HR: 09:20h
AN: H11H-06 INVITED    [Abstracts]
TI: UNESCO's G-WADI Program - Developing and Delivering Tools for Improved Water Management in Semi-arid and Arid Lands
AU: * Woodard, G C
EM: gwoodard@sahra.arizona.edu
AF: SAHRA Center University of Arizona, Marshall Bldg., Room 549d 845 N Park Avenue, 5th Floor, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
AU: Imam, B
EM: bimam@uci.edu
AF: CHRS Center, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, United States
AU: Sorooshian, S
EM: soroosh@uci.edu
AF: CHRS Center, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, United States
AB: UNESCO's Water and Development Information for Arid Lands - A Global Network (G-WADI) aims to strengthen the capacity to manage the water resources of arid and semi-arid areas around the globe through a network of international and regional cooperation. Six centers, including SAHRA headquartered at the University of Arizona and CHRS at UC-Irvine, are cooperating to improve water resource management by sharing knowledge and tools. Specific objectives include: improved understanding of the special characteristics of hydrological systems and water management needs in arid areas, through shared data and experiences; capacity building of individuals and institutions; raising awareness of advanced technologies for data provision, data assimilation, and system analysis; and promoting integrated basin management and the use of appropriate decision support tools. SAHRA coordinates G-WADI's information dissemination via G-WADI's web site and publications. Web-based resources include Global Water News Watch and the subscription service, Water News Tracker, plus access to remotely sensed precipitation data from HyDIS. Information on use of isotopes and chemical tracers is also featured. Materials and outcomes from various workshops and short courses on modeling, water harvesting, and impacts of climate change also are provided. While the intent is to benefit water resource managers in semi- arid and arid developing countries, the collaboration among international water centers, and perspectives and traditional knowledge gained from users, has benefitted U.S. researchers in many ways.
UR: http://www.gwadi.org/
DE: 1812 Drought
DE: 1821 Floods
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting