Training
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10-16 Jan 2016 – Tunis
Groundwater flow system definition: natural manifestations and controls
Groundwater is a major water source presenting particular concern in arid and semi-arid areas of the world where groundwater resilience is questioned due to the decrease of recharge in response to climate variability. Frequently, groundwater is evaluated and monitored from the "aquifer unit" or the "surface watershed" perspectives which do not take into account the hydraulic connectivity of geological formations, and have sometimes led to inappropriate long-term groundwater management plans and policies. The Workshop aims to introduce the groundwater flow systems concept to ensure a practical, and realistic background to understanding,, managing and controlling groundwater and its related issues (contamination, subsidence, salinity, decrease of recharge, flooding, wetland and spring disappearance etc.). Observed environmental issues are presented as a key to understand groundwater flow functioning.
The Workshop will introduce basic tools and applicable proxies, with a view to constructing a reliable groundwater conceptual model that incorporates most field variables. This workshop intends to implement an interdisciplinary approach that has drawn notable success and worldwide recognition. The workshop is intended for students, academics, practitioners and professionals in government agencies and private institutions. The workshop will be conducted in English.Price: 300 Us dollars for international participants and 300 TND for Tunisian participants
Organised by The National Engineers School of Tunis (ENIT), University Al Manar, Tunisia, the Instituto de Geografía (Universidad National Autónoma de México), and with the support of the IAH Commissions on Regional Groundwater Flow and Groundwater Outreach.