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2016 UN World Water Development Report, Water and Jobs
Three out of four of the jobs worldwide are water-dependent. In fact, water shortages and lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come, according to the 2016 United Nations World Water Development Report, Water and Jobs, which was launched on 22 March, World Water Day, in Geneva.
From its collection, through various uses, to its ultimate return to the natural environment, water is a key factor in the development of job opportunities either directly related to its management (supply, infrastructure, wastewater treatment, etc.) or in economic sectors that are heavily water-dependent such as agriculture, fishing, power, industry and health. Furthermore, good access to drinking water and sanitation promotes an educated and healthy workforce, which constitutes an essential factor for sustained economic growth.
In its analysis of the economic impact of access to water, the report cites numerous studies that show a positive correlation between investments in the water sector and economic growth. It also highlights the key role of water in the transition to a green economy.
Download the UN World Water Development Report 2016 and executive summary:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/2016-water-and-jobs/
The 2016 Report includes IAHS contributions and will provide the content and basis for debate throughout the year on the global theme ‘Water and Jobs’ of this year’s World Water Day. The Report illustrates that nearly 3 out of 4 jobs of the global workforce (3.2 billion people) are moderately or highly dependent upon access to water and water-related services and therefore states that “Water is essential to decent jobs and sustainable development”. Water stress and the lack of decent work can exacerbate security challenges, force migration and undo the progress made in the fight to eradicate poverty.
In order to disseminate these key findings and to add momentum to the official launch event in Geneva (22 March), WWAP is organizing an information meeting for the representatives of the Member States at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 24 March and at the UN Headquarters in New York on 14 April. In parallel, various UNESCO Field Offices with their national partners and United Nations counterparts are organizing regional events on the topic ‘Water and Jobs’, spread over the globe, notably Almaty, Amman, Bangkok, Beijing, Brasilia, Cairo, Jakarta, Montevideo, Nairobi, New Delhi and Tashkent.
For the first time, the WWDR will not only be launched in English but also in Spanish and French. The Executive summary of the Report will be made available in all 6 UN languages as well as in Italian, Portuguese and Hindi.
Call for abstracts for the 17th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
Integrated Water Resources Management: Water Security, Sustainability and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC), Botswana 26 – 28 October 2016
The Symposia have been held annually in the Eastern and Southern African regions for the past 16 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners. Together, they identify regional issues, gaps and priorities that require further research and support. Great emphasis will be placed on integration of knowledge, particularly involving scholars from the natural, medical and social sciences.
Sub-Themes:
Hydrology and Climate Change
Water and Environment
Water, Land and Agriculture
Water and Society
Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation
Water Resources and Infrastructure Management
Deadline for submission of abstracts 16 May 2016
Notification acceptance of abstracts 15 July 2016
Deadline of submission of full papers 16 September 2016
Deadline for early registration 2 September 2016
CALL FOR POSTERS - 12th Kovacs Colloquium
15 June, 2016, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
International Hydrological Prize and Tison Award Ceremony
HYDROLOGICAL INPUTS FOR WATER-RELATED SDGS IMPLEMENTATION:
KNOWLEDGE, DATA, INDICATORS, TOOLS & INNOVATIONS
Every two years, the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) organise the Kovacs Colloquium, a series of international scientific meetings in the most challenging fields of water resources research. These meetings also commemorate the late George Kovacs, an established authority on hydrology, who served as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Council of IHP and as Secretary General and President of IAHS.
2016 International Hydrology Prize medalists
IAHS are pleased to announce the recipients of the International Hydrology Prize (Dooge medal and Volker medal) for 2016.
The award ceremony will be held at the end of the Kovacs colloquium on 15 June 2016 in UNESCO HQs, Paris
The 2016 INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGY PRIZE Medalists are
IHP Dooge medal: Jeffrey J. McDonnell (Canada)
IHP Volker medal: Denis Hughes (South Africa)
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.
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.
As of 2014, 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.
http://iahs.info/About-IAHS/Competition--Events/International-Hydrology-Prize.do
Our warmest congratulations go to both recipients.
IAHS and WaterNet Sign Memorandum of Understanding
15 March 2016
WaterNet, represented by Dr. Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), represented by Prof. Hubert Savenije, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of water resources management. The objective of the MoU is to establish a framework for cooperation, establishing scientific research and technology exchange, capacity building, outreach and exchange of experience and knowledge from various regions in the world within the field of water resources management. This shall be done on the basis of sustainable development in an integrated, efficient and gender sensitive manner.
Make your opinion count on 'The role of experimental research in hydrological sciences'
Dear IAHS member,
The IAHS Panta Rhei Working Group is producing a series of opinion papers in Hydrological Sciences Journal. For the paper "The role of experimental research in hydrological sciences - current state, challenges, needs and potentials" we decided to do something different. Instead of the opinion paper reflecting the authors' opinion we want it to reflect how the community feels about this topic.
We would like to hear your opinions, independent of whether you are a modeller, data miner or experimentalist. It would be great if you could take 10 minutes to complete the survey we prepared. You can find it here: https://www.soscisurvey.de/hydrology/
(Do it right now - don't put it off... the survey is only open until March 24th.)
And please - pass this link on to anybody who might be interested!
Thank you very much for your help,
Theresa Blume, Ilja van Meerveld, Markus Weiler
Panta Rhei 2013-2015: Global perspectives on hydrology, society and change
FIRST BIENNIUM SUMMARY PAPER NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Panta Rhei science leaders and all of the working group leaders have prepared a paper describing science progress during the first biennium:
Panta Rhei 2013-2015: Global perspectives on hydrology, society and change
This paper covers diverse topics from hydrological models, data and predictability in the Anthropocene; descriptions and study of the human – water system; water governance and water scarcity; societal impacts on floods and droughts. It gives an overview of all the great work being done by the working groups, and offers opportunities to see similarities and conflicts between different points of view, and open up new dialogues.
This paper is now available free access as the Accepted Author Version DOI:10.1080/02626667.2016.1159308.
For news and more information about the current Panta Rhei Biennium see our website.
7th IWRM Bochum IAHS conference
The spatial dimensions of water management – Redistribution of benefits and risks.
Bochum, May 18th to 20th , 2016.
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Institute of Hydrology, Water Resources Management and Environmental Engineering.
This meeting, as part of the series of IWRM conferences organised by ICWRS, focuses on spatial aspects of water management. Since water is unevenly distributed in space and time, its storage and redistribution is a fundamental task of water management.
The spatial aspects, which will be discussed during this meeting are extensive. The main topics of the presentations are:
1. Spatial aspects of water supply and the redistribution of benefits from water
2. Floods and spatial aspects of flood risks
3. Spatial dimensions of water scarcity
4. Scale problems of water management if the summation of individual measures becomes a problem
5. Hydrological regionalisation issues
6. The spatial dimension in socio-hydrology
Conference proceedings will be published in PIAHS.
The registration fee is 380 € Registration is open until 11th May 2016.
Further information is available from http://iahs-rub.hydrology.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/
Hydrological Sciences Journal Subscription
HSJ
Co-Editors: Demetris Koutsoyiannis, Mike Acreman & Attilio Castellarin
The annual subscription is now due for Volume 61 (2016) of HSJ. Volume 61 has increased in size from 12 issues to 16 but the subscription rate remains the same as in 2014. Volume 61 will contain two special issues/sections: Hydrology and Peace in the Middle East (invited; K. Aggestam and R. Berndtsson) and Facets of Uncertainty (Kos October 2013; A. Carsteanu, E. Eris, S. Weijs and E. Volpi). A special series of invited opinion papers directly linked to the IAHS "Panta Rhei" initiative has also been launched in HSJ, coordinated by associate editor Heidi Kreibich.
Hydrological Sciences Journal provides a forum for original papers and discussion of significant developments in hydrological science and practice, and related disciplines. In July 2015 we announced the continued rise in Impact Factor (IF) for HSJ: 1.549 for 2014 with a 5-Year IF of 1.864 (©2015 Thomson Reuters, 2014 Journal Citation Reports®).
Special journal subscription rates are available to IAHS Members: £27.00 for a personal online subscription, and £48.00 for a personal online + print subscription (£32.40 and £53.40, respectively for EU members, inclusive of VAT). IAHS members in the poorest countries receive free online subscriptions.
Access to the back archive is free - explore 58 volumes of cutting-edge research and discovery.
You can renew your membership online via the IAHS website at http://iahs.info/Members-Area/hsj-link.do or contact the IAHS office via phone +44 1491 692515, fax +44 1491 692448 or email [email protected] .
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