The 20^th IHP Training Course

Groundwater as a key for adaptation

to changing climate and society  

Groundwater is a major source of daily water supply for people in the Asia Pacific  region and around the world. It is an important component in the global water cycle and also a potential buffer to problems posed by irregular precipitation, including drought, increasing human demand for water and the associated pressures on surface water. However, groundwater are also vulnerable and can be negatively affected by human acitivies and contemporary climate change.  

UNESCO Office, Jakarta in collaboration with Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University and Water Resources Research Center, DPRI, Kyoto university are organizing the 20^th IHP Training Course on "Groundwater as a Key for Adaptation to Changing Climate and Society" which will be held in Nagoya and Kyoto universities from 7 to 20 November 2010. The course will provide a series of lectures and practice sessions led by experts on groundwater resources, science and management, as well as a technical tour. The course represents a portion of Japanese contribution to UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (IHP).

The general objectives of the training course are (1) to offer a thorough description of current knowledge of groundwater resources and management in relation to contemporary social and climate change in the Asia Pacific region; (2) to conduct several practical training sessions of selected techniques for observing ground-and soil-water in hydrological systems; and (3) to discuss strategies by which groundwater can be effectively managed as an alternative source of adaptation and resilience to changing environments.

The UNESCO Office, Jakarta, offers a limited number of full sponsorships to young participants from Southeast Asia; female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The participants should have appropriate qualifications and experience in the subjects related to the training course. Please download the training course leaflet and submit registration form with the endorsements from the Chairman of IHP National Committee and the National Commission for UNESCO in your country before 31 August 2010, to:

Giuseppe Arduino
Programme Specialist in Hydrological/Geological Sciences
UNESCO Office, Jakarta
Jl. Galuh II No. 5
Jakarta 12110 - Indonesia
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