UNU-INWEH -
UNESCO International Workshop
Water and Ecosystems:
Water Resources Management in Diverse Ecosystems and Providing for
Human Needs
UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada
14-16 June 2005
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Workshop Program
14 June 2005
09:00 Opening Ceremony
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UNU-INWEH – Dr. R. Daley,
Director UNU-INWEH
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McMaster University – Dr. P.
Sutherland, Dean of Science
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UNESCO – Dr. M.
Clusener-Godt, Man and the Biosphere Programme
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09:30 Keynote
Presentation:
“Conceptual Frameworks for the Development of
Integrated Water Management in Ecosystems” – Dr. M. Zalewski
– Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Keynote
Presentation:
Water and ecosystems, human
needs for agriculture and water balanced against nature
protection – Dr. M. Finlayson, IWMI, Sri Lanka
12:00 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Technical Session
1 – Case studies
An introduction to the case
studies - Dr. Z. Adeel, UNU-INWEH, Canada
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The Amazon Region – Prof. L. Aragón, Universite Federal do Para,
Brazil
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The Gulf Region – Dr. I.
McCann, University of Delaware, USA
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East Africa – Prof. N. F. Madulu, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Discussion
15 June
2005
09:00 Technical Session
2 – Case studies
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India – Dr. R. Gupta,
Government of Gujurat, India
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China - Dr. G. Zhuojin,
Beijing Hydraulic Research Institute, P.R. China
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Europe – Prof. L. Chicaro,
University of Algarve, Portugal
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Canada – Dr. K. Munkittrick,
University of New Brunswick, Canada
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12:00 Open Discussion
on Case Studies
Specific discussions on the case studies
vis-à-vis conceptual frameworks
16 June
2005
09:00 Keynote
Presentation:
Conditions and trends of freshwater ecosystems
and the challenges to meet human water needs – Dr. C.
Revenga, The Nature Conservancy
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30 Discussion
Session 1 – Ecosystem conservation and water supply
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Integration Across Sectors: GAP, Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. - Dr. O. Unver,
Kent State University, USA
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Applying the Institutional Analysis and
Development framework to wastewater management policy in the
Lerma-Chapala river basin - Dr. R. Pacheco-Vega, CIATEC,
Mexico
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Integrated Water Resources
Management: Challenges for the Grand River, Ontario, Canada
– Prof. M. Servos, Univ. of Waterloo
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Managing Agricultural Impacts
on Canadian Waters – Dr. P. Chambers, NWRI
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12:00 Lunch
13:30 Discussion
Session 2 – Ecosystem water resources management approaches
for poverty reduction
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Balancing poverty reduction
and ecological sustainability in water management. - Dr. J.
Soussan and Ms S. Noel, SEI, York University, Canada
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Water Resources Management Strategies in Dry
Land Areas: A Case Study of Biosphere Reserve in Cholistan
Desert, Pakistan - Dr. M.A. Kahlown, Pakistan Council of
Research in Water Resources, Pakistan
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Allocating mountain water in the Andes:
availability, conservation and human use – Dr. S.
Brown, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Assessment of Global Water-sector Capacity
Needs– Dr. C. Mayfield, UNU-INWEH, Canada
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15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Formulation of Conclusions and Recommendations
16:30 Closing Remarks –
UNU-INWEH and UNESCO
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