020 as at 02/07/2008
Contact:
Felix Njoku
Tel.: +216 71 10 26 12
E-mail: f.njoku@afdb.org
Outcome Description: Reduced poverty and marginalization among the most socially and economically derived households in the TA project areas, which cover five districts in two clusters, comprising 3 adjacent hill and terai districts in the central development regions, and 2 adjacent hill and terai districts in the eastern development region
Progress towards Outcome: The TA consultants and the NGO consortium was mobilized on 9 July 2006. The mid-term review meeting was carried out on 22 April 2007. There are encouraging initial impact on income ( NRs. 5,000 additional net income by end of Project as against the target of NRs. 3,000). 127 groups formed consisting over 90% female members. Social awareness among group members increased. High value vegetable cultivation practice has started. Technical knowledge on MIT and vegetable farming has increased.
The TA was physically closed on December 2007.TA is yet to be financially closed.
Summary of Environmental and Social Issues: Given the focus on enhancing agriculture productivity of poorest marginal farmers and smallholders, the TA does not envisage negative environmental and social impacts. However, agriculture extension services will be provided to promote environmentally sound practices to avoid excessive use of agrochemicals and their negative impacts.
Contact:
Thomas Gowinda P. Gewali
E-mail: ggewali@adb.org
UPCOMING REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETS AND EVENTS
World Water Week—Asia Day
19 August 2008
Stockholm, Sweden
Asia faces serious challenges to ensure the availability of water for its growing needs. The region, with its 4 billion people, is the most populous continent in the world. Its urban population is predicted to grow by 70% in the next 25 years, necessitating a serious shift in the allocation and management of water resources. Climate change is also expected to reduce crop yields by 2.5–10% by 2020, putting 132 million people at risk of extreme hunger by 2050. Countries are now acting not just to avert a crisis but to make sure that available water resources can sustain economic growth.
The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development. The theme of the week is Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World with Special Focus on Sanitation.
17-23 August, 2008
Stockholm, Sweden
The World Water Week in Stockholm which is being organized by SIWI, is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development. The 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm will take place August 17-23, 2008. The First Announcement and Call for Papers is now available. The theme of the week is "Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World", including a Special Focus on Sanitation. The deadline for workshop paper proposals is February 1, 2008. The World Water Week in Stockholm is being organized by SIWI.
Contact:
E-mail:
secretariat.www@siwi.org
Phone: +46 (0)8 522 139 60
01-04 September 2008
Montpellier, France
The main theme of this congress will be ‘Global Changes and Water Resources: Confronting the Expanding and Diversifying Pressures.’ The congress aims to enhance knowledge and raise global consciousness of the impact of global changes on water resources.
The main themes of the congress are:
Ø Water availability, use and management
Ø Towards the future: water resources and global changes
Ø Climate change and disasters
Ø Development of water resources and infrastructure
Ø Water governance and water security: 30 years after the UN Mar del Plata conference of 1977
Ø Water conservation and demand management
Ø Financing water development and capacity building
Ø Capacity-building in developing countries.
This event is being organized by International Water Resources Association (IWRA).
Contact:
Congress Secretariat
E-mail: wwc2008@msem.univ-montp2.fr
URL: http://wwc2008.msem.univ-montp2.fr/
Africa Water Resources Management 2008 (AfricaWRM 2008)
8-10 September 2008
Gaborone, Botswana
This conference is being organized by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED). The purpose of this conference is to act as an interdisciplinary forum for decision-makers, academics, and professionals interested in the development and application of technology in ensuring the sustainable use and management of our water resources. This purpose is consistent with the goals of the United Nations Decade of Water for Life. The forum will cover both hard and soft technology and will serve to promote the use of appropriate technologies.
AfricaWRM 2008 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:
Ø Power and Energy Systems (AfricaPES 2008)
Ø Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2008)
The conference topics include, but are not limited to, the following themes:
Theme 1: Water Supply and Sustainable Use
Theme 2: Wastewater and Storm water Management
Theme 3: Integrated Watershed Management
Theme 4: Pollution Prevention and Reduction in Industry
Theme 5: Issues in Implementing Environmentally Sound Technologies
The 3rd International Film Festival on Water
Saturday 13-18 September, 2008
Bangalore, Karnataka. India
The 3rd International Film Festival on Water is brought to you by a consortium of National and International organizations active in water issues, bringing together students, film makers, artists, water activists, architects, engineers, scholars, visionaries and all concerned from across the world!
This unique event will spotlight on the serious global water crisis, conservation, consumption, conflicts, dams, displacements, floods, droughts, migrations, global warming, climate change and how these impacts our contemporary lives and futures… It’s a unique platform for voices of concern over water including testimonies of people working on water and with water. Voices from the Waters -2008 seeks to embrace and trigger interdisciplinary dialogue and vigorous debate on water across all its forms: economic, social, ecological, political, cultural, and technological and the aesthetic.
Forum is under the following broad themes:
Water and Sanitation: The Utopia of an Odorless City
Rivers and Streams: The Future of the Waters
Water access and Equity: gender, caste, village of dust, city of water
Contact:
Georgekutty A.L.
Secretary, Bangalore Film Society,
33/1-9, Thyagaraja Layout, Jai Bharat Nagar,
M.S. Nagar P.O,
Bangalore- 560033, Karnataka India
Call - 91-80-25493705 /+91-80-9448054513
Email - bangalorefilmsociety@gmail.com
or waterjourneys@rediffmail.com
(Source: http://www.voicesfromthewaters.com/ )
WaterTech Central Asia: Central Asian International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference
16-18 September 2008
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Throughout the world, the dismal state of water supply in Central Asia has gained notoriety. The famous image of broken-down ships beached far from shores of what remains today of the Aral Sea tragically illustrates this situation. Clearly, the imperative of securing and maintaining quality water supplies has become a critical strategic challenge facing Central Asian countries, and particularly Kazakhstan. In order to address the urgent challenges and necessary solutions for the future of water supply in Central Asia, Kenes Exhibitions has joined with ITECA from Kazakhstan in hosting the Central Asian International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference, the premier event to exchange information about these issues.
Contact:
Olessya Somkina, Kenes International and Iteca LLP
E-mail:
Olessya.Somkina@iteca.kz
URL:
http://www.iwtca.com/en/2008/
“Managing and Restoring Human-Manipulated Large River Ecosystems”
25-26 September, 2008,
The University of Montana, Missoula.
This year’s conference will bring four distinguished river scientists to The University of Montana campus to discuss the role humans have had in modifying and controlling large rivers and the results of that modification on large river ecosystems. The main emphasis will be on how we can better manage large rivers and restore ecosystem function that has been lost through decades of channeling, diversion and damming while still addressing the pressing water recourse needs of the future. We are still waiting on final responses from some of the speakers, but we plan on keynote addresses on four river systems: Sacramento-San Joaquin, Columbia, Missouri and one large Asian River (Ganges or Yellow). The four speakers will bring a wealth of handsome experience to the conference, from basic science to management and policy at the regional, national and international scales. This topic should be of special interest to a broad audience of river scientists, managers, and policy makers, as well as anyone just interested in how humans have affected large river ecosystems and how best to restore them for future generations.
As in years past, the conference will include a field trip on Thursday followed on Friday by the keynote presentations and a poster session. The talks are hour-long addresses with ample additional time for questions and discussions from the audience. We will provide a buffet lunch as a venue for the poster session and this year extend the poster session in the afternoon, after the talks are completed. We invite you to present a poster of your work on any aspect of river science or stream restoration.
Contact:
Johnnie N. Moore
River Center Director
http://www.umt.edu/rivercenter/
ICID’s 20th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
13-19 October 2008
Lahore, Pakistan
The theme of the Congress is ‘Participatory Integrated Water Resources Management-From Concepts to Actions’. The topics for the two Questions, Special Session, Symposium and Seminar along with other relevant information are available at ICID website: www.icid.org.
Integrated water resources management is an issue of very high significance as it involves national and global assets of great socio-cultural, ecological and economic values. The prevailing system of uncoordinated water resources management cannot sustain the ever increasing water needs of the various expanding sectors, therefore, a strategy must be sought to integrate the various sectoral needs against the available water resources in order to attain both economic and ecological sustainability. Participatory approach with the stakeholders needs to be established on several key issues. Capacity building of stakeholders on water natural resources management policies, water rights and enforcement of laws would be an important input for a participatory integrated water resources management where roles and responsibilities have to be ironed out.
Contact:
Conference Secretarial: 506 WAPDA House, Lahore, Pakistan.
Tel: +92 42 9202506
Fax: +92 42 9202154,
E-mail: icid@icid2008.org
IV International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management
15-18 October, 2008
Thessaloniki, Greece
Objectives of the symposium
The aim of the IV International Symposium on Transboundary Water Management (TWM IV) is threefold:
1. To assess the state of the art and the progress recently made in the sustainable management of transboundary waters by different disciplines such as law, socio-economics and water science.
2. To review current major international programmes concerned with the assessment and management of transboundary water resources.
3. To promote interdisciplinary approaches for integrated transboundary water resources management.
Symposium themes
The main topic of the symposium is Transboundary Surface Waters and Shared Aquifers. The following, specific topics will be developed in depth either for surface and ground waters separately, or in combination. Papers will be presented and discussed in separate thematic workshops followed by plenary debates and exchanges of views on inter and trans-disciplinary approaches.
Ø Common Monitoring Networks
Ø Sharing Data and Information
Ø Remote Sensing, Cooperative Modeling & Simulation
Ø International Political Issues, Decision Making & Conflict Resolution
Ø Involving Stakeholders in Transboundary Areas
Ø Institutional & Legal Issues
Ø Transboundary Water Economics
Ø Planning under Climate Change
Ø EU Policy in Transboundary Water Issues
Ø Education and Training, with an emphasis on shared aquifers
Contact details
For submission of abstracts and papers Form A
Ganoulis, J. e-mail: iganouli@civil.auth.gr
Pre-registration Form B and other organisational matters
Conference Secretariat (see below)
Conference secretariat:
Topline Travel & Tourism
27 Tsimiski Steet
54624 Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: (+30) 2310 252 103 or (+30) 2310 252 105
Fax: (+30) 2310 252 104 or (+30) 2310 252 107
E-mail: info@toplinetravel.gr
International Convention on Water Resources Development and Management
23-26 October 2008
BITS Pilani Rajasthan, India
The International convention on Water Resources Development and Management has been scheduled during October 23-26, 2008 at BITS Pilani Rajasthan. The convention plans to have a two day conference and a two day workshop. The technical sessions in the conference include Water Resources Development and Management, Technology Advancement as well as Socio economic aspects. The Workshop will focus on alternate water resource management schemes, optimization models, public awareness means, field visits etc. The proposed convention will be of immense interest and benefit to academicians, researchers, NGOs, Consultants, State and Central Government Administrators from Pollution Control Boards, Power Generation - Ground Water – Irrigation – Urban Water Supply & Sewerage departments.
Several alumni of the Institute have been passionate about water. Vijay Kedia Mechanical engineer from BITS Pilani is a celebrity for pioneering rain water harvesting in Aurangabad Maharashtra. Proud to be BITSians Gyanendra Singh, SN Sanwal, Kushal Sacheti, Pradeep Bishnoi and Rajiv Gupta have been spearheading the CDDT at BITS Pilani.
For more details about the convention contact Dr Ajit Pratap Singh aps@bits-pilani.ac.in and apsbits@gmail.com
IAH 2008 Toyoma: Integrating Groundwater Science and Human Well-Being
26-31 October 2008
Toyama, Japan
The XXXVI Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) in Toyama, Japan will be hosted by the Japanese IAH Chapter. The Congress will address issues of human well-being which depend upon the study and understanding of groundwater science. Human security, eco-security, environmental security or food security, especially under climate change, are becoming major concerns in the world. Groundwater development and management are one of the key factors to ensure a sustainable society and preserve human well-being. The XXXVI IAH Congress will promote scientific understanding of groundwater and related subjects through discussions and knowledge exchange. UNESCO-IHP will co-convene two sessions, on "Groundwater and Natural/Man Induced Disasters" and on "Groundwater under Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts on Groundwater Resources".
(Source: http://www.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/~IAH2008/)
International Symposium on Multiple-Use Water Services
04-06 November 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This symposium is being organized by the MUS (Multiple Use Services) Group and the RiPPLE (Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region) research consortium. Multiple-use water services (MUS) is a consumer-oriented approach to water service delivery that takes people’s multiple water needs as a starting point and involves planning, finance and management of integrated water services for multiple domestic and productive uses.
Target audience: professionals from the water sector (irrigation, water supply, water resources), particularly researchers, policy makers, practitioners and donors.
Symposium objectives:
Ø Provide a platform for sharing and consolidating experiences and lessons learnt on different aspects of providing multiple-use water services, including technologies, financial models, institutional arrangements, support mechanisms, and impacts, and;
Ø Discuss implications for taking the MUS approach forward, in different areas such as implementation, research, capacity development and policy.
Contact:
symposium@musgroup.net or visit;
http://www.musgroup.net/page/746
06 November 2008
9 am to 6 pm, plus optional evening buffet
Central London: ICE, One Gt George Street. SW1P 3AA
This international seminar will unpack irrigation/water use efficiency and productivity as a contested subject. The topic of irrigation efficiency and productivity is of critical significance if developing countries (commonly where irrigation depletes 70-90% of freshwater) are to better manage water and provide opportunities for the re-allocation of water from irrigation to other pressing needs. Irrigation sits at the heart of this reallocation imperative because of the widespread belief that surface irrigation is largely inefficient, and that spare water can be freed up - or a "water footprint" reduced - by making savings. However, these beliefs are predicated upon how scientists and society account for water use, withdrawals, productivity and efficiencies at the field, system and basin level - ideas that are being reconsidered by researchers at universities, IWMI, ICID, FAO and other international organisations.
Who is presenting?
Presenters from IWMI and eight different USA & European universities & institutes. Particularly, David Molden, editor of "Water for Food, Water for Life," will be key speaker on “A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture”.
(Source: http://www1.uea.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.80264!/icid%20uea%20meeting%20nov%2008.pdf)
15-22 March 2009
Istanbul, Turkey
The World Water Forum, which is organized by the WWC every three years in collaboration with the authorities of the host country, is the largest international event in the field of water.
15,000 people from 150 countries are expected to attend the 5th Forum to discuss issues and solutions regarding water in the world.
(Source: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=1842)
Investment in Agricultural Water for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (Synthesis Report)
Although the world as a whole is roughly on track to reach the MDG targets, Sub-Saharan Africa is unlikely on present trends to do so. If nothing changes, the absolute number of poor in the region will continue to increase and by 2015 close to one half of the world’s poor will live in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is generally recognized that agricultural water could make a substantial contribution towards poverty reduction and economic growth. Yet, there has been less agricultural water development to date in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any other region.
This report summarizes past experiences of agricultural water investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report analyses the contribution to date of agricultural water management to poverty reduction and growth in the region, the reasons for its slow expansion and apparently poor track record, as well as the ways in which increased investment in agricultural water management could make a sustainable contribution to further poverty reduction and growth
A Collaborative Program of AfDB, FAO, IFAD, IWMI and The World Bank
199 pages
Published by World Bank
Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health
UNEP’s GEMS/Water Programme has produced a new version of Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health, 2nd Edition. The purpose of the new edition is to introduce the basic concepts of water quality and how they are related to ecosystem and human health, and to present an overview and assessment of current and upcoming global water quality issues with examples from around the world. The book also includes a new chapter highlighting how ecohydrology can serve to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals in water and sanitation. The target audience includes academia, research scientists, and water practitioners, and the book can serve as a background to water assessments being conducted at both regional and global scales. The data and analyses presented in the book are derived almost entirely from GEMStat, the global water quality database accessible at www.gemstat.org. These data are a vital contribution to monitoring progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals and World Summit on Sustainable Development targets on water and sanitation. Indeed, there is evidence that the quality of water resources is improving in some parts of the world.
The key messages arising from the report are:
1. Aquatic ecosystem and human health depend on the physical, chemical and biological composition of water. Human activities have the greatest impact on the quality of water resources, even in remote areas;
2. Impaired aquatic ecosystem health can lead to impaired human health and economic decline, as a result of changes in biological productivity, community species shifts, chemical and microbial contamination, and physical alterations to a water body;
3. Restoration of some impaired aquatic ecosystems has been demonstrated to varying degrees in different parts of the world, including damage caused by acidification and eutrophication;
4. Climate variability, biotic invasions and the introduction of new chemicals and microbes to water bodies continuously pose new threats to aquatic ecosystem health that must be addressed by regulatory authorities at local, national and global scales;
5. Ecohydrology, as a component of Integrated Water Resource Management, presents an emerging opportunity to achieve the water and sanitation MDGs; and
6. Baseline monitoring data for aquatic ecosystems is a priority. Long-term monitoring is also required to track the effectiveness of policies and interventions.
The future of water quality at local, regional, and global scales depends on investments of individuals, communities, and governments at all levels to ensure that water resources are protected and managed in a sustainable manner.
Book: $25 per copy
Contact person:
Dr. Pawel Bijok – bijok@post.pl
(source: http://www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl/)
The Adaptiveness of IWRM provides new insights and knowledge on the challenges and solutions that current water management faces in a situation of complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on the available results from a wide range of European research projects under several framework programmes, the book provides an overview of the state of the art in European research on Integrated Water Resources Management on the topics of Participation, Tran boundary regimes, Economics, Vulnerability, Climate change, Advanced monitoring, Spatial planning, and the Social dimensions of water management. The achievements of EU research projects are considered in view of the extent to which IWRM responds to the current complexity and uncertainty water management is facing. These achievements are positioned in a wider context of worldwide developments in the respective topics which account for the future challenges. From this, the book concludes with the required focus of European research in the near future and promotes the concept of Adaptive Water Management as the preferred direction for the development of IWRM.
The book presents the achievements of European IWRM research on a range of water management topics and offers conclusions and recommendations for research foci that will be invaluable to water managers, policy-makers and academic researchers working in the field of IWRM.
Authors / Editors: Jos G. Timmerman, Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Jorn Moltgen
Price: £ 70.00 / US$ 140.00 / € 105.00
IWA Members Price: £ 52.50 / US$ 105.00 / € 78.75
Print ISBN: 1843391724
Format: Pages: 200 Paperback
(Source:
http://www.environmentalexpert.com/resulteachpublication.aspx?cid=5302&codi=4795#)
Fellowship and funding opportunities
University of Groningen PhD Fellowship
Selection criteria
Target group: PhD degree
Purpose: Research
Field of study: All
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria , American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla , Antigua And Barbuda , Argentina , Armenia , Aruba , Azerbaijan, Bahamas , Bahrain , Bangladesh, Barbados , Belarus , Belize , Benin , Bermuda, Bhutan , Bolivia , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Botswana , Bouvet Island , Brazil, Brunei , Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi , Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands , Central African Republic , Chad , Chile , China , Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands , Colombia , Comoros , Conch Republic , Congo, Democratic Republic of the , Cook Islands , Costa Rica , Croatia , Cuba , Cyprus, Djibouti , Dominica , Dominican Republic , East Timor , Ecuador , Egypt , El Salvador , Equatorial Guinea , Eritrea , Estonia , Ethiopia , Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam , Guatemala, Guinea , Guinea Bissau, Guyana , Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India , Indonesia, Iran , Iraq , Israel, Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), Jamaica , Japan , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Kiribati, Kuwait , Kyrgyzstan, Laos , Latvia , Lebanon , Lesotho , Liberia , Libya, Lithuania , Macau , Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi , Malaysia , Maldives, Mali, Malta , Marshall Islands , Martinique , Mauritania , Mauritius , Mayotte , Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova , Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco , Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia , Nauru , Nepal , Netherlands Antilles , New Caledonia , Nicaragua, Niger , Nigeria , Niue , Norfolk Island , North Korea , Northern Mariana Islands, Oman , Pakistan, Palau , Panama , Papua New Guinea , Paraguay , Peru, Philippines , Pitcairn Island , Poland , Polynesia, Puerto Rico, Qatar , Reunion, Romania, Russia , Rwanda, S.Georgia & S. Sandwich Isls. , Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia , Saint Pierre And Miquelon , Saint Vincent & Grenadines , Samoa, San Marino , Sao Tome And Principe , Saudi Arabia , Senegal , Serbia, Seychelles , Sierra Leone, Slovakia , Slovenia , Solomon Islands , Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan , Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands , Swaziland , Syria , Taiwan, Tajikistan , Tanzania , Thailand, Togo , Tokelau, Tonga , Trinidad And Tobago , Tunisia , Turkey , Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands , Tuvalu , Uganda , Ukraine , United Arab Emirates, Uruguay , Uzbekistan , Vanuatu , Venezuela , Vietnam , Virgin Islands , Wallis And Futuna Islands , Yemen , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Montenegro.
Eligible candidates:
Junior Ph.D. researchers who conduct Ph.D. research within the scope of a cooperation between the University of Groningen and an institution in a developing country.
Value and purpose of grant:
The journeys to the Netherlands and back home are included in the scholarship grant. Travel costs, travel insurance, airport taxes, living allowance, settling allowance etc.
Grant award period: Maximum of six months
each year within a four-year period.
Other details: Candidates from a
university that has signed a cooperation agreement with
the University of Groningen will be given preferential
treatment.
Grant provider: University of Groningen
Application procedure: For information on how to apply, see
Applications must include:
Ø A research proposal. This proposal should include:
Ø A clear research question;
Ø A short description of current developments in the chosen area of research;
Ø A plan for the work;
Ø A survey of relevant literature;
Ø A list of the applicant's publications;
Ø References.
For additional information see:http://www.rug.nl/let/voorzieningen/int
ernationalOffice/handleiding/beurzenEnFondsen/phd_fellowship_programme_rug
Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University van Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. As from September 2007, outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
The tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students will rise considerably in the academic year 2007-2008. The Amsterdam Merit Scholarships (AMS) however are specifically designed by the University van Amsterdam to offer talented and hard-working non-EU/EEA students the possibility to pursue a degree in one of the academic fields covered by the UvA. The AMS programme is highly selective: only applicants with excellent study results and motivation may receive a scholarship.
Target group: Undergraduate, Bachelor's degree
Purpose: Study
Field of study: Arts and Humanities, Education and Teacher Training, Environmental Science, Fine and applied arts, Law, Communication, Mathematics and computer science, Medical and health sciences, Natural sciences, Social and behavioral sciences, Business administration and management.
Countries: Bouvet Island, Brazil, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan , Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Conch Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada , Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea , Guinea Bissau, Guyana , Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran , Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius , Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand , Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Polynesia, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Russia , Rwanda, S.Georgia & S. Sandwich Isls. , Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro.
Requirements for Eligibility:
Candidates wishing to take part in the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship programme must meet the following requirements:
Ø Hold a non-EU/EEA passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans ("Studiefinanciering"; for more information please refer to: www.ib-groep.nl). The scholarship office should be notified as soon as possible of any change in nationality, type of residence permit, and/or possible “Studiefinanciering” support, throughout the academic year.
Ø
Be
fully admitted to a degree programme at the Universiteit
van Amsterdam which is registered at the Central
Register of Higher Education Programmes (CROHO; for more
information refer to: www.ib-groep.nl).
For more information about general application
requirements, please consult the individual programme
descriptions at www.uva.nl/isp for study programmes
taught in English, or www.uva.nl/application for study
programmes taught in Dutch. Scholarship continuation is
not guaranteed when a candidate changes his or her
degree programme.
Ø Be admitted to a bachelor's or master's programme at the Universiteit van Amsterdam for the first time. AMS will not be awarded to candidates who are admitted for a second bachelor's or master's programme at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Ø Be able to comply with Dutch visa regulations (follow the link to the IND website below).
Ø Be enrolled at the UvA as full-time student for the academic year and the programme for which the scholarship is awarded.
Ø The candidate should not receive a full coverage scholarship for the same period of study as the AMS scholarship. Notify the scholarships office when another full scholarship such as HSP, Alban, NFP, etc. has been awarded and which scholarship has been chosen to accept.
Ø Scholarship continuation for subsequent year(s) of study depends upon satisfactory study progress. The programme you will be enrolled in, as it depends on the curriculum and rules and regulations of the department, sets the standard for satisfactory progress, the time and manner in which progress will be measured. Please be advised that you are expected to gain approximately 80% of credits in any one year.
Value and Purpose of Grant: Depends
on Faculty
Grant Award Period: Depends on Faculty
Closing Date: Depends on Faculty
Grant Provider: University van Amsterdam
Application Procedure: The faculties and international schools award scholarships themselves; as such regulations may vary. Students interested in an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship may contact the faculty or international school offering the study program of their choice for more information: www.uva.nl/ams
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Program
The Erasmus Mundus program is a co-operation and mobility program in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. It also provides EU-funded scholarships for third country nationals participating in these Masters Courses, as well as scholarships for EU-nationals studying at Partner universities throughout the world.
Selection Criteria
Target group: Master's degree, Bachelor's degree
Purpose: Study, Research
Field of study: All
Countries: Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil , Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China , Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Conch Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi , Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Polynesia, Puerto Rico, Qatar , Reunion, Russia, Rwanda, S.Georgia & S. Sandwich Isls. , Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro.
Eligible Candidates: The selection criteria are set by the consortium which offers the masters. Each consortium may appoint a small number of scholars for a scholarship. Candidates should apply directly to the Erasmus Mundus program.
Grant Information
Value and purpose of grant: The contribution from the European Union for an Erasmus Mundus scholar is 13.000 euro for a period of three months.
Closing date: Annual calls for the submission of applications state deadlines and other requirements or priorities, where and if relevant.
Grant provider: European Union
Application Procedure: Applications can only be submitted online at the participating consortium.
See for additional information:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
Should further assistance be needed, you may contact the National Structure through the email: erasmusmundus@nuffic.nl or EAC-Erasmus-Mundus@cec.eu.int
The financial contribution of the European Union to the Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the academic year 2007-2008 will be 62.6 million Euros.
CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING
Service Oriented Management for Irrigation Systems (SOMIS)
01 September 2008 to 01 January 2009
UNESCO-IHE and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Duration: 4 months
Course Fee: €550
Brief description
Service oriented management of irrigation systems is gaining ever-increasing attention globally due to greater emphasis on improving the performance of irrigation systems while making them ecologically and socio-economically sustainable. The key to achieve this largely lies in effective operation, maintenance and management of irrigation systems by adopting a user-centered and user-driven approach.
Learning objectives
Centered on the same notion, this SOMIS course has the objective to educate the participants about:
1. Basic principles, significance, and concepts of Service Oriented Management of Irrigation Systems;
2. Key activities and processes associated with service oriented management in real field situations; and
3. Physical, economic, and institutional requisites for service oriented management.
As the expected outcomes, the participants will learn and understand how to:
1. Formulate objectives for irrigation, define different levels of water delivery service, design water delivery systems, and estimate related costs;
2. Identify physical, economic, and institutional constraints and gaps to instigate appropriate measures;
3. Prepare a service agreement and design an action plan for its implementation; and
4. Monitor and evaluate the performance of the irrigation systems.
Target group
Irrigation system management professionals
This course is designed for mid-level professionals and water managers who are engaged or aspire to engage into sustainable, service-oriented, and participatory management of irrigation systems. It encompasses both surface and groundwater schemes. Participants may be from organizations, regional or national governments, involved in the different aspects of irrigation system management, non-governmental organizations, companies or universities and who do not have the time and other resources to take a course that lasts several weeks abroad.
Partners
The course is jointly offered by UNESCO-IHE and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Contact
Roberto Clemente, AIT
E-Mail:(clemente@ait.ac.th)
Sylvain Perret, AIT/CIRAD
E-Mail: (sylvain@ait.ac.th, sylvain.perret@cirad.fr)
"2008 Integrated Water Resources Management Advanced International Training Programme"
11 August-2 September 2008 (Sweden)
17-28 November 2008 (Lao PDR)
The objective of the training programme is to support and stimulate the development of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the participants’ home countries, and to encourage the participants to involve in and contribute to networking on IWRM. The programme consists of 5 and a half weeks of scheduled training distributed in two different phases, 3 and a half weeks training in Stockholm, Sweden, from August 11 - September 2, 2008, and 2 weeks training in Lao PDR, from November 17-28, 2008. Deadline for applications is 18 March 2008.In addition to the scheduled training, participants will undertake an Individual Project, on a part time basis in their home organizations, starting 6 weeks before the training in Sweden and to be completed within 8 weeks after the regional training.
For more information please visit the website:
www.siwi.org or
www.rambollnatura.se.
This
training program is being organized by
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency in
collaboration with International Water Management
Institute, and SIWI.
Contact
David
Trouba
Communications Director
Stockholm International Water Institute
Drottninggatan 33
11151
Stockholm
SWEDEN
Tel: +46 8 522 139 89
Fax: +46 73 914 39 89
Spate Irrigation and Water Management under Drought and Water Scarcity
10-21 September 2008
UNESCO-IHE
Spate irrigation is an ancient form of water harvesting and managing unpredictable and sometimes destructive flash floods for crop and livestock production. The system is unique to semi arid and arid areas where it has existed for over 70 centuries. Today spate irrigation is still the major source of livelihood for many poor communities in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, whereas the area under spate irrigation is on the increase in the Horn of Africa and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Learning objectives
Upon competition of the course, the participants will be able to:
Ø Comprehend best global and regional practices in spate irrigation, taking a broad integrated water resource management view;
Ø Draw spate irrigation development and management plans covering technical designs, institutional arrangements, socio-economic, environmental and legislative attributes;
Ø Understand alternative approaches for diverting spate flows – looking at where to divert flows, how to handle high floods and manage floods with high or detrimental sediment loads;
Ø Design and manage, operate and maintain alternative on farm structures the likes of controlled field intakes, overflow structures, in-field ditches and bunds and assess their effects on field water management and soil moisture conservation;
Ø Systematically analyze the impact of alternative field management, soil moisture conservation, and agronomic practices such as pre-season and post-irrigation ploughing, repair of field bunds, mulching, intercropping, alternate cropping, on crop yields;
Ø Grasp various experiences of groundwater recharge in spate irrigation - in particular, the effect - positive or negative - of different water distribution and spreading hydraulic structures and strategies on groundwater levels;
Ø Conceptualize and apply some moisture storage and irrigation water requirement and scheduling models;
Ø Link engineering and management improvements with changes in water governance and local organization.
Target group
Participants are invited from government and non-government institutions and universities directly or indirectly engaged in the broader field of land and water development with particular emphasis in spate irrigation development and water resources management. Participants should at least have a BSc degree in any land and water development field and a good basic knowledge of spate irrigation practices and principles. Computer literacy is highly preferred.
Additional information
The course consists of lectures, case studies and group work assignments. It is organized into six modules:
- Introduction: overview of spate irrigation system development and management concepts and practices;
- Spate hydrology and engineering;
- Soil and water conservation and management;
- Organization and water governance;
- Spate irrigation agronomy;
- Case studies and group assignments.
Duration of course is 2 weeks. Course fee is €1360 Euro.
For further information and registration please contact:
Ms. Claudia Brakel,
Registration Officer (c.brakel@unesco-ihe.org)
Tel: +31 (0)15-2151720, or
Abraham Mehari Haile, PhD,MSc,
Coordinator (a.meharihaile@unesco-ihe.org)
Tel: +31 (0)15 2151824.
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The International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management
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Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-41-2656333 Fax: +92-41-2656444
Email: ibaig@inpim.org or wiqbal@inpim.org