Call for abstracts for the VI International Symposium: Water Engineering and Management in a Changing Environment

The objective of the 6th International Symposium of the European Water Resources Association is to provide an open forum for analyzing the main challenges for an effective water resources management, also able to adapt to climate change impacts.

Particular emphasis will be devoted to the developments in the application of EU policies on water resources management (i.e. Water Framework Directive 2000/60, Floods Directive 2007/60 and Water Scarcity and Droughts Strategy), as well as to the latest advancements in water engineering all over the world.

Abstracts could be proposed in all the sections of the Symposium. The first section will include papers referring to the implementation of EU Directives in the European member states. The second section will accept conventional academic papers and the third section will be more applied and practical. Submission of abstract: 15 February 2011.

Sections of the Symposium

• Section A “Water resources management”

− Evaluation of implementation of the EU Directives 2000/60 and 2007/60

• Section B “Scientific Advances”

• Advanced models and methods to improve the understanding and mitigation of hydrological extreme events
• Recent approaches and tools for water resources management under global change
• Technological and management innovations for water services

• Section C “Specialised workshops

• Water quality, desalination and non-conventional water resources
• Climate change, extreme events and water security
• Water systems efficiency
• Energy and technology

The Symposium will be held in Catania, located in the Eastern coast of Sicily, at the foothills of beautiful Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe. Catania international airport is very well connected with many Italian airports (including Rome and Milan) as well as with several European cities.

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A book of abstracts and a CD with the full paperswill be distributed at the Symposium.Selected papers will be included in a special issueof the journal Water Resources Management publishedby Springer. Selected papers will be alsoincluded in the journals European Water and WaterUtilities Journal published by E.W. Publications.