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Announcements Reports and publications Databases and on-line resources 1. Training Workshop on “Project Design and Management for Professionals in the Water Sector”, 18-22 November 2006, Sana'a, Yemen As part of its regional initiative to enhance the Capacity of Professionals in the Water Sector, the International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) jointly with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) are organizing a training workshop on “Project Design and Management” in Sana'a, Yemen, from 18 to 22 November 2006. The workshop is the fourth leg of a Training Programme on the subject conducted previously in Egypt , Syria and Jordan and addressed to middle-to-senior level staff from Ministries and Authorities in connection with water issues. The objective of the Training Programme is to effectively enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals in the water sector throughout the project management cycle, from preparation to delivery, by means of five-day face-to-face training workshops in the respective countries. It also includes an online resource forum that will help increase knowledge and awareness of participants so that they are able to share experience with colleagues and representatives of partner institutions. The web resource is currently password protected allowing only participants from the four countries to access and join a moderated discussion on key aspects of project design and management. Following completion of the training programme, the online resource will be open to the public. For more information, visit the web site or contact Maher Salman, Technical Officer, IPTRID/AGL 2. III Curso Internacional sobre Restauración Ambiental en Cuencas AGCI/JICA/CONAF del 19 de Noviembre al 15 de diciembre 2006, Santiago de Chile En el marco del Programa de Capacitación de Terceros Países, El Gobierno de Japón representado por la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional (JICA) y el Gobierno de Chile representado por la Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) y la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Chile (AGCI), organizan el Curso Internacional de capacitación, en el campo de la “Restauración Ambiental para un Manejo Sustentable de Cuencas Hidrográficas”. Tiene el propósito de entregar a los participantes la oportunidad de perfeccionar sus conocimientos y técnicas en el campo de la restauración ambiental de cuencas hidrográficas, con el fin de promover un desarrollo sostenible de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente de la región de América Latina y El Caribe. El curso se realizará desde el 19 de noviembre al 15 de diciembre de 2006. Los aspectos teóricos se desarrollarán en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile, y la parte práctica del curso contempla giras técnicas y visitas a los proyectos de restauración ambiental de cuencas hidrográficas CONAF / JICA y de recuperación de terrenos degradados, impulsados principalmente por CONAF, en la zona Central del país. Para mas información, contactar a Samuel Francke 3. Fourth International Conference of the African Soil Science Society, 7 - 13 January 2007, Accra, Ghana The fourth International Conference of the African Soil Science Society will be held in Accra, Ghana at GIMPA from 7th to 13th January 2007 under the theme: Impacts of climate change, global trade, urbanization and biotechnology on land use changes in Africa. This 4th International Conference aims to gather specialists interested in land use and sustainable land management in Africa, to deliberate on serious emerging issues such as climate change, global trade and biotechnologies including uses of GMO's. For more information visit the ASSS web site or contact Dr Rex Asiamah 4. Second International Symposium on Soil Water Measurement using Capacitance, Impedance and Time Domain Transmission, October 28 - November 2, 2007, Beltsville, Maryland, USA PALTIN International Inc., an independent research and technology transfer company dealing with real-time water monitoring systems for irrigation, drainage, hydrology and environmental impact studies, is proposing to organize the “Second International Symposium on Soil Water Measurement using Capacitance, Impedance and TDT”, in cooperation with the USDA-ARS Agricultural Research Center, to be held at Beltsville, Maryland, USA, on October 28 through November 02, 2007. Research, academia, independent consultants, current and future customers, manufacturers and distributors are cordially invited to support and participate for the success of this symposium. For more information, visit the web site or contact Dr. Ioan C. Paltineanu
5. IPTRID GRID Magazine 25 (August 2006) The new issue of the GRID Magazine from the International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) is now available in English, French and Spanish. The Arabic version will be soon released. IPTRID invites short written contribution to be submitted for next issues. Click here for on-line reading and/or downloading or visit the IPTRID web site. DATABASES AND ON-LINE RESOURCES 6. The Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) web site The Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the European Commission and UNICEF, has launched its web site. The web site is one of the most important components of the project’s Client Service Platform, giving online access to users around the world to a large and increasing amount of SWALIM’s electronic information products on water and land. Besides keeping people informed about what SWALIM is doing and up to date with its news and events, the web site hosts a growing array of electronic information assets on water and land – reports, publications, maps – that can be found and downloaded using AGRIS, the FAO-developed International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology, as its search engine. Additionally the web site offers tools and utilities to query SWALIM’s datasets to extract data meaningful to the user and produce reports. The design of the web site makes for fast-loading pages and minimal scrolling. Contact: Zoltan Balint at SWALIM or Karen Frenken at FAO. 7. Irrigation Equipment Supply (IES) database The Water Resources, Development and Management Service of FAO and the International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) jointly support the Irrigation Equipment Supply (IES) database. This tool, developed as part of FAO's mandate to provide information on irrigation, seeks to establish an up-to-date list of Suppliers/Manufacturers providing specific irrigation equipment worldwide. Over the period March-May 2006, IES underwent an upgrading process with the objective to facilitate database query and allow Suppliers/Manufacturers to autonomously subscribe and update their information. To asses the effectiveness of these improvements, a survey was carried out in June-July 2006. A summary of the results is available in the web site. Further improvements of the database have been carried out, taking into consideration the major issues arising from the survey. Among others, figures summarising IES current situation (in terms of number of Suppliers/Manufacturers, regional and country distribution, items provided) will be soon available. Moreover, the list of irrigation equipments has been widened, in order to meet users’ and Suppliers’/Manufacturers’ needs. Please, visit the new Irrigation Equipment Supply (IES) database. For any comment and suggestion, please contact IES administrator 8. CD en français "A l'école des champs" - L'approche "Champ-école" place l'agriculteur au centre du développement rural C'est une production radiophonique de la FAO sur l'approche champ-école des agriculteurs développée au Togo. Ce CD a été réalisé dans le cadre du projet TCP/TOG/'3001 D "Gestion intégrée de la fertilité des sols à travers les champs écoles des agriculteurs en appui à la sécurité alimentaire". Cliquez ici pour accéder aux enregistrements. Pour plus d'information, contactez Walter Burgos Leon ou Liliane Kambirigi
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