Events
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3-5 Dec 2015 – Sousse, Tunisia
Impact of humans and climate on water quality in arid and semi-arid areas
The Laboratory of Radio-Analysis and Environment (LRAE) of the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS) is honoured to host the international colloquium “Impact of Human and Climate on water quality in arid and semi-arid areas” which will be held from 3 to 5 December 2015 in Sousse,Tunisia. The event will offer the opportunity to bring together the community of Tunisian and International researchers, practitioners, institution and government agencies concerned with water quality monitoring, assessment and management in arid and semi-arid regions. This colloquium will provide a forum for networking and discussion, while also presenting new advances on scientific research related to the implication of water pollution in rural and urban areas. Most of the Mediterranean rim countries are characterized by semi-arid climate and several also suffer regular water shortages aggravated by recurrent droughts with different degrees of frequency, intensity and severity. Therefore this fragile situation, with scarce and unevenly distributed freshwater resources, requires scientists, policy makers and civil society to act in a coordinated manner in order to tackle challenges posed by climate change, growing demand for water in agricultural and urban development, as well as expanding tourism industry in the Mediterranean basin.
The event is framed within LRAE activities and the Marie Curie Marie Curie Actions fellowship project (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOFn. 327287) currently implemented at the National School of Engineering of Sfax (ENIS), Tunisia in collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE) in Italy.Price: 150 euro
Organised by Laboratory of Radio-Analysis and Environment (LRAE) of the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS), Tunisia.
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