From 2002-08-04 to 2002-08-07

Venue: Quality Røros Hotel
Røros, Norway

Summary:
The science of Hydrology deals with the study of natural hydrological processes, distribution and fluctuations in time and space, but also the changes due to human activities. Hydrological knowledge is essential for making optimal use of scarce water resources, but just as important is to study the effects of human activities on water resources and hydrological processes. This conference focus on the interaction between hydrology and human activities; both the use of hydrology for water resources planning, the study of negative consequences from water use and misuse, and methods to mitigate or remove such negative impacts.

Conference Themes:
- Hydropower Hydrology
- Urban Hydrology and Water supply
- Groundwater use and protection
- Agriculture, Forestry and water, Land-use changes
- Eco-Hydrology in regulated rivers and streams
- Water quality problems, pollution from mines
- Climate change and relation to Hydrology

Three special workshops are planned:
- Three decades with the HBV-model
- EU-Water Directive
- Soil and Ground Water Pollution induced by the Transport Industry.

Organizers: Norwegian Hydrological Council
Contact Name: Professor Ånund Killingtveit
E-mail: nhc-2002@adm.ntnu.no
URL: http://www.hydrologiraadet.no/nhk_nhc_2002_inv.htm