United Nations/UNESCO/Saudi Arabia: International Conference on the Use of Space Technology
The Conference will discuss how space technology can contribute in better
management of water resources, including combating desertification, ensuring
access to safe drinking water and managing water-related emergencies in
developing countries, with the following primary objectives:
• To increase awareness among decision makers and research and academic
community of space technology applications for improving water resource
management in developing countries;
• To promote educational and public awareness initiatives in the are of
water resources management;
• To examine low-cost space-related and traditional technologies and
information resources available for addressing water-related challenges in
developing countries;
• To strengthen international and regional cooperation in the
subjects.
The Conference will also feature a special session on “Space Technology
for Water Management:
Linking Traditional and Ancient Methods to Modern Needs” that will
consider applications of
remote sensing to detecting archaeological/ancient water systems which can
be inspired for modern
day use to satisfy needs for water, especially in developing countries.
Those ancient water systems
existed in many sites around the world, and they were designed to
efficiently deliver large quantities
of subterranean water to the surface and to allow long distance
transportation of water in hot and dry
climate conditions without considerable losses for agricultural irrigation,
drinking, etc.
Deadline to send application forms is 21 January 2008.
Contact information |
UN-OOSA: Mr. Sergei Chernikov, Programme Officer, United Nations Programme on Space Applications, Office for Outer Space Affairs
(email: sergei.chernikov@unvienna.org ; oosa@unvienna.org) Phone: +43 1 26060 4948 ; Fax: +43 1 26060 5830 |
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Event type | Conference |
File link |
http://www.emwis.net/PDF/20080315-SaudiArabia_Conf-info.pdf |
Source | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , DRINKING WATER , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , TOOL TERMS |
Relation | thematicdirs/news/snews817028/ |
Geographical coverage | Saudi Arabia |
Address | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the facilities of Prince Sultan Research, Center for Environment, Water and Desert of King Saud University |
Organizer | The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA), United Nations Educational, Scientific |
Target audience | International |
Period | [15/03/2008 - 19/03/2008] |
Status | Confirmed |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |