HomeMoving waters - the changing state of rivers
Managing our rivers has revolved around altering the movement of water – obviously through dams, extraction for irrigation, mining, water supplies, industry and water transfers and more cryptically when we consider groundwater use, virtual water, water sensitive urban design, water recycling and adjustments to environmental flows.
Topics for the 13th International Riversymposium include-
- Moving water on a grand scale - water transfers
- Achievements in water transfers
- Effects and challenges of transferring water
- Stopping the water moving – dams and barrages
- What are the effects and limitations of dams?
- What are the success stories?
- Moving water virtually – virtual water
- Water in agriculture - reconsidering our crops and efficiencies
- Moving water for the environment - environmental flows for rivers and estuaries
- How much water is enough?
- How do we decide?
- Movements in hidden water – groundwater challenges
- Managing the groundwater to surface water balance
- Moving water across borders – transboundary rivers
- Succesful transboundary governance
- Challenges to ecosystemn health from upstream effects
- Floods and scarcity downstream
- Placing value on rivers - valuing ecosystems, economic development and water markets
- How do we value ecosystem services for rivers?
- Water trading - opportunities and challenges
- Measuring social values of rivers
- Indigenous values
- Moving water multiple times – water in mining to manufacturing
- The best use of water in mining ventures - distance versus ease and risk?
- Recycling water in industry
- Water reuse
- Letting water move naturally – wild rivers
- Challenges to keeping rivers flowing uninterrupted
- Achievements to date
- Moving together for better water management – community engagement
- Keeping communities inspired and active
- Success stories from community work
- When rivers don’t move - droughts
- How do we manage droughts?
- What does the future hold with climate change?
- Waterways in paleodrainage areas
- Moving water through cities (urban theme)
- Water sensitive urban design
- Challenges around new sources of water
- Moving closer to the sea – estuaries
- Managing nutrients and algal blooms
- Getting enough water after extraction
- Keeping the balance right for mangroves
- Movement to and within waterways
- Hydrodynamics
- Nutrients and contaminants cycling
- Trophic dynamics
- Fish and fisheries
- Watching water move
- Remote sensing/real-time modelling
- Indicators of environmental health
- Decision support frameworks
- Desalination – impacts and new technology
- Climate change and rivers
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MONDAY October 11 | |
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Opening Plenary and Concurrent Sessions |
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TUESDAY October 12 | |
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Daily Plenary, Concurrent Sessions |
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WEDNESDAY October 13 | |
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THURSDAY October 14 | |
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Concurrent Sessions and Closing Plenary |
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Enquiries
If you have any questions regarding the 2010 program or any other general enquiries please contact the Riversymposium Office.
Carla Mathisen
Riversymposium Coordinator
T +61 (0)7 3123 7766 ext 202
F +61 (0)7 3103 4574
F +61 (0)7 3103 4574