Roundtable: „Meeting the new challenges in international water research“

Proceedings Round Table Discussion „Meeting the new challenges in international water research - discussing strengths and weaknesses of existing centers and potential for developing new structures“

WissenschaftsForum Berlin, Germany June 2nd and 3rd 2008

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Table of Contents

Programme

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Map

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Key Questions

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Templates

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ANU Water Initiative (ANUWI)

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Center of Environmental Science and Engineering – Tübingen - Hohenheim

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CUAHSI

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Canadian Water Network (CWN)

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Group of Eight (Go8) Universities – Water Research, Australia

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Global Water System Project

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ)

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IFP

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IGB

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UNESCO CAT. II Centre on Water Resources and Global Change

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International Water Research Alliance − IWRA

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IWW Water Centre

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Kiwa Water Research

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DFG-Senate Commission on Water Research (KoWa)

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Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin (KWB)

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River & Environmental Engineering Laboratory (REEL)

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TERENO

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UFZ

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UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC)

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Water Research Center Stuttgart (WFZ)

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Center for Applied Geoscience (ZAG)

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Centre for Water Research (ZWF)

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List of Participants

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Programme Organizer: Workgroup 'Internationalization', Senate Commission of the German Research Foundation (DFG) on Water Research (KoWa) Place: WissenschaftsForum Berlin, Room 102, Markgrafenstr. 37, 10117 Berlin (for directions see attached map) Short Background to the Workshop In an international perspective, water has advanced to the key issue of the 21st century. For example regions like Sicily will face severe droughts in future. On the other hand, there are other countries, which have to cope with floods, poor access to freshwater, sanitation problems or combined problems related to water. The UNESCO clearly emphasizes the importance of the sustainable use of water; in fact, it has strengthened many global water initiatives within the international decade “water for life” (2005-2015). Examples are the International Year of Sanitation, which the UN General Assembly has declared for 2008, or the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul. Final solution strategies for water-related problems can only be developed on a highly academic research level, which actively supports the existing international initiatives. The DFG Senate Commission on Water Research is acting as an organ for basic water research in Germany. One aim is to to combine research with international initiatives to solve these waterrelated issues. What structures are then needed in international and national research to impact the international initiatives? The Workshop in Berlin will also address which structures in water research already exist and how a center/network should be developed or operated in order to be visible nationally and internationally. Another aim is to enhance the transfer of research knowledge to society. All participants are asked to contribute their experience and knowledge in developing or improving new structures in joint international water research to achieve a better visibility.

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Time

Event Monday 2nd of June 2008

11:30-12:30

Open Lunch buffet

12:30-13:00

Welcome address to „Meeting the new challenges in international water research“ ►Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Helmig, Chairman of the Senate Commission for Water Research Session 1: Water Centers and Networks 20min presentation + 25min discussion (Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. R. Helmig)

13:00–13:45

Canadian Water Network ►Prof. Ed Sudicky, University of Waterloo, Department of Earth Sciences, Canada

13:45-14:30

River & Environmental Engineering Laboratory (REEL) ►Prof. T. Koike, University of Tokyo, Department of Civil Engineering, Japan

14:30-15:00

Coffee break

15:00-15:45

Kiwa Water Research Institute ►Prof. Wim van Vierssen, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands

15:45-16:30

International Research Alliance (UFZ – TU Dresden) ►Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Werner, University of Dresden, Institute of Waste Management and Contaminated Waste Treatment, Dresden ►Dr. Frank Messner, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Head of Staff, Leipzig

16:30-17:15

Environmental Science and Engineering Center (Stuttgart – Hohenheim - Tuebingen) ►Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heidrun Steinmetz, Universitaet Stuttgart, Chair of Sanitary Engineering and Water Recycling

17:15-17:30

Coffee break

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Session 2: Cooperation and funding opportunities 20min presentation + 10min discussion (Moderation: Prof. Dr. P. Werner) 17:30-18:00

Challenges: Stating the requirements ►Prof. Dr. Klemens Tockner, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin ►Dr. Bodo Weigert, Berlin Centre of Competence Water

18:00-18:30

Instruments of international funding by DFG and BMBF ►MinR Achim Zickler, BMBF, Bonn ►Dr. Ute Weber, DFG, Bonn

18:30-19:00

Funding opportunities by the EU ►N.N.

19:00

Dinner at the Brasserie (Am Gendarmenmarkt im WissenschaftsForum)

Tuesday 3rd of June 2008 09:00-09:45

Key questions of the 1st day ►Prof. Dr. Clemens Simmer, Universitaet Bonn, Institute of Meteorology Session 3: Network space and infrastructure 7min presentations (Moderator: Dr. F. Messner)

09:45-10:45

►UNW-DPC, Dr. R. Ardakanian ►The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Prof. S. Belkin ►Institut Français du Pétrole, Dr. F. Haeseler ►Center for Applied Geoscience, Prof. Dr. P. Grathwohl ►Centre for Water Research Freiburg (ZWF), Prof. Dr. M. Weiler ►Group of Eight, Prof. Dr. A. Simpson ►GWSP, Dr. L. Dümenil-Gates

10:45-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:00

►IHP/HWRP, Dr. J. Cullmann ►ANU Water Initiative, Dr. K. Hussey ►CUAHSI, Dr. R. Hooper

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►German Water Partnership, Prof. Dr. W. Trösch ►TERENO, Prof. Dr. H. Vereecken 12:00-12:30

Lunch break Session 4: Roundtable discussion (Moderation and rapporteur: Prof. Dr. R. Helmig, Prof. C. Simmer)

12:30-14:00

Panel discussion: Interim statements by ►Prof. Dr. P. Grathwohl, Environmental Science and Engineering Center ►Prof. E. Sudicky, Canadian Water Network ►Dr. U. Weber, DFG ►MinR A. Zickler, BMBF

14:00-14:30

Improving national and international Water Centers and Networks Summary of an international workshop in Berlin

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Directions: 1) WissenschaftsForum Berlin, Raum 102 Markgrafemstr. 37 10117 Berlin Tel.: 030 – 206 12 120 (DFG Berlin)

2) relexa Hotel „Stuttgarter Hof“ Anhalter Straße 8-9 10963 Berlin Tel.: +49(0)30-26483-0

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S1 – Water Centers and Networks The key questions of the Workshop are: Question 1: What improves the visibility of international water research? Question 2: What kind of structures are needed in national and international water research? Question 3: What are centers good for? • Should they be concentrated in one location? • Or can networks achieve the same? Question 4: What can be done to inform society better about research activities and results (better knowledge exchange)? Question 5: What kind of structure is needed to link or even combine research in university with non-university institutions nationally and internationally?

S2 – Key issues to be addressed within the presentation Key Questions: Question 1: For what reasons are Centers or Networks good for your institution/company? Question 2: In which information is society from the water community in general interested? Question 3: How to do knowledge exchange between water research groups and society, especially with the above mentioned precondition of two research group types and spatial distributed ones. Question 4: What has the water community to do, to enhance visibility within society? Question 5: What can institutions/industry contribute within the water community, e.g. to enhance the networking ? Question 6: How to bridge the gap between basic and applied research? What is your expectation towards basic research? 10

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ANU Water Initiative (ANUWI)

http://www.water.anu.edu.au Name of Director Dr Karen Hussey (Co-Chair), Professor Quentin Grafton (Co-Chair). [email protected] [email protected]

+32 497 399 138

Contact Person: Noel Chan (administrator) [email protected]

+61 2 6125 5111

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The ANU Water Initiative is a cross-disciplinary, university-wide initiative that brings together ANU researchers and educators in the water domain. The ANU Water Initiative aims to: •

identify gaps in our understanding of the water system and provide solutions to the most important and urgent of questions for sustainable water management - not just for the next few years, but for the next thirty, forty or fifty years;

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develop a holistic approach to sustainable water management by building on, and integrating, our significant strengths across the colleges including the biophysical, humanities and social sciences of water-related research and education;

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develop new approaches to research question formulation, collaborative teamwork, knowledge brokering and the creation of policy-relevant solutions; and

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engage with key stakeholders in the water domain, including, but not limited to, the National Water Commission, the CSIRO Water for a Healthy Life Flagship, Bureau of Rural Sciences, the Department of Environment and Heritage, Catchment Management Authorities, other leading national universities, as well as with interested and relevant partners internationally.

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What is the structure of the Center/Network? Rather than divide the initiative along disciplinary lines, the ANUWI is divided into four broad themes, which divide the whole into ‘conceptual regions’ that cover the most significant issues in an inherently integrative manner. Within the themes the issues are complex, requiring multisectoral and multidisciplinary approaches, and involving many stakeholders with different interests and policy agendas. The relationship between the research themes is similarly important for the integration of rural, periurban and urban water systems and management. The four core themes are: •

Water Resources and the Rural Sector

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Water Resources under Climate Variability

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Water Resources and Urban Systems

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Water Resources and Human Health and Well-Being

What are the educational and/or research activities? Researchers and educators at the ANU have established strengths across a broad spectrum of water-related issues, from global change, public health, policy analysis, environmental law, environmental economics, indigenous and gender issues, through to hydrology, geochemistry and membrane technology which are applied over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Guided by the research themes, the ANUWI brings together teams of researchers to solve water resource management problems. These research projects are either identified by ANU researchers themselves, or as a response to government or private-sector tenders. The ANUWI works very closely with the key stakeholders in Australia’s water policy domain. There are currently five research projects undertaken by the ANUWI, ranging from issues on drought management and implementation of water trading in Australia, to the energy-water nexus and the need for crosssectoral integration (and the implications for IWRM). To encourage the development of mutli-disciplinary research on ‘water’, the ANUWI has provided significant networking opportunities for our ANU researchers, and seed funding for research projects. The need to ‘match’ the seed funding necessitates our engagement with external agencies and research institutes, thus broadening the ANUWI beyond the ANU. The ANUWI is also aimed at enhancing the ANU’s educational opportunities in water resource management. To this end, the ANUWI developed an interdisciplinary ‘water major’ for two undergraduate degree programs and several ‘water’ scholarships (externally funded by key stakeholders). In addition, the coordinating and profiling aspects of the ANUWI (through networking, website, email lists etc) provides our PhD and early-career researchers with an opportunity to engage across disciplines early on in their careers.

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Center of Environmental Science and Engineering Cooperation of Universities Stuttgart – Tübingen - Hohenheim Center of Environmental Science and Engineering c/o Prof. Dr.-Ing. Silke Wieprecht Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, Universität Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 61 70550 Stuttgart Or c/o Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peter Grathwohl Center for Applied Geoscience, Universität Tübingen Sigwartstraße 10 72076 Tübingen [email protected] [email protected]

+49-711-68664461 +49-7071-2975429

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The Centre of Environmental Science and Technology links the relevant experts in three universities Stuttgart, Tübingen and Hohenheim. The centre builds also a network between course offers (master’s degree and dissertation) and produces a “critical mass” for large joint projects. The aim hereby is to establish a visible and competitive science region with outstanding significance. This uniquely qualified centre is to be achieved through a complementary collaboration and networking of 250 scientists (approx. 30 in the core group, 30 associated scientists and 200 graduate students and PostDocs financed by external projects). The superior and long-term goal of the research centre is to improve the different and partly isolated approaches within integrated and holistic concepts based on scientific knowledge to solve individual problems. What is the structure of the Center/Network? The Centre of Environmental Science and Engineering is currently being established. In order to create an internationally outstanding centre the existing strengths must be replenished and linked. These are as follows: • in Tübingen: Biogeochemical process research and analytics • in Stuttgart: Research on hydrological systems; construction and application of experimental and numerical models; technology development • in Hohenheim: Interactions between soil-plant-atmosphere; remote sensing; high resolution atmosphere modelling; environmental economy Specific devices and expertise on methods in one location are also available for the other cooperation partners. These devices and facilities are as follows: • in Tübingen: organic environmental analyses and isotope mass spectrometry; GIS/Pedometry • in Stuttgart: high performance computer centre; large scale test facilities such as LFKW, VA, VEGAS; microbiological and chemical environmental analytics • in Hohenheim: inorganic analyses; mobile; 4D remote sensing systems, climate station since 1878

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What are the educational and/or research activities? Educational activities • Establishment of an international master programme “Environmental Sciences and Engineering” (education on natural sciences and engineering) with participation of all three partners. • Cooperation of doctoral programmes with regard to the establishment of a post graduate academy. Research activities: Future collaborations in research are expected to deal with the estimations for environmental conditions as well as the consequences of their variation due to the climate change, the increase of the earth’s population and the decrease or deterioration of the resources. These changes require interdisciplinary approaches and innovative technologies due to the material flow modified by anthropogenic impacts influencing the atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere as well as the increasing use of the geosphere by humans (key words: water supply; extreme weather conditions; CO2 sequestration; renewable energy such as bioenergy, wind power, solar energy, geothermal energy etc.; material and hazardous material flow management; changes in land use; land system modelling; remote sensing etc.). Hereby the centre represents an excellent qualification with its members of different disciplines, from natural science to engineering. With other words it covers a large research range from fundamental research to applied investigations.

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CUAHSI 2000 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 USA http://www.cuahsi.org Name of Director Richard P. Hooper [email protected]

+1 202-777-7306

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? CUAHSI is a consortium of universities with the mission to develop a community science agenda, to design large-scale infrastructure to support that agenda, and to operate such infrastructure for the benefit of the community. Four main areas have been identified that require infrastructure: informatics („cyberinfrastructure“), instrumentation, synthesis, and observatories. Each area is proceeding along different development paths that depend upon funding requirements and opportunities. What is the structure of the Center/Network? We are a non-profit corporation that can apply for and administer grants from the government and foundations. Each of our member universities is a „stockholder“ who votes for a 15-member Board of Directors that controls the corporation. What are the educational and/or research activities? Our primary activities have been: 1. Development of a service-oriented architecture for data publication and discovery 2. Development of a de-centralized model for providing instrumentation support, including expert advice and training 3. Assessment of two alternative approaches for conducting synthesis in hydrologic science 4. Design of observatories through a paper prototype and field test-bedding 5. Development of hydrologic literacy standards for the organization of educational activities. Various reports are available through our web site at http://www.cuahsi.org

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Canadian Water Network (CWN) University of Waterloo 200 University Ave. W. Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 www.cwn-rce.ca Name of Scientific Director: Mark Servos [email protected]

519-888-4567 ext. 36367

Contact Person: Bernadette Conant, Director of Programs [email protected]

519-888-4567 ext. 36171

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? As a Network of Centres of Excellence the Canadian Water Network (CWN) plays a critical role in ensuring that Canada can more effectively capitalize on its investments in research to enable it to be a world leader in water management creating benefit for the economic prosperity and public good of Canadians. To achieve this, the Canadian Water Network catalyzes strong partnerships and fosters leadership in research that results in integration of knowledge across disciplines and sectors, empowering decision-makers and companies to apply effective knowledge-based solutions to water management. CWN’s main goals are to: • •

Reduce waterborne illnesses and the cost of public health protection by improving decision makers’ ability to identify and minimize risks in communities across Canada. Integrate management of Canada’s watersheds to balance competing demands while protecting human health and the environment.Advance technology, management and governance for water treatment, protection and use of water resources.

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What is the structure of the Center/Network? CWN was created as one of Canada’s Network’s of Centres of Excellence (NCE) in 2001 to build a network that develops opportunities related to the provision of safe, clean water. In November 2007, NCE announced CWN will be refunded for a second seven year cycle and committed $5 million per year for the next 4 years to continue to fund research projects and inititaves that address key water-related issues facing Canadians. CWN carries out its mandate by matching this federal funding with cash and in-kind contributions from other public and private sector partners. CWN projects partner researchers with end-user communities such as governments, industry and non-government agencies. There is a strong focus on supporting decision makers. Therefore, projects are structured to bridge the gap between science and action to ensure that sound scientific research is made available and put into practice. CWN involves approximately 125 researchers from 38 universities across Canada, 230 students and 130 partners working together to improve water quality in Canada and around the world. To ensure a balance of water issues are investigated, CWN operates three Water Innovation Programs that represent key areas of importance: • Protecting Public Health • Protecting Watersheds and Ecosystems • Ensuring Sustainable Water Infrastrcuture The CWN is a not-for-profit corporation and has established a strong governance and leadership model that includes a Board of Directors, Scientific Director and Program Management Committee to support the Network.

What are the educational and/or research activities? CWN is committed to multidisciplinary water research that addresses key issues related to Canada’s health protection, social and economic growth. Research is conducted in collaboration with Canada’s diverse end-user community. Research needs are identified through on-going, collaborative dialogue with knowledge users and stakeholders, focusing our investment on specific priorities of shared interest. CWN operates a core research program involving multidisciplinary research teams from several universities in each project. Through numerous student and young professional activities designed to improve communications, organziation and networking skills, CWN promotes the development of students and demonstrates the importance of collaboration. Activities include: weeklong interactive and multidisciplinary workshops where students learn the various issues facing a watershed, two day workshops where students learn the importance of communicating their scientific results to end-users, Lunch and Learns, and internships. CWN promotes its initiatives at the project interactive level and through CWN-led workshops, publications and it’s website (www.cwn-rce.ca).

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Group of Eight (Go8) Universities – Water Research, Australia • • • • • • • •

The University of Adelaide The Australian National University The University of Melbourne Monash University The University of New South Wales The University of Queensland The University of Sydney The University of Western Australia

http://www.go8.edu.au/about/go8.htm

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The Group of Eight Research Intensive Universities of Australia is a coalition of Australia's leading universities. The Group of Eight aims to: • • • •

enhance the contribution of Australia's universities to the nation's social, economic, cultural and environmental well-being and prosperity; extend the contribution of Australia's universities to the generation and preservation of the world's stock of knowledge; strengthen Australia's capacity to engage in and benefit from global developments; and expand opportunities for Australian students, regardless of background, to participate in world class higher education.

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What is the structure of the Center/Network? PREDOMINANTLY Go8 UNIVERSITIES INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH •

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Integrated catchment processes ○ Australian National University (ANU – iCAM - Integrated Catchment Modelling ○ Cooperative Research Centre eWater (CRC) ○ CSIRO Land and Water (Commonwelath Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) ○ Monash University - Monash Water ○ Monash University/University of Melbourne – Uniwater ○ Water Research Cluster, University of Adelaide ○ Peel Centre for Water Excellence, WA Aquatic ecosystems science and modeling ○ Water Research Cluster, University of Adelaide ○ Monash University - Monash Water ○ University of Western Australia - Water Research Centre Groundwater Processes, Hydrology, Fluid Dynamics ○ Centre for Groundwater Studies (Flinders, UWA, CSIRO, State Agencies) ○ Cooperative Research Centre eWater (CRC) ○ CSIRO Land and Water ○ University of Technology, Sydney - National Centre for Groundwater Management ○ Water Research Cluster, University of Adelaide Marine and coastal ecosystem science and modelling ○ Australian Research Council Centre in Coral Reef Studies ○ Coastal Cooperative Research Centre ○ CSIRO Land and Water Water in Agriculture ○ Cooperative Research Centre Cotton, Catchments and Communities (CRC) ○ Cooperative Research Centre Irrigation Futures (CRC) ○ CSIRO Land and Water ○ University of Melbourne - Centre for Water Research Urban water management and engineering ○ Water Research Cluster, University of Adelaide ○ Australian Water Quality Centre (South Australian Water Corporation) ○ CSIRO Land and Water ○ Monash University - Monash Water ○ University of Melbourne - Centre for Water Research ○ University of NSW - Centre for Water and Wastewater Technology ○ University of NSW - Water Research Laboratory ○ University of Queensland - Advanced Wastewater Management Centre ○ University of Sydney - School of Chemical Engineering ○ Social and institutional processes and reforms ○ CSIRO Land and Water ○ University of Melbourne - Centre for Water Research ○ University of NSW - Australia China Consortium for Water Research

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University of Sydney - Australian Mekong Resource Centre

What are the educational and/or research activities? See above

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GWSP Global Water System Project Walter-Flex-Strasse 3 53113 Bonn Germany www.gwsp.org Name of Director Dr. Lydia Dumenil Gates Executive Officer [email protected] +49 228 73 61 87 Contact Person Anna Middel

[email protected]

+49 228 73 61 88

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The Global Water System Project (GWSP) is an international network of researchers and stakeholders concerned with water issues as a part of global change. Its work is guided by a Scientific Steering Committee and an International Project Office which initiate and review cutting-edge research requiring international coordination and implement activities such as publications, conferences, model inter-comparisons and capacity building along the lines of the Project’s Scientific Framework Document and Implementation Plan. GWSP contributes to the scientific leadership, expertise and the information database of the four global environmental change programmes of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) by creating added value results for societal benefits. GWSP coordinates and supports an effective research agenda with the aim to understand the global water system with its complex interactions between natural and human components and their feedbacks. Societies require a broad knowledge of the global water system with regard to achieving sustainability, reducing poverty or maintaining biodiversity and freshwater-dependent goods and services. GWSP leads the way to provide well-researched, integrative solutions, involving the biological and physical sciences as well as economists and social scientists, to reduce the vulnerability of the Earth system. GWSP will give guidance to societies by assessments and future projections of the state of the global water system focusing on tailored products for water managers on all continents. What is the structure of the Center/Network? The formal structure of the network follows the pattern of the global environmental change programmes sponsored by ICSU, WMO and the IOC and consists of a Scientific Steering Committee and an International Project Office. The Scientific Steering Committee with international membership provides the scientific leadership, while the International Project Office 21

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implements and coordinates the relevant activities of the programme and represents the programme to stakeholders and other relevant organizations. Individual activities are supported by groups of experts who meet on a regular, mostly annual, schedule. Funding is provided by funding agencies for specific science initiatives and the general support of the office and international meetings. What are the educational and/or research activities? The basis of GWSP’s work is “The Scientific Framework Document”, ESSP Report No. 3 Major integrated research activities: Global Scale Initiative Global Catchment Initiative Global Water Needs Initiative Mapping of the threats to global freshwater biodiversity Global water indicators of freshwater availability Improved estimates of the global water balance Global dams and reservoir database Green water and blue water in agriculture Regionalization of climate change scenarios for vulnerability studies Integration tools: Model inter-comparison: present-day and future climate scenarios World water database relevant to the global water system: the GWSP Digital Atlas at atlas.gwsp.org.; 50 Maps ranging from runoff to domestic water use to regions of potential conflicts; Education and capacity building activities: Advanced Educational Institute for African young scientists – joint with START Development of a curriculum and web-based learning system on global water system research - joint with NEWATER Publications in journals, on the web, in newsletters and dedicated publication series “GWSP Issues”.

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) Jerusalem 91904 Israel

http://www.huji.ac.il/huji/eng/ Prof. Menachem Magidor, President Prof. Shimshon Belkin [email protected]

+972-2-6584192

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel's leading university, striving for excellence in both research and teaching

What is the structure of the Center/Network?

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What are the educational and/or research activities? The following faculties and schools exist at the Hebrew University, combining undergraduate and graduate studies with advanced research in all relevant fields: • Humanities • Social Sciences • Business Administration • Law and Institute of Criminology • Science (including Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth Sciences) • Medicine • Dental Medicine • Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences • Computer Science and Engineering • Social Work • Public Health • Pharmacy • Education • Veterinary Medicine Water-related research at the Hebrew University is multidisciplinary, and includes the following: • Water microbiology • Water chemistry • Biofilms • Water and wastewater treatment • Trans boundary water management • Water in agriculture • Epidemiology • Water-related legislation

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IFP Address 1 et 4, avenue de Bois-Préau 92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex – France

www.ifp.com Name of Director: Olivier Appert (Chairman and CEO) [email protected]

+33 1 47 52 60 00

Contact Person: Frank Haeseler [email protected]

+33 1 47 52 64 04

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? IFP is a world-class public-sector research and training center, aimed at developing the technologies and materials of the future in fields of energy, transport and the environment. It provides public players and industry with innovative solutions for a smooth transition to the energies and materials of tomorrow – more efficient, more economical, cleaner and sustainable. To fulfill its mission, IFP has 5 complementary strategic priorities: - Capturing and storing CO2 to combat the greenhouse effect, - Diversifying fuel sources, - Developing clean, fuel-efficient vehicles, - Converting as much raw material as possible into energy for transport, - Pushing back the boundaries in oil and gas exploration and production. An integral part of IFP, its graduate engineering school prepares future generations to take up these challenges. What is the structure of the Center/Network? Mixed funding IFP fosters knowledge transfer between basic research, applied research and innovation in keeping with the recommendations of the Barcelona European Council held in March 2002. It is funded both by a State budget and by resources provided by private French and foreign partners. A public-interest mission IFP is a world-class public-sector research and training center, aimed at developing the technologies and materials of the future in fields of energy, transport and the environment. It provides public players and industry with innovative solutions for a smooth transition to the energies and materials of tomorrow – more efficient, more economical, cleaner and sustainable. Human resources and expertise Representing more than 50 professions, from geologist engineers to engine designers, IFP's 1,720 staff, based in Rueil-Malmaison and Lyons, form a unique body of specialists and an unparalleled 25

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network of expertise. In order to successfully carry out their research, they work within an environment at the cutting edge of technology, both in terms of equipment and testing facilities.

What are the educational and/or research activities? Graduate training programs for engineers An integral part of IFP, the IFP School offers graduate training programs for young engineers. These programs are aimed at meeting the needs of industry. The quality of its teaching, combined with the extent and diversity of its partnerships with universities and industry, make it a prominent international force. Every year, more than 500 students from around the globe graduate from the school, fully equipped to take up the challenges posed by the energies of the future. A driving force in the industrial development of its research results In a constant drive for progress, IFP aids the conversion from invention to innovation, from patent to product and from research to industry. Since its inception, IFP has therefore been a major driving force behind technology transfer, with more than 40,000 patents filed in France and throughout the world (of which more than 12,800 are active). From the outset, IFP has been committed to seeing the outcome of its research exploited by industry. This has prompted it to support the creation of some thirty companies, which have themselves become significant employers and exporters. A core component of the policy of technology transfer to the market, these businesses span all the research fields covered by IFP: from oil research, consultancy and engineering to the supply of products, equipment and services, together with new energy technologies (NET).

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IGB Contact adresses IGB-Berlin Müggelseedamm 310 D-12587 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30 64 181 5 Fax: +49 (0)30 64 181 600 Contact: [email protected] IGB-Neuglosbow Alte Fischerhütte 2 D-16775 Stechlin-Neuglobsow Phone: +49 (0)30 64 181 5 Fax: +49 (0)30 64 181 600

http://www.igb-berlin.de/ Name of Director : Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner [email protected]

+49 (0)30 64 181 601

Contact Person: Mrs B. Spieler [email protected]

+49 (0)30 64 181 5

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is a German-based and regionally and internationally linked research institute committed to the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge about freshwater ecosystems. This knowledge is created primarily through interdisciplinary research and disseminated through teaching and public outreach to increasing the awareness about the pivotal importance of water and aquatic ecosystems to human welfare. Mission • To advance the basic understanding about the structure, function, and long-term development of freshwater ecosystems. • To provide knowledge needed for the solution of environmental problems in lakes, rivers, wetlands, and groundwater ecosystems. • To enhance the understanding of freshwater sciences by students, policy makers, and the general public. • To train a new generation of freshwater ecologists capable of addressing and solving complex environmental problems important to human societies. Research structure The IGB program is unique in that it combines basic and applied research for the benefit of both. The research is organized according to increasing scales of ecological complexity, from molecules to communities to up to the level of ecosystems. The IGB has joined professorships with all three universities in Berlin. Example of cross-cutting project at IGB - Tagliamento Research Project The Tagliamento Research Group consists of collaborators from four different European countries with complementary expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology, and ecology. The partners are: The Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB, Berlin, Germany), the Swiss 27

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Federal Institute for Aquatic Ecology and Technology (Eawag), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), the King’s College in London (UK), the University of Trento (Italy), and the University of Padua (Italy). Current and recent projects are supported by the European Commission, the Mava Foundation for Nature Conservation, the UK Natural Environment Research Council, MIUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research), IGB, FU, ETH and EAWAG. What is the structure of the Center/Network? Departments

Cross-cutting programs

Biogeochemistry and Analytics

Aquaculture & Ecophysiology

Fish biology and ecology

Deep Lakes

Shallow Lakes

Ecohydrology

Freshwater Biodiversity Boundaries & Linkages Human-ecosystem interactions BerlinExperiment

What are the educational and/or research activities? The IGB has joined professorships with all three universities in Berlin. The IGB leads the master course in Fishery Sciences at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Actually, IGB trains about 45 PhD students and about 10 master students per year. Recent publications: Huber V., Adrian R., Gerten D. (2008): Phytoplankton response to climate modified by trophic state. Limnology and Oceanography 53(1): 1-13. Grossart, H.-P., Jezbera, J., Hornak, K., Hutalle, K. M., Buck, U., Simek, K. 2008. Abundance and in situ activities of major bacterial groups in Lake Grosse Fuchskuhle (Northeastern Germany). Environmental Microbiology, 10(3), 635-652. Jorgensen, C., K. Enberg, E. Dunlop, R. Arlinghaus et al. 2007. Managing evolving fish stocks. Science, 318:1247-1248. Laskov, C., C. Herzog, J. Lewandowski, M. Hupfer (2007): Miniaturised photometrical methods for the rapid analysis of phosphate, ammonium, ferrous iron and sulfate in pore water of freshwater sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr.: Methods 5: 63-71. Golosov, S., Maher, O. A., Schipunova, E., Terzhevik, A., Zdorovennova, G., Kirillin, G. (2007): Physical background of the development of oxygen depletion in ice-covered lakes. Oecologia, 151, 331-340. Benincà, E., Huisman, J., Heerkloss, R., Jöhnk, K.D., Branco, P., Van Nes, E.H., Scheffer, M., Ellner, S.P., 2008. Chaos in a long-term experiment with a plankton community. Nature 415: 822-825.

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UNESCO CAT. II Centre on Water Resources and Global Change Am Mainzer Tor 1 56086 Koblenz

Contact Person: Johannes Cullmann [email protected]

+49-26113065313

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The centre is a proposal which will be discussed at the Intergovernamental Council of UNESCO IHP in June this Year. It is meant to foster scientific cooperation at the international level and will contribute a valuable share to IHP VII and the World Water Assessment Programme. The applicability of scientific findings as a basis for operational water management will be fostered by developing methodologies and strategies for adaptation e.g. the development of indicators describing global change and its impact on water resources, the formulation and verification of indicators as an indispensable support for political decision processes. Research and development efforts will be focused and made available on the international level, especially for developing countries.

What is the structure of the Center/Network? The structure is based on the rules for UNESCO CAT. II centres. It consists of a Governing board, a Scientific Board and the Secretariat wich is is composed of the Director of the Centre and the staff necessary for the proper functioning of the Centre. What are the educational and/or research activities? Workshops E-Learning and Blended learning for higher education and for the public Series of publications Helpdesk for quality control and safeguarding of hydrological data Research in the field of global change and water resources availability and management.

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International Water Research Alliance − IWRA Prof. Georg Teutsch UFZ Permoserstr. 15 04138 Leipzig Germany Contact Person: Dr. Frank Messner [email protected]

0341 / 2351273

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The “International Water Research Alliance - IWRA” addresses research and analysis of water problems in hydrologically sensitive regions (Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Latin America). The alliance will contribute to an integrated water resources management (IWRM) by offering appropriate mitigation and management solutions. This will be achieved by concentrating capacities and scientific expertise together with economic know-how of regional research institutions (TU Dresden, UFZ) and regional enterprises. This knowledge and the developed technologies will be integrated into international projects and partnerships and the transfer of know how. By focusing on pilot regions, effective, transferable models and methods will be developed and validated. Major focus research topics are: safe water supply and wastewater disposal, extreme events and processes, water and agriculture, and ecosystem services. By offering adaptive methods and technologies the work of the IWRA will contribute to solving major water problems in our changing world and thereby support the common international efforts to achieve the Millenium Development Goals. What is the structure of the Center/Network? IWRA is a nationally funded large project of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Lead partners of IWRA are UFZ and TU Dresden (payees). They act as equal partners. Furthermore, several water research initiatives, networks and institutions of Saxony like the Dresden Flood Research Centre (DFRC) and the German Water Competence Centre are participating in this project. Last but not least, there will be a variety of sub-contractors and cooperation partners, from national to international and from industrial to scientific research partners (e.g. Stadtentwässerung Dresden). A first project phase is planned for 2.5 years and might result in further mid-term funding. Long-term goal is the creation of an institute which will be run by both UFZ and TUD. This institute will act as a competence centre and a focal point for international exchange and capacity building in water management know-how.

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What are the educational and/or research activities? As indicated above, the research activities focus on the development and implementation of water related system solutions in different water sensitive world regions under conditions of global climate and socio-economic change. The research results (adaptive technologies or technology mixes, process model tools and model systems, future scenarios, water supply concepts, water policy instruments, governance structures for IWRM etc.) are planned to be site- and regionspecific, but also transferable to other countries with similar conditions. Basic and applied research is undertaken to support the achievement of the water-related Millenium Development Goals. As regards educational activities IWRA will offer the opportunity to talented students and scientists to complete their PhD or to gather further scientific and international experience in basic and/or applied water research. Another important educational part of IWRA relates to different kind of capacity building activities, including the supervision of foreign PhD students, know-how transfer centres, as well as collaboration with foreign universities and enterprises.

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IWW Water Centre (IWW) IWW Water Centre - associated institute of the University of Duisburg-Essen Moritzstraße 21 45476 Mülheim an der Ruhr www.iww-online.de Dr. Wolf Merkel (Managing Director) Prof. Dr. Rolf Gimbel (Speaker of Scientific Directors) [email protected] [email protected]

+49(208) 40303-100 +49(208) 40303-300

Contact: Prof. Dr. Rolf Gimbel [email protected]

+49(208) 40303-300

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? IWW Water Centre, associated Institute to the University of Duisburg/Essen (Uni DUE), has its thematic focus on drinking water and industrial water. Main goals of IWW/UniDUE are to bridge the gap of water-related activities between fundamental education and research at UniDUE and the relevant practical needs of the water industry at IWW. Main fields of activities are: Applied research Resource protection and water catchment, process technology, distribution infrastructure, quality and analysis of water, biofilms in tap and industrial water, organisation and management Consulting for the water industry Conception and basic design/preplanning, operation/optimisation of treatment plants, problemoriented analytics, innovative and practical solutions, independent and neutral consulting Further education and knowledge transfer National and international conferences, training and in-house seminars, technology transfer, international consultancy What is the structure of the Center/Network? IWW Water Centre is financially independent of UniDUE, has the status of a not-for-profit limited company without any institutional financial support. IWW research is financed by research grants, substantially co-financed by own commercial activities from consulting and water analysis. IWW structure consists of management board, board of scientific directors and departments: Management Board: Dr.-Ing. Wolf Merkel, Klaus-Dieter Neumann Scientific Directors: Prof. Dr. HC Flemming (UniDUE), Prof. Dr. R. Gimbel (UniDUE), Prof. Dr. T Schmidt (UniDUE), Prof. H Schulte (agiplan GmbH), Prof. Dr. RD Wilken (JG Univ. Mainz) Departments: Water Resources Management, Water Technology, Water Networks, Water Quality and Analysis, Applied Microbiology, Management Consulting.

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Scientific directors of IWW are closely linked to UniDUE and the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, holding chairs in their scientific fields (Flemming, Gimbel, Schmidt, Wilken) or teaching assignments (Schulte). IWW is situated in Mülheim an der Ruhr (NRW), with regional branches in Biebesheim am Rhein (Hesse) and Diepholz (Lower Saxony). IWWWhat are the educational and/or research activities? Main R&D activities are along the following 8 research lines: 1) Optimisation of treatment processes 2) Desalination 3) Trace contaminants 4) consequences of climate change 5) Water cycles 6) Sustainable management of water systems 7) Hygiene and water safety 8) Network monitoring, maintenance and re-structuring. The actual total funding of research projects is about 1,7 Mio EUR per year. Educational activities besides further education at IWW (cf. main goals): Students at the UniDUE can focus their courses on water-related topics in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Biology and Geography. Dedicated courses on water topics are: - BSc./MSc course: Water Science - MSc. Course (UniDUE with Radboud University Nijmegen/NL): Transnational ecosystembased Water Management - MSc. Course: Management and Technology of Water and Wastewater Staff of IWW has also teaching assignments in these courses. PhD-students of UniDUE are partly involved in R&D projects of IWW.

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Kiwa Water Research P.O. Box 1072 3430 BB Nieuwegein The Netherlands www.kiwawaterresearch.eu Name of Director Prof. dr. W. van Vierssen [email protected]

030 6069678

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? Kiwa Water Research: Safe drinking water both now and in the future Clean drinking water is vital to everyone’s health. Kiwa Water Research provides the knowledge and technology necessary for obtaining optimal quality in water service and management. With and for drinking water companies we develop and manage knowledge towards impeccable drinking water quality both now and in the future. Other players in the water sector, such as governments and the business community, come to us for research, technology and advice in the area of water services. From source to tap our specialists advise you regarding every issue and question relating to drinking water, industrial water and waste water. With our broad knowledge about, and experience with, the water cycle, we find solutions that are both scientifically tested and practical in their execution. We do this both within and outside of The Netherlands. Cooperation Water issues transcend national borders. Environmental problems in other countries affect the hydrology of The Netherlands. That is why Kiwa Water Research maintains close contact with related knowledge institutes and organisations both nationally and internationally. Our scientists share their knowledge and expertise with colleagues around the world.

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What is the structure of the Center/Network? The figure below depicts the structure of Kiwa Water Research (KWR). All activities of the 140 employees at Kiwa Water Research are water-related and cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, ranging from hydrology, ecology, process and distribution technology and asset management to toxicology, chemistry, microbiology, knowledge management and consumer issues. Kiwa Water Research’s facilities include well-equipped laboratories and testing pilots. Director Business Support Unit

Support units Staff

Water Systems

Water Technology

Water Quality & Health

Geohydrology

Infrastructure

Microbiology

Ecology

Water Treatment

Lab Microbiology

Water Management

Industry & Water

Chemistry

Knowledge Management

Lab Chemistry

What are the educational and/or research activities? Knowledge and resources are deployed in multi-disciplinary teams for three research areas: water systems management, water technology and water quality and health. These areas are supported by a team covering activities on science system assessment, knowledge management and foresight studies related to the water cycle.

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DFG-Senate Commission on Water Research (KoWa) Institute for Hydraulic Engineering Universitaet Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 61 70569 Stuttgart Germany www.dfg-wasserkommission.de Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Helmig [email protected]

+49 (0)711 – 685 64741

Contact Person: Rainer Enzenhoefer [email protected]

+49 (0)711 – 685 66599

DFG contact person: Dr. Ute Weber [email protected]

+49 (0)228 – 885 2760

Main objectives of KoWa 1) Advising politicians and public authorities, scientists and statutory bodies of the DFG 2) Supporting interdisciplinary collaboration 3) Pinpointing deficiencies in water research structures and research in general 4) Support of research initiatives Strategic objectives: 1) Integration of economical and social sciences in water research 2) Internationalization of water research 3) Promoting independence of young scientist in an early stage Scientific objectives: 1) Water, aliment and health 2) Design of integrative models in water research: quality standards of data and models 3) Optimization of water protection strategies Structure of KoWa 2 official KoWa meetings per year 15 members (Scientists of different research institutions in Germany) 2 permanent guests (IHP/HWRP & young scientist representative) 7 work groups: 1) Advising the Federal National Funding Organisation (BMBF) 2) China – Activities 3) Internationalization 4) Model Quality 5) Optimization of water protection strategies 6) Supporting young scientists 7) Viruses, Water and Health

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KoWa Activities (2006 - 2008) Roundtable Workshops: • „Optimisation of aquatic ecosystems management" at Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (26./27.10.2006 in Berlin, Germany) • International interdisciplinary workshop for Young Scientists „Data assimilation, dealing with uncertainties, and the prediction capabilities of models in water research“ (08.-11.10.2007, Seminaris Hotel Lüneburg, Germany) • Sino-German Workshop „Large Eco-systems under dynamic boundary conditions – change in highly complex systems“ (26./27.11.2007 in Berlin, Germany) • „Integration of measurements into models – enhancing model performance at the interface between atmosphere and subsurface“ (10./11.04.2008 in Berlin, Germany) • „Meeting the new challenges in international water research – discussing strengths and weaknesses of existing centers and potential for developing new structures“ (02./03.06.2008 in Berlin) Development of guidelines for working within KoWa 1) Enhance international visibility 2) Networking between research institutions 3) Support of young scientists, developing competence in multidisciplinary methods 4) Integration of economical and social science 5) Linkage between basic and applied research

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Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin (KWB) Cicerostraße 24 10709 Berlin

www.kompetenz-wasser.de Name of Director Ludwig Pawlowski [email protected]

+49 30 53653 802

Contact Person Dr. Bodo Weigert [email protected]

+49 30 53653 841

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? In cooperation with representatives of the water research in the region, including various university departments, research institutions, and small and medium-sized enterprises, KWB prepares and carries out research projects with the financial support of the shareholders and national and European Union funds. In addition, KWB organises international conferences, symposia and workshops, participates in trade fairs and exhibitions, and thus provides a significant contribution to the transfer of "water knowledge" to both professional circles and the interested public. What is the structure of the Center/Network? The Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin (KWB - Berlin Centre of Competence for Water) is an international centre for water research and knowledge transfer. The shareholders are Veolia Wasser (50.1 %), as well as the Berlinwasser Group and TSB Technology Foundation Innovation Centre Berlin (both with a 24.95 % holding). KWB has the legal status of a non-profit-organisation.

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What are the educational and/or research activities? The KWB R&D plan includes research projects addressing key challenges related to water resources management and protection. The research activity is structured in three specialised departments listed below. The development of the research activity in the different field benefits from strong collaboration with universities and research organisations of Berlin. Sustainable use and conservation of groundwater resources: Groundwater is a major drinking water source in central Europe and other regions of the world. The activity of this department focuses on recharge systems for protecting and enhancing groundwater resources and on applied process analysis. Point and non-point source pollution control of surface water: This department focuses on the observation, description, simulation, forecasting and control of substance and pollution flows and their impacts on surface water resources. Advanced and sustainable solutions for waste water treatment technologies: Main topic of this department is the development of innovations in water and waste water treatment to protect the water resources.

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What are the main goals of the Center/Network? To provide usable information for sound decision making on river and water resources management, River and Environmental Engineering Laboratory (REEL) integrates data, information and knowledge of hydraulics, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, geomorphology, ecology, and social sciences into river and environmental engineering. REEL is focusing on the following topics: 1. Monitoring and Predicting the Water Cycle Variability under Climate Change To converge in-situ and satellite observations, integrate observed data and numerical model outputs including assimilation, and covert natural science data to usable information for societal benefit. 2. Understanding River Ecology from the Standpoint of Engineering To clarify the mechanism of how current ecosystem conditions are formed by integrating habitat evaluations from an engineering perspective, with those of the existing ecosystem evaluations arrived at from an ecological perspective. What is the structure of the Center/Network? REEL consists of a proferssor, a lecturer, a assistant professor, ten post doctoral scientists, five Ph.D course students, nine master course students, five administrative staffs. REEL plays a key role in the Earth Observation Data Integration and Fusion Research Initiative (EDITORIA). It is one of the collaborative research gourps in the University of Tokyo, involving Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, Institute of Industrial Science, Ocean Research Institute, Center for Spatial Information Science, and Center for Climate System Research. EDITORIA is implementing a Japan's national key project "Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS)" in cooperation with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). REEL is leading the Coodinated Energy and Water Cycle Observaions Project (CEOP) under 41

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Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) of World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), and the Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI) under Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). What are the educational and/or research activities? To offer wide scope education on water and environment, REEL and Coastal Engineering Laboratory organizes "Hydromechanics and Environment Group" in the Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, in cooperation with Institute of Industrial Science and Graduate School of Frontier Sciences. It ultimately focuses on developing better relationship between water and human activities from river, coast and ocean scale to a global scale. REEL is now implementing a domestic research project and two international ones. 1. DIAS (http://www.diasjp.org/ (only in Japanese)) DIAS, one of the Japan national key project, which contributes to GEOSS, integrates earth observation satellites and in-situ networks data with other types of data, including numerical weather prediction model outputs, geographical information, and socio-economic data, to generate information for making sound decisions. Specialized system architecture enables the management of large amounts of complex Earth observation data in an information-rich era. An ontology system enables users to find target data and information from diverse data sources. REEL is leading DIAS as a secretariat and one of the key research promotion bodies. 2. CEOP CEOP is the international focal point for WCRP/GEWEX Global Hydrometeorological Research and contributes to the development of current and future hydrometeorological observations, simulations, and predictions. The goal of CEOP is: To understand and predict continental to local-scale hydroclimates for hydrologic applications, To achieve this goal, CEOP's strategic objectives include: 1) Produce consistent research quality data sets complete with error descriptions of the Earth's energy budget and water cycle and their variability and trends on interannual to decadal time scales, for use in climate system analysis and model development and evaluation. 2) Enhance the understanding of and quantify how energy and water cycle processes contribute to climate feedbacks. 3) Improve the predictive capability for key water and energy cycle variables and feedbacks through improved parameterizations to better represent hydrometeorological processes, and determine the geographical and seasonal characteristics of their predictability over land areas 4) Undertake joint activities with operational hydrometeorological services, related Earth System Science Partnership Program (ESSP) projects like the Global Water System Project (GWSP), and hydrological research programs to demonstrate the value of GEWEX research, data sets and tools for assessing the consequences of climate predictions and global change for water resources. REEL is playing a key role as Co-Chair and the International Project Office of CEOP. 3. AWCI Asia, the world's most populated region, is experiencing rapid population and economic growth. The Asian monsoon benefits the region by providing substantial water resources. Variability of the Asian monsoon rainfall can, however, cause serious water related problems. Asian country representatives agreed to promote Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) by contributing to and making maximum use of GEOSS, and to establish the Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI) as a way to address water-related issues in Asia. A river basin in each member country, totally 17, are used in an AWCI demonstration project. Satellite data is collected. Geographical information system (GIS) is applied. The rainfall is predicted and validated. Flood prediction from predicted rainfall coupled with runoff models has already helped in evacuation instructions and dam operation. REEL is leading AWCI as one of the key organizers and research promotion bodies.

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TERENO Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere Institute 4: Agrosphere Forschungszentrum Jülich 52425 Jülich Germany http://www.tereno.net/ Name of Director: Prof. Harry Vereecken [email protected]

++49-(0)2461-614570

Contact Person: Dr. Heye Bogena [email protected]

++49-(0)2461-616752

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The main goal of the infrastructure measure TERENO will be to create observation platforms on the basis of an interdisciplinary and long-term aimed research program with a close cooperation between several facilities of the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft for the investigation of consequences of Global Change for terrestrial ecosystems and the socioeconomic implications. TERENO will provide long-term statistical series of system variables for the analysis and prognosis of Global Change consequences using integrated model systems, which will be used to derive efficient prevention, mitigation and adaptation strategies. What is the structure of the Center/Network? The interdisciplinary investigation of Global Change effects demands an adequate number of research sites with different characteristics and a sufficient replication in regions, which are already affected by Global Change or will sensitively react in foreseeable time, or in which extreme landscape changes take place. Therefore, in the framework of TERENO regional “terrestrial observatories” will be set up in selected and for Germany representative regions by integrating existing research stations and activities. These observatories will be equipped with a combination of in-situ measuring instruments and ground-based, airborne and satellite-borne remote sensing techniques. The terrestrial observatories have to be operated on a long-term basis (at least for a decade), in order to facilitate the determination and quantification of environmental changes. Through cooperations with other networks the national observatory network will continuously extended in the following on a European and global level. For the first phase three regions in Germany have been identified: – Site A: The region Eifel-Niederrheinische Bucht (lead management FZJ) – Site B: The metropolitan area Leipzig-Halle (lead management UFZ) – Site C: The region Northern pre-Alps (joint management FZK and HMGU)

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What are the educational and/or research activities? Important research questions addressed by TERENO include: - Which consequences have the expected climate changes on the terrestrial compartments (groundwater, soils, vegetation, surface waters)? - In which way will the feedbacks of the exchange processes of terrestrial systems (e.g. feedbacks between land surface and atmosphere) affect the terrestrial fluxes of water and matter? - Which direct influences have soil and landuse changes (e.g. due to EU Cross Compliance Directive, promotion of energy crops) on water balance, soil fertility, biodiversity and regional climate? - What are the consequences of large anthropogenic interferences (e.g. open mining, deforestation) on terrestrial systems? The homogeneous long-term data sets provided by TERENO will significantly foster the validation, advancement and integration of terrestrial models (e.g. groundwater and soil water balance models, regional climate and weather prognostic models, air quality models, runoff and forest/agronomic models as well as diversity and socioeconomical models). Integrated model systems will significantly support the management of agronomic and forest ecosystems (e.g. optimisation of irrigation systems as well as development of warning systems for extreme weather occurrences and flooding, integrated control systems of water management constructions, and monitoring systems for air, groundwater and surface water quality).

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UFZ Peromoserstrasse 15 D 04318 Leipzig

www.ufz.de Name of Director: Prof. Dr. Georg Teutsch [email protected]

+49 341 235 0

Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Dietrich Borchardt [email protected]

+ 49 391 8109 757

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ was established in 1991 and has about 900 employees in Leipzig, Halle/S. and Magdeburg. They study the complex interactions between humans and the environment in cultivated and damaged landscapes. The scientists develop concepts and processes to help secure the natural foundations of human life for future generations. The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society, science and the economy with top scientific achievements in six research areas: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter, Transport and Space. With 25,700 employees in 15 research centres and an annual budget of approximately 2.3 billion euro, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation. What is the structure of the Center/Network? At the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ scientists research the causes and consequences of far-reaching environmental changes. Their task is to deliver knowledge, instruments and policies concerning the complex systems and relationships in the environment within limited timeframe for use by politicians, industry and society, in order to help them to make decisions and solve specific environmental problems. Apart from practical needs, environmental research must also meet general scientific needs. This is a two-fold challenge with the requirement that todays environmental research dominated by natural sciences is increasingly interlinked with human and social sciences as well as environmental law. Research at the UFZ is organised in 34 Departments grouped administratively into 7 Divisons including Water Resources and Aquatic Ecosystems. In total 16 departments are involved in water research issues. The Research at the UFZ focuses on 12 Research Themes including water resources systems. Those are related to the Helmholtz Research Fields of "Earth and Environment" and "Health".

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What are the educational and/or research activities? Education: HIGRADE graduate school HIGRADE is a graduate school for doctoral candidates/PhD students at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ and their partner universities. HIGRADE aims to provide a coherent framework at UFZ and the participating universities for qualifying a new generation of internationally competitive doctoral students in the field of environmental research. The intention of HIGRADE ist to prepare the candidates for careers in a range of environmental fields, i.e. for taking over leading positions in research, management and policy, technology development, or consulting and education. Graduate education in HIGRADE is structured, systematic and adapted to the individual needs of the students. For education see

Research: Research details are presented at http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=631

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UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) United Nations University UN Campus Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10 53113 Bonn Germany www.unwater.unu.edu Dr. Reza Ardakanian [email protected]

+49 (0) 228 815 0651

Dr. Reza Ardakanian

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? Hosted by the United Nations University and inaugurated in August, 2007, the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) is a joint, capacity development programme of the UN Agencies and Programmes cooperating within the interagency mechanism known as UN-Water. It is funded by two German Federal Government ministries, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The aim of the programme office is to support and strengthen the capacity development activities of the more than two-dozen UN organizations and programmes within UNWater, and thus to support them in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to water. The UNW-DPC seeks thereby to maximize system-wide coherence and effectiveness of the support provided to Member States in their efforts towards achieving the goals, targets and actions agreed by the international community. UNW-DPC is clearly focusing on developing countries and economies in transition. It is envisioned to support national and local societies in improving their capacity and competence in water management; to enhance the effective management of resources; to reduce their dependence on donors; and to support self-sufficiency within a globalised economy. UNW-DPC thus seeks to provide water management experts and organizations, world-wide, with a single point of access to the tools, methodologies and know-how of the UN-Water mechanism. UNW-DPC, additionally, links the activities in the water sector with the broader efforts of the UN International Decade “Education for Sustainable Development” (DESD).

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What is the structure of the Center/Network? UNW-DPC works to support the capacity development work of the UN-Water mechanism which includes the following members and partners: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization; IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency WMO - World Meteorological Organization; IBRD - The World Bank Group International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization; WHO - World Health Organization UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund; UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNDP - United Nations Development Programme; UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme; UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNESCAP - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UNECLAC - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean UNESCWA - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia UNECA - UN Water/Africa ; UN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlement Programme UNDESA - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ISDR - International Strategy for Disaster Reduction; CBD - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; UNFCCC - Secretariat of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; World Water Council; GWP - Global Water Partnership; WSSCC - Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council; SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute ICID - International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage; IAH - International Association of Hydrologists ; IWMI - International Water Management Institute; IWA - International Water Association; Ramsar - Convention on Wetlands. What are the educational and/or research activities? UNW-DPC’s staff of water management experts, trainers and capacity development experts supports the implementation of tools to enhance capacity development related to water. Specific activities include: • • • • •

Improving strategic and operational coherence of capacity development worldwide by creating a Capacity Development Observatory; Maintaining a Web-Portal providing access to existing capacity development programmes, activities and tools; Strengthening technical and policy guidance by publishing white papers on capacity development policy and developing a methodology toolkit; Promoting capacity development by organising conferences, workshops and meetings with UN-Water members and water experts and by offering publication series; Providing capacity development instruments and materials supporting knowledge management and e-learning.

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Wasserforschungszentrum Stuttgart (wfz) (Water Research Center Stuttgart) Wasserforschungszentrum Stuttgart Universität Stuttgart Postfach 10 60 37 D-70049 Stuttgart Deutschland www.wfz.uni-stuttgart.de Name of Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heidrun Steinmetz Prof. Dr.- Ing Silke Wieprecht [email protected] 0711/68563723 [email protected] 0711/68564461 Contact Person: Doerte Hahn [email protected]

0711/68563721

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? Water problems are very complicated on both local and global levels. Numerous interactions between individual branches make it difficult in finding solutions of problems, which often cannot be identified by a single discipline. For that reason, the collaboration and networking of experts is essential. With this fact in mind the Water Research Centre Stuttgart (wfz) has been established. Main objectives are: • Collaboration of expertise in the field of water at Stuttgart University • Integrated, systematic and holistic approach to the water system - from fundamental research level to technology development and implementation • Networking of laboratories and technical and large scale test facilities • Linkage of following three aspects: Research / Education / Technology transfer • Regional and supra-regional expertise in water-related questions In order to achieve the objectives the existing national and international cooperations with universities, research centres, companies and associations are to be intensified. Also new cooperations should be built. The wfz is a key expert for water-related topics and presents a platform for an intense exchange of expertise allowing effective and target-oriented research on water systems as well as the influencing factors. The wfz aims to cover several scales of water research (from the molecular level up to the global climate) and to develop sustainable solutions for pressing water problems.

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What is the structure of the Center/Network? The wfz Stuttgart has been established as a research centre of Stuttgart University end of 2007. It is being managed by the Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management and the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering with 8 professorships in total. The structure can be seen in following diagram: COOPERATIONS

Institutes Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management (ISWA),

COOPERATIONS Regional

Institute of Hydraulic Engineering (IWS), Endowed Chair Hydropower

Research & Development

Education University intern

Municipalities

Authorities National

Universitary education • In Stuttgart • Lehrexport

Professional training

Technology transfer

Fundamental research

Applied research

• Deutschland • International • Consulting • Expert‘s report

International

Test facilities Büsnau sewage treatment plant for research and education (LFKW),

Associations

Companies

Research Facility for Subsurface Remediation (VEGAS), Hydraulic Laboratory (VA)

What are the educational and/or research activities? Educational activities “Water and Environment” is a significant theme for degree courses taught in German (Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering) and for the three international Master degree programmes taught in English (Water Resources Engineering and Management - WAREM; Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and Waste Water Process Engineering - WASTE and Infrastructure Planning -IP). Also a structured doctorate degree is available within the framework of the PhD programme „Environment Water“ (EnWat). Apart from this summer courses are held in Brasil and MSc degree programmes are established in Brasil (EDUBRAS) and Afghanistan. Since January 2007 another international postgraduate programme “Nonlinearities and Upscaling in Porous Media” is being offered at Stuttgart University. Within this programme, collaboration on water-related themes takes place in cooperation with 3 Dutch universities (Delft, Utrecht and Eindhoven). The chair and the secretary are located in Stuttgart. Annually 20 to 30 doctoral theses are submitted in average. This indicates the excellent infrastructure of education and research. Research activities The wfz covers a wide range of research beginning at fundamental level (DFG) reaching to practical scales (BMBF and EU projects, state projects, cooperation with companies etc.). It offers excellent research conditions through its test facilities LFKW, VEGAS, VA as well as numerous laboratories bound to the centre.

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The centre has an interdisciplinary team consisting of several engineers and scientists. Following key themes define the wfz Stuttgart’s current research work: • Water cycle and its anthropogenic use • Multi-phase flow in porous media (saturated and unsaturated zones) • Flow characteristics in natural as well as artificial systems, and the resulting mass transport such as erosion and sedimentation • Flood risk management • Advanced technology and method development in communal and industrial supply and disposal • Monitoring and development of measures for quality control • Minimisation of anthropogenic impacts on the water cycle • Water, nutrient and energy reuse in wastewater and solid waste systems • Water related concepts and technologies for developing countries in different climate zones The investigations on innovative, future oriented water technologies come thereby to the fore, as well as the method and strategy development for an integrative and sustainable water resources management.

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Center for Applied Geoscience University of Tuebingen Sigwartstr. 10 72076 Tübingen

http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/zag/index.html Name of Director Stefan Haderlein [email protected]

07071 297 3148

Contact: Person Peter Grathwohl [email protected]

07071 297 3148

What are the main goals of the Center? The Center of Applied Geoscience (ZAG) exists since more than 10 years; it offers a broad spectrum of environmental sciences through the chairs/professorships for hydrogeochemistry, environmental mineralogy, geomicrobiology, hydrogeology/modeling, geophysics and sedimentology. The focus in research an teaching is fundamental and applied research n biogeochemical processes and pollutant fate in aqueous systems, in particular groundwater and soils. Main goal of the Center is to provide a critical mass to attract large joint research projects at an international (e.g. EU: GRACOS, SOWA, IMAGETRAIN, AquaTerra, etc…) and national level (e.g.: BMBF: KORA, SiWA, SAFIRA; DFG: Research units (Reactions in Porous Media) and centers). To achieve that the center hosts a large number of third-party funded research associates and maintains numerous international collaborations e.g. with University of Waterloo (Canada), CSIRO Land and Water (Perth), Utrecht University, Sheffield University (UK), Newcastle (UK), Trento (Italy) Torino (Italy), ETH Zurich, etc… What is the structure of the Center/Network? The center hosts 6 chairs/professors (Hydrogeochemistry: Peter Grathwohl; Environmental Mineralogy: Stefan Haderlein; Geomicrobiology: Andreas Kappler; Hydrogeology: n.n.; Geophysics: Erwin Appel; Sedimentology: Tom Aigner) and runs joint experimental and analytical facilities for Hydrochemistry, Environmental Trace Analytics, Biogeochemistry and Microbiology. Focus is on process identification and analysis of organic compounds with equipment such as GCMS (4), GC-ECD/FID/TCD, component specific isotope GC-MS, Mößbauer-Spectroscopy, ASE, Purge&Trap, SPME, Elemental Analysis, TOC/DOC for solids and liquids, Micromeritics devices for determination of density, porosity, surface area, pore size distribution, particle size, etc… of soil solids. Additionally, the Geoscience Institute runs a central laboratory for isotope geochemistry accessible to all members of the Geoscience Faculty. For numerical simulations the Center of Applied Geoscience operates a parallel computing cluster and additionally a high speed optical connection to the Center for Supercomputing in Stuttgart exists.

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What are the educational and/or research activities? The Center for Applied Geoscience runs an international master course (AEG: Applied Envrionmental Geosciences) and an international PhD program (GeoEnviron), which traditionally attracts students from other universities and disciplines. From 2011 on we will also offer a BSc program in Environmental Sciences with a focus on water issues. Numerous bilateral agreements between ZAG and national/international universities and research centers facilitate student exchange. The PhD program and the master course have a number of international lecturers (Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Israel) who visit Tübingen regularly. The research activities aim on biogeochemical processes and the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment with a clear focus on groundwater and soil systems. Pollutants of interest comprise mainly organic compounds and to a minor extent metals such as arsenic. Of specific interest are compound specific isotope methods.

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Centre for Water Research (CWR) Zentrum für Wasserforschung Freiburg (ZWF) Zentrum für Wasserforschung Freiburg Fahnenbergplatz 79098 Freiburg Tel.: 0761 / 203-3530 Fax: 0761 / 203-3594 Geschäftsführender Direktor: Prof. Dr. Ch. Leibundgut Geschäftsstelle: Dr. J. Lange Name of Director Prof. Dr. Markus Weiler [email protected]

+49 761 / 203-3535

Dr. J. Lange [email protected]

+49 761 / 203-3530

What are the main goals of the Center/Network? In science, economy and society grows an increasing recognition that the handling with the natural resource water needs a fundamental rethinking to ensure the amount and quality of the water supply long-term and worldwide. A modern and integrative water research based on approved research standards is stipulated to integrate all aspects ranging from scientific basics to actual and future social demands. The CWR offers an interface for all who are interested in the theme "water" to intensify research that is related to water at the University of Freiburg. The possibility is provided to point at research need, to initialize projects and to gain access to scientific transfer benefits. A network of competence should be built up together which offers the possibility to apply jointly and interdisciplinary for funding of major projects with national and international funding bodies. The aim of the Centre for Water Research is to provide the scientific basics of topics in terrestrial water research for a sustainable integrated water resource management (IWRM) on all regional, national and global scales. Socio-economical and cultural sciences shall be particularly involved.

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What is the structure of the Center/Network?

What are the educational and/or research activities? As a main focus the CWR aims at establishing large research projects at the University of Freiburg. On the one hand projects from single institutions (nuclei) are used as a base, on the other hand research initiatives are developed following calls from funding organizations. Small projects of single disciplines (nuclei) are used to - to carry out prepatory work - to acquire specific knowledge - to identify attractive research fields, and finally to - to assemble an interdisciplinary project team using the CWR platform. At this stage eight research themes (project clusters) emerge as follows. This list represents a preliminary result and it is optionally expandable and modifiable, particularly to consider the latest developments in the water research. 1 Water and Health 2 New innovative measurements methods in environmental science 3 Regional aspects of integrated water resource management (IWRM) 4 New approaches in eco-hydrological modelling 5 Impact research of Global Change on water resources in catchment basin 6 Conservation of aquatic ecosystems 7 Culture and water 8 Capacity building - promotion and transfer of knowledge

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List of participants

Titel

Name

Last Name

Center / Network / Institution

Institution

Street

Code

Place

Country

E-Mail

Ardakanian

UN Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development

United Nations University

Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10

53113

Bonn

Germany

[email protected]

Institute of Life Sciences

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem 91906

Israel

[email protected]

Dr.

Reza

Prof.

Shimshon Belkin

Prof. Dr.Janos Ing.

Bogardi

UNU-EHS

United Nations University

Goerrestr. 15

53113

Bonn

Germany

[email protected]

Dr.

Cullmann

IHP/HWRP

Federal Institute of Hydroogy (bfg)

Postfach 20 02 53

56002

Koblenz

Germany

cullmann(at)bafg.de

Univ.Prof. Dr.- Max Ing.

Dohmann

Research Institute for Water and Waste Management (FiW)

Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 17 52056

Aachen

Germany

[email protected]

Dr.

Dümenil Gates

IPO – Global Water System Project

Center for Development Research

Walter-Flex-Str. 3

53113

Bonn

Germany

[email protected]

Prof. Dr.Rolf Ing.

Gimbel

IWW Water Centre

An-Institute' of University Duisburg-Essen

Moritzstr. 26

45476

Mülheim an der Ruhr

Germany

[email protected]

Prof.

Gratwohl

Center for Applied Geoscience

Universität Tübingen

Sigwartstraße 10

72076

Tübingen

Germany

[email protected]

France

[email protected]

Johannes

Lydia

Peter

Dr.

Frank

Haeseler

Institut Français du Pétrole

1 à 4 avenue du Bois Préau 92500

Rueil Malmaison

Dr.

Richard

Hooper

CUASHI

2000 Florida Ave

20009

NW, Washington, D.C.

USA

[email protected]

Dr.

Karen

Hussey

The Australian National University (ANU Water Initiative)

National Europe Centre

Av. du Directive 44

Uccle 1180

Brussels

Belgium

[email protected]

Prof.

Toisho

Koike

River & Environmental Engineering Laboratory (REEL)

University of Tokyo

7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku

113-8656 Tokyo

Japan

[email protected]

Prof.

Angus

Simpson

Group of Eight (G08)

University of Adelaide

Engineering North N136

SA 5005

Adelaide

Australia

[email protected]. au

Prof. Dr.Heidrun Ing.

Steinmetz

Water Research Center Stuttgart

Universitaet Stuttgart

Pfaffenwaldring 61

70569

Stuttgart

Germany

[email protected]

Prof.

Sudicky

Canadian Water Network

University of Waterloo

200 University Avenue West

N2L 3G1 Waterloo, ON

Canada

[email protected]

Prof. Dr. Klement

Tockner

IGB- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

Müggelseedamm 310

12587

Berlin

Germany

[email protected]

Prof. Dr. Walter

Trösch

German Water Partnership

IGB Frauenhofer

Nobelstr. 12

70569

Stuttgart

Germany

[email protected] e

Prof.

van Vierssen KiwaWater Research Institute

Wageningen University and Research Centre

Droevendaalsesteeg 3

NL-6700

AA Wageningen

Netherland [email protected] s

Vereecken

FZ Jülich GmbH

52424

Jülich

Germany

Ed

Wim

Prof. Dr. Harry

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Dr.

Bodo

Weigert

KompetenzZentrum Wasser Berlin

Prokurist (F&E, Kommunikation) Cicerostraße 24

10709

Berlin

Germany

[email protected]

Prof. Dr. Markus

Weiler

Centre for Water Research Freiburg (ZWF)

University of Freiburg

Fahnenbergplatz

79098

Freiburg

Germany

[email protected]

MinR

Zickler

Initiativbüro Wasserforschung vom BMBF

Referat 724 „Nachhaltigkeit in Produktion und Dienstleistung“

Postfach 20 02 40

53170

Bonn

Germany

[email protected]

Achim

Steering Committee Titel

Name

Last Name

Center / Network / Institution

Institution

Street

Code

Place

Country

E-Mail

Dr.

Messner

Frank

UFZ

Head of Staff

Permoserstr. 15

04318

Leipzig

Germany

[email protected]

Prof. Dr. Werner

Peter

TU Dresden

Institute for Waste Management Pratzschwitzer Str. 15 and Contaminated Sites

01796

Pirna

Germany

[email protected]

Prof. Dr.Helmig Ing.

Rainer

Universitaett Stuttgart

Institute of Hydraulic Engineering

Pfaffenwaldring 61

70569

Stuttgart

Germany

[email protected]

Dr. h.c.

Peter

PTKA-WTE

Project Agency for Water Technology and Waste Management

Hermann-von-HelmholtzPlatz 1

76344

EggensteinLeopoldshafen

Clemens

University Bonn

Meteorological Institute

Auf dem Hügel 20

53121

Bonn

Germany

[email protected]

Institution

Street

Code

Place

Country

E-Mail

Kennedyallee 40

53175

Bonn

Germany

[email protected]

Pfaffenwaldring 61

70569

Stuttgart

Germany

[email protected]

Hemberle

Prof. Dr. Simmer

[email protected]

German Research Foundation (DFG) Titel

Name

Last Name

Center / Network / Institution

Dr.

Weber

Ute

DFG

Office Senate Commission on Water Research Dipl.-Ing. Enzenhöfer Rainer

Universitaett Stuttgart

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