[RegCNET] Conference on Water resources in developing countries, 27 April- 8 May 2009, ICTP, Trieste, Italy

[Erika Coppola]

   Dear Colleague,

   we would like to remind you the upcoming conference

    "Water resources in developing countries: Planning and management in
    a climate change scenario"

    that will be held for the period of 27 April -8 May 2009 at the
    International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy.

  The deadline has been extended to the 22nd of January 2009.

    The purpose of this conference is to bring together the world's
    leading experts in hydrology and climate science to provide lectures
    on the state-of-the-art science on this topic, with the goal of
    transferring knowledge of hydrological modeling from humid regions to
    semi-arid regions. We will explore how to use these techniques in
    developing countries that may be data-sparse environments, and where
    fast communication using digital data may be hard to obtain.

  Topics

  - Present skill of climate models in semi-arid regions

    -  State-of-the-art of hydrological modeling and applications: case
    studies from humid and arid and semi-arid areas

    - Observational data set resources and alternative methods to improve
    the quality of available data (e.g., remote sensing techniques)
    - Different modeling approaches and methods to characterize model
    uncertainties

  - Strengths and weaknesses of alternative modeling approaches

  - Climate change in semi-arid regions: observations and model scenarios

   Program

    The one-week conference will be followed by a week of laboratory
    sessions where participants will learn to use some of the models
    illustrated during the conference. The goal of these sessions is to
    provide the participants with enough training in order to use the
    models in their home institutes.


    For any further information related to this activity you can visit the web
    site
    http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?smr=0&ida=a08152

    The application form is available on-line at
    https://onlineapps.ictp.it/LOGIN/APPLICANT/login_or_new.mhtml?smr=2029

    The ICTP is located in a picturesque setting in Trieste on the hills
    facing the Adriatic Sea.  It was founded in the 1960's by the late
    Abdus Salam to foster research and advanced studies in developing
    countries. For more information about this institution please visit
    the home page http://www.ictp.trieste.it/.  Trieste is served by an
    airport with connections to cities across Europe and is an easy train
    ride from Venice. Detailed information about flights and trains to/
    from Trieste can be obtained from the following links: http://
    www.aeroporto.fvg.it/ and http://www.trenitalia.com/.


  Warm regards,



  Soroosh Sorooshian

  Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS)

  University of California, Irvine

  Email: soroosh at uci.edu



  Erika Coppola

  ICTP Trieste, Italy

  Email: coppolae at ictp.it



  Sara Rauscher

  ICTP Trieste, Italy

  Email: srausche at ictp.it




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Coppola Erika , Ph.D
Earth System Physics Section
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Strada Costiera 11 
34100 Trieste, ITALY Phone: + 39 040 2240 407 Fax: + 39 040  2240 449

email: coppolae at ictp.it 
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