July 24, 2006

 
Opening Ceremony
Honorary Chair: Antonio Darcy Pannochia
Rector of UNIMESP: Nahim Ibrahim Ahmad
Chair: Eduardo Moacyr Krieger
08: 30 – 09:30
Opening Ceremony
09:30 – 09:50
Inauguration of the International Institute of Biodiversity and Water Resources
José G. Tundisi
09:50 – 10:05
Coffee Break
Session 1: A Global View on Water Research and Management
Chair: José G. Tundisi
10:05 – 10:45
Sustainable Water Development: A Challenge for the Developing World
Benedito Braga (Brazil)
10:45 – 11:25
Lake Tahoe: Four Decades of Change and the World Water Crisis
Charles R. Goldman (USA)
11:25 – 12:25
Plenary Discussion
12:25 – 14:00
Lunch
Session 2: Water Research in the Americas
Chair: Luis E. Marin
14:00 – 14:40
Water Research in North America:
Critical Priorities and Capacity Development Potential
Ralph Daley (Canada)
14:40 – 15:20
Main Water Resource Issues for Research in South America
Carlos Eduardo Morelli Tucci (Brazil)
15:20 – 16:00
Plenary Discussion
16:00 – 16:20
Coffee Break
Session 3: Water Management in the Americas (Part 1)
Chair: Ignacio Benavent Trullenque

16:20 – 17:00 Plata Basin
La Plata Basin:
Environmental Assessment and Institutional Arrangement for its Management
Ana Cristina Mugetti (Argentina)

The Brazilian Experience in the Water Resources Management
Julio Thadeu Silva Kettelhut (Brazil)

17:00 – 17:40 Metropolitan Regions
Challenges of Water Resources Management in Macro Metropolitan Regions
José Everaldo Vanzo (Brazil)

Early-Warning Systems for Urban Water Security Management
Eduardo Mário Mediondo (Brazil)

17:40 – 18:20 Semi-Arid
Water Resource Management in Chile
Jaime Muñoz Rodríguez (Chile)

Water Resources of the Brazilian Northeast Semi-Arid Region: Challenges for Development
José Almir Cirilo (Brazil)

18:20 – 19:00
Plenary Discussion

 

July 25, 2006

 
Session 4: Water Management in the Americas (Part 2)
Chair: Francisco Barbosa

08:30 – 09:30 Multiple Uses/Conflict Management
The Challenges of Water Resources Management in Peru
Julio Alegría Galarreta (Peru)

Water Resources, its General Problems and Management in Bolivia
Fernando Urquidi (Bolívia)

Water Authorities, Management and Research in Uruguay
Rafael Arocena (Uruguay)

09:30 – 10:10 Amazon Basin
Colombian Amazon Hydrographic Net: Strategic Source of Water and Biodiversity for the Amazonian Basin
Luz Marina Mantilla (Colombia)

Water Research and Management in the Amazon: present and perspectives
Naziano Filizola Júnior (Brazil)

10:10 – 10:50 Central America and Caribbean Region
Water Management in Central America
Katherine Vammen (Nicaragua)

10:50 - 11:05
Coffee Break

11:05 – 11:25 Water Management in Reservoirs in Venezuela
Management and General Problems of Ten Reservoirs from North–Central Venezuela
Ernesto González (Venezuela)
11:25 – 12:25
Plenary Discussion
12:25 – 13:30
Lunch
Session 5: Water Economics, Impacts of the Multiple Uses and Capacity Building
Chair: Francisco César de Sá Barreto
13:30 – 14:00
Land Use Changes and Impacts on Water Bodies in the Americas
Luiz Martinelli (Brazil)
14:00 – 14:30
The Use of Economic Instruments in Allocating Water Resources
Henry Vaux (USA)
14:30 – 15:00
Capacity Building in the Water Sector: A New Paradigm
Luis E. Marin Stíllman (Mexico)
15:00 – 15:40
Plenary Discussion
Session 6: The IAP Water Programme
Chair: Marcos Cortesão
15:40 – 16:10
Coupling Surface and Ground Water Research: A New Step Forward Towards Water Management
José G. Tundisi (Brazil)
16:10 – 17:10
Plenary Discussion on Building the IAP Water Network in the Americas
Session 7: IAP and the Importance of South-South Collaboration
Chair: Abílio Baeta Neves
17:10 - 17:40
Problems and Perspectives of Water Management in Africa: the Potential Contribution of the IAP Water Programme
Rivka Kfir (South Africa)
17:40 – 18:00
Coffee Break
Session 8: Urban Management of Water Resources
Chair: Gabriel Roldán
18:00 - 18:40
Impact of Impermeabilization, Diffuse Pollution and Best Management Practices
Plínio Tomaz (Brazil)

18:40 – 19:00
“Problems and Challenges on Water Managementin the ‘Serra & Águas' Region”
Victor Siaulys (Brazil)

19:00 - 20:00
Plenary Discussion with the Participation of Mayors and Water Managers of the ‘Serra & Águas' Region
20:00
Cocktail

 

July 26, 2006

 
Session 9: Climate Variability and Water Management in the Americas
Chair: Winston Mellowes

08:30 – 09:00
“Decadal and Longer Time Scale Climate Variability and Impact of Water Resources”
Pedro Leite da Silva Dias (Brazil)

09:00 – 09:30
“Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Hydrological Modeling toward Water Management in the Americas”
Paulo Nobre (Brazil)

09:30 – 10:00
“Possible Impacts on Water Resources in Regions of Brazil Caused by Pollution and Global Climate Change”
Eneas Salati (Brazil)

10:00 – 10:30
“Climate Change, Hydrological Cycles and Biome Changes in South America”
Carlos Nobre (Brazil)

10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:15
“Response to Environmental Disturbance of Fluvial Benthic Communities of the Sub- Humid Zone of Chile.”
Ximena Molina

11:15-12:00
Plenary Discussion
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
Session 10: Linking Water Research and Management
Chair: Henry Vaux

13:00 - 13:30
“From Science to Practice in Water Management”
José G. Tundisi (Brazil)

13:30 - 14:00
“Major Problems and Challenges in Water Management”
Alberto Calcagno (Argentina)

14:00 - 14:30
“Water Resources and Social Conflicts: A New Agenda Towards Best Practices”
Norma Felicidade Valencio (Brazil)

14:30 - 15:00
Integration of Research & Management in the Mining Industry: Examples from Case Studies”
Flávio Vasconcelos (Brazil)

15:00 - 15:30
“America's Water Network: Expanding the Ideas of the ILTER Programme”
Francisco Barbosa (Brazil)

15:30 - 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 – 18:00
Plenary Discussion

 

July 27, 2006

 
Working Groups: Linking Water Research and Management Priorities in the Americas

08:30 - 10:30
GROUP DISCUSSION:

Group 1: From Science to Practice in Water Management
Ralph Daley ( Rapporteur )

Group 2: Major Problems and Challenges in Water Management
Alberto Calcagno (Rapporteur)

Group 3: Social and Environmental Aspects of Water Management
Norma Felicidade Valencio ( Rapporteur )

Group 4: Urban Management of Water Resources
Eduardo Mário Mediondo (Rapporteur)

Participants will be divided within the groups

10:30 - 11:30
General Summary of group discussions by rapporteurs
11:30 - 12:30
Preparation of Report

Session 11: Presentation of the Group Reports
Chair: Yarko Niño

13:30 - 14:00
Report 1 (From Science to Practice in Water Management)
14:00 - 14:30
General Discussion
14:30 - 15:00
Report 2 ( Major Problems and Challenges in Water Management)
15:00 - 15:30
General Discussion
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
Report 3 ( Social and Environmental Aspects of Water Management)
16:30 - 17:00
General Discussion
17:00 - 17:30
Report 4 (Urban Management of Water Resources)
17:30 - 18:00
General Discussion
18:00 - 18:30
Plenary Discussion and Elaboration of the Final Report

 

July 28, 2006

 
Final Session: General Appraisal, Action Proposals and Closing Remarks
Co-Chairs:
Nahim Ibrahim Ahmad
Antonio Darcy Pannochia
08:30 - 09:00
Henry Vaux (USA)
09:00 - 09:30
Luis Marin (Mexico)
09:30 - 09:50
Coffee Break
09:50 - 10:20
José G. Tundisi (Brazil)
10:20 - 11:40
Plenary Discussion
11:40 – 12:00
Closing Remarks
12:00-13:30
Lunch
 

CLIMASUL MEETING

July 28, 2006


Chair: Irma Vila

13:30-13:50
“Influence of seasonality in the greenhouse gas emission in reservoirs of Middle and Lower Tiete River.”
Donato S. Abe, Corina Sidagis-Galli, Takako Matsumura-Tundisi, José E. M. Tundisi, José G. Tundisi

13:50-14:10
“Impacts of Climate on the functioning of reservoirs: circulation, biogeochemical cycles and phytoplankton sucession.”
Tundisi J., Matsumura-Tundisi T.,

14:10-14:30
“Estabilidade térmica em reservatório hipereutrófico tropical raso (Lago das Garças, São Paulo, Brasil): oito anos de estudo.”
Carlos Bicudo e Denise Bicudo

14:30-14:50
“Registros de temperatura en el embalse la mariposa(Venezuela): ¿herramienta para monitorear el cambio climático? (Temperature records in La Mariposa reservoir [Venezuela]: Tool for monitoring the climate change?).
Ernesto Gonzáles Rivas

14:50-15:10
“The production of sediments on South America Continent.”
Fernando Campagnoli

15:10-15:30
Cofee Break
 Chair: Carlos Bicudo

15:30-15:50
Indicios de cambio climático en el altiplano. Primer evento de florecimiento fitoplanctónico en el Lago Chungará.
Rodrigo Pardo e Irma Vila

15:50-16:10
“Salinidad y eutrofía de lagos chilenos”
Irma Vila e Rodrigo Pardo

16:10-16:30
“El impacto de las precipitaciónes em los recursos hídricos del Piedemonte Amazónico Colombiano. Estudio de caso Quebrada la Perdiz, Florencia-Caquetá.”
Marlon Peláez

16:30-16:50
“A limnologia fisica e sua importância no monitoramento de reservatório"
Nyamien Yahaut Sebastien
16:50-18:00
Plenary Discussion: Climate and the Coupling of Climatology/Hidrology and Limnology: Perspectives for a Network.
 

Second Meeting of the National Focal Points
IANAS Water Programme

July 29, 2006

 

Opening Ceremony
08:00 – 08:10 A Few Words from the Co-chairs
Session 1 - Water Management in the Americas: Problems, Perspectives, Challenges, and the Role of the Academies
08:10 – 08:25 Argentina (Armando Sánchez Guzmán)
08:25 – 08:40 Bolivia (Fernando Urquidi-Barrau)
08:40 – 08:55 Brazil (José Galizia Tundisi)
08:55 – 09:10 Canada (Ralph Daley)
09:10 – 09:25 CAS (Winston Mellowes)
09:25 – 09:40 Chile (Yarko Niño)
09:40 – 09:55 Colombia (Gabriel Roldán)
09:55 – 10:10 Cuba (Daniela Mercedes Arellano Acosta)
10:10 – 10:25 Guatemala (Manuel Basterrechea)
10:25 – 10:40 Mexico (Luis E. Marin)
10:40 – 10:55 Peru (Ignacio Benavent Trullenque)
10:55 – 11:10 USA (Henry Vaux)
11:10 - 11:25 Venezuela ( Ernesto J. González Rivas)
11:25 -11:40 Coffee Break
Session 2 – Discussion and Future Actions
11:40– 12:30 Plenary Discussion
Closing Session
12:30 – 12:45 Co-chairs