HR: 08:50h
AN: H11H-04 INVITED    [Abstracts]
TI: International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWRM)
AU: * Stakhiv, E Z
EM: Eugene.Z.Stakhiv@iwr01.usace.army.mil
AF: USACE Institute of Water Resources, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3868, United States
AU: Valdes, J B
EM: jvaldes@u.arizona.edu
AF: SAHRA (Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas), Marshall Building #526 1122 E James Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, United States
AU: Valdes, J B
EM: jvaldes@u.arizona.edu
AF: The University of Arizona, Dept of Civil Eng and Eng Mech, Tucson, AZ 85721-0072, United States
AB: The USACE Institute of Water Resources and the University of Arizona have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the creation of an International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWRM) that will, upon completion, create a virtual teaching and research center with academic institutions, government agencies and NGOs for integrated water resources management, interdisciplinary scientific research, and capacity-building/development for developing and emerging countries; and post-disaster/conflict nations and regions. Some of the topics in which the Center will be involved include: integrated water resources management and sustainable development in arid and semi-arid zones, infrastructure development and related engineering design standards and procedures, capacity building, development and training, water policy, governance and institutional aspects, water security, including within the context of the Millennium Development Goals. The new Center will also be working with multilateral organizations such as the UNESCO International Hydrology Program.
DE: 1812 Drought
DE: 1821 Floods
DE: 1880 Water management (6334)
DE: 6334 Regional planning (1880)
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting