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18 October 2013 – 22 October 2013
The objectives of the symposium , which is sponsored by Wuhan University, International Water Resources Associationnï¼IWRA), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), are focused on global and regional water security guarantees, for basin water cycle and ecological hydrological ...
Wuhan and Yichang, Hubei, China
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22 Mar 2013
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. In 2013 World Water Day will share the topic of Water Cooperation. Celebrated since 1993, World Water Day has grown ...
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20 Dec 2012
Happy International Year of Water Cooperation! Happy 2013 from the IAP Secretariat!
The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water ...
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22 Jun 2012
Science Academies Working Together to Increase Global Access to Water and Sanitation ... São Paulo, Brazil, 25-28 June 2012
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25 June 2012 – 28 June 2012
The international symposium on "Enhancing Water Management Capacity in a Changing World: Science Academies working together to increase global access to water and sanitation" is jointly organized by IAP, InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) and the Brazilian ...
Fundação Memorial da América Latina
Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil
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14 May 2012
The Brazilian Academy of Sciences is organizing an International Symposium on Enhancing Water Management Capacity in a Changing World, São Paulo, Brazil, 25-28 June 2012. Follow the link for more information...
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16 Apr 2012
IANAS - the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences released a publication entitled "Water Diagnosis in the Americas" (Diagnóstico del agua en las américas) as part of the World Water Day celebrations. The publication, currently available in Spanish, can be ...
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21 Mar 2012
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. IAP works on water issues at the global and regional levels. An international symposium on Enhancing ...
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Mexican Academy of Sciences with Academies of Science of Brazil and Argentina, this project aims to build the championship by IAP member academies of water management issues in their home countries and share experiences and knowledge, especially on sustainable management of urban water cycles.
Topics: Environment, Water
Latest Update: 6 Dec 2011
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14 June 2011 – 18 June 2011
The Akademi Sains Malaysia is organizing the 22nd Pacific Science Congress in Kuala Lumpur from 14-18 June 2011. The meeting on the theme "Asia Pacific Science in the 21st Century: Meeting the Challengs of Global Change" will include discussions and debates on the changing climate, ...
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
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Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA), this project will implement activities to promote national and regional water demand management (WDM) and water supply management (WSM) strategies, with focus on the appropriate balancing of WSM and WDM, awareness raising amongst decision makers on the benefits of a comprehensive approach combining the two, and facilitating knowledge exchanges and partnership building.
Topics: Environment, Water
Latest Update: 7 Sep 2011
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Polish Academy of Sciences, in partnership with Academies of Science of Hungary, Israel and Slovakia, as well as a European network of IAP members (EASAC), the project aims to bring together the work of the IAP water programme and the LTER Europe to forge a common strategy for development of observatories, research, and infrastructure, monitoring long-term consequences, and investigating critical thresholds for socio-ecological systems.
Topics: Environment, Water
Latest Update: 7 Sep 2011
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Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS) as well as the African network of IAP members (NASAC). Water is a fundamental but diminishing resource for the world’s growing population. This project aims to promote understanding of the state of water resources in southern Africa and make recommendations for future planning and policymaking in the region.
Topics: Environment, Water, Development
Latest Update: 7 Sep 2011
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IANAS - the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences
Topics: Women in Science, Science Education, Water, Development
Project Type: Network
Latest Update: 7 Sep 2011
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Academy of Sciences of Guatemala, in partnership with the Academia de Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales de Venezuela and the Nicaraguan Academy of Sciences (ACN), this project will establish a working group on surface water management for the region to share research findings and national experiences and share methodologies and technologies used. The project will in particular establish methodologies to evaluate and prevent pollution of surface water and to increase the efficiency of its use.
Topics: Environment, Water
Latest Update: 7 Sep 2011
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30 June 2011 – 2 July 2011
The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) and National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (NAS KR) held a regional workshop on “The Roles of Academies of Sciences in Water and Energy Problems in Central Asia and Ways for Their Solution” from 30 June – 2 ...
National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (NAS KR)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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1 Jan 2007
The Akademi Sains Malaysia is organizing the 22nd Pacific Science Congress ifrom 14-18 June 2011 in Kuala Lumpur. The theme is on Asia Pacific Science in the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of Global Change, and includes topics such as climate, global change and ecosystems, oceans, ...
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Oceans play a critical role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing about a quarter of the CO2 emitted to the atmosphere from human activities;
The rapid increase in CO2 emissions since the industrial revolution has increased the acidity of the world’s ...
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