Tag Archives: challenges

The Challenges of Drought Prediction

Posted on February 20, 2018 by WRLibrarian

The article below, by Zengchao Hao, published on 16 February 2018, discusses the challenges that still exist in terms of drought forecasting despite the many advancements in the field. Source: The Challenges of Drought Prediction Advertisements

Posted in Reblogs | Tagged challenges, climate change, climatic hazard, drought, drought events, effects, forecasting, methods, natural hazards, predictions | Leave a comment

Conducting Water Audits and Calculating Payback Periods – 2 for 1 Webinar

Posted on January 10, 2018 by WRLibrarian

Through Forester University’s 2 for 1 On-Demand Webcasts, persons may enroll in two online courses at the reduced cost of 99.00 (US Dollars). Please see the following information below for course description, presenter information and Course 1 – How to Conduct … Continue reading →

Posted in Webinar | Tagged audit, challenges, equipment, Forester Univeristy, payback, pitfall, reports, spreadsheets, tools, Troy Aichele, water | Leave a comment

Water Security and Climate Change Conference 2017

Posted on August 16, 2017 by WRLibrarian

Achieving water security is one of the major challenges faced by society on both a global and local level. The Water Security and Climate Change Conference (WSCC 2017) aims to build a bridge between disciplines, sectors and different groups of … Continue reading →

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FREE Webinar: Effective Utility Management: Your Utility’s Road to Sustainability

Posted on July 20, 2017 by WRLibrarian

This webinar, provided by the American Water Works Association, highlights utility management’s value and importance, based on the Attributes of Effectively Managed Utilities (EUM) and Keys to Management Success, which AWWA, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and several leading water-sector … Continue reading →

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Capacity Development to Support National Drought Management Policies – UNW-DPC

Posted on August 17, 2015 by WRLibrarian

Noting the development of climate change and such resulting changes such as drought, the UN- Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) and its partners have produced a document which provides a synthesis on National Drought Management Policies. This document … Continue reading →

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Proceedings on Water Education and Capacity Building – UNESCO

Posted on August 17, 2015 by WRLibrarian

Through the development of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other water sector initiatives, one would hope that the importance of water has begun to sink in.Yet, regardless of this, there is still need for improvement, in order for persons … Continue reading →