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EMWIS Arabic Flash, N°58, April 2008

2008-05-16T16:51:28Z

Climate change impacts in the Mediterranean resulting from a 2°C global temperature rise

WWF — 2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

A report for WWF, 1 July 2005, by C. Giannakopoulos, M. Bindi, M. Moriondo, P. LeSager and T. Tin

Mediterranean Call (CIRCLE-MED): Status Quo and next steps

2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Mediterranean community within CIRCLE (CIRCLE-MED) launched a joint call in July 2007. The topic "Climate Change, Integrated Coastal Zones and Water Management" is very high on the political agenda of the Mediterranean region. By the cut-off date, sixteen proposals were received, representing a request of 3.46 million euros. Institutions applied from many countries including Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Albania, Croatia, Turkey and Morocco. Finally eight projects were selected for a total budget of 1.65 million Euro. These projects associate research bodies from France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, Croatia, and Albania. All funded projects will be monitored and assessed over the course of their duration. Three meetings are already scheduled:

a kick-off meeting in Rome in November 2008, to introduce all the projects and the researchers, and build a community dedicated to the call;
a mid-term meeting in Portugal in the fall of 2009, to review the mid-term report sent by the teams;
a final meeting to be held in France at the end of 2010, where teams will present the results of their research.

Proposals were first sent to scientific reviewers. A Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) then met on January 15th in order to harmonize ratings across the reviewers and achieve consensual evaluation. Only projects passing all scientific thresholds were submitted to the next step. The Call Steering Committee met on January 31st, ranked the project according to their relevance for national stakeholders, and recommended what projects to fund. Blue Plan assisted the Call Steering Committee by giving insights on regional relevance. As requests from institutions did not match national pledges, solutions were found among the five institutions in a cooperative manner.

United Nations Publications: "International Water Security: Domestic Threats and Opportunities"

2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

Water is essential for all aspects of life. Managing water is a challenging task, particularly its shared water basins that host more than half of the world’s population. This book explores threats and opportunities through the presentation of case studies that analyze the multi-faceted and dynamic nature of the interplay between domestic and international water security. A range of past, on-going and emerging international water disputes from the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe are examined. Well-known cases are revisited from new perspectives while new approaches are suggested as analytical frameworks and practical tools for understanding and coping with emerging security threats.

IOA International Conference on Ozone & Related Oxidants in: Advanced treatment of water for human health and environment protection

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

This event is a unique opportunity for all interested in technologies and science related to ozone, derived or comparable oxidants to focus on disinfection, elimination of persistent pollutants and control of by-products.

Attending this conference is the most effective way to keep current within the research and industry and to establish useful contacts. No other forum delivers the voice of sound science plus a showcase for new products, new services, new applications, and new solutions for application of ozone & related oxidants technologies in the Water field.