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Water Resources in Developing Countries: Planning and Management in a Climate Change Scenario | (smr 2029)
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  • Monday, 27 April 2009
    • 08:00 - 09:30 Registration and administrative formalities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall Area (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:00 Registration and administrative formalities 1h30'
    • 09:30 - 09:45 Welcome address
      • 09:30 Welcome address 15'
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Opening Lecture + 15' discussion
      • 09:45 Opening Lecture + 15' discussion 45'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Hydrometeorologic Forecasting: Model calibration and Parameter Estimation requirements
      • 11:00 Hydrometeorologic Forecasting: Model calibration and Parameter Estimation requirements 45'
        Speaker: Soorosh Sorooshian
        Material: List References Presentation
    • 11:45 - 12:30 The hydrology of arid areas: hydrological processes and modelling for water resources management
      • 11:45 The hydrology of arid areas: hydrological processes and modelling for water resources management 45'
        Speaker: Howard Wheater
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Climate change impact on water resources in several regions of the world. A European, Asian and African case study using CHyM hydrological model. Problems and challenges.
      • 14:30 Climate change impact on water resources in several regions of the world. A European, Asian and African case study using CHyM hydrological model. Problems and challenges. 30'
        Speaker: Erika Coppola
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Western North America
      • 15:00 Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Western North America 30'
        Speaker: Sara Rauscher
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Discussion and planning for the second week activity
      • 16:00 Discussion and planning for the second week activity 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 28 April 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Rainfall Observations over sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Prospects
      • 09:00 Rainfall Observations over sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Prospects 45'
        Speaker: Tufa Dinku
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Water resource management in Africa in the context of climate change: challenges, initiatives and management tools
      • 09:45 Water resource management in Africa in the context of climate change: challenges, initiatives and management tools 45'
        Speaker: Abou Amani
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Integration of Hydrometeorological and Climate information in Water Resources system operation and planning
      • 11:00 Integration of Hydrometeorological and Climate information in Water Resources system operation and planning 45'
        Speaker: Soorosh Sorooshian
        Material: Presentation
    • 11:45 - 12:30 An integrated climate change impact study for a network of river basins around the world: Results form the UK NERC QUEST Global Scale Impacts project
      • 11:45 An integrated climate change impact study for a network of river basins around the world: Results form the UK NERC QUEST Global Scale Impacts project 45'
        Speaker: Martin Todd
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 14:45 Climate change and water supply: Case of Akoko Northeast, Southwest, Nigeria
      • 14:30 Climate change and water supply: Case of Akoko Northeast, Southwest, Nigeria 15'
        Speaker: Amidu Owolab Ayeni
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 14:45 - 15:00 Catchment inflows into Lake Victoria: Uncertainties in rain-runoff modelling for Nzoia River
      • 14:45 Catchment inflows into Lake Victoria: Uncertainties in rain-runoff modelling for Nzoia River 15'
        Speaker: Michael Kizza
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 15:00 - 15:15 Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Demand and Groundwater Level in Northwestern Bangladesh
      • 15:00 Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Demand and Groundwater Level in Northwestern Bangladesh 15'
        Speaker: Shamsuddin Shahid
        Material: abstract
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Initial steps toward areal transformations of point observations for precipitation and temperature in subcatchments of the Upper Indus Basin
      • 15:15 Initial steps toward areal transformations of point observations for precipitation and temperature in subcatchments of the Upper Indus Basin 15'
        Speaker: Nathan Daniel Forsythe
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Discussion
      • 16:00 Discussion 1h0'
  • Wednesday, 29 April 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Global runoff forecasting for data scarce regions with the hydrological component of the ECMWF NWP system
      • 09:00 Global runoff forecasting for data scarce regions with the hydrological component of the ECMWF NWP system 45'
        Speaker: Adrian Tompkins
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 09:45 - 10:30 A Perspective on Applied Water Resources Research for Use by Decision Makers: The Case of Drought in Semiarid North America
      • 09:45 A Perspective on Applied Water Resources Research for Use by Decision Makers: The Case of Drought in Semiarid North America 45'
        Speaker: Gregg Garfin
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Role of groundwater in water resources planning for coping with scarcity and adapting to changes
      • 11:00 Role of groundwater in water resources planning for coping with scarcity and adapting to changes 45'
        Speaker: Annukka Lipponen
        Material: Presentation
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Climate change impacts on the Okavango River basin in Southern Africa: Consideration of uncertainty
      • 11:45 Climate change impacts on the Okavango River basin in Southern Africa: Consideration of uncertainty 45'
        Speaker: Martin Todd
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 14:45 Potential changes of future dryness over Korea from a regional climate projection
      • 14:30 Potential changes of future dryness over Korea from a regional climate projection 15'
        Speaker: Eun-Soon Im
        Material: Presentation
    • 14:45 - 15:00 Vegetation response of High Andean Wetlands and surrounding land covers to precipitation in semi-arid mountain region of southern Peru
      • 14:45 Vegetation response of High Andean Wetlands and surrounding land covers to precipitation in semi-arid mountain region of southern Peru 15'
        Speaker: Marco Otto
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 15:00 - 15:15 Climate change impact on water availability of a subtropical Andean basin
      • 15:00 Climate change impact on water availability of a subtropical Andean basin 15'
        Speaker: Maisa Rojas
        Material: abstract
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Assessment on the impact of climate change on water resource at watershed scale: a case study in River Xiangxi
      • 15:15 Assessment on the impact of climate change on water resource at watershed scale: a case study in River Xiangxi 15'
        Speaker: Hongmei Xu
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Poster Session
      • 16:00 Poster Session 1h0'
    • 19:00 - 19:00 Reception
      • 19:00 Reception
  • Thursday, 30 April 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Precipitation climate change projection : the Time of Emergence (TOE) as precipitation change Hot-spots
      • 09:00 Precipitation climate change projection : the Time of Emergence (TOE) as precipitation change Hot-spots 45'
        Speaker: Filippo Giorgi
        Material: Presentation
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Operational flood forecasting for Bangladesh
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Validation of daily satellite rainfall estimates over Africa and South America
      • 11:00 Validation of daily satellite rainfall estimates over Africa and South America 45'
        Speaker: Tufa Dinku
        Material: Presentation
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Usage of a global statistical bias correction to enhance simulations of the current and future hydrological cycle
      • 11:45 Usage of a global statistical bias correction to enhance simulations of the current and future hydrological cycle 45'
        Speaker: Stefan Hagemann
        Material: abstract
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Drought monitoring and planning for climate change
      • 14:30 Drought monitoring and planning for climate change 30'
        Speaker: Gregg Garfin
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:00 - 15:15 Dynamical downscaling of Climate Change Projection over Africa: impact on the western African river basins
      • 15:00 Dynamical downscaling of Climate Change Projection over Africa: impact on the western African river basins 15'
        Speaker: Laura Mariotti
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Seasonal forecasting of Ethiopia rainfall: statistical downscaling and ECMWF ensemble forecasting system
      • 15:15 Seasonal forecasting of Ethiopia rainfall: statistical downscaling and ECMWF ensemble forecasting system 15'
        Speaker: Gulilat Teferadiro
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 16:15 Genetic programming approach on evaporation losses and its effect on possible future climate change for Pilavakkal reservoir scheme
      • 16:00 Genetic programming approach on evaporation losses and its effect on possible future climate change for Pilavakkal reservoir scheme 15'
        Speaker: K. S. Kasiviswanathan
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 16:15 - 16:30 Detection of trends in temperature, rainfall and streamflow in the Red River Basin - Vietnam
      • 16:15 Detection of trends in temperature, rainfall and streamflow in the Red River Basin - Vietnam 15'
        Speaker: Tung Nguyen
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 16:30 - 16:45 Groundwater balance study of Mokhtaran aquifer using GMS
      • 16:30 Groundwater balance study of Mokhtaran aquifer using GMS 15'
        Speaker: Mehdi Janparvar
    • 16:45 - 17:15 Discussion
      • 16:45 Discussion 30'
  • Friday, 1 May 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Managing Climate Risks in a water scarce world - new ideas for demand management and agricultural value enhancement
      • 09:00 Managing Climate Risks in a water scarce world - new ideas for demand management and agricultural value enhancement 45'
        Speaker: Upmanu Lall
        Material: Presentation
    • 09:45 - 10:30 A survey of drought indices, input, output and available data sets
      • 09:45 A survey of drought indices, input, output and available data sets 45'
        Speaker: Bisher Imam
        Material: Presentation
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 The problem of bias correcting climate model output for hydrological modelling purposes
      • 11:00 The problem of bias correcting climate model output for hydrological modelling purposes 45'
        Speaker: Claudio Piani
        Material: Presentation
    • 11:45 - 12:30 New technologies for operational flood forecasting
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Early flood warning in Africa: results of a feasibility studies in the Juba, Shabelle and Zambezi rivers in Africa
      • 14:30 Early flood warning in Africa: results of a feasibility studies in the Juba, Shabelle and Zambezi rivers in Africa 30'
        Speaker: Adrian Tompkins
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 15:00 - 15:20 Evaluating seasonal forecast - online forecast evaluation
      • 15:00 Evaluating seasonal forecast - online forecast evaluation 20'
        Speaker: Gregg Garfin
        Material: Presentation
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Working group break up
      • 16:00 Working group break up 1h0'
  • Monday, 4 May 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Global Water Issues: A Challenge for Earth System Science and Technology
    • 09:45 - 10:30 HECHMS: model description
      • 09:45 HECHMS: model description 45'
        Speaker: Bisher Imam
        Material: Presentation
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 HECHMS: model description
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 11:00 HECHMS: model description 1h30'
        Speaker: Bisher Imam
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 17:00 Indicators of Water State and Trajectories
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:30 Indicators of Water State and Trajectories 2h30'
        Speaker: Charles Vorosmarty
        Material: Presentation
  • Tuesday, 5 May 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:30 HECHMS practice
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 09:00 HECHMS practice 1h30'
        Speaker: Bisher Imam
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 GWADI precipitation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 11:00 GWADI precipitation 1h30'
        Speaker: Bisher Imam
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 17:00 CHyM hydrological model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:30 CHyM hydrological model 2h30'
        Speaker: Erika Coppola
        Material: Tutorial
  • Wednesday, 6 May 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:30 MPI hydrological model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 09:00 MPI hydrological model 1h30'
        Speaker: Stephan Hagemann
        Material: Tutorial
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 MPI hydrological model
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 11:00 MPI hydrological model 1h30'
        Speaker: Stephan Hagemann
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 17:00 Participants Projects planning
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
  • Thursday, 7 May 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:30 Lab work
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 09:00 Lab work 1h30'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 Lab work
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 11:00 Lab work 1h30'
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 12:30 Lunch 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 17:00 Lab work
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:30 Lab work 2h30'
  • Friday, 8 May 2009
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