THE INPIM E-NEWSLETTER
June, 2009; Number 89
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Welcome to the INPIM E-Newsletter # 89
NEWS
Ø Sustained Water Sector Investment Can Help Fuel Growth, ADB President Said.
Ø Crop Water Use Efficiency can be Improved Through Irrigation Management
Ø ACT Leads the Way on Storm Water Capture
Ø New Designs for Making Old Dams Safer
Ø Study to Measure Long-Term Hard Water Damage
Ø UNESCO-IHE and Partners Launch "TheWaterChannel"
Ø UK Environment Agency Calls for GBP 20bn in Flood Defence Investment
Ø 1.5 bn Litres of Extra Water for South Australian Wetlands
Ø Important Messages Emerged from 5th World Water Forum
DONORS’ LENDING AND SUPPORT FOR IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE PROJECTS
World Bank
Ø Pakistan: Sindh On-Farm Water Management Project
Ø Philippines: Participatory Irrigation Development Project
Ø Liberia: World Bank approves US$24.2 million for Emergency Infrastructure, Agriculture and Infrastructure
Upcoming Regional and International Meets and Events
Ø Pacific Water Conference and Expo
29-31 July 2009
Nukualofa, Tonga
Ø World City Water Forum 2009
18-21 August 2009
Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea
Ø American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association National Conference
12 to 16 September 2009
Decatur, GA, United States
Ø 12th International River Symposium
21-24 September 2009
Brisbane, Australia
Ø WEFTEC 2009
10-14 October 2009
Orange, FL, USA
Ø Water Solutions Middle East
11 to 13 October 2009
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ø Economists & Management of Water in Arab World and Africa
18 to 19 November 2009
Assiut, Egypt
Ø Debate: From Tsunami to Drought
19th November
London, UK
Ø Water, Innovation, Technology & Sustainability Conference
November 23-24, 2009
Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil
Ø 60th International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting of ICID and 5th Asian Regional Conference.
6-11 December 2009
New Delhi, India.
Ø Third International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies
7 - 9 June 2010
Bucharest, Romania
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Ø The 3rd United Nations World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World (WWDR-3)
Ø Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts
Ø Integrated Urban Water Management: Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
Fellowship and funding opportunities
Ø Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme
Ø Post-Doctoral Research Positions
Ø Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Program
CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAININGS
Ø Public and Private Partnerships in the Water Sector
31 August- 18 Dec 2009
UNESCO-IHE
Ø Spate Irrigation and Water Management under Drought and Water Scarcity
07-18 September 2009
UNESCO-IHE
Ø World History of Water Management
14-18 September 2009
UNESCO-IHE
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