Description
This powerpoint presentation presents four task groups, including the following:Low-lying countries (deltas), Chair – Gertjan Zwolsman (Kiwa Water Research, NL);Retreating snowpack,Chair – Paul Fleming (Seattle Public Utilities, USA);Arid conditions, Chair – Chris Davis (University of Technology, Sydney); and,Mitigation,Chair – Daniel Nolasco (Nolasco associates, Canada). Task group activities are presented and include the following:goals – information exchange andidentification of “best” practices for adaptation/mitigation; and,possible activities – drafting of a position paper (feeding into WWF5, 2009), contributions to newsletter, website and discussion forum, andorganization of training courses and workshops, etc. The International Water Association (IWA) November 17-18 Amsterdam Workshop adaptation/mitigationobjectives include the following:discuss position papers of the Task Forces onadaptation of utilities dependent on snow pack water resources,adaptation of utilities to a drying (arid) climate,adaptation of utilities in low-lying countries (runoff, sea level rise), andmitigation measures (reducing carbon footprints of utilities); prepare a statement for WWF-5 on behalf of IWA; and,prepare an IWA position at WWF-5 and CoP-15.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. – No.
- Published:
- 11/01/2008
- Number of Pages:
- 5
- File Size:
- 1 file , 760 KB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
