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Item Title |
2010 |
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| July, 9 |
Competition of Royal Academy for Overseas
Sciences
The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences in
Belgium organises every year a competition in
order to stimulate high-quality scientific
research regarding problems inherent to overseas
regions. The competition is open to all
scientists worldwide without any age restriction.
Members of the Academy are not allowed to
participate in the yearly competition. The work
submitted for the yearly competition of the RAOS
should be an original, recent and unpublished
scientific manuscript, reaching at least the
level of a PhD thesis.
Two of the six topics that can be addressed for
the 2011 competition are very relevant for
SedNet:
- Question 5: A contribution is requested
to the study of the chemical, mineral and
biological composition of dredged material
extracted from tropical riverbeds, including
estuaries and harbour areas, so as to reduce
pollutant dumping at their source and/or re-use
or store dredged material in such a way that the
environment is protected on a permanent basis.
- Question 6: A study is requested about the
positive and negative impacts of dams'
construction on rivers in developing
countries. Their development is quite often
hindered by lack of water for a large part of
the year. Possible effects of climate changes
are likely to make the situation worse.
Studies must reach the secretariat of the
Academy before 1 March 2011. More info on the
website. |
| June, 29 |
The European Water Framework Directive beyond
2010: let actions speak louder than words
The first generation of WFD River Basin
Management Plans is now available. This is a
formidable achievement and a great step towards
addressing Europe’s deteriorated river systems.
However, plans are only words: only the actual
implementation of the selected measures will
result in achievement of good ecological and
chemical status. The WFD Lille 2010 Conference
pointed out that a lot of new, but so far unused
scientific knowledge is available to improve the
effectiveness of selected measures or to inspire
the introduction of complementary measures.
Furthermore, the complexity in terms of the
functioning of the water system, its interaction
with the socio-economic system and the uncertain
consequences of climate change, urges a
‘learning-by-doing’ approach. This approach
should be applied in well-designed, -coordinated
and -monitored learning catchments.
Scientific Committee WFD Lille 2010 Conference
Full conference position paper is available
here |
| June, 23 |
New abstract submission deadline of 1st July
2010 for the 12th International Symposium on
the Interactions between Sediments and Water.
The symposium will be held at Dartington Hall,
Devon, southwest England, 19-23 June, 2011.
Management objectives for aquatic systems are
increasingly highlighting the importance of
sediment-water interactions in controlling
nutrient and pollutant cycling. The 12th
International Symposium on the Interactions
between Sediments and Water will explore our
current knowledge of process interactions from
catchment to coast, examining how sediment and
water interactions drive, influence and link
many of the physical, chemical and biological
processes at play within and between terrestrial,
freshwater and marine ecosystems. Conference
website at
www.geog.plymouth.ac.uk/iasws2011. |
| June |
Implementation of sediments/SPM in the WFD 2010
Presentation by Mathias Ricking, FU Berlin -
Hydrogeology to the SedNet Steering Group |
| May, 12 |
The presentations
from the Integrated River Basin Management
Conference, action programs and monitoring under
the Water Framework Directive, held on 26-28
April 2010 in Lille, France, are available from:
http://www.wfdlille2010.org/presentations.htm |
| March, 18 |
Call for
Abstracts 7th International SedNet conference ´Sediments
and Biodiversity: bridging the gap between
science and policy´, Venice, Italy.
Call for Abstracts -
Format for Abstracts. Abstract submission
until 1 September 2010.
More info here. |
| February, 18 |
Pre-announcement
and call for papers: Environmental sediment
dredging and processing.
International Conference and Dredging Equipment
Show
Rotterdam Port Museum, Leuvehaven, Rotterdam,
the Netherlands. Date: 6-8 October 2010.
More info here. |
| February, 15 |
MIRAGE -
Mediterranean Intermittent River ManAGEment
Specific Targeted Research Project - Cooperation
Project No. 211732
This project is supported by funding from the
specific programme 'Cooperation,' theme
'Environment (including Climate Change)' under
the 7th Research Framework Programme of the
European Union.
The proposed research project MIRAGE (Mediterranean
Intermittent River ManAGEment) aims to provide
specific key knowledge for a better assessment
of ecological integrity (or ecological status in
the words of the European Water Framework
Directive) in Mediterranean temporary streams.
MIRAGE will develop the practical measures
necessary to understand their impact on nutrient
dynamics, toxic substances and organic matter
and to link these aspects to an Integrated flood
management.
WP 6 deals with “Sediment regime”: Expected
outcome: Advance in knowledge of particulate
dynamics, the influence on water quality and
guidance on related measures in temporary
waters.
More info here. |
| February, 9 |
Towards
well-informed, adaptive and participatory river
basin management -
key-findings and recommendations of the RISKBASE
project (pdf). |
| February, 5 |
Guidance document
n° 24 of the Common Implementation Strategy for
the Water Framework Directive:
River Basin Management in a Changing Climate
(pdf). |
| February, 4 |
International
Conference ´Deltas in Times of Climate Change´,
September 29-October 1, 2010, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands.
More info here |
| February, 4 |
Call for
Abstracts: Sediment Remediation Workshop
July 6-7th, 2010, at Newcastle University,
United Kingdom.
Organised by the International Network for
Sediment Research (INSR) and CL:AIRE (Contaminated
Land: Applications in Real Environments).
The event will review the state of the art in
sediment pollution assessment and remediation in
multiple countries.
Abstracts of no more than one page in length
should be submitted as an email attachment to:
INSR@newcastle.ac.uk by March 26th, 2010.
Accepted abstracts will be notified by April
15th, 2010. Please indicate the preferred
presentation format (20 min oral or poster).
Registration for the event is £90 (£50 for
students) and includes lunch and refreshments. |
| February, 4 |
Port
Infrastructure Seminar on 22 and 23 June 2010 in
Delft.
The Seminar aims at stimulating innovation in
port infrastructure design, operations and
maintenance through the presentation and
exchange of results of applied research and
technologies.
Conference themes are: Port planning, Terminal
design, Structural solutions and Hinterland
connections, all with special emphasis on
climate change and sustainability.
More info here. |
| February, 4 |
16-17 June 2010:
international workshop / call for abstracts ´Monitoring
and data evaluation under the Water Framework
Directive - Achievements, deficits and new
horizons´, Luxembourg-Kirchberg. Organised by
the Life+-M3- Project.
More info here. |
| February, 4 |
River Restoration:
Fluvial-Geomorphic and Ecological Tools. A 5-Day
shortcourse, 7-11 June 2010, Lyon and Provence,
France.
More info here. |
| February, 4 |
11-13 May 2010:
International Symposium on the Management of
Sediments - I2SM - Casablanca, Morocco Organised
by AMCE Morocco.
More info here. |
| February, 4 |
General Assembly
of the European Geosciences Union. 2-7 May 2010
in Vienna.
More info here. |
| February, 4 |
Revised programme:
WFDLille2010 - Conference on Integrated River
Basin Management under the Water Framework
Directive.
Lille, France, 26-28 April 2010.
More info here. |
| February, 4 |
www.dredgingtoday.com: Global dredging and
port construction news in one glance. |
| February, 4 |
Water System
Science and Policy Interfacing, edited by
Philippe Quevauviller Published by RSCPublishing
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www.rsc.org/books ISBN 978-1-84755-861-9. |
| February, 4 |
UNESCO-IHP-ISI Newsletter No. 15 |
2009 |
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| October |
Erosion, Transport and Deposition of Sediment -
Case Study Rhine (pdf)
Spreafico M., Lehmann C. (Eds.). Contribution to
the International Sediment Initiative of UNESCO/IHP.
Report no II-20 of the International Commission
for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) |
| April, 29 |
Special E-news on River Basin Management Plans
(pdf) |
| January, 20 |
New Work Groups
installed by SETAC’s Sediment Advisory Group |
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