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2012 World Water Week (Event)

August 12, 2012 Add Comment Edit

The World Water Week in Stockholm is hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) is Congrex Sweden AB. Registration is required for all participants in the World Water Week. The online registration will be available here soon. Please note that registration for the various field visits and social events will be confirmed upon payment on a "first come - first served" basis.

Activities

Admittance to the World Water Week Programme and Abstract Volume Mayor's Reception at the City Hall (pre-registration is required) Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award Ceremony Stockholm Industry Water Award Ceremony Daily lunch - organic Daily coffee/tea breaks - Fairtrade Public Transportation Card (within City limits) Conference bag including notebook, map and water bottle Registration and welcome desk at Arlanda airport.

Registration fees

Full Week Fee SEK (incl. VAT) Registration before June 30: 6 000 (approx. 707 EUR) Between July 1 to August 19: 7 000 (approx. 824 EUR) On-site: 8 000 (approx. 942 EUR) Student Fee: 1 800 (approx. 212 EUR)

One Day Fee SEK (incl. VAT) Registration before June 30: 1 500 (approx. 177 EUR) Between July 1 to August 19: 1 800 (approx. 212 EUR) On-site: 2 100 (approx. 247 EUR) Student Fee: 500 (approx. 59 EUR)

SEK 100 = approx. USD 15, 58 /Euro 11, 77 as of May, 2012.

Welcome and Registration Desk (arrival hall of Terminal 5 at Arlanda Airport close to the Arlanda Visitor Center):

Saturday August 25 08:00-19:00
Sunday August 26 08:00-19:00
Monday August 27 08:00-15:00

On-site Registration (Stockholm International Fairs, Stockholmsmässan):

Saturday 25 August 15:00-17:00
Sunday 26 August 08:00-19:00
Monday 27 August 08:00-19:00
Tuesday 28 August 08:00-18:00
Wednesday 29 August 08:00-18:00
Thursday 30 August 08:00-18:00
Friday 31 August 08:00-15:00

English is the official language of the conference and will be used for all presentations and printed material. Simultaneous interpretation will not be available.

To register click here

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Water Pollution 2012 (Event)

July 01, 2012 1 Comment Edit

On the 10th to the 12th of July, an event titled "Water Pollution 2012" will be held in Wessex, UK. This is the 11th International Conference in the series on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Water Pollution. The meeting, which started in 1991, has always been very successful and provides a forum for the discussion and exchange of information between scientists, managers and academics from different areas of water contamination. The conference creates an international venue for interdisciplinary discussion and dissemination of work related to water quality and environmental problems caused by the increase of pollutant loads and the inappropriate management of water resources.

A worldwide increase in water demand for communities, industries and agriculture has placed great importance on water science and management practice. The future development of most countries will depend decisively upon how the increased demand for water will be satisfied, and how the economic and environmental costs for the demand will be met. The environmental problems caused by the increase of pollutant loads discharged into natural water bodies requires a framework based on scientific results for its regulation and control. The changes in water quality due to pollutant discharges allow for more efficient ways of controlling and treating waste loads.

For more information or to register click here.

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Building the Water Agenda 2012 (Event)

July 01, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On the 9th to the 10th of July an event will take place at Chatham House in London, UK titled Building the Water Agenda. The opening session will outline the challenges associated with water and its links to other global policy agendas: climate change, economic growth, agriculture, environment, human needs and foreign policy. It will also address the challenges of addressing water security at policy levels and the concrete and tangible pathways for policy and action that are needed.

Session One Water Stress: the new global shocks

Water security is compromised by increasingly frequent extreme climate events. Both water stress and shock can cause disruption and humanitarian disaster. Water shocks can also disrupt the world’s increasingly interconnected production, trade and economic systems. Policymakers need to address both – but how?

What should be the political, institutional and business responses to high impact, low probability water shocks?
How should governments and business balance the costs of resilience with the cost of response to and recovery from major water shocks?
Who should pay?
Are current and planned institutions and mechanisms for adaptation adequate to the challenge?

Session Two Reframing Transboundary Water Politics

What role does transboundary water play in relationships between states?
Where are the potential flashpoints for transboundary water conflicts?
What factors contribute to conflict or co-operation on transboundary water?
What policies and institutions can lead to agreements?

Session Three Sectoral Competition for Water

Rapid increase in resource consumption by a growing world population and an expanding middle class is creating sectoral competition for resources.

How can governments balance human, environmental, and economic demands for water? How can water rights best be established?
What data gaps are there on global water use?
With highly interconnected resources, increased resource consumption can lead to a vicious cycle of resource depletion. How should governments and business address this?
Projected global water use by energy source Where are the potential flashpoints between industrial and agricultural water use at national level?
How can this be addressed at local level?
What role can the private sector have in addressing inter-sectoral competition for water?

Session FourNew Tools for Water Management

Policy, pricing and investment To be effective, water policy must operate at the global, regional, national, local and catchment levels, with linkages between each tier and between sectors (climate, food, energy, industry, environment, social).

What tools can make national action on water effective?
What policy, governance and regulation is necessary for effective water management?
What incentives, standards, pricing and market signals would enhance supply and demand side efficiencies on water?
What financial innovations could manage water security risks?
The respective roles of public and private finance in funding water infrastructure What potential is there for water rich countries to use water to boost their economic development?

Session Five The New Global Water Agenda

What are the obstacles to building a global water agenda?
Which is the right forum to create a high level global agenda on water? (G20, UNFCCC, Rio+20, World Water Forum).
Which tools would support such an agenda?
Should water be regarded as a global asset?
If so, how can water be discussed, traded, or negotiated for?
To what extent can the concept of embedded water be a tool for water governance?
What institutions would need to be involved?
Is national water management a precondition for building a global water agenda?
Spillovers to water shock and stress are global, so global tools are needed. How can a global framework for water security be built?

For more information or to register click here.

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The Environmental Impacts of Refugees

June 20, 2012 Add Comment Edit

The large scale movement of people from one place to another is a profound human tragedy but it is also profoundly environmentally destructive. Existing environmental problems are exaggerated when large numbers of people are forced to move from one place to another. The United Nations' (UN) World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 each year. According the the UN there are more than 30 million refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR. UNHCR and other organisations try to help confine the impact of refugees with rehabilitation and clean-up operations.

The spontaneous movement and displacement of large numbers of people has significant impacts on the environment including deforestation. Trees are felled to provide support for rudimentary shelters, wood is collected to build a fire for warmth and as fuel for cooking. Problems associated with refugee-affected areas are not limited to deforestation, they also include soil erosion, and depletion and pollution of water resources.

Research on the environmental impacts of refugees demonstrate that huge sections of land can be adversely impacted. For example, at the height of the refugee crisis in Tanzania in 1994-1996, a total of 570 square kilometres of forest was affected, of which 167 square kilometres was severely deforested. An environmental impact assessment carried out in Zimbabwe in 1994, when Mozambican refugees had returned to their homelands, showed a reduction of 58 per cent in the woodland cover around camps. The loss of any forest cover is a major issue because of habitat degradation, the loss of ecosystem functioning and, often, reduced levels of income or a lower quality of life.

The welfare of people – whether refugees or local inhabitants – is closely linked with the well-being of the environment. In fact, the two cannot be separated.

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Five Water Related Events (June and July 2012)

June 10, 2012 1 Comment Edit

Managing Scarce Water Resources in London: On the 21st of June a conference on managing water resources will be held at the CIWEM in London. This event will explore the pressures on water resources over the next 40 years, and will examine the issues faced and the actions required by those who plan, manage, regulate and legislate. For more information or to register click here.

Ocean Energy 2012 in Brussels On June 26th and 27th Ocean Energy 2012 will be held in Brussels, Belgium. This conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to network with the leading policy makers, industrial players, supply chain partners, technology developers, utilities and investors. For more information or to register click here.

Surface Water Management 2012 in London: On June 28 and 29 a conference will be held on surface water management. It will take place at the CIWEM in London. This conference will set out a vision but also be rooted in demonstrating the practical delivery of projects from a wide variety of perspectives. For more information or to register click here.

Building the Water Agenda: On the 9th and 10th of July a conference will be held on water policy will take place in London. The key issues to be addressed include the challenges facing water issues at policy level nationally and internationally. For more information or to register click here.

Water Pollution 2012 - International Conference on Modeling, Monitoring and Management: On July 10 through 12 a conference called Water Pollution 2012 will be taking place at the Wessex Institute of Technology in New Forest, UK. This is the 11th International Conference on modeling, monitoring and management of water pollution. For more information or to register click here.

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Marshall Islands World Ocean Day 2012

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World Oceans Day in America

June 08, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On World Oceans Day, people around the globe come together to celebrate our ocean and take action to protect it. The ocean not only makes our world livable, it provides us with food, water, commerce, recreation, and medicine. The ocean has suffered some serious blows lately: 90% of the big fish in the sea are gone, the gyres are filled with more plastic than previously estimated, the Deepwater Horizon disaster dumped 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and coastal dead zones from agricultural runoff are worse than ever.The ocean has definitely seen rough times lately, and World Oceans Day is a good opportunity to rally and start turning things around.

Most Americans would probably tell you that they support a healthy ocean—after all, the beach is one of our all-time favorite vacation spots. But how does the Nation as a whole feel about protecting the ocean? The Ocean Project’s ongoing survey http://theoceanproject.org/marketresearch of more than 30,000 Americans, both young and old confirm our gut feeling that Americans care about healthy oceans; and has further insight on what Americans think and feel about ocean conservation.

We don’t realize the ocean is in danger

Most Americans think that the ocean is healthy and “too vast” for individual action to have an impact. (The exception to this is in the wake of catastrophic events such as the Deep Water Horizon disaster. In fact, the American public believes that ocean waters bordering the US are significantly less imperiled than are “foreign” waters.

We have short attention span

In the wake of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the American public was very concerned about the health of the ocean, believing it to be threatened. But in a few short months (by Aug 2010 – four months after initial explosion), the level of concern was on the decline. We feel powerless to affect ocean environmental issues ‘My actions have little impact on ocean health.’ is the general sentiment when respondents are asked ‘In your opinion, how much of an impact can individual people have on solving our environmental problems?’. Even more troubling: 40% responded ‘None” or – “Not very much.’

We think we’re green

In 2010, 22% considered themselves to be active in the environmental movement, and 57% said they were sympathetic but not active. We’ll change our buying habits to protect ocean health The American public expressed strong support for a willingness to change their seafood habits to protect and/or preserve an endangered species

The children are indeed our future

Young people were the most knowledgeable about environmental ocean issues, and parents look to them for guidance when making green household decision-making. They also were overwhelmingly more likely to believe that the actions of individuals can make a difference!

It’s time to transform that concern and “green-friendliness” into action! Let us come together this June 8th and take action for our world ocean.

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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World Oceans Day 2012 Events

June 08, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Every year, more people take action to celebrate and protect our planet’s ocean, which connects us all. Thanks to people like you approximately 400 events were held in 70 countries to celebrate World Oceans Day in 2011. This year will be even better with more great events taking place around the world and more people acting to protect our oceans. Be a part of this global celebration by participating in one of many events to raise awareness and the ocean.

To view the events taking place for World Oceans Day see the interactive map by clicking here. Like the World Oceans Day Facebook page by clicking here.

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World Oceans Day 2012

June 08, 2012 Add Comment Edit

World Oceans Day is our planet’s biggest celebration of the ocean and it is held every year on June 8th. This year, the theme is "Youth: the Next Wave for Change." Take part in World Oceans Day events and activities and help protect our oceans throughout the year. It’s up to each one of us to help ensure that our ocean is protected and conserved for future generations.

Some facts about the world's oceans:

Generates most of the oxygen we breathe
Helps feed us Regulates our climate
Cleans the water we drink
Offers us a pharmacopoeia of potential medicines
Provides limitless inspiration

One of the greatest threats to oceans comes from acidification that is killing coral. These reefs are often called “rainforests of the sea”, they form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. Although they occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface, they provide a home for 25% of all marine species.

We need World Oceans Day because it allows us to:

Change perspective – encourage individuals to think about what the ocean means to them and what it has to offer all of us with hopes of conserving it for present and the future generations.
Learn - discover the wealth of diverse and beautiful ocean creatures and habitats, how our daily actions affect them, and how we are all interconnected.
Change our ways – we are all linked to, and through, the ocean.

Oceans are indispensable to all life on the planet. Whether you live inland or on the coast we are all connected to the ocean.

Take the time to think about:

How the ocean affects you
How you affect the ocean
What you can do to protect the ocean

By addressing these issues you are acting as a caretaker of our ocean. Making small modifications to your everyday habits will greatly benefit our blue planet.

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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