The National Water Conference will be held in Orihuel (Alicante), on February 21 and 22, 2019. Complete programme and free registration can be found on the website:
Wessex Institute and University of Alicante organise River Basin Management 2019 (8-10 May) in Alicante. WIT Press has made all its conference and journal papers open access. Papers presented at Wessex Institute conferences are referenced by CrossRef and have appeared in notable reviews and databases. Papers are submitted to various indexing services such as Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus.
Wessex Institute and University of Alicante organise Water Resources Management 2019 (7-9 May) in Alicante. WIT Press has made all its conference and journal papers open access. Papers presented at Wessex Institute conferences are referenced by CrossRef and have appeared in notable reviews and databases. Papers are submitted to various indexing services such as Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus.
The objectives of the course are to provide the participant with the keys for the study of hydrological cycle in a volcanic island, fundamentally the hydrogeology of volcanic lands and the different systems of water use, including the planning and management of the water resource.
It will take place next 4, April, 2019: from 9:00 to 14:00 h.
On Thursday, January 31, at 12:00, the 40th Anniversary Seminar of the Tajo-Segura Transfer will be held at the headquarters of the Irrigation Community "Riegos de Levante Margen Derecha".
Confirmation of attendance is required.
Phone: 966 72 07 12 / e-mail: rlmargenderecha@gmail.com
El próximo viernes 1 de febrero, a las 20:15 h, en la Casa de Cultura de Castalla (Espai Jove), tendrá lugar la presentación "El Riu Verd de Castalla: estudios de base para elaborar un plande gestión", a cargo de Carles Martín Cantarino y Luis Rico Alcaraz (Instituto Universitario del Agua y de las Ciencias Ambientales).
The article "Impact of land use changes on flash flood prediction using a sub-daily SWAT model in five Mediterranean ungauged watersheds (SE Spain)" has been published.
This research quantifies and relates the influence of the aforementioned changes in land use, specifically increasing urbanization of coastal areas, with the consequent severity of floods.
Article link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.034
Next January 15, the University Headquarters of Alicante (Sala Rafael altamira, Sede Ciudad de Alicante) hosts the presentation of the Provincial Water Pact (at 19:00), an agreement signed on April 18, 2018, in the Provincial Council of Alicante by the groups of the PP, PSOE and Compromís institutions, as well as the non-attached deputy, communities of irrigators, water supply sector, Chamber of Commerce and universities. This agreement seeks to respond to the main water challenges in the province of Alicante as a benchmark.
Invitation to submit an original research article, opinion paper or review article for a special issue of AIMS Environmental Science on Urban Water Challenges: Risks, Management and Sustainability. The submission due date is January 30, 2019.
The conferences on water management in La Habana will take place in the IUACA graduate classroom next Tuesday, December 18 at 11:30 am, by Orestes Arsenio González Díaz (Professor at the Technological University of La Habana) and Eduardo Manuel Molina Rojas (Water Quality Manager in Aguas de La Habana).
El proyecto LIFE-EMPORE ENV/ES/000598 “Desarrollo de una metodología eficiente y sostenible para la eliminación de contaminantes emergentes de EDAR’s” tiene como objetivo conseguir un método rentable y replicable que sea capaz de eliminar los Contaminantes Emergentes de las Estaciones Depuradoras de Aguas Residuales Europeas (EDAR).
Durante las XIV Jornadas Técnicas ESAMUR sobre Saneamiento y Depuración celebradas los días 21 y 22 de noviembre en Lorca (Murcia), los miembros del IUACA María de los Ángeles Bernal, Lyvia Mendes, Antonio Jódar y Pablo Aznar realizaron una encuesta sobre contaminantes emergentes, enmarcada en las acciones C2 (monitorización del impacto socio-económico) del proyecto.
Este evento contó con una gran participación de profesionales del sector del agua de toda España. En la encuesta, se trataron diversos aspectos centrados en los contaminantes emergentes tales como normativa, técnicas de análisis, tecnologías de eliminación, impacto socio-económico y precios del agua.
Next December 10, the University Headquarters of La Marina hosts the presentation of the Provincial Water Pact, an agreement signed on April 18, 2018, in the Provincial Council of Alicante by the groups of the PP, PSOE and Compromís institutions, as well as the non-attached deputy, communities of irrigators, water supply sector, Chamber of Commerce and universities. This agreement seeks to respond to the main water challenges in the province of Alicante as a benchmark.
Audio at Radio Orihuela Cadena Ser with the interview to the deputy Paco Saéz and the IUACA management team (from minute 6), dealing with the Tajo-Segura interbasin transfer: LINK
Los primeros resultados del proyecto EMPORE LIFE15 ENV/ES/000598 fueron presentados por María de los Ángeles Bernal, miembro del IUACA, en el XII Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Española de Desalación y Reutilización (AEDyR) celebrado el pasado 23 de Octubre de 2018 en Toledo.
La ponencia se tituló "PRIMEROS RESULTADOS DEL PROYECTO EMPORE-LIFE15 DESARROLLO DE UNA METODOLOGÍA EFICIENTE Y SOSTENIBLE PARA LA ELIMINACIÓN DE CONTAMINANTES EMERGENTES DE EDAR’S”. El proyecto tiene como objetivo conseguir un método rentable y replicable que sea capaz de eliminar los Contaminantes Emergentes de las Estaciones Depuradoras de Aguas Residuales Europeas (EDAR).
En la presentación, se detallaron: las tecnologías con las que cuenta la planta piloto; los resultados de la campaña inicial de monitorización de los contaminantes emergentes; los indicadores de impacto ambiental y socio-económicos empleados; y los primeros resultados obtenidos en la fase de demostración.
Cabe destacar que los primeros resultados en la fase de demostración (acción B4) muestran una mejora notable en la calidad de los efluentes tratados en la EDAR de Benidorm.
Next November 28 (9:30 h) will take place the second workshop on Energy Self-consumption, in the Hall of Degrees (Salón de Grados) of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of the UA. To attend, you need a free registration, sending an email with the subject "Jornada autoconsumo" to iuaca@ua.es, indicating your name and surname.
The AQUAE Chair has recognized Joaquín Melgarejo as the director of the End of Master's Work 'The environmental impact of wastewater treatment. Analysis of the internalization of environmental costs in Alicante and Comunidad Valenciana ', prepared by Marcos García (University of Alicante), who has been awarded the second prize of Master's Work in Water Economics.
Link to the news: AQUAE, Información and Tecnoagua
The selection board of the CES-CV Awards for Doctoral Theses, at its meeting on October 4, 2018, decided to award a prize to the thesis of D. Domingo Zarzo Martínez for his work Problems and solutions for the management and treatment of the brines from desalination plants, which was defended at IUACA in 2017.
Next monday, November the 5th, at 9:30 h, in aula de posgrado of IUACA. With speakers such as: Miguel Ángel Pardo (UA), Jorge Ballesta (Dinapsis) and David Santacreu (AMAEM).
The Diputación and the University of Alicante create the chair of water, an initiative that seeks to promote research and training in this area, as well as promoting sustainable water management.
It will take place in October, 25 and 26, from 9.00 a.m. to 14.00 p.m., in Germán Bernácer Building at University of Alicante. The aim is to deal with new business models related to mobility and tourist accommodation, through a practical approach by specialised professionals. The main theme will be the legal, fiscal and labor requirements of the new transport and tourist accommodation platforms, as well as their main impacts and future proposals.
The course is designed to know the concepts of water footprint, as a seal of corporate environmental quality, as well as its calculation methodologies and its importance in the world of certification. It will take place on October 29 at the IUACA.
UA-IUACA-AQUAFIDES*
Link to the course information
* To finally apply the discount of 40% on the amount of the course, it will be necessary to prove a link with the University of Alicante.
The next international seminar on governance and sustainability will take place at the "Sede Universitaria Ciudad de Alicante" University of Alicante (university building located in the old town of Alicante), on 25 (room called "Sala Rafael Altamira") and 26 October (room called "Sala Miguel Hernández").
The IUACA collaborate in the 13th International Conference in Management and Sustainability that will take plae in October in the UNIVALI University, Campus de Itajaí (Brasil), taking part the director of IUACA, Joaquín Melgarejo whose topic will be "Circular Economie and Environment Rights"
Registration is open for the III International Symposium of the Agroalimentary Sector of Vega Baja, which will take place on November 22 and 23 at the Auditorium of La Lonja in Orihuela.
It will take place on Monday, October 8 from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., by Gustavo Cobreiro Suárez, Rector of the University of Havana, in the IUACA graduate classroom.
IUACA at the meeting of the Provincial Water Commission, in which the analysis of the water situation in our province will be discussed, among other topics.
Dealing with groundwater resources. It will take place in Ramón Martín Mateo Grade Room of the Faculty of Law on October 3 and 4 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Strategic Specialised Innovation Committee (CEIE) in Circular Economy has held the last of the preparatory meetings prior to the preparation of the conclusions document. This work team, coordinated by the director of Aidime, Mariano Pérez, and in which Joaquín Melgarejo participates, will specify the development of the innovations that will be proposed to the companies of the Valencian Community.
The workshop will take place in Dinapsis (Benidorm) on Monday 24 September from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Registration: dinapsis@suez.com
Presented at the 1st International Conference on Urban Growth and the Circular Economy that was held in Alicante, Spain the papers included in this book focus on the continuing and rapid growth of cities and their regions of influence and how that has led to the need to find new solutions which allow for promoting their sustainable development.
The final version of your article Water distribution management in South-East Spain: A guaranteed system in a context of scarce resources is now available online. This study analyses the MCT management model, based on the good governance of water.
En la reunión de dicho comité, Joaquín Melgarejo ha insistido en la importancia de mejorar los procesos de recuperación de materiales y componentes, especialmente para la utilización de aguas regeneradas, aunque se trata de una necesidad extensible a cualquier otro sector.
Publicada la noticia de Joaquín Melgarejo referida al número 19 de iAgua Magazine: "en el sector del agua, el concepto de economía circular se concreta en asemejar el ciclo técnico de su utilización a su ciclo hidrológico natural"
El proyecto LIFE-EMPORE pretende demostrar una tecnología innovadora, eficiente y altamente reproducible para la eliminación de contaminantes emergentes de las aguas residuales Europeas. Para ello, se ha diseñado y construido una planta piloto, integrada en la línea de agua de la Estación Depuradora de aguas Residuales (EDAR) de Benidorm.
Acceso a la noticia en aguasresiduales.info.
Acceso a la noticia en iagua.es.
Tríptico del proyecto en castellano. Tríptico del proyecto en inglés.
El próximo 29 de junio a las 10:00 h se celebra en el aula EP/S-03D de la Escuela Politécnica Superior IV la Jornada de Investigación Realidad Urbana.
Ayer, 13 de junio de 2018 se premió a la Mancomunidad de los Canales del Taibilla durante la gala de los Premios Impulso 2018 como empresa más colaboradora en I+D con la UA por medio de los grupos de Investigación del Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada y el Instituto del Agua y Ciencias Ambientales. El reconocimiento ha sido recogido por su presidente Adolfo Gallardo.
Galería de imágenes del acto de toma de posesión de Joaquín Melgarejo como director del IUACA.
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