Call for papers for IWRM Karlsruhe 2014

The international congress IWRM Karlsruhe 2014 is the only platform which specifically discusses the concept of IWRM. Above all, the congress focuses on the combined implementation of theoretical and scientific approaches, toghether with the experiences in the sustainable implementation of IWRM concepts and technologies.

Call for Papers

The advisory board of the congress developed a scope which reflects the diverse range of Integrated Water Resources Management. The abstracts must be in English, as the conference language is English! The abstract should meet the following criteria:

• max. 2 pages DIN A4
• font size 11 pt.
• Link to one of the points from the scope

Please click here , to register and submit your abstract!

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and poster relating to that globally important topic. Please submit your file between the middle of January and 17. April 2014. All submissions will be handled and selected with care.

Speakers get a ticket for a special rate of 270€ incl. coffee and snacks during the breaks, lunch, evening event, visit of the other presentations, posters and the technical exhibition.

Scope

1. Water as a product – Technical, economic, and social aspects

1.1. Quality levels in supply and demand

1.2. Regional and global availability and distribution problems

1.3. Virtual water

1.4. Water-borne substances (incl. pharmaceuticals and micropollutants)

1.5. Costs / tariffs

1.6. Fields of use: Food industry and agriculture, Households, Industrial production, Ecology / recharge

1.7. Sewage as a resource

2. Water infrastructures, national and transnational

2.1. Planning and maintenance of supply and disposal networks

2.2. Network management and network modelling (incl. smart metering)

2.3. Reservoir management

2.4. Water / sewage logistics: challenges and approaches for the future

2.5. Energy use / Balance sheets

2.6. Risk management / Warning and all-clear strategies

3. Waters management – Tasks for the future

3.1. Climate change and global water supply

3.2. Management of regional and trans-regional water resources

3.3. Catchment areas: modelling, planning, and societal implementation

3.4. Tapping points: interaction with ecosystems

3.5. Management strategies for periods of flooding and drought

3.6. National and international regulations and standards

3.7. Geoinformatics for water management

3.8. Water governance