Arid and Semi Arid Development through Water Augmentation
Collaborating Institutes
The ASADWA International Conference is a joint activity of the Ghent University based UNESCO Chair of Eremology, the UNESCO Center CAZALAC and the Global Network on Water and Development Information for Arid Lands (G-WADI), and is supported by the Chilean National Comittee of the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (CONAPHI) and The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV).
The ASADWA conference is endorsed as a LANDCON meeting by the World Association
of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC),
and as such 
offers
free guest memebrship for one year to all attending participants as well
as a dissemination platform for final peer-reviewed articles and conference
results.
ASADWA is a recognized activity within the Universal Forum of Cultures, organized from Octobre 22 2010 until January 7 2011 in Valparaiso, that promotes sustainable development, as well as knowledge, peace and cultural diversity. As a result, the conference will be enhanced with activities that encourage interaction with all sectors affected by water management and sustainable development. These activities will be posted at this website on a later date.
Scientific Committee
Name |
Topic |
Institute |
| Dr. Donald Gabriels | Committee Chair |
Ghent University , Belgium |
| Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian | Rainfall Water Harvesting/ Aquifer Management |
Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing,
University of California at Irvine, USA |
| Dr. Roberto Pizarro Tapia | Rainfall Water Harvesting |
Universidad de Talca, Chile |
| Dr. (c) Koen Verbist | Rainfall Water Harvesting |
Ghent University , Belgium |
| Dr. Pilar Cereceda | Fog and Dew Harvesting |
Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile |
| Dir. Guido Soto | Fog and Dew Harvesting |
Water Center for Arid Zones of Latin America
and the Caribbean (CAZALAC), Chile |
| Dr. José Luis Arumi; | Aquifer Recharge |
Universidad de Concepción, Chile |
| Dr. Howard Wheater | Aquifer Management |
Imperial College of London, England |
| Dr. Mike Edmunds | Aquifer Management |
Oxford University, England |
| Dr. Manuel Cerda | Water Reuse |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,
Chile |
| Dr. Dirk Raes | Water Efficiency |
Catholic University Leuven, Belgium |
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
| Dr. Howard Wheater | Professor of Hydrology at the Imperial College of London (England) |
 |
“Hydrological processes, groundwater recharge and surface water-groundwater interactions in arid and semi-arid areas” |
| Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian | Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing, University of California at Irvine (USA) |
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"Changing patterns of precipitation and impact on ground water recharge and runoff generation" |
| Dr. Mike Edmunds | Professor at the School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University (England) |
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“Renewable groundwater and water security” |
| Dr. Dirk Raes | Professor at the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium) |
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“Deficit irrigation as an on-farm strategy to maximize crop water productivity in dry areas.” |
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