East Asia Monitor
UNU
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In this issue:
Guest Editorial Comment:
Prof. Bo Jansson, Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm University reflects on the outcomes of a UNU international workshop and regional POPs monitoring activities.
Capacity Development Training for Monitoring of POPs in the East Asian Hydrosphere
On 1-2 September, 2003, UNU held a two-day workshop focusing on environmental quality standards for POPs pollution in the East Asian environment. This was followed by a training session for analytical technologies (3-5 September) in Hadano, Japan. The funding for the workshop was provided by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), and by UNU. The workshop report will be available on the UNU website shortly.
announcement
programme, abstracts and presentations
photographs
training manual
Fourth UNU-ORI Joint International Workshop on Marine Environment - Ecosystem Conservation in Coastal Areas
UNU has issued the first announcement and invitation for applications for an International Workshops on the Marine Environment, to be held jointly by UNU, Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo and the Iwate Prefectural Government. This workshop is the fourth event in a series of workshops that was initiated in 1999. At this time, the UNU is soliciting applications from young scholars and researchers representing the countries in Asia and the Asia-Pacific island nations.
announcement
First International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment - Biodiversity and Environment
This Symposium is organized by the University of Tokyo, co-organized by AIT, AGS, SACWET, GMSARN and JSWE and sponsored by MEXT, Japan. It will be held at AIT, Bangkok, Thailand from October 23-25, 2003.
information
2nd Asian Pacific International Conference on Pollutants Analysis and Control
The Institute of Environment and Resources (IER-CEFINEA) Vietnam National University -
Ho Chi Minh City, The International Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (IAEAC), The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) and The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) announce the call for abstracts for a conference to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, 1-3 December, 2003. The conference will cover issues related to the detection, assessment, monitoring and control of air and water pollutants. For more information, please contact catherine.brassaud@epfl.ch
announcement
International Conference on Conservation, Restoration and Management of Lakes and Coastal Wetlands
This conference is being organized by a group of institutions comprising Berhampur University, Chilika Development Authority, Orissa Remote Sensing Application Centre and the Institute of Mathematics and Applications are organizing an international conference to be held in Orissa, India, December 9-13, 2004
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Free publications from UNU
Deny Hidayati, Coastal Management in ASEAN Countries: The Struggle to Achieve Sustainable Coastal Development, UNU, Tokyo, 2000
To receive a copy, please send an email with your full postal address to king@hq.unu.edu
Adeel and King, Eds, Conserving Our Coastal Environment: A summary of UNU's research on sustainable management of the coastal hydrosphere in the Asia Pacific region, UNU, Tokyo, 2002
Available online at http://landbase.hq.unu.edu/Publications/New.htm or send email to above address
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