International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand

International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand

Comité Nacional Tailandés para el Programa Hidrológico Internacional de la UNESCO (PHI); Comisión Nacional de Tailandia para la UNESCO; Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente, Tailandia

Mon, 16/10/2006 / Fri, 20/10/2006

The aims of the symposium are to exchange experiences and information on hydrological sciences and the way this is managed to enhance lives and knowledge regarding water resources management.
Topics to be discussed during this symposium are:
• global changes and water resources
• integrated watershed and aquifer dynamics (extreme events in land and water resources management, international river basins and aquifers, endorheic basins, methodologies for integrated river basin management)
• water and society (water, civilization and ethics; water value; water conflicts -prevention and resolution; human security in water-related disasters and degrading environments; public awareness-raising on water interactions.

Comité Nacional Tailandés para el Programa Hidrológico Internacional de la UNESCO (PHI); Comisión Nacional de Tailandia para la UNESCO; Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente, Tailandia
( Bangkok, Thailandia)
Dr. Giuseppe Arduino
g.arduino@unesco.org