Showing posts with label Coastal Systems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coastal Systems. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
TALLER SOBRE SISTEMA DE ALERTA TEMPRANA NACIONAL ANTE TSUNAMI Y SISTEMAS OPERACIONALES ESTÁNDAR, PERU
Taller sobre Sistemas de Alerta Temprana de Tsunami en el Peru
La mayoría de los más grandes y devastadores tsunami han ocurrido en el Oceano Pacífico y sus mares marginales. La razón es que el Pacífico cubre más de un tercio de la superficie del planeta y está rodeado por una serie de cordilleras, fosas océanicas y arcos de islas llamadas “anillo de fuego”, donde se genera la mayoría de los terremotos. En consecuencia, la costa pacífica de Sudamérica es una de las zonas más propensas a un tsunami. Sin embargo, como no ocurren con frecuencia, muchas veces las comunidades que viven en estas zonas costeras subestiman o ignoran el riesgo. Los tsunami son una fuerza altamente destructiva, y cuando ocurren,la pérdida de vidas, el número de personas heridas y el daño de infraestructura pueden ser extremadamente altos, como se demostró en el tsunami en el Océano Indico en 2004, el tsunami de Chile de 2010 y el tsunami de Japón de 2011.
Tomando en cuenta lo anterior y a fin de apoyar a los gobiernos en la reducción de vulnerabilidad de zonas costeras a la presencia de tsunami, la Oficina Regional de Educación para América Latina y el Caribe OREALC/UNESCO Santiago, en asociación con la Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental de la UNESCO (COI), la Comisión Permanente del Pacifico Surc (CPPS), y las oficinas de UNESCO de Lima y Quito, ejecuta el proyecto “Fortalecimiento del Sistema Regional de Alerta ante tsunami en Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú” que se implementa en el marco del Séptimo Plan de Acción para Sudamérica del Programa de Preparación para Desastres (DIPECHO VII) de la Dirección General de Ayuda Humanitaria de la Comisión Europea (DG-ECHO).
El objetivo del proyecto es fortalecer el sistema sub-regional de alerta temprana, para lo cual considera necesario fortalecer primero los del nivel nacional. Para ello, se vale de la coordinación con los institutos sismológicos, oceanográficos, ministerios de educación y oficinas de preparación y atención de desastres de cada país.
En esta ocasión, el taller propuesto se apoya además de las iniciativas locales en prevención de desastres por tsunami impulsadas por el PNUD y la ong PREDES, ambas también enmarcadas dentro del DIPECHO VII.
| Location | Hotel Nobility, Ubicado en la Avenida . Roosevelt No. 6461, Miraflores Lima Peru | ||||
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Fifth International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Restoration of Aquatic Environment
Papers are invited for the Fifth International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments to be held on May 23-25, 2012. Sponsored by ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock, the symposium will be held at Concordia University in Montreal, QC, Canada.
Objectives
The major objectives of the symposium are to:
Identify sources, types, and behaviour of contaminants;
Discuss and share the state of art of sustainable options for the management of contaminated sediments in marine and freshwater environments for restoration of surface water;
Provide a forum to debate future directions and visions in terms of technical, environmental and economical perspectives; and
Promote multilevel involvement and participation of stakeholders in restoration strategies. Specific Objectives
The symposium aims to attract a wide variety of papers and audience from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Specific topics to be covered would include, but not limited to, the following:
Source control
Sustainability indicators
Fate and transport of contaminants
Ecotoxicology and bioavailability
Port and harbour management
Sediment quality assessment tools
Beneficial reuse strategies for dredged materials
Combined treatments
In situ and ex situ remediation technologies
Natural recovery processes
Sediment transport
Risk assessment and decision making
Sampling, monitoring and performance evaluation
Habitat restoration and biodiversity
Sediment and site characterization
Marine sediments
Fresh water sediments
Policies and regulations The language of the symposium will be English.
Case Studies
A number of case studies have been identified and are expected to include the Great Lakes (United States and Canada), St. Lawrence River (United States and Canada), European harbours, lakes and rivers in Japan, in addition to others.
Who Should Attend
The audience is expected to include scientists, engineers, regulators, remediation site owners, and other environmental professionals from universities, and consultants.
For additional information about the symposium, click on Additional Information
Objectives
The major objectives of the symposium are to:
The symposium aims to attract a wide variety of papers and audience from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Specific topics to be covered would include, but not limited to, the following:
Case Studies
A number of case studies have been identified and are expected to include the Great Lakes (United States and Canada), St. Lawrence River (United States and Canada), European harbours, lakes and rivers in Japan, in addition to others.
Who Should Attend
The audience is expected to include scientists, engineers, regulators, remediation site owners, and other environmental professionals from universities, and consultants.
For additional information about the symposium, click on Additional Information
Friday, July 22, 2011
Linking the Time and Space Scales of Chemical Oceanography
August 14-19, 2011
Proctor Academy
Andover, NH
Proctor Academy
Andover, NH
Sessions:
[SUNDAY]
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: A Status Report
[MONDAY]
The Marine Phosphorus Cycle: Past, Present and Future
New Insights into the Marine Nitrogen Cycle
[TUESDAY]
Chemical Oceanography in Deep Time
Glacial-Interglacial Changes in Ocean Chemistry
[WEDNESDAY]
Trace Element Cycling in the Ocean: Biotic Influences and Responses
Submarine Groundwater Discharge
[THURSDAY]
Carbon Processing in the Coastal Ocean
Biogeochemical Processes in Marine Sediments Across Space and Time
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Environmental Management for Enclosed Coastal Seas, August
EMECS9 Second Announcement
Deadlines
Student Grant Application Deadline:
March 31, 2011
March 31, 2011
Volunteer Application Deadline:
May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
July 1, 2011
Further information here
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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