III International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management
Overcoming Water Management Boundaries

Invitation Letter


Dear colleague,
We are organizing the III International Symposium on
Transboundary Waters Management, to be hosted at the University of
Castilla-La Mancha, in Spain, from May 30th to June 2nd, 2006, and
co-organizer by UNESCO and SAHRA.
The Symposium will be focus on the analysis of all Water Management
Boundaries, which impose conditions for water managing. Beside the
natural or physical boundaries, coming from the basin limits or the
differences resources sources (surface, subsurface, or coastal), there
are other human boundaries. These come from the fact that water
resources are coupled with the larger reality of a region, including its
environmental, social, legal, and economic characteristics. This implies
that at various levels of responsibility may appear boundaries, which
must be overcome for a successful water management strategy. These
include boundaries from the international scale, to the national,
regional, local, or even individual scale. The meeting is intended to
provide an integrated forum for TWM, considering both natural and human
boundaries.
This third Symposium will build on the review and analysis of
transboundary basins and aquifer management issues that occurred at the
previous symposiums in November 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico), and November
2004 in Tucson (USA). Topics ranging from quantity and water quality
management, impacts of climate fluctuations, building flexibility and
robustness into compacts, non-conventional water resources, and improved
sharing of data will be considered. Market-based allocation approaches,
ecological conservation, legislation framework, and the need for greater
hydrologic literacy among decision-makers also will be included, in view
of their relevance in the international and interstate water resources
arena.
Keynote speeches and panel discussions by recognized experts will
address a range of topics critical to improved transboundary waters
management. Additionally, we are working on organizing a course on
Isotopes in Hydrology and their potential application to TWM, on May
29th.
Abstracts reception is open up to March 1st. Travel Grants and special
registration rates are available. We would very much appreciate your
participation in the symposium. It promises to be a lively and
interesting event, attended by researchers, policy makers, academics,
and representatives of NGOs from all over the world.
You may obtain more information, at http://www.uclm.es/congresos/twm/.
Let me know any particular question.

We are looking forward to seeing you at this meeting.
Yours sincerely,


Javier González Pérez
Symposium Chairman
Javier.Gonzalez@... /Tfno. +34 926295300 Ext.3282
Fax. +34 926295391
Avda. Camilo José Cela, s/n
13071 Ciudad Real – España (Spain)




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