Politik
Management of Water in a Changing World
The international conference will take place from 12. - 13. October 2011in Dresden. The aim is to place research findings on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the context of international experience and thus derive “lessons learnt and develop innovative ideas for the future.
06.10.2011
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Water is essential for all forms of life. It is a fundamental resource necessary for human well-being and ecosystem functioning. At the same time, water is a resource under considerable pressure through increasing water demand, global change and a multitude of water use conflicts. Thus the sustainable management of water is a key issue in future societal development.
The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has gained wide acceptance as a successful way to tackle these challenges. The aim is to promote economic and social development by addressing and balancing diverse water use interests, while simultaneously safeguarding water resources. However, current water management practices are far from fulfilling these objectives for different reasons. In some cases, adequate management structures and techniques are not available while in other cases existing management approaches fail in properly addressing the key problems.
In the research funding initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on Integrated Water Resources Management, results from science are put into practice. Significant effort in collaborative research projects and other international research activities aim at the development of adaptive and transferable water resources management tools.
The focus of the conference is to present the respective scientific results and real-world experiences of IWRM implementation in order to discuss lessons learnt and to explore innovative perspectives beyond IWRM. The conference will provide a great opportunity for scientists, practitioners, water managers and professionals from economy, administration, international agencies, private institutions and consulting establishments to come together to express their opinions and interests.
The palette of topics is broad, appealing to the full variety of actors. Innovative technologies and their implementation, the management of water resources under changing conditions, indicators for successful water resources management, instruments for decision support, problems of financing IWRM measures, governance preconditions for successful IWRM and Capacity Development strategies will all be discussed. The thematically diverse program will be accompanied by plenary discussions and key note lectures on fundamental issues of Integrated Water Resources Management.
Be part of 100 oral presentations in 20 technical sessions, 200 poster presentations, highly qualified international key note speeches of leading national and international experts and plenary discussions in one of the most beautiful locations at the river Elbe!
The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has gained wide acceptance as a successful way to tackle these challenges. The aim is to promote economic and social development by addressing and balancing diverse water use interests, while simultaneously safeguarding water resources. However, current water management practices are far from fulfilling these objectives for different reasons. In some cases, adequate management structures and techniques are not available while in other cases existing management approaches fail in properly addressing the key problems.
In the research funding initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on Integrated Water Resources Management, results from science are put into practice. Significant effort in collaborative research projects and other international research activities aim at the development of adaptive and transferable water resources management tools.
The focus of the conference is to present the respective scientific results and real-world experiences of IWRM implementation in order to discuss lessons learnt and to explore innovative perspectives beyond IWRM. The conference will provide a great opportunity for scientists, practitioners, water managers and professionals from economy, administration, international agencies, private institutions and consulting establishments to come together to express their opinions and interests.
The palette of topics is broad, appealing to the full variety of actors. Innovative technologies and their implementation, the management of water resources under changing conditions, indicators for successful water resources management, instruments for decision support, problems of financing IWRM measures, governance preconditions for successful IWRM and Capacity Development strategies will all be discussed. The thematically diverse program will be accompanied by plenary discussions and key note lectures on fundamental issues of Integrated Water Resources Management.
Be part of 100 oral presentations in 20 technical sessions, 200 poster presentations, highly qualified international key note speeches of leading national and international experts and plenary discussions in one of the most beautiful locations at the river Elbe!
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