HydroNews - HydroWeb newsletter No. 10 (12.23.03)

Brought to you by IAEH - the International Association
for Environmental Hydrology

HOLIDAY GREETINGS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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---- In This Issue -----

1 - Israeli-Palestinian Water Conference - Rome 10/04
2 - Jordan River water negotiations
3 - SUSTAINIS - water use on Mediterranean islands
4 - Water in Iraq - a question
5 - Free guide to environmental responsibility
6 - Groundwater contamination, Changchun, China
7 - Bulgarian National Water Quality Association
8 - Free CD with IAEH membership
9 - Send YOUR news!

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1 - Israeli-Palestinian Water Conference - Rome 10/04
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Call for Papers for the 2nd Israeli-Palestinian
International Conference on Water for Life in the
Middle East to be held in Rome October 9-12, 2004.
This conference is sponsored by IPCRI, the
Israel-Palestinian Center for Research and Information,
UNESCO, USAID, IWRA (International Water Resources
Association), and the Mayor of the City of Rome.

Read more at:

http://www.hydroforum.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/67.html#

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2 - Jordan River water negotiations
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Anders Jagerskog, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Sweden, invites colleagues to read his thesis on
water negotiations in the Jordan River Basin

Read more at:

http://www.hydroforum.com/dcforum/DCForumID8/8.html#

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3 - SUSTAINIS - water use on Mediterranean islands
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The Advanced Study Course SUSTAINIS was successfully
carried out in Agia Napa, Cyprus in September/October 2003.
The course, funded by the European Commission, provided
graduate students from 12 European countries and from
engineering, the natural and the social sciences,
with an introduction into sustainable water use and
integrated water management practices on Mediterranean
islands. A summary of the outcome of the course is
available in English and German.

See:

http://www.hydroforum.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/71.html#

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4 - Water in Iraq - a question
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Sarah Fish at the University of Swansea, Wales
is compiling information on food and water in the
reconstruction of Iraq.

See her message at:

http://www.hydroforum.com/dcforum/DCForumID13/43.html#

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5 - Free guide to environmental responsibility
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A free guide to environmental responsibility in
Spanish is available from the Green Business Network.
Mejorando el Impacto Ambiental de Su Empresa is a
downloadable 14-page guide, covering a full range
of environmental issues encountered by smaller firms.

http://www.hydroforum.com/dcforum/DCForumID12/25.html#

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6 - Groundwater contamination, Changchun, China
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In the latest paper published in the Journal of
Environmental Hydrology, Hamadoun Bokar discusses
groundwater contination in Changchun, China and
presents results of contamination index mapping.

See the paper abstract here:

http://www.hydroweb.com/journal-hydrology.html

Send us YOUR paper!

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7 - Bulgarian National Water Quality Association
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The Bulgarian National Water Quality Association
Exhibition will take place in parallel with the
Scientific and Practical Conference and Seminar on
Water Quality Technologies and Management in Sofia,
Bulgaria on February 18-19, 2004.

More information here:

http://www.hydroforum.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/72.html#

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8 - Free CD with IAEH membership
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Both HEC Kit (US Army Corps of Engineers HEC models)
and Modflokit 2000 (USGS MODFLOW and supporting models)
have recently been upgraded.

Join IAEH and get one CD for free!

http://www.hydroweb.com/hydrokit-modeling-software.html

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9 - Send YOUR news!
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Do you want to get the word out about your latest
accomplishments? Send your news to

hydronews@hydroweb.com

and you will see it here in our next issue!

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- To join our association go to:

http://www.hydroweb.com/iaeh-membership.html

Thanks for your support!

The HydroWeb Team

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(12.23.03)