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03 Nov 2010International Delft-FEWS user Days
The 6th edition of the International Delft-FEWS User Days will be held on the 3rd and 4th of November 2010 in the Deltares Office in Delft, the Netherlands. This meeting is the yearly opportunity to meet and discuss with the Delft-FEWS user and developer community.
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International Workshop on Data Assimilation for Operational Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Resources Management
This 2.5-day workshop at Deltares in Delft, the Netherlands, on Nov 1-3, 2010, aims at bringing together expert scientists, engineers, operational forecasters and water managers to share experience, ideas, techniques and tools in the broad area of data assimilation (DA) for operational hydrologic forecasting and water resources management. The goal of the workshop is to develop and foster community-based efforts for collaborative research, development and synthesis of techniques and tools, and cost-effective science-to-operations transition of them. This workshop is co-organized by Deltares and the NOAA National Weather Service Office of Hydrologic Development and co-sponsored by the Hydrologic Ensemble Prediction Experiment (HEPEX) and the Flood Control 2015 innovation programme (http://www.floodcontrol2015.com).
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Delta's in times of climate change
Deltas offer abundance. Their soils are rich and well-watered. They link rivers and inland waters to the oceans. They are the centre of economic and cultural activity, and home to more than half the world’s population (see map for a selection of delta regions). Yet climate change poses severe challenges for deltas. As land subsides, sea levels rise, and populations grow, deltas and their cities are becoming more vulnerable. Increased incidence of floods, salt water intrusion and heatwaves threaten the economic vitality and attractiveness of deltas worldwide. Dealing with subsidence and adapting to climate change have become imperative. The need to address these challenges calls for cooperation of deltas worldwide.
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InterCEPt conference
Hosted by the Aston Centre for Research into Safety and Security (CRISIS), the International Conference on Emergency Preparedness (InterCEPt) aims to facilitate the exchange of academic research, innovations and best operational practices in the management of emergency preparedness. InterCEPt provides a unique opportunity for academics, practitioners and policy makers to share lessons, plans, approaches and methods to prepare governments for when disaster strikes, as well as to identify promising new approaches to prepare the public to respond to major incidents. More information: http://www.astoncrisis.com/crisiscms/InterCEPt
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1e Deltares kennisgebruikersdag (Dutch)
Kennis krijgt pas waarde als die wordt uitgewisseld, verspreid en toegepast. Deltares ontwikkelt kennisen kennisproducten die deltagebieden veiliger en leefbaarder maken. Veel van die kennis is klaar voor gebruik. Precies die ‘pareltjes’ presenteren we op 14 september aanstaande. Aan marktpartijen en aan overheden, om gezamenlijk vast te stellen of dit inderdaad bijdraagt aan hun activiteiten en het realiseren van een duurzaam gebruik van deltagebieden.
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ESA’s Living Planet Symposium
The media are invited to ESA's largest scientific event of the year: the Living Planet Symposium, in Bergen, Norway. The symposium covers all areas of Earth observation, highlighting the results and ESA’s planned missions, as well as bringing together the key scientists and decision-makers worldwide.
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