• Understand major water challenges in coupled nature-human systems;
• Demonstrate current hydrological knowledge of models, tools and case studies to deal with water problems;
• Identify demand for hydrological innovation to meet the grand water challenges in different regions;
• Develop a multi-national and multi-disciplinary cooperation framework and statement  to provide capacity building, monitoring equipment, remote sensing techniques, and free software packages for developing countries, and to expand Panta Rhei as well as IAHS through establishing national committees and regional networks and increasing members in these counties.

IAHS 2017 SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY

10 – 14 JULY 2017

PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA

"WATER AND DEVELOPMENT: SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES IN ADDRESSING SOCIETAL ISSUES”

Papers from the following two sessions will be published as PIAHS volumes:

#1 Water security and the food-water-energy nexus: drivers, responses and feedbacks at local to global scales

#16 Water quality and sediment transport issues in surface water

Submission of abstracts for the various symposia and workshops is now open.

Conference Fees

Early Bird (up to April 30, 2017) - Euro 450

After May 1, 2017 - Euro 480

Abstract Submission fee - Euro 37

Students and young scientists from southern Africa can apply for sponsorship when they submit an abstract.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday 15th December 2016

Conference Website

Organisers Denis Hughes and Graham Jewitt 

The South African National Committee of the International Association of Hydrological Scientists (SANCIAHS) invites you to participate in the 2017 IAHS Scientific Assembly to be held from July 10-14 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The theme of the meeting is "Water and Development: scientific challenges in addressing societal issues” which is particularly appropriate in the context of an IAHS Scientific Assembly meeting being held for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa and is well aligned with the IAHS Panta Rhei.

The scientific programme will cover the following topics. Abstract submission will soon be open.


# Water security and the food-water-energy nexus: drivers, responses and feedbacks at local to global scales
# Hydrology and the Anthropocene
# Understanding spatio-temporal variability of water resources and the implications for IWRM in the semi-arid east and southern Africa
# Water Balance and Crop Water Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa Agricultural Watersheds
# Land use change impacts on water resources
# Water resources management and the competition/balance between humans and ecosystems (eco-hydrology)
# Measurements in the 21st century: innovation in hydrological observations
# Environmental and artificial tracers as indicators in hydrology
# Innovative ICT tools for water management and science
# Prediction in ungauged basins
# Modelling hydrological processes for prediction under change
# Probabilistic forecasts and land-atmosphere interactions to advance hydrological predictions
# Extreme events: links between science and practice
# Advances in cold-region hydrological models: Integration of process understanding and application to climate and landcover changes
# Operational snowmelt runoff modelling: Advances and prospects for water management
# Water quality and sediment transport issues in surface water
# Long-term evolution in catchment water quality
# Changing biogeochemistry of aquatic systems in the Anthropocene: inter-comparison of data and models for predicting water quality
# Advancements in modeling and characterization of aquifer
# Methodologies for risk assessment of groundwater contamination
# Quantifying uncertainty in hydrological systems: A Bayesian point of view
# Nonstationarity in Hydrology: Theories, Methods and Applications
# Multivariate statistics for hydrological application
# Stochastic hydrology: simulation and disaggregation models
# Graduate Schools in Water Sciences
# Facilitating Scientific contributions in water diplomacy and cooperation processes

Further information is available on the website: http://cwrr.ukzn.ac.za/iahs/call-for-papers/iahs-2017-in-south-africa---invitation 

NZHS/WMO/IAHR/IAHS
are pleased to present
INTERNATIONAL HYDROMETRY WORKSHOP
RECENT ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS

The WMO/IAHR/IAHS International Hydrometry Workshop on recent advances in technology and uncertainty analysis will be held in Queenstown, New Zealand on Monday 28 November 2016 as a workshop of the 56th New Zealand Hydrological Society & 37th Australian Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium joint conference. Lecturers from New Zealand, Japan, Korea, and France will present and discuss on recent advances in stream gauging techniques, air-borne measurements and uncertainty computations.
WHERE: Copthorne Hotel, Queenstown, NEW ZEALAND
WHEN: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2016 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
COST: $50 
REGISTRATIONS: http://nzhs2016.cloudaccess.host/programme/workshops.html 

Flyer   Schedule

The International Hydrology Prize is awarded annually by IAHS, with UNESCO and WMO, to two people who have made an outstanding contribution to hydrological science. More information, including previous awards, is available at  http://iahs.info/About-IAHS/Competition--Events/International-Hydrology-Prize.do.

Nominations for the Prize are made by National Committees to IAHS, National Committees to the UNESCO-IHP or National Hydrological Advisors to the WMO, and forwarded to the Secretary General of IAHS for consideration by the Nomination Committee. The Committee consists of the President and a Vice-President of IAHS and representatives of UNESCO and WMO. 

Two medals are awarded under the International Hydrology Prize: the Dooge medal and the Volker medal. Both medals are intended to distinguish outstanding achievements by hydrological scientists but with a different focus. The Dooge medal is aimed at fundamental contributions to the science of hydrology, whereas the Volker medal is aimed at outstanding applications of hydrological science for the benefit of society at large. 

The following applies to both the Dooge and Volker medals

• - The International Hydrology Prize shall be awarded to persons who have made outstanding contributions to hydrology such as confers on the candidate universal recognition of his or her international stature.
• - The contribution should have an identifiable international dimension extending beyond both the country of normal work and the specific field of interest of the candidate.
• - The medals may be awarded to hydrologists of long international standing or to younger but active hydrologists who exhibit qualities of international leadership in the science or practice of hydrology.
• - An active involvement in the work of IAHS and other international organizations in the field of hydrology should be counted as an advantage.

Specific considerations for the Dooge medal

• - The Dooge medal is particularly intended for hydrologists who have demonstrated scientific excellence, and have made fundamental contributions to the science of hydrology as evidenced by publications in the international scientific literature and other evidence of high standard.
• - Preference should be given to candidates who have recently exhibited outstanding international leadership in the science of hydrology.

Specific considerations for the Volker medal

• - The Volker medal is dedicated for hydrologists who have applied their research and hydrological expertise to the benefit of society, addressing issues of public interest and development.
• - Applications of hydrology to the benefit of developing countries would count as an advantage.
• - Preference should be given to candidates who have contributed through both scientific and practical work, and who have made outstanding contributions to the Hydrology community as demonstrated by active involvement in the work of IAHS or other international hydrological associations.

Nomination format and procedure

Nominations should be received by the Secretary General of IAHS no later than 31 December 2016 – Christophe Cudennec at [email protected]  – and consist of:

• - a (max. 2, pages A4 format) nomination letter signed by a National Representative to IAHS, the President of a national committee of UNESCO-IHP, or a National Hydrological Advisor to the WMO, with one sentence citation (max. 200 characters), and stating why the nominee is the most qualified person to receive the Volker or Dooge medal, paying attention to the medal's dedication specified above;
• - the nominee’s CV (max. 3 pages, A4 format) with an emphasis on the contribution to hydrological science and international scientific cooperation, providing clear information on the main criteria used for the evaluation and the specific considerations mentioned above.
• - a list of the major scientific publications (max. 2 pages, A4 format).

Nominations are expected from the world diversity, and equally for female and male candidates.

Evaluation criteria

a)      Outstanding contributions to hydrology evidenced by universal recognition of his or her international stature.

b)      Identifiable contributions with international dimensions extending beyond both the country of normal work and the specific field of interest of the candidate.

c)      For senior candidates prove of Hydrologists activities of long international standing, or for younger candidates, prove of being active hydrologists with qualities of international leadership in the science or practice of hydrology.

d)      Active involvement in the work of IAHS and other international organizations in the field of hydrology is counted as an advantage.

e)      Application of the hydrological research performed and the use of his/her expertise to the benefit of society and addressing issues of public interest and development.

f)       Applications of hydrology to the benefit of developing countries counts as an advantage.

In August 2012 UN-Water approved a new periodicity and structure for future World Water Development Reports (WWDR). The WWDR is now an annual thematic report with a focus on a different strategic water issues each year, produced by the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) in collaboration with UN-Water members and partners and possible other contributors.  At the UN-Water SPM meeting in August 2014, it was decided that the 2018 World Water Development Report would be on the theme of Nature based solutions for water.

WWAP prepared a background document describing the theme and its scope and a draft ‘storyline’ as well as a list of potential ‘main messages’ for the report. These were discussed at a workshop on 13-14 September 2016 at the WWAP’s offices near Perugia in Italy attended by some 40 participants from key organisations including FAO, UNDP, INWEH, UNIDO, IISA, IHE, IWMI, UNW, WaterLEX, Ramsar and UNESCO. IAHS was represented by Professor Mike Acreman (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), who is co-Editor of Hydrological Sciences Journal and Secretary IAHS Ltd. He suggested that IAHS could provide technical advice our understanding of hydrological processes that underpin nature-based solutions for water (including floods and droughts, improving water quality, managing sediments, conserving river ecosystems); this was welcomed by WWAP. He also proposed the use of natural capital as concept to help explain nature-based solutions to politicians and business leaders. All participants recognized that future stage of report development would need wider input particularly from water and environmental management practitioners from around the world.

Dear colleagues and friends,

We send this email as a reminder to register for the STAHY 2016 Workshop that will be held on September 26-27, 2016 in Quebec (Canada).

To register, please visit http://stahy2016.ca/inscription/ 

Please remember that the deadline for the early bird registration is on Friday, August 26.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Quebec! 

The STAHY 2016 Organizing Committee

Dear Panta Rhei scientists,

The deadline for AGU abstracts is fast approaching on 3 August. Together with my co-conveners Siva Sivapalan, Taikan Oki and Alfonso Mejia, I am organizing a session on "Hydrology, society and environmental change: Coupled human-water dynamics across scales". Please see the details below. This session is supported by Panta Rhei and AGU-JpGU joint sessions on socio-hydrology. Our invited speakers are confirmed as Sally Thompson (UC Berkeley) and Nandita Basu (U. Waterloo).

Please consider submitting your research to this Panta Rhei session, we are looking forward to exciting presentations and lively debate.

Kind regards, and hope to see many of you in San Francisco,
Hilary McMillan

Hydrology, society and environmental change: Coupled human-water dynamics across scales
Session ID#: 14127

This session welcomes abstracts that consider how to observe, understand, model, and manage the effects of human and environmental changes on hydrological systems. The interactions of coupled human-water processes across multiple time and spatial scales can give rise to the emergence of complex dynamics, including critical transitions, and will pose major challenges for sustainable water management. This session is organised as part of the IAHS Panta Rhei hydrological decade 2013-2022 and is a part of the series of AGU-JpGU joint sessions on socio-hydrology. Examples of relevant areas include:

• Hydrological models that include anthropogenic effects
• Measurements of human impacts on hydrological processes
• Interactions of communities with local water resources
• Creation of databases describing hydrology in human-impacted systems
• Data analysis and comparisons of hydrological systems around the globe and especially in developing and emerging countries
• Human interactions with hydrological extremes (floods and droughts) and water scarcity

Primary Convener:  Hilary K McMillan, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
Conveners:  Taikan Oki, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan, Murugesu Sivapalan, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States and Alfonso Mejia, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States