Newsletter — March 2001
Conferences
| Title | The Role of Water In History and Development |
| Organization | The International Water History Association and Unesco's International Hydrological Programme And Crop, The Comparative Research Programme On Poverty |
| Location | University of Bergen, Norway |
| Dates | August 10-12, 2001 |
| Description | To study the character and role of freshwater in history and development. The conference will be divided into the following themes: water, poverty and social development; institutional frameworks for solving the disputes in conflict waters; history of water, sanitation and health; the political economy of water ownership and control; images of water (in religion, myths, literature and art); history of hydrology and water control; narratives on the river and the dam; the engineering of water systems engineers, entrepreneurs and bureaucrats; freshwater and the coastal zone integrated and ecological management; regional waters in a historical perspective; water and civilization; other. | Contact | Alv Terje Fotland IWHA conference coordinator Centre for development studies University of Bergen Stromgaten 54 5007 BERGEN Email: Alv.Fotland@sfu.uib.no Website |
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