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IWRM report on Latin America
21/01/12 01:25
I am pleased to inform you that has become available a translation into English of issue No. 35 of the Circular of the Network for Cooperation in Integrated Water Resource Management for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. You can download it (PDF, 0.3 MB) at: http://www.cepal.org/drni/noticias/circulares/7/45057/carta35in.pdf
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Water & Health Conference
21/01/12 01:23
Call for Abstracts: 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation
Abstracts for academic presentations may now be submitted electronically for the 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation via the conference website <http://whconference.unc.edu/call_for_papers.cfm> . The submission deadline is April 30, 2012.
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Abstracts for academic presentations may now be submitted electronically for the 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation via the conference website <http://whconference.unc.edu/call_for_papers.cfm> . The submission deadline is April 30, 2012.
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ESA ecology certification
21/01/12 01:17
The Ecological Society of America’s Board of Professional Certification would like to remind those members who wish to submit their applications to become certified ecologists in 2012 that the February 1 primary deadline is fast approaching. Since 1981, the professional certification program has provided recognition for ecologists who seek to incorporate ecological principles in decision-making, who meet a minimum set of standards in education and experience, and who adhere to high ethical standards as outlined in the ESA Code of Ethics.
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Postdoc for lake research in Kentucky
21/01/12 01:15
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Hancock Biological Station/Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University. Position will remain open until filled. Ph.D. required in freshwater ecology or closely related field. ABD with documented plan of completion will be considered. Read More...
South Asia climate services research funding
13/01/12 21:58
Call for applications: Support to Improve Climate Change and Information Services in South Asia (SICRISA)
'Fellowships and writing workshops for climate change researchers from South Asia'
Climate change researchers from South Asia are invited to apply to participate in a new fellowship programme and/or a residential writing workshop to be held in South Asia in 2012.
Watershed technology and the environment conference
13/01/12 21:55
21st Century Watershed Technology Conference and Workshops: Improving Water Quality and the Environment – May 27th to June 1st, 2012, Bari, Italy – Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to January 15, 2012
The invitation to professionals working in watershed technology and related areas, to submit abstracts for talks to be presented at the 21st Century Watershed Technology Conference in Bari, Italy, May 27th –June 1st, 2012, has been extended to January 15, 2012. The Conference provides a forum for water resource professionals to exchange information on science, applications, and developments in the application of science and technology to the broad field of watershed management. Read More...
The invitation to professionals working in watershed technology and related areas, to submit abstracts for talks to be presented at the 21st Century Watershed Technology Conference in Bari, Italy, May 27th –June 1st, 2012, has been extended to January 15, 2012. The Conference provides a forum for water resource professionals to exchange information on science, applications, and developments in the application of science and technology to the broad field of watershed management. Read More...
Postdoc: climate change and Rocky Mountain fishes
13/01/12 21:35
Consequences of Climate Change for Alpine Lake-Stream Networks and Native Fishes in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Climate change has the potential to influence western native trout through multiple pathways including increased temperatures, wildfire, and more variable precipitation and runoff patterns. These threats, along with the recreational and conservation importance of native trout, amplify the need to understand the potential consequences of climate change for these fishes. Currently, predictive models account for abiotic habitat characteristics for rivers (for example, stream temperature) that are driven by climate, but these models have little applicability to lake systems. Read More...
Climate change has the potential to influence western native trout through multiple pathways including increased temperatures, wildfire, and more variable precipitation and runoff patterns. These threats, along with the recreational and conservation importance of native trout, amplify the need to understand the potential consequences of climate change for these fishes. Currently, predictive models account for abiotic habitat characteristics for rivers (for example, stream temperature) that are driven by climate, but these models have little applicability to lake systems. Read More...
Postdoc: permafrost in a warming world
13/01/12 21:33
Postdoctoral research position in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida
We are seeking to fill a Postdoctoral research position in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida. The fellow will assist in a Department of Energy funded project focused on the fate of permafrost carbon in a warming world. The research is field and lab based, with the primary field location near Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The research foci are (1) net ecosystem carbon exchange and loss of old C from a gradient of sites undergoing permafrost thaw, and similar measurements in (2) a new experimental manipulation of permafrost thaw and water table. Radiocarbon measurements of C pools and fluxes are an important component of this project for determining the age of C losses from ecosystems.
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We are seeking to fill a Postdoctoral research position in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida. The fellow will assist in a Department of Energy funded project focused on the fate of permafrost carbon in a warming world. The research is field and lab based, with the primary field location near Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The research foci are (1) net ecosystem carbon exchange and loss of old C from a gradient of sites undergoing permafrost thaw, and similar measurements in (2) a new experimental manipulation of permafrost thaw and water table. Radiocarbon measurements of C pools and fluxes are an important component of this project for determining the age of C losses from ecosystems.
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Climate Change and Sustainable Resource Management conference
13/01/12 21:23
3rd International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources 05-07 February, 2012.
It gives us great pleasure to bring into your kind notice that IASCA and ITM University, Sithouli, Gwalior (MP) India is organizing 3rd International Conference on “Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources” from 05-07 February, 2012.
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It gives us great pleasure to bring into your kind notice that IASCA and ITM University, Sithouli, Gwalior (MP) India is organizing 3rd International Conference on “Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources” from 05-07 February, 2012.
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Call for abstracts: water infrastructure and climate change
13/01/12 21:20
European Geosciences Union
General Assembly 2012
HS7.6 Climate change and water infrastructure
Deadline for abstract submission: 17 January 2012
We cordially invite you and your colleagues to join our session HS7.6 Climate change and water infrastructure at the EGU General Assembly 2012, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, 22 – 27 April 2012.
Climate change is one of the foremost scientific topics worldwide. Its consequences at the river-basin scale are strongly connected to the existence of water infrastructure and the occurrence of extreme hydrological phenomena.
Call for abstracts: natural hazard impact on urban areas
13/01/12 21:14
European Geosciences Union
General Assembly 2012
NH9.9 Natural hazard impact on technological systems and urban areas
Call for Abstracts
Deadline for abstract submission: 17 January 2012
We cordially invite you and your colleagues to join our session NH9.9 Natural hazard impact on technological systems and urban areas
at the EGU General Assembly 2012, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, 22 – 27 April 2012.
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General Assembly 2012
NH9.9 Natural hazard impact on technological systems and urban areas
Call for Abstracts
Deadline for abstract submission: 17 January 2012
We cordially invite you and your colleagues to join our session NH9.9 Natural hazard impact on technological systems and urban areas
at the EGU General Assembly 2012, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, 22 – 27 April 2012.
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Postdoc position: Ecological modeling
13/01/12 21:13
A postdoc position has opened up in Ecological Modelling at CSIRO Land and Water in Canberra, Australia, to work in the area of modelling primary production (and implications for other ecology) in the Murray-Darling.
For job descriptions, qualification and how to apply, please visit: http://goo.gl/O2U3P
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For job descriptions, qualification and how to apply, please visit: http://goo.gl/O2U3P
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PhD position: wetland hydroperiod
28/12/11 19:48
I am recruiting a MS or PhD student to investigate how long-term changes in climate will impact water (distribution, abundance, quality) and ecosystem services (e.g., biodiversity and livestock production) in Wyoming range systems. The effects of climate change are critically important in semi- arid systems where water is the ultimate limiting factor. Water availability is predicted to decrease in Wyoming rangelands regardless of precipitation due to temperature-related increases in vegetative evapotranspiration rates. In addition, annual water supply in high elevation systems is dependent on spring snowmelt from the mountains which may be significantly impacted by shifts in precipitation timing. Water shortage has negative consequences for both biodiversity and human resource use.
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Experimental Hydraulic Methods conference
22/10/11 02:40
We would like inform you of the HMEM 12 Conference (http://content.asce.org/conferences/HMEM2012/index.html), to be held at Snowbird Resort, Utah (USA) in August of 2012. HMEM is sponsored by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and by the International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR). HMEM 2012 is the fourth in a series of highly successful HMEM conferences; previous conferences have been held in Buffalo, NY (1994), Estes Park, CO (2002), and Lake Placid, NY (2007).
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Transboundary resource management: call for papers
22/10/11 02:35
On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, I would like to inform you of the:
LEUPHANA SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT - Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach
29th February – 2nd March 2012, Lüneburg, Germany
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LEUPHANA SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT - Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach
29th February – 2nd March 2012, Lüneburg, Germany
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CDKN innovation funding
10/10/11 17:39
The CDKN Innovation Fund supports innovative thinking and innovative action. It is designed as an open competitive fund to provide fast-moving support for creative initiatives in the field of climate change and international development
climate change & traditional knowledge
10/10/11 17:34
The archive of the Conversations with the Earth (CWE) Symposium "Seeking Balance: Indigenous Knowledge, Western Science and Climate Change" is now available on line @ http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/17683418
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Academic summer school 2012: water and a changing climate
10/10/11 17:32
11th International NCCR Climate Summer School:
"The Water Cycle in a Changing Climate: Observations, Scenarios, Impacts"
9 – 14 September 2012, Ticino, Switzerland
The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading climate researchers in a scenic southern Swiss Alpine setting on the occasion of the 11th International NCCR Climate Summer School 2012.
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"The Water Cycle in a Changing Climate: Observations, Scenarios, Impacts"
9 – 14 September 2012, Ticino, Switzerland
The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading climate researchers in a scenic southern Swiss Alpine setting on the occasion of the 11th International NCCR Climate Summer School 2012.
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Conference on climate variability
10/10/11 17:30
ESF Research Conference Announcement:
Modes of Variability in the Climate System: Past - Present - Future
27 May - 1 June 2012, Obergurgl, Austria
The ongoing climate warming requires a detailed understanding of global and regional climate variations and forecasting of their future changes using climate models. These changes pertain not only to the average global warming but also to changes in regional climate, circulation patterns and their temporal variability. To decrease the uncertainty in these model predictions, climate models have to be validated using paleoclimate data as provided by natural climate archives. Spatially representative climate modes and teleconnection patterns and their temporal variability allow for this validation and represent the vehicles to contrast rather coarsely resolved climate models to point-wise paleoclimate data.
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Modes of Variability in the Climate System: Past - Present - Future
27 May - 1 June 2012, Obergurgl, Austria
The ongoing climate warming requires a detailed understanding of global and regional climate variations and forecasting of their future changes using climate models. These changes pertain not only to the average global warming but also to changes in regional climate, circulation patterns and their temporal variability. To decrease the uncertainty in these model predictions, climate models have to be validated using paleoclimate data as provided by natural climate archives. Spatially representative climate modes and teleconnection patterns and their temporal variability allow for this validation and represent the vehicles to contrast rather coarsely resolved climate models to point-wise paleoclimate data.
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Call for Proposals: Freshwater Science
28/09/11 16:30
FRESHWATER STEWARDSHIP: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Louisville, KY, USA, May 20 – 24, 2012
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
The Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting Committee invites proposals for special sessions at the 2012 meeting in Louisville, KY (May 20-24). Our annual meeting theme is “Freshwater Stewardship: Challenges and Solutions.”Our plenary sessions will include Interdisciplinary Challenges, Communicating Science, and Regional Stakeholder engagement. Special consideration will be given to proposals that support the 2012 annual meeting theme and subtheme (“Aquatic scientists and a diversity of stakeholders sharing perspectives to better manage and sustain healthy freshwater ecosystems”).
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Louisville, KY, USA, May 20 – 24, 2012
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
The Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting Committee invites proposals for special sessions at the 2012 meeting in Louisville, KY (May 20-24). Our annual meeting theme is “Freshwater Stewardship: Challenges and Solutions.”Our plenary sessions will include Interdisciplinary Challenges, Communicating Science, and Regional Stakeholder engagement. Special consideration will be given to proposals that support the 2012 annual meeting theme and subtheme (“Aquatic scientists and a diversity of stakeholders sharing perspectives to better manage and sustain healthy freshwater ecosystems”).
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ODI: infrastructure and climate change
28/09/11 16:28
A new event from ODI - 20 September 2011
Infrastructure and water strategies for climate compatible development<http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?utm_source=event-update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20110920&id=2725&title=infrastructure-water-strategies-climate-compatible-development>
5 October 2011 18:00-19:30 (GMT+01 (BST)) - Public event, Overseas Development Institute and screened live online
MIT climate lab - call for ideas/proposals
28/09/11 16:25
Don't wait - collaborate! Come to MIT's Climate CoLab
Everyone is welcome at MIT's Climate CoLab to help shape tomorrow's breakthrough ideas for national and global progress with tackling both the climate and greening of the economy.
Please contact Project manager Robert Laubacher or Project collaborator James Greyson. Web address for enquiries and feedback: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/feedback
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Everyone is welcome at MIT's Climate CoLab to help shape tomorrow's breakthrough ideas for national and global progress with tackling both the climate and greening of the economy.
Please contact Project manager Robert Laubacher or Project collaborator James Greyson. Web address for enquiries and feedback: http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/feedback
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ASLO conference: Japan
18/09/11 22:48
In July of 2012, ASLO will convene its summer meeting on the shores of ancient Lake Biwa in Otsu, Japan, and we invite you to participate. Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan and a beautiful location for an ASLO meeting.
The theme, Voyages of Discovery, will be an historic event for ASLO and aquatic scientists from around the world. Meeting for the first time in Asia, those who take part in this meeting will strengthen and form collaborations between East and West. This will be an opportunity to share new knowledge, insights, and discoveries about the world's lakes, rivers and oceans, and to address the many challenges that these ecosystems are now facing. We, therefore, welcome proposals for special sessions on topics that are relevant to both freshwater and marine systems or that examine the interactions among them. In addition, we encourage topics that address environmental issues on ocean or freshwater systems at global and local scales, advances in innovative technologies for aquatic research, and biological, biogeochemical and evolutionary aspects relevant to community and ecosystem structure and processes. Read More...
The theme, Voyages of Discovery, will be an historic event for ASLO and aquatic scientists from around the world. Meeting for the first time in Asia, those who take part in this meeting will strengthen and form collaborations between East and West. This will be an opportunity to share new knowledge, insights, and discoveries about the world's lakes, rivers and oceans, and to address the many challenges that these ecosystems are now facing. We, therefore, welcome proposals for special sessions on topics that are relevant to both freshwater and marine systems or that examine the interactions among them. In addition, we encourage topics that address environmental issues on ocean or freshwater systems at global and local scales, advances in innovative technologies for aquatic research, and biological, biogeochemical and evolutionary aspects relevant to community and ecosystem structure and processes. Read More...
Water & climate: Latin American connections
15/09/11 22:09
I would like to bring your attention to a new project which will conduct socioeconomic studies of the links between water and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Program on Governance and Socioeconomics of Environmental Goods and Services (GSEBSA) at CATIE, with financial support from the Climate Change and Water Program of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, just launched a new project called “Strengthening the capacity building and research in environmental economics to study the links between water and climate change”. This project is a three year collaboration between LACEEP, EfD-CA, and the CEDE at the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.
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CDKN: report, RFP
14/09/11 18:25
Knowledge Brokers Workshop Report
The final report of the Climate and Development Knowledge Brokers Workshop is now available at: http://cdkn.org/2011/09/putting-climate-knowledge-brokers-on-the-map/
Convened by CDKN, GIZ and PIK-Potsdam in June 2011, it brought together 21 leading climate knowledge sharing initiatives to discuss how they could collaborate better so information is more readily available to developing country users. We concluded that there is both scope and enthusiasm for closer collaboration. For more on the workshop and the Climate Knowledge Group that has been established to push ahead with the collaboration agenda, see: http://en.openei.org/wiki/Knowledge_Brokers_Workshop
Funding Call
CDKN has also just launched a funding call aimed at encouraging closer collaboration between online knowledge brokers. The closing deadline is 3 October 2011. Full details can be found at: http://cdkn.org/project/knowledge-brokers-fund/
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The final report of the Climate and Development Knowledge Brokers Workshop is now available at: http://cdkn.org/2011/09/putting-climate-knowledge-brokers-on-the-map/
Convened by CDKN, GIZ and PIK-Potsdam in June 2011, it brought together 21 leading climate knowledge sharing initiatives to discuss how they could collaborate better so information is more readily available to developing country users. We concluded that there is both scope and enthusiasm for closer collaboration. For more on the workshop and the Climate Knowledge Group that has been established to push ahead with the collaboration agenda, see: http://en.openei.org/wiki/Knowledge_Brokers_Workshop
Funding Call
CDKN has also just launched a funding call aimed at encouraging closer collaboration between online knowledge brokers. The closing deadline is 3 October 2011. Full details can be found at: http://cdkn.org/project/knowledge-brokers-fund/
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Water & health conference: Duke University
14/09/11 17:47
We’re looking forward to this year’s Water and Health Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, USA; we expect over 400 attendees from about 60 countries this year. The conference is only 3 weeks away and there is still time to register. Please share the announcement below with your colleagues and anyone who might be interested in the conference.
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Global Lakes Ecol Network meeting registration
14/09/11 17:27
A gentle reminder for those of you that have registered to attend Global Lakes Ecological Network 13 (GLEON 13) from 10-14 October 2011, in Sunapee, New Hampshire:
Pre-meeting materials will only be sent to registered participants. If you have not registered your travel/lodging details with us for any reason, please email Grace (gshong@wisc.edu) NOW so you will not miss important updates - G13 is only 4 weeks away!
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Pre-meeting materials will only be sent to registered participants. If you have not registered your travel/lodging details with us for any reason, please email Grace (gshong@wisc.edu) NOW so you will not miss important updates - G13 is only 4 weeks away!
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Book: adaptation in Africa
07/09/11 16:02
New Book: Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
Few regions in the world are as vulnerable as Africa in respect of the impacts of
climate change, Whereas industralised countries have the financial means and
technologies to adapt, the majority of African nations struggle to cope with the ever-
increasing impacts of climate change, especially in respect of increased
temperatures, droughts and rainfall shortages.
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Few regions in the world are as vulnerable as Africa in respect of the impacts of
climate change, Whereas industralised countries have the financial means and
technologies to adapt, the majority of African nations struggle to cope with the ever-
increasing impacts of climate change, especially in respect of increased
temperatures, droughts and rainfall shortages.
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Resilience conference: Portland, Oregon
07/09/11 15:49
Ecotrust is convening a three day gathering on strategies for resilience regions and a new model for development her in Portland, Oregon on September 8-10, 2011. http://www.resilienceregions.org/home/
We believe we have identified a group of likeminded change-makers and resilience leaders to be with us here, in person. Of course this group of leaders is larger than the few that can fruitfully be brought together for a candid, bold and productive in-person conversation. There are so many others who could and should be here as well.
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We believe we have identified a group of likeminded change-makers and resilience leaders to be with us here, in person. Of course this group of leaders is larger than the few that can fruitfully be brought together for a candid, bold and productive in-person conversation. There are so many others who could and should be here as well.
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Climate Science Center Conference - Seattle
06/09/11 16:45
Registration for the 2nd Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference will close on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 11:59 pm. The conference is scheduled for September 13-14 at the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
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Stream restoration symposium
06/09/11 16:43
*Final Call for Abstracts*:
The *11th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium* will be held in Skamania,
Washington January 31 through February 2, 2012, with Short Courses offered
on January 30 and field trip on February 3.
The Symposium will be convened by River Restoration Northwest (*
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The *11th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium* will be held in Skamania,
Washington January 31 through February 2, 2012, with Short Courses offered
on January 30 and field trip on February 3.
The Symposium will be convened by River Restoration Northwest (*
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Postdoc modeling abrupt climate change
05/09/11 19:35
Postdoc Researcher in Boreal/Arctic Ecosystem Modeling and Abrupt Climate Change
The Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to join our team studying the potential for abrupt climate change in the Arctic (http://esd.lbl.gov/research/projects/abrupt_climate_change/impacts/).
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The Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to join our team studying the potential for abrupt climate change in the Arctic (http://esd.lbl.gov/research/projects/abrupt_climate_change/impacts/).
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Water in a globalizing world: conference results
01/08/11 18:13
The contributions to an international scientific workshop (20-23 June 2011, Bad Schoenbrunn, Switzerland) are published online now as Workshop Proceedings:
http://www.hfph.de/igp/proceedings2011
This four-day workshop, which was organised by the Institute for Social and Development Studies (www.hfph.de/igp) at the Munich School of Philosophy, was about "water management options in a globalised world - promoting a dialogue between economics, ethics and other disciplines". About 20 scientists from various backgrounds came together to discuss about an adequate problem framing, different management options and ethical aspects.
Kind regards,
Martin Kowarsch
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http://www.hfph.de/igp/proceedings2011
This four-day workshop, which was organised by the Institute for Social and Development Studies (www.hfph.de/igp) at the Munich School of Philosophy, was about "water management options in a globalised world - promoting a dialogue between economics, ethics and other disciplines". About 20 scientists from various backgrounds came together to discuss about an adequate problem framing, different management options and ethical aspects.
Kind regards,
Martin Kowarsch
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African climate change fellowship program
27/07/11 23:35
In the context of Adaptation: African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP)
Announcing Phase 2: The Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) at the University of Dar es Salaam is currently implementing ACCFP Phase II in collaboration with START. This phase will have two rounds of Fellowships to support young researchers, academics and professional in climate change adaptation. The ACCFP Secretariat was recently established at IRA and Host Institutions for the second phase of the program were recently selected. The first call for fellowship applications was announced in May 2011 and the process of selecting Fellows for this round is expected to be completed by the end of July. The second call will be announced in the last quarter of 2011. Please visit the ACCFP website for more information on current and new opportunities www.accfp.org.
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Announcing Phase 2: The Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) at the University of Dar es Salaam is currently implementing ACCFP Phase II in collaboration with START. This phase will have two rounds of Fellowships to support young researchers, academics and professional in climate change adaptation. The ACCFP Secretariat was recently established at IRA and Host Institutions for the second phase of the program were recently selected. The first call for fellowship applications was announced in May 2011 and the process of selecting Fellows for this round is expected to be completed by the end of July. The second call will be announced in the last quarter of 2011. Please visit the ACCFP website for more information on current and new opportunities www.accfp.org.
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River restoration hydrologist position, Olympic National Park
28/06/11 00:07
There is an exciting job opening now available for a hydrologist/ sediment monitoring person to work for the U.S. National Park Service (Olympic National Park) on the Elwha River, Washington, dam removal project in a federal government term position. Two large dams will be removed on the Elwha River beginning this September, in the largest dam-removal project in history.... a very interesting large-scale sedimentology, geomorphology, and ecological undertaking. Please see the job description and hiring details at:
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Hydrology position in Boise, Idaho
28/06/11 00:06
HYDROLOGY POSITION IN BOISE, IDAHO
FLOOD FORECASTING!
Does helping to save lives and property during flood events interest you?
DECISION MAKING!
Would you like to assist Emergency and Water Managers in making critical decisions?
WATER RESOURCES!
Would you like to work in the expanding area of water resources forecasting?
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FLOOD FORECASTING!
Does helping to save lives and property during flood events interest you?
DECISION MAKING!
Would you like to assist Emergency and Water Managers in making critical decisions?
WATER RESOURCES!
Would you like to work in the expanding area of water resources forecasting?
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Watersheds of Oregon Education RFP
28/06/11 00:03
The Network of Oregon Watershed Councils will be periodically outsourcing the implementation of some of its specific education program events. The attached Request for Proposals is pursuant to the education program of the 2011 Gathering of Watershed Councils in Sunriver Oregon, November 9-11.
Please consider this consulting opportunity or pass it on to someone you know who may be interested and qualified.
Responses due by 5:00pm, July 6th by email only to tom@oregonwatersheds.org – subject line “Gathering Education Program Proposal”
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Please consider this consulting opportunity or pass it on to someone you know who may be interested and qualified.
Responses due by 5:00pm, July 6th by email only to tom@oregonwatersheds.org – subject line “Gathering Education Program Proposal”
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RFP for drinking water technology
28/06/11 00:01
Subject: Upcoming Solicitation: Research and Demonstration of Innovative Drinking Water Treatment Technologies in Small Systems
Solicitation Title: Research and Demonstration of Innovative Drinking Water Treatment Technologies in Small Systems
Issue Date: Week of June 20th
Open Period: 60 days from Issue Date (closing August 25, 2011)
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Solicitation Title: Research and Demonstration of Innovative Drinking Water Treatment Technologies in Small Systems
Issue Date: Week of June 20th
Open Period: 60 days from Issue Date (closing August 25, 2011)
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SEI "reducing risk" research fellow positions
10/06/11 19:12
Two positions at the Stockholm Environmental Institute have opened in the category of reducing climate risk. Both have application dates quite soon. Read More...
Engineers without Borders: Development, CC, and infrastructure report
07/06/11 23:54
Climate Compatible Development in the Infrastructure Sector
Climate change is recognised as one of the most significant threats to development during the 21st Century and beyond. Infrastructure policymakers and practitioners have a crucial role to play in meeting the challenge of climate change in the developing word. This applies both to mitigation, i.e. reducing greenhouse gas emissions in ways that facilitate continued growth and sustained poverty reduction; and to adaptation, i.e. protecting vulnerable populations from the impacts of climate change. This report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities at the nexus of climate change, infrastructure and development. Read More...
Climate change is recognised as one of the most significant threats to development during the 21st Century and beyond. Infrastructure policymakers and practitioners have a crucial role to play in meeting the challenge of climate change in the developing word. This applies both to mitigation, i.e. reducing greenhouse gas emissions in ways that facilitate continued growth and sustained poverty reduction; and to adaptation, i.e. protecting vulnerable populations from the impacts of climate change. This report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities at the nexus of climate change, infrastructure and development. Read More...
Drinking water technology conference
03/06/11 23:27
The mission of Drinking Water Quality Technology Summit 2011 is to create a nation wide understanding on how to implement the latest detection and treatment technology to establish fail-safe monitoring of emerging contaminants within source water, treatment plants and distribution systems to deliver continuous water quality, MCL compliance and profitable operating margins. Read More...
YSI monitoring research award contest
02/06/11 16:46
The YSI Foundation "Minding the Planet" Grant 2011 is now requesting proposals. Please see the details below:
http://www.ysi.com/newsdetail.php?YSI-Foundation-Minding-the-Planet-Grant-2011-Request-for-Proposals-48
YSI Foundation is pleased to seek proposals for research projects that focus on data collection to assess changes in the environment. Read More...
http://www.ysi.com/newsdetail.php?YSI-Foundation-Minding-the-Planet-Grant-2011-Request-for-Proposals-48
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Report on self-organizing communities for responding to climate change
02/06/11 16:04
Dealing with change requires the capacity to self-organise, while embracing novelty and experimentation.
With the increasing diffusion of social media or Web 2.0 tools (such as Twitter, Facebook, video and photo-sharing sites, wikis and blogs, among others) processes of self-organisation, volunteerism and citizen engagement are helping to re-define the way in which disaster risk preparedness and response are implemented.
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With the increasing diffusion of social media or Web 2.0 tools (such as Twitter, Facebook, video and photo-sharing sites, wikis and blogs, among others) processes of self-organisation, volunteerism and citizen engagement are helping to re-define the way in which disaster risk preparedness and response are implemented.
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UNESCO conference on climate change, biodiversity
31/05/11 06:38
On 27 and 28 June 2011, an international high-level conference with the title “For life, for the future. Biosphere reserves and climate change“ will take place in Germany, in the city of Dresden. The conference is held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO MAB programme. It is organized by UNESCO-MAB, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and the German Commission for UNESCO.
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Postdoctoral Scientist – Arctic Landscape
28/05/11 02:06
Summary: A new NSF funded project on Carbon, Water, and Energy Balance of the Arctic Landscape will begin at the Ecosystems Center in 2012. The project will include one new postdoctoral position with an anticipated start date of January 3, 2012 or shortly thereafter. Read More...
Groundwater hydrologist with NEON
28/05/11 02:05
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation; mobile, relocatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A leading edge cyberinfrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this information. The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales.
The WFD and hydropower workshop
25/05/11 23:08
| 13-14 September 2011, Brussels |
World Water Congress young research scholar
18/05/11 16:48
The Center on Law and Environment (PDMA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are co-hosting a Research Award for Young Scholars, which will take place at the XIV World Water Congress, from 25-29 September, 2011 in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil.
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Aquatic monitoring sensors conference
16/05/11 17:23
Freshwater Advanced Aquatic Sensor Workshop: Sensors, Platforms and Data Management
We are excited to announce an upcoming training workshop for scientists who require more knowledge in the deployment and operation of advanced aquatic sensors. Applications are being accepted now through June 15th, 2011 - limited funds are available to cover travel and UMBS-related room/board. Please find further details below and in the attached document. Read More...
We are excited to announce an upcoming training workshop for scientists who require more knowledge in the deployment and operation of advanced aquatic sensors. Applications are being accepted now through June 15th, 2011 - limited funds are available to cover travel and UMBS-related room/board. Please find further details below and in the attached document. Read More...
Hydrologic data, modeling conference
16/05/11 17:05
Announcement: CUAHSI Conference on Hydrologic Data and Information Systems
You are invited to the CUAHSI Conference on Hydrologic Data and Information Systems, June 22-24, 2011 at Utah State University, Logan, Utah. This conference will showcase the scientific progress enabled in hydrology through the use of advanced information and data management systems. The conference will also showcase the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System (HIS), a web based system for sharing hydrologic data. More details about the conference are at http://his.cuahsi.org/conference2011.
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You are invited to the CUAHSI Conference on Hydrologic Data and Information Systems, June 22-24, 2011 at Utah State University, Logan, Utah. This conference will showcase the scientific progress enabled in hydrology through the use of advanced information and data management systems. The conference will also showcase the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System (HIS), a web based system for sharing hydrologic data. More details about the conference are at http://his.cuahsi.org/conference2011.
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Land use remote sensing database launched
16/05/11 16:59
Today Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes announced that a new geospatial website, "ChangeMatters," has made the Department of the Interior's satellite imagery of the world more easily accessible to the public.
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World environmental and water resources congress
11/05/11 21:14
| World Environmental & Water Resources Congress: Knowledge for Sustainability |
Aquatic instrument engineer/scientist
09/05/11 19:42
Aquatic Instrument Engineer/Scientist
http://www.neoninc.org/jobs/Aquatic%20Instrument%20Engineer.Scientist
Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a nonprofit science corporation dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation; mobile, relocatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A leading edge cyberinfrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this information. The Observatory will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales.
This is a fulltime position; however, we will also accept applications from candidates who are interested in taking a sabbatical from their current position.
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http://www.neoninc.org/jobs/Aquatic%20Instrument%20Engineer.Scientist
Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a nonprofit science corporation dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation; mobile, relocatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A leading edge cyberinfrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this information. The Observatory will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales.
This is a fulltime position; however, we will also accept applications from candidates who are interested in taking a sabbatical from their current position.
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Water governance conference: meeting the challenges of global change
03/05/11 23:00
Water Governance: Meeting the Challenges of Global Change
5-10 June 2011— Universitätszentrum Obergurgl, Austria
Chaired by: Claudia Pahl-Wostl, University of Osnabrück, DE and Stockholm Resilience Centre, SE Co-chaired by: Joyeeta Gupta, IVM VU University Amsterdam and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, NL & Theo Toonen, TU Delft, NL Read More...
5-10 June 2011— Universitätszentrum Obergurgl, Austria
Chaired by: Claudia Pahl-Wostl, University of Osnabrück, DE and Stockholm Resilience Centre, SE Co-chaired by: Joyeeta Gupta, IVM VU University Amsterdam and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, NL & Theo Toonen, TU Delft, NL Read More...
Andean climate change impacts report
26/04/11 14:05
MsSc in climate change sciences
08/04/11 18:41
MSc in Climate Sciences studies programme
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4 semesters, 120 European (ECTS) credits
Graduate School of Climate Sciences
University of Bern, Switzerland
Registration deadline for autumn semester: 30 April 2011
Late registrations are accepted until 1 August 2011. Read More...
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4 semesters, 120 European (ECTS) credits
Graduate School of Climate Sciences
University of Bern, Switzerland
Registration deadline for autumn semester: 30 April 2011
Late registrations are accepted until 1 August 2011. Read More...
Wetlands and carbon standards group
08/04/11 18:29
Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) will lead a technical working group that will develop requirements for quantifying and crediting the greenhouse gas benefits of several new types of wetlands conservation projects under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program.
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Groundwater science and policy conference
02/04/11 16:45
I am pleased to send you the Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts of the International Conference on
Groundwater Resources Management: Adaptation Measures to Water Scarcity
Science and Policy Responses
The Conference is jointly organized by UNESCO and the University of Irvine, California (UCI) and it will take place from 30 November to 3 December 2011 in Irvine, California, USA.
