INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION At NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DURGAPUR

Sustainable water resources management and climate change adaptation are increasingly becoming highly recognized global issues. As water is a basic necessity for life, it is of utmost importance to understand impact of climate change on water resources. This holds particularly true for a country like India, where water is a scarce resource and adverse impacts on water resources has recently been observed as a consequence of climate change. Since water is the most widely used resource for sustaining life on earth and achieving development in various spheres of life, engineering of water resources system is now being linked to the climate of the region. Water resources have wide spatial and temporal distribution due to which hydraulics and hydrology of water resources becomes intricately dependent on each other. Due to its multiple benefits and the problems created by its excesses, deficit, and quality deterioration, the conservation and management of water resources requires special attention on the management of environment of the water resources system. During the last couple of decades, fast industrial growth has led to rapid urbanization resulting in multifold increase for demand of water, whereas remarkable change in climate has occurred. The rising pressure on water resources has resulted in altered watersheds and changes in the course of river systems. These alterations have greatly affected the flow in system of water resources which have contributed to heavy loss of lives and properties during flooding. Rapid urbanization, change in climate, changes in watershed condition and course of rivers demand better strategies for management of this precious resource for sustained industrial growth so that water necessary for industrial as well as agricultural use can be made available for a secured future.

CONFERENCE THEMES:

The conference is being organized to broadly cover all aspects of sustainable water resources management and climate change adaptation. Some of the highlighted themes are:

µ Climate Change Prediction

µ Climate Change Adaptation

µ Susceptibility of Water Resources due to Climate Change

µ Weather Forecasting

µ Flood Forecasting, Warning and Management

µ Hydrological prediction in ungauged basins

µ Hydrologic data and its management

µ Surface and Groundwater Resources Management

µ Pollution Management

µ Water resources development, management and conservation under uncertainty

µ Application of Emerging Techniques in Water Sector

µ Application of Remote Sensing Technique and Geographical Information System in the field of Water Resources

µ Soft Computing for Water Resources Engineering and Management

µ Hydraulics of rainwater harvesting and recharging system

µ Eco-hydraulics and river restoration

µ Environmental flow requirements

µ Hydraulics of large-scale water transfer – hydrological, environmental, ecological, economic, and social dimensions

µ Mechanics of sediment transport and fluvial hydraulics

µ Hydraulics and hydrology of lakes, reservoir.

µ Hydraulics of maritime and coastal flow

µ Hydraulics of flow in soil-water-structure interaction

INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS :

We invite experts, professionals, academicians, scientists, researchers, policy makers, managers, stakeholders and students to attend the conference and participate in the various deliberations. Prospective authors are invited to contribute technical papers on the theme of the conference.

PAPER FORMAT :

Abstracts of about 300 words indicating results and conclusions of the studies falling under any of the above mentioned themes for studies are invited. The abstract should be submitted electronically to the given email address with one hard copy by post to the Organizing Secretary of “Climate Change Intl. Conf.- 2011” by 30th October, 2010. Abstracts should contain the title of the paper, names of all the authors and full contact details of the corresponding author. The extended abstract should be between 300-400 words, neatly typed with 1.5 lines spacing in Times New Roman (MS-WORD Font Size 12 pt.) The authors whose papers are selected for presentation (either oral or poster) and inclusion in the proceedings shall be intimated by 15th Nov. 2010. The full length paper with two hard copies along with CD/Soft Copy should be sent latest by 31st December, 2010.

EMAIL ADDERSS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

climatechangeintlconf@yahoo.in

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE:

The official language of the conference is English.

COMMITTEE :

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CONFERENCE ORGANISATION :

An International Advisory committee will steer the general direction of the conference and will advise National Executive Committee on all relevant matters.

REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE CONFERENCE :

Indian Delegates : Rs. 5,000

Foreign Delegates : US$ 500.00

(Early bird to be paid by 30th Oct. 2010)

Foreign Delegates : US$ 550.00

Students from India : Rs. 2,500.00

Foreign Students : US$ 250.00

Accompanying Person :

Indian : Rs. 2,500.00

Foreign : US$ 250.00

Prospective participants are requested to fill in the enclosed Registration Form and mail the same along with Registration Fee before December 31, 2010. An online -registration form is also available at the Intl. Conf-CE-2011website for pre-registration. Registration Fee should be sent by a Demand Draft in the favour of “Climate Change Intl. Conf.- 2011” payable at Durgapur at the address given below: Download : pdf / doc

Organizing Secretary :

Climate Change Intl. Conf.- 2011
Dept. of Civil Engineering,
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Durgapur – 713209 (West Bengal), INDIA
Fax: + 91 34342547375

EXHIBITORS:

A technical exhibitions focusing on the themes of the conference is planned at the conference venue. Two complimentary registrations would be provided to each exhibitor.

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ADVERTISEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

Institutes and Organizations can utilize this opportunity for advertising their products and services. Advertisement will be inserted in Proceedings/Souvenir as well as in “Intl. Conf-CE-2011” website and on CD. Please provide the logo/matter latest by 31 December 2010 so as to include it in Proceeding/Souvenir.

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ACCOMMODATION:

Limited accommodation on payment basis would be made available to the participants on first registered first served basis.

CONFERENCE TOURS:

In the first half of 19th February 2011, a field tour to the near by sites for visual observation of hydraulics of flow, performance of water resources structures, and environmental management has been planned.

DATES AND VENUE :

The conference will be held from February 17 to 19, 2011 at Durgapur, the industrial hub of eastern India. First half of the last day of the conference, 19th February 2011 will be devoted to visit of industrial installations and site for water resources projects.

SCHEDULE FOR THE CONFERENCE:

Submission of abstracts: 30 October, 2010

Acceptance of abstract: 15 November 2010

Submission of full length paper: 31 December, 2010

Acceptance of full length paper: 15 January, 2011

Conference: 17 - 19 February 2011

Full length papers will be reviewed and the accepted papers will be published in proceedings by a reputed publisher. The proceedings will be given to registered delegates at the time of registration.

VENUE FOR THE CONFERENCE:

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India

CLIMATE:

During February, Durgapur observes bright and pleasant sunny days, temperature reaching to a low of around 15ºC during the nights and high of 25oC during day time. Delegates are advised not to worry about woolen clothing for the visit to Durgapur during the conference days.

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