Dear colleagues,

It is a pleasure for us to invite you to the Webinar Frontiers in Water Resources Management scheduled for Tuesday, May 5. 
 
The webinar is an effort of different scientific groups from water sector that aims to further discuss water resources management issues. It will involve several speakers from different universities.
 
You can find more info in the program here below.
 
Kindest regards,
 
Milan Gocic


Frontiers in Water Resources Management 
Webinar


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5 May 2020| 9.00 - 11.00
Zoom Platform with free access / Registration at this > https://nmbu.zoom.us/webinar/register/1415880052274/WN_xwE5kvcARamIwTxwoa5M6A
 
(Registered participants will receive the link for Zoom connection 15 minutes before the webinar).


Organized by 
University of Nis (UNI)
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
University of Messina (UNIME)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)
University of Sarajevo (UNSA)


In the framework of
Strengthening of master curricula in water resources management for the
Western Balkans HEIs and stakeholders (SWARM)



ABSTRACT
One of the major environmental and sustainability challenges of the 21st century is preserving and ensuring the most precious resource – water. Water as the basic resource incorporated into functioning of different sectors requires innovative, interdisciplinary, structural, and trans-boundary approach - strong coordination and cooperation across countries and across sectors.
 
The webinar will present different interdisciplinary research experiences, in order to create a dialogue to point up solutions and synergies related to sustainable and fair water resources management, highlighting strengths, potentialities, and critical issues. 
 
Practical aims: 
a) sharing projects’ outcomes and future ideas
b) focusing on knowledge exchanges with partners
c) representing of water resources management issues 


CONTACT & INFO
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Web: http://www.swarm.ni.ac.rs/news-events 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwarmUNI/


PROGRAMME
 
9:00Greetings and Welcome
Milan Gocić, University of Nis
Zakhar Maletskyi, Norwegian University of Life Sciences 
 
9:05Strengthening of master curricula in water resources management for the
Western Balkans HEIs and stakeholders (SWARM)
Milan Gocić, University of Nis
 
9:15 Perception of Strengths and Weaknesses towards Improving Water Resources Management in the Western Balkans 
Michael Tritthart, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
 
9:30 Water Resources Management issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emina Hadžić, University of Sarajevo
 
9:40 Analyse of water sector needs in the Western Balkans
Milan Gocić, University of Nis
 
9:50 Water Resource Management in Cold Climate
Harsha Ratnaweera, Norwegian University of Life Sciences 
 
10:10 Flood risk scenarios for high frequency/low damage events and Civil Protection actions
Giuseppe Tito Aronica, University of Messina
 
10:30 Integrated Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Mediterranean Coastal Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability Mapping
Charalampos Skoulikaris, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
 
10:50 Final Remarks
Zakhar Maletskyi, Norwegian University of Life Sciences