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Guide to Hydrological Practices, Volume I : Hydrology – From Measurement to Hydrological Information
This comprehensive guide provides practicing hydrologists with handy access to state-of-the-art and reliable information on hydrological practices, from simple discharge measurement to modeling complex hydrological systems. It was first published in 1965 and has been regularly updated since to reflect the evolving needs of, and practices employed by, the National Hydrological Services and other professionals working in water related fields.
Advances in Isotope Hydrology and its Role in Sustainable Water Resources Management (IHS-2007) : Proceedings of a Symposium held in Vienna, 21-25 May 2007. Vol.2
IAEA, 2008Historically, the IAEA has played a key role in advancing isotope techniques and in promoting the use of isotopes to address water resource sustainability issues worldwide. The quadrennial IAEA symposia continue to be an important component of the IAEA's mission in water resources management. The 12th symposium in the series was convened with the objectives of: reviewing the state of the art in isotope hydrology; outlining recent developments in the application of isotope techniques to water resources management; and identifying future trends and developments for research and applications. The ...
Advances in Isotope Hydrology and its Role in Sustainable Water Resources Management (IHS-2007) : Proceedings of a Symposium held in Vienna, 21-25 May 2007. Vol.1
IAEA, 2008Historically, the IAEA has played a key role in advancing isotope techniques and in promoting the use of isotopes to address water resource sustainability issues worldwide. The quadrennial IAEA symposia continue to be an important component of the IAEA's mission in water resources management. The 12th symposium in the series was convened with the objectives of: reviewing the state of the art in isotope hydrology; outlining recent developments in the application of isotope techniques to water resources management; and identifying future trends and developments for research and applications. The ...
Observing our planet for a better future
Theme of the World Meteorological Day 2008, this booklet raises awareness of the public and decision-makers on weather, climate and water to lead to an increasing concern about the degradation of the environment, the more frequent occurrences of natural disasters with projected climate change and the impacts on human survival and well-being.
This publication will be useful to decision-makers, financial experts and emergency response managers, currently in the process of implementing and upgrading their respective observing systems, especially their end-toend multi-hazard early ...
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Agua para la vida : aportes a la construcción de mejores prácticas en el manejo sustentable del agua y la biodiversidad
UICN, 2008A partir del análisis de diversas experiencias locales en el manejo de agua y biodiversidad, este manual busca mostrar una propuesta integral para ampliar las capacidades de quienes se relacionan con la gestión de los recursos hídricos, en los distintos niveles.
Observar nuestro planeta para un futuro mejor
El Consejo Ejecutivo de la OMM decidió, en su 58 a reunión (Ginebra, 20-30 de junio de 2006), que el tema del Día Meteorológico Mundial de 2008 fuese “Observar nuestro planeta para un futuro mejor”, reconociendo así los beneficios científicos y socioeconómicos que los Miembros de la OMM y sus Servicios Meteorológicos e Hidrológicos Nacionales han obtenido de las observaciones ampliadas, variadas y autorizadas llevadas a cabo en el contexto del mandato de la OMM en el ámbito del tiempo, el clima y el agua.
World Climate Applications and Services Programme (WCASP), 74. Expert Meeting on Water Manager Needs for Climate Information in Water Resources Planning
Recognizing that climate information is presently not widely used by water managers, the expert meeting aimed to identify the current state of climate information that potentially could be used by water managers and looked into the perception of water managers with regard to the use of climate information that would suit their requirements. The meeting also served as a scoping platform to identify current uses of climate information in water management and to provide an overview at which scales climate information has the greatest potential for use now and the near future. Likewise, gaps and ...
WMO and the PROMMA Project in Mexico: a success story
The socio-economic growth of Mexico and the well being of its people have been closely tied to water resources availability and development. Considering the recent rapid growth in population and economic activity, as well as the increasing difficulties in developing new water resources –a large part of the country is either arid or semi-arid– Mexico will continue to be confronted with major critical challenges in the management of its water resources. To address some of these challenges, the Modernization of Water Resources Management Programme (Programa de Modernización del Manejo del Agua – ...
La OMM y el Proyecto PROMMA en México: historia de un éxito
El crecimiento socioeconómico de México y el bienestar de su población han estado estrechamente ligados a la disponibilidad y al desarrollo de sus recursos hídricos. Teniendo en cuenta el reciente y rápido crecimiento de la población y de la actividad económica, así como las crecientes dificultades para el desarrollo de nuevos recursos hídricos –una gran parte del país es árida o semiárida–, México deberá seguir afrontando importantes desafíos críticos en la gestión de tales recursos. Con el propósito de abordar algunos de estos desafíos de México, el Programa de Modernización del Manejo del A ...
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Facing the Facts: Assessing the Vulnerability of Africa's Water Resources to Environmental Change
UNEP, 2005Africa's high dependence on natural resources makes its people vulnerable to environmental change. Acknowledging this, UNEP and START initiated a study in Feb. 2003 - (Vulnerability of Water Resources to Environmental Change in Afica). In the publication 4 regional groups of researchers address the vulnerability issue in Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Africa by means of selected river/lake/groundwater,basins according to natural (physuigraphic) anthropogenic (socio-economic) and management criteria. The basin was selected as a key unit for assessment because it balances resource prote ...
Weather, climate and water in the information age
The spectacular achievements made in weather forecasting, climate prediction and water assessments over the past few years have been underpinned by progress in telecommunications and information technologies. This booklet looks at these technologies and how they are applied for human benefit in the areas of weather forecasting, climate projections, natural disaster preparedness-and mitigation, water management, the environment, human health and energy.
Guidelines strategic planning and management of water resources
United Nations, 2004At its nineteenth special session in 1997, the General Assembly called for the initiation of a strategic approach for the implementation of all aspects of the sustainable use of fresh water for social and economic purposes, including safe drinking water and sanitation, water for irrigation, recycling, and wastewater management, and the important role fresh water plays in natural ecosystems. Since then, the promotion and development of strategic planning and management methodologies of water resources have become a major focus of regional cooperation in the programme of work of ESCAP. In that c ...
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La restauration du delta du fleuve Sénégal en Mauritanie : une application de l'approche écosystémique
Hamerlynck Olivier; Duvail Stéphanie; Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) - IUCN, 2003
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The rehabilitation of the delta of the Senegal River in Mauritania : fielding the ecosystem approach
Hamerlynck Olivier; Duvail Stéphanie; International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN - IUCN, 2003The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) advocates an ecosystem approach to environmental management, and spells out the principles in its Appendix 1. However, applying these principles can sometimes be less than straightforward. This book tells the story of an ecosystem approach to the rehabilitation of the lower delta of the Senegal River in Mauritania, in and around Diawling National Park. Its main objective is to provide practitioners with a “feel” for what the approach can entail in the real-life setting of a remote corner of the Sahel, where people’s livelihoods are inextricably tied ...
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