Events
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18-20 Feb 2020 – KOZHIKODE, KERALA, INDIA
IIIrd INDIAN NATIONAL GROUNDWATER CONFERENCE (INGWC-2020)
Groundwater Resources Management for Sustainable Development with the Special Emphasis on Coastal and Urban Environment. CWRDM is organizing the Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) to discuss the 'Groundwater Resources Management for Sustainable Development with the Special Emphasis on Coastal and Urban Environment’ at CWRDM, Kozhikode, Kerala, India during 18th to 20th February 2020 (Pre-conference workshop on Groundwater Modeling will be held on 17th February). The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) will host the conference in collaboration with AGGS (India), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), NIT Calicut and GEOFORUM (MS), India.The seminar will have different themes and offer inter disciplinary plenary lectures, invited talks, parallel oral and poster presentations.
Price: USD 250
Organised by CWRDM, KOZHIKODE,KERALA,INDIA.
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26-28 Feb 2020 – Roorkee, India
Roorkee Water Conclave
Hydrological Aspects of Climate Change. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and the National Institute of Hydrology have jointly decided to start a biennual Roorkee Water Conference.
Keeping in view the importance of the potential impact of climate change on the water sector, the first Roorkee Water Conference will be on Hydrological Aspects of Climate Change. It will be held at IIT Roorkee during Feb 26 – 28, 2020.Price: USD 300
Organised by IIT Roorkee and NIH Roorkee.
http://www.iitr.ac.in/rwc2020/index.html 
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5-8 Mar 2020 – Delhi, India
36th International Geological Congress
The International Geological Congress is a mega event organised every four years. The next edition – the 36th – will be organised in Delhi, India, March 2-8, 2020. The Congress has 45 themes, covering practically all aspects of Planet Earth, has > 60 field trips, a GeoExpo, and a variety of other programs.
Each theme has several symposia each with many sessions. Abstracts should be submitted to the Congress website (www.36igc.org). Take the opportunity to participate in/organise a workshop or short course and also to look around India, enjoy its culture and culinary specialties, its art and architecture, its history and heritage!
Thanks to the munificence of the Government of India, we are able to offer a Geohost Support Program that is unprecedented in the history of IGC! We will be providing 1000 free registrations, 1000 airfares and 1000 local hospitality packages to geoscientists/ geoscience students. These will be provided either as full or partial support. So, hurry up and apply online for a Geohost grant!
Please visit our website www.36igc.org for all the details and more.
Revised deadline for abstract submission: October 31, 2019.
Revised deadline for Early Bird registration: November 30, 2019.Price: See fees on website
Organised by IGC.
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16-19 Mar 2020 – Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
The 2nd International conference on Water Resources in Arid Areas (WRAA2020) in Oman
(1) Subsurface hydrology; (2) Salinization and irrigation practices; (3) Climate change and water resources; (4) Economics and management of wastewater; (5) Water desalination and purification technologies; (6) Aflaj and traditional water systems; (7) Hydroinformatics; (8) Urban water. The 2nd International conference on Water Resources in Arid Areas (WRAA2020) will be held on March 16-19, 2020 at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Both oral and poster presentations will be held during the conference. Submission of abstracts and papers can be done through links on conference website. This conference calls for contributions from interested individuals or institutions. Presentation and paper topics include but are not limited to: (1) Subsurface hydrology; (2) Salinization and irrigation practices; (3) Climate change and water resources; (4) Economics and management of wastewater; (5) Water desalination and purification technologies; (6) Aflaj and traditional water systems; (7) Hydroinformatics; (8) Urban water.
All the WRAA2020 accepted papers will be published by Springer. Springer will submit the proceedings to Web of Knowledge and Scopus for indexing. Excellent papers will be selected by conference editors and published as two special issues in the Journal of Arid Land (2018 IF: 1.357) and Earth Systems and Environment (Indexed in Scopus since June 2019). Authors of high-quality papers (determined by the editors) may be supported for the conference participation. You may publish your papers with or without attending the conference.
Important due dates:
Abstract submission: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract acceptance notification: Nov 1, 2019
Paper submission: Dec 15, 2019
Paper acceptance notification: Jan 31, 2020
Conference Registration: Jan 15, 2020
Thank you for your support in advance and look forward to your participation in the conference.
Kind Regards,
Organizing Committee, WRAA2020
wraa2020@gmail.com.Price: USD 150-200
Organised by Water Research Center at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources in Oman.
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22 Mar 2020 – Worldwide
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29 Mar - 2 Apr 2020 – Caserta, Italy
MinWat 2020
3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation. The MinWat 2020 Conference will represent an exceptional opportunity to update knowledge about each MinWat core investigation activity among earth scientists from national and international institutions.
The three main scientific topics of the conference will be the following:
A. Hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and hydrogeophysics - Origin, protection, and management of mineral and thermal waters
B. Bottled waters - Market and demand
C. Mineral and thermal waters - Health issues, balneology, balneotherapy, and balneotechnics.Organised by Organised by IAH Commission on Mineral and Thermal Water (IAH CMTW), IAH National Chapter of Italy (IAHItaly), University of Campania, University of Napoli, University of Padova, University of Tuscia and Ferrarelle spa.
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1-3 Apr 2020 – Tempe, Arizona, USA
BSMAR 17: 17th Biennial Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge
Resilience through recharge and recovery. This conference is a collaborative effort between the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) and the Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) of California. BSMAR 17 will feature oral presentations, poster presentations, an awards luncheon, field trips and optional workshops the day prior to the symposium.
Organised by Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) and the Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) of California.
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28-30 Apr 2020 – Asmara, Eritrea
National Conference on Climate Resilient Water Supply and Water Resources Management in Eritrea
Water Resources Development; Water Resources Monitoring; Water Resources Mahagement. Background
Eritrea has made progress over the past few decades in improving access to water. However, significant gaps remain. Addressing these gaps is essential to the protection and well-being of communities, as well as to improving public health, reducing poverty, and advancing the social and economic development of Eritreans.
The Government of the State of Eritrea is committed to ensuring that all people enjoy enough quality water and it also gives water top priority in all development initiatives and across all ministries and sectors. According to the Eritrea Population and Health Survey 2010 (EPHS), 49.9 percent of the rural population had access to improved water supplies, compared to 72.9 per cent of the urban population, averaging 57.9 per cent nationally. The coverage of improved drinking water increased to 68.7 per cent nationally in 2018.
Eritrea also launched one of the most successful water supply initiatives during this period, investing in the large-scale development of water systems capitalizing on rainwater. Building on and sustaining the progress achieved during the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) period is critical to reaching the 2030 SDGs.
Given that Eritrea is prone to severe drought, food insecurity, increasingly extreme rainfall patterns, and higher temperatures, UNICEF is one of the partners supporting the government of Eritrea to implement climate resilient WASH interventions as part of the 2019-2030 OneWASH strategy and investment plan. WASH sector bottleneck analysis conducted in 2018 identified limited data and information on water resources potential, use, monitoring and management, and inadequate technology, innovations and products for water resources development, monitoring and management as the main challenges facing the water sector in the country.
Objective
The overall objective of the conference is to share with development partners the challenges and opportunities for WASH provision in Eritrea, strategic shifts, and resources required to achieve SDG targets related to water supply and leave on behind. Specifically, the conference seeks to achieve:
1. Share experience and knowledge on equity focus, including gender responsive, water supply and water resources management in Eritrea.
2. Create a platform for the government, UN agencies, private companies, academic and research institutions, development partners and others to explore potential collaboration and partnership to exploit, develop and monitor water resources in Eritrea,
3. Explore the possible use of innovations and technology to enhance the monitoring and development of water sources.
4. Draw key recommendations on the way forward aligned with the 2019-2030 OneWASH strategy and investment plan.
Expected outcomes
• A better understanding of the water resources potential of Eritrea and climate-resilient actions essential to the future sustainability of water sources in the country
• Strategic partnerships and collaborations initiated to develop better, monitor and manage water resources in Eritrea
• Technologies, innovations, and products identified for water resources mapping, development, monitoring, and management
If you want to attend the conference to present paper/poster, product, technology, and innovation, kindly express your interest by completing a simple form (https://tinyurl.com/s85dxq6) or write directly to ertwaterconference@unicef.org by 20 January 2020.Organised by GoSE and UNICEF Eritrea.
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11-15 May 2020 – Daegu, Korea
IWRA’s XVII World Water Congress
Foundations for Global Water Security and Resilience: Knowledge, Technology and Policy. IWRA’s World Water Congress is the largest congress of its type – bringing together international water researchers and policy practitioners - and has taken place once every three years since 1973. It is a great international event to share your latest work, and to better understand the latest developments in water resource management from other parts of the world. It offers a unique networking opportunity for scientists to inform policy development, and for policy practitioners to steer upcoming research. The theme of water security and resilience is a critical issue for researchers and practitioners everywhere, as we face increasing uncertainty due to climate change, population growth and urbanisation. It is also an occasion for national and international institutions to present through special sessions their latest projects, calling for feedback and collaboration in this work. The first World Water Congress to be held in East Asia; find out more about Korea's world leading water industry!.
Price: For Developing and Developed Countries
Organised by International Water Resources Association - IWRA.
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18-22 May 2020 – Porto, Portugal (ISEP Convention Centre)
Geoethics & Groundwater Management: theory and practice for a sustainable development
This joint international congress, alongside the International Association of Promoting Geothics (IAPG), is the first global event to tackle the many wide-reaching subjects of Geoethics in Groundwater management.
Taking place in Porto, Portugal on 18-22 May 2020, GEOETH&GWM’20 will convene groundwater specialists, scholars and professionals, as well as educators, students, and early career colleagues in a forum for discussing theory and practice, sharing values, knowledge, research, educational projects, best practices and strategies aiming at the responsible integrated management of groundwater resources for a resilient and sustainable future.
Abstract deadline: 15th November 2019. The organising teams are calling upon your submissions and participation, to take stock of philosophical and legal approaches, analysis of case studies from around the world, management models or proposals, educational views, innovative transdisciplinary knowledge, research or projects on responsible groundwater management.Organised by IAH Portugal Chapter / ISEP - School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto / IAH Spain Chapter.
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