North America
Travel grants: IWA Montreal meeting
30/06/10 22:57 Filed in: Conference
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The IWA USA National
Committee is making travel grants available to any
US-based young water professional or student who is
interested in attending the IWA World Water
Congress & Exhibition in Montreal, Canada
(September 19-24) and who desires to make a
difference in our field. (Note: current IWA
membership and US citizenship are
not
required in order to
apply).
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Stream ecology post-doc: Arizona State
Post-doctoral
position in ecosystem ecology/ biogeochemistry at
Arizona State University
Applications are solicited for a post-doctoral associate in ecosystem ecology, ecohydrology, stream ecology, and/or biogeochemistry in the laboratory of Nancy Grimm at Arizona State University. An initial appointment will be made for one year, to begin as soon as possible (preferably before September 2010), but appointment for a second year is expected contingent upon funding. The work will entail research, laboratory oversight, and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate researchers. The specific research project to be conducted will depend on the interests of the successful applicant, within a broad array of topics from urban stormwater dynamics to atmosphere-land-stream
interactions to metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stream and wetland ecosystems.
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Applications are solicited for a post-doctoral associate in ecosystem ecology, ecohydrology, stream ecology, and/or biogeochemistry in the laboratory of Nancy Grimm at Arizona State University. An initial appointment will be made for one year, to begin as soon as possible (preferably before September 2010), but appointment for a second year is expected contingent upon funding. The work will entail research, laboratory oversight, and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate researchers. The specific research project to be conducted will depend on the interests of the successful applicant, within a broad array of topics from urban stormwater dynamics to atmosphere-land-stream
interactions to metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stream and wetland ecosystems.
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Briefing, reports: US climate change impacts & science
Three reports in the
America's Climate Choices study will be released
May 19:
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Oxfam vulnerability site
13/05/10 15:31 Filed in: Network
Oxfam America invites
you to an interactive Webinar on our groundbreaking
new report and interactive website, "Exposed:
Social vulnerability and climate change in the U.S.
Southeast." The report maps social vulnerability to
climate variability in 13 states in the US
Southeast. It visually identifies hotspots
which are at significant risk of drought, flooding,
hurricane force winds, and sea-level
rise.
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US EPA climate change grants
EPA Awards $17
Million to Support Research on the Impacts of
Climate Change
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink. Read More...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink. Read More...
WaterWorks conference
26/02/10 19:45 Filed in: Conference
To find out more: http://pnws-awwa.org/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=60
To register: http://pnws-awwa.org/index.asp
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Municipal utilities climate adaptation network
28/01/10 12:21 Filed in: Network
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Water Climate Forum Taps
International Network to Tackle Adaptation
Issues
Washington,
D.C. (January
28, 2010) – Leaders in water management and
climate change today embark on an ambitious
campaign to push water adaptation issues on to the
American policy agenda with Climate Change Impacts on
Water: An International Adaptation
Forum. The two-day meeting in
the nation’s capital is the first of its kind,
bringing together more than 200 key policy and
climate officials, water system executives,
scientists and subject leaders from around the
world to share their experiences and ideas on a
range of topics, from how to adapt water management
to climate change to getting results from local and
national policy makers.
Restore America's Estuaries conference
25/01/10 06:27 Filed in: Conference
Call for Dedicated Sessions, Presentations, and Posters
Submittal Deadline: March 2, 2010
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International Water Adaptation Forum
07/01/10 20:42 Filed in: Conference
Utility managers must plan and
act today to prepare for the unavoidable
consequences of climate change that are
already apparent. Supportive government
policies, practical climate research and sharing
the adaptation experiences of international water
sector colleagues are essential elements for taking
action. The Forum agenda is replete with case
studies, presentations and panel discussions
providing practical approaches to inform water
utility adaptation initiatives.
Aquatic carbon biogeochemistry PhD position
Graduate Research
Opportunity, Aquatic Carbon Biogeochemistry
Application deadline: February 20, 2010
Start date: Spring / Summer 2010
Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Two graduate assistantships are available to carry out either Master’s or Ph.D. theses in the Aquatic Ecology Group of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). The projects will be associated to the newly-created NSERC-funded Chair in Carbon Biogeocheimstry in Boreal Aquatic Systems. The research projects may focus on a wide range of issues related to aquatic C biogeochemistry: Lake and river organic carbon dynamics and processing, green house gas dynamics, and ecosystem metabolism; links between aquatic and terrestrial C biogeochemistry and ecosystem function, and the role of aquatic ecosystems on regional carbon budgets.
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Application deadline: February 20, 2010
Start date: Spring / Summer 2010
Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Two graduate assistantships are available to carry out either Master’s or Ph.D. theses in the Aquatic Ecology Group of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). The projects will be associated to the newly-created NSERC-funded Chair in Carbon Biogeocheimstry in Boreal Aquatic Systems. The research projects may focus on a wide range of issues related to aquatic C biogeochemistry: Lake and river organic carbon dynamics and processing, green house gas dynamics, and ecosystem metabolism; links between aquatic and terrestrial C biogeochemistry and ecosystem function, and the role of aquatic ecosystems on regional carbon budgets.
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Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
06/01/10 16:12 Filed in: Conference
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Recover • Renew • Reimagine
28th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
February 25-28, 2010
University of Oregon School of Law • Eugene, Oregon
Registration is now open for the 28th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at the University of Oregon School of Law. PIELC 2010 runs from February 25-28, and once again we will be welcoming attorneys, activists, government officials, students, and community members to the law school for the world's largest and most important conference of its kind. Read More...
28th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
February 25-28, 2010
University of Oregon School of Law • Eugene, Oregon
Registration is now open for the 28th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at the University of Oregon School of Law. PIELC 2010 runs from February 25-28, and once again we will be welcoming attorneys, activists, government officials, students, and community members to the law school for the world's largest and most important conference of its kind. Read More...
US lakes study webcast
29/12/09 17:04 Filed in: Report
Watershed Academy
Presents a Webcast on January 5, 2010 on the Draft
Findings of the National Lakes Assessment EPA’s
Watershed Academy will present a Webcast on January
5, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. eastern time on
the first-ever assessment of the condition of the
nation’s lakes--the National Lakes Assessment: A
Collaborative Survey of the Nation’s Lakes.
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Water footprint and availability risk
21/12/09 17:47 Filed in: Conference
Understand How To Measure Footprints &
Manage Water Scarcity RisksHoliday
Inn Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, February
25-26, 2010
Organized by American Business ConferencesStrategic Partners: ERM (Environmental Resources Management)
ERM will be joining American Business Conferences as a Strategic Partner for the forthcoming ‘Water Footprinting & Availability Risk Management 2010 Summit’ taking place in February 2010 in San Francisco. ERM (Environmental Resources Management) is uniquely positioned to provide solutions to the water resource needs of corporations, from the initial water footprint calculation and analysis, to the provision and implementation of both technical and strategic solutions.
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Organized by American Business ConferencesStrategic Partners: ERM (Environmental Resources Management)
ERM will be joining American Business Conferences as a Strategic Partner for the forthcoming ‘Water Footprinting & Availability Risk Management 2010 Summit’ taking place in February 2010 in San Francisco. ERM (Environmental Resources Management) is uniquely positioned to provide solutions to the water resource needs of corporations, from the initial water footprint calculation and analysis, to the provision and implementation of both technical and strategic solutions.
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Food security meeting
21/12/09 17:40 Filed in: Conference
Food
Security and Agriculture Workgroup Brown Bag
Planning Meeting
When: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Where: Chemonics International, 11th Floor Conference Room, 1717 H Street, Washington, D.C.
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When: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Where: Chemonics International, 11th Floor Conference Room, 1717 H Street, Washington, D.C.
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US AID conservation showcase
21/12/09 17:36 Filed in: Conference
Changing the
Landscape: 10 Years of Impact and Learning in
USAID's Global Conservation Program
When: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: SAIS, Rome Auditorium, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
This event will showcase a decade of learning and impact through the Global Conservation Program (GCP), USAID's flagship global conservation initiative from 1999-2009. The GCP was a partnership between USAID and six leading U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations: the African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation International, Enterprise Works/VITA, The Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the World Wildlife Fund. Read More...
When: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: SAIS, Rome Auditorium, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
This event will showcase a decade of learning and impact through the Global Conservation Program (GCP), USAID's flagship global conservation initiative from 1999-2009. The GCP was a partnership between USAID and six leading U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations: the African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation International, Enterprise Works/VITA, The Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the World Wildlife Fund. Read More...
Regional analysis of climate change in the Americas
30/11/09 12:46 Filed in: Report
Please
join us for the USGCRP Seminar Series. All seminars
will be held at the USGCRP Office, 1717
Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 250, Washington, DC
20006. If you have questions about the seminar, or
would like to be added to the USGCRP Serminar
Series announcements list, please contact Emily
Cloyd (ecloyd@usgcrp.gov).
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Canada's rivers & climate change risks
26/10/09 13:16 Filed in: Report
We are pleased to
announce the first major report out of WWF-Canada's
Freshwater program - Canada's Rivers
at Risk: Environmental Flows and Canada's
Freshwater Future. It's primary intent is to
position WWF as a leading organization on
freshwater policy and planning in Canada, with
e-flows as our niche. It has allowed us to
connected us with grassroots organizations,
academics, government scientists and industry, on
water issues across the country.
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US EPA water and climate webcast
26/10/09 12:47 Filed in: Research
On
October 27, 2009, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
Watershed Academy will present a Webcast entitled,
"Working Together to Address the Effects of Climate
Change o n Water Resources." Climate change is one
of EPA’s top priorities, and the Agency is working
to define strategies and actions to address climate
change.
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IWA Mexico meeting
26/10/09 11:56 Filed in: Conference
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Join
more than 500
leading sector professionals from the world of
practice and science in Mexico City during the
1st
IWA
Development Congress, 15-19 November
2009! The Congress –
with its focus on
what works in
water and sanitation service provision in
developing countries – will be an exceptional and
timely event. In the next few weeks, IWA will
keep you informed of key information for the
Congress – details of the technical programme,
workshops, side events and book launches that will
be taking place in November.
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Mazamas research grants
Mazamas Research
Grant Funding is Available
Please distribute this information to the appropriate department, faculty member or graduate students within your institution.
The Mazamas, a 3,000 member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate students. Our organization supports research projects in keeping with the purposes of the Mazamas, including the investigation of geologic features, biotic communities, and human endeavors pertaining to mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes.
The Committee evaluates each proposal and awards grants to selected applicants in the spring of each year. Grants range from $500 to as much as $3,500 from a total amount available this year of approximately $11,500. The Publications Committee may edit and publish the final report of each grantee’s research in the Mazamas Annual Journal. Read More...
Please distribute this information to the appropriate department, faculty member or graduate students within your institution.
The Mazamas, a 3,000 member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate students. Our organization supports research projects in keeping with the purposes of the Mazamas, including the investigation of geologic features, biotic communities, and human endeavors pertaining to mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes.
The Committee evaluates each proposal and awards grants to selected applicants in the spring of each year. Grants range from $500 to as much as $3,500 from a total amount available this year of approximately $11,500. The Publications Committee may edit and publish the final report of each grantee’s research in the Mazamas Annual Journal. Read More...
Hydrology research fellowships
CUAHSI Pathfinder
Fellowships to Support Multi-site Research in
Hydrology
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this “one site, one view,” CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. Read More...
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this “one site, one view,” CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. Read More...
Freshwater conservation research fellowships: PhD & postdoc levels
Kathryn
Fuller Fellowships
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
- ecosystem services
- measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests
- climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources
Hydrobiogeochemistry research position in Puerto Rico
25/10/09 20:26 Filed in: Job
Job
Title: Senior Research Coordinator Level 26,
Location: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Project: NSF-Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
Availability: Immediately
Location: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Project: NSF-Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
Availability: Immediately
The Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory has been funded by the National Science Foundation to study the hydrology, geochemistry, and surficial processes of the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. The project involves faculty, post-doctoral research associates, graduate students, and undergraduates from a range of disciplines in the natural sciences as well as collaborators from local and federal government agencies and national and international Universities.
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31/08/09 09:25 Filed in: Research
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For those of you
attending the annual American Fisheries Society
meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, for the week of
August 31, 2009, the USGS Fisheries: Aquatic and
Endangered Resources Program would like to call
your attention to two symposia taking place on
Thursday, September 3, 2009.
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PhD positions: Arctic stream seasonality shifts
Changing Seasonality
in Arctic Stream Networks (CSASN)
Three Ph.D. Opportunities in Collaborative, Integrated Research
The Arctic System Science program of the National Science Foundation has funded a collaborative and integrated project to address the question “How does changing seasonality affect the capacity of arctic stream networks to influence nutrient fluxes from the landscape to the ocean?” As the arctic region warms in the future the synchrony among soil microbial processes (driven largely by warming temperatures) and terrestrial plant processes (driven by an unchanged light regime) will become increasingly out of phase. We expect that this growing asynchrony in arctic seasonality will have important impacts on the seasonal patterns of in-stream nutrient processing that ultimately control the flux of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from the arctic landscape to the Arctic Ocean via river networks. The primary goal of our project is to quantify the relative influences of throughflow, lateral inputs, and hyporheic regeneration on the seasonal fluxes C, N, and P in an arctic river network, and to determine how these influences will shift under seasonal conditions that are likely to be substantially different in the future. To address this goal, we seek three, motivated, self-starting, and experienced graduate students who are excited about the prospect of working on a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research project. The three research opportunities and the respective mentors and institutions are: Read More...
Three Ph.D. Opportunities in Collaborative, Integrated Research
The Arctic System Science program of the National Science Foundation has funded a collaborative and integrated project to address the question “How does changing seasonality affect the capacity of arctic stream networks to influence nutrient fluxes from the landscape to the ocean?” As the arctic region warms in the future the synchrony among soil microbial processes (driven largely by warming temperatures) and terrestrial plant processes (driven by an unchanged light regime) will become increasingly out of phase. We expect that this growing asynchrony in arctic seasonality will have important impacts on the seasonal patterns of in-stream nutrient processing that ultimately control the flux of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from the arctic landscape to the Arctic Ocean via river networks. The primary goal of our project is to quantify the relative influences of throughflow, lateral inputs, and hyporheic regeneration on the seasonal fluxes C, N, and P in an arctic river network, and to determine how these influences will shift under seasonal conditions that are likely to be substantially different in the future. To address this goal, we seek three, motivated, self-starting, and experienced graduate students who are excited about the prospect of working on a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research project. The three research opportunities and the respective mentors and institutions are: Read More...
Wetlands Restoration Conference
31/08/09 07:36 Filed in: Conference
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Wetland Restoration
Workshop at Sweet Briar College,
September 11-13, 2009 in Amherst, Virginia,
USA. Participants will be involved in the
actual restoration of two wetlands.
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Water and Fire Report
At the Carpe Diem -
Western Water & Climate Change Project we've
been talking with water managers, ranchers,
environmental advocates, tribal leaders and public
land managers about what science-based public
forest land management should look like in the face
of climate change. Soon, if not by the time you
read this, smoke will again be rising across the
West as the new fire season begins. Already the
predictable lines are being drawn, with some
calling for immediate forest thinning, others
vowing to stop any new logging. All of this smoke
is obscuring a fundamental issue: Western public
forest lands are the primary source of the water we
drink, the water we use to grow the food we eat,
the water that keeps fish and wildlife alive and
thriving. Healthy forests upstream mean more, and
cleaner, water downstream. Read
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Tropical Cyclones/Hurricanes and Climate Change Forum
19/06/09 12:22 Filed in: Conference
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At
the forum -
Hurricane Science for Safety Leadership Forum:
Safe Homes For All -
we’ve aligned some strange bedfellows to come
together to discuss these land use, environmental
and social challenges. Panelists include
environmentalists, government officials, free
market thinkers, and insurance
representatives. We anticipate lively, yet
constructive discussions focused on solutions based
strategies to natural disaster risk mitigation and
how best to balance the needs of communities with
the protection of sensitive ecosystems (and
hopefully some great angles for your blog posts).
The topics are quite timely as we’ve just entered
the Atlantic hurricane season and many important
environmental and social challenges need to be
addressed by the nation.
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