Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
in Water Resources Development
in the Third World.
Sponsored by the Water Resources Specialty Group of the AAG
Background
On going global changes are expected to exacerbate and compound problems
related to water resources development in the third world. Natural climatic
variability may induce scarcity at various scales while population growth
threatens to degrade water resources through over use and mismanagement.
Serious conflict may also emerge at local, regional and international
scales, especially from shared resources. These underlying factors and
emerging complications point to a need for innovative and cost efficient
methods for increasing supply, improving efficiency and proactively
mitigating conflict.
Geotechnical methods - including GIS, remote sensing and geophysical water
prospecting can, and have made significant contributions to water-related
problems in many third world countries. Regrettably, the absence of
networking and common forum for interaction constrains awareness of these
achievements, potentially reducing their overall impact. This session -
organized for the 2002 meeting (March 19-23) in Los Angeles - provides a
forum for discussing the trends, challenges and opportunities in water
resources research in the developing countries in the 21st century. The goal
is to increase awareness, network, foster collaborations and benefit from
shared experience and unique insights.
Appropriate topics for presentation include, but are not limited to the
following
* Technological: research results related to water resources
exploration and sourcing, inventorying, modeling, visualization, analysis
and distribution
* Institutional: constraints to effective water resources planning and
management
* Conflict: potential areas and sources of regional or international
conflict related to water resources development and use
Abstract
Abstracts should not exceed 250 words describing the presentations purpose,
methods and conclusions (www.aag.org/AnnualMeetings/intro.html
<http://www.aag.org/AnnualMeetings/intro.html>). The paper should be of a
length suitable for presentation and discussion within the allotted time of
20 minutes. Please send abstracts and inquiries about this session by August
30, 2001 to
Dr. Aondover Tarhule Department of Geography University of Oklahoma Norman,
Oklahoma 73019-1007 Phone: (405) 325-0540 Fax: (405) 325-6090 Email:
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