From 2006-04-24 to 2006-04-25

Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

Summary:

The purpose of this UNESCO-IHP-International Sediment Initiative (ISI) Workshop is to provide a forum for open discussion as well as to identify research needs and priority topics with respect to sediment-related issues in South and Southeast Asia. The venue in Bangkok has been selected to engage with the MRC for discussion of the main issues related to erosion, sediment transport and sedimentation in the Mekong River from the headwaters to the estuary. More specifically, the discussions will focus on watershed and channel processes and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of sedimentation in the region.

Agenda of the workshop

Monday, 24th of April 2006
• soil erosion
• river and lake sedimentation
• aggradation and degradation
• channel migration and riverbank protection
• dam construction and reservoir sedimentation
• floods and droughts vs. sedimentation and erosion
• impact of climate change.

Tuesday, 25th of April 2006
• drinking water supply
• water quality, health and the environment
• wetlands and wildlife
• logging and deforestation
• arable land degradation
• navigable waterways
• coastline shift.

Organizers: UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP); Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand; International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN); UNESCO’s Jakarta Office; United Nations University and the Mekong River Commission (MRC)
Contact Name: Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein and Tariq Zulficar
E-mail: knn.thein@unesco.org
URL: http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp/index.shtml