From 2005-12-26 to 2005-12-26

Venue: Alexandria, Egypt

Summary:
This conference will present the more recent technological and scientific developments associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources. It will be an opportunity to bring together scholars, scientists, experts and researchers with end users, managers, decision makers and stakeholders from universities, institutes, agencies and authorities from all over the world to discuss and develop a general framework for optimizing water resources management and control for sustainable development. The following topics will be addressed at the conference:
• Water supply and demand
• River basin management
• Drought, flood hazards and disasters
• Scarcity, security and sufficiency
• Ecology and ecosystem assessment
• Socio-economy and sustainability
• Reuse of drainage and waste water
• Decision support systems and risk assessments
• Environmental and isotope hydrology
• Water quality control and management
• GIS and remote sensing applications
• Waste water treatment and management
• Regional water resources management and planning

Organizers: Egyptian Water Resources Association (EWRA) in cooperation with Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt); Wessex Institute of Technology (UK); Desert Research Institute (USA); Disaster Control Research Centre (Japan); Water Research Centre (Egypt)
Contact Name:
E-mail: ewra2005@ewra.com
URL: http://www.ewra.com/pages/2005/contents.htm