BALWOIS 2010 - Balkan Water Observation and Information System for Decision Support

The purpose of the conference is to provide a solutions-based forum and to exchange information regarding research activities and plans for studying the relationship between climate and environment for improving the quantity and quality of water, as well as  engineering, and current policies from state and federal agencies. It is organised under the patronage of the Prime Minister of the former Yogoslav Republic of Macedonia Mr. Nikola Gruevski, the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the former Yogoslav Republic of Macedonia and of the French Ambassador in Skopje.

Attendees will include scientists and engineers, managers, legislators, and policy makers responsible for issues dealing with water. It is the intent of this conference to bring forward the concerns and impending problems (and offer solutions) with regards to the availability and quality of water, and the consequences to aquatic ecosystems and human environment, expanding outside the Balkan scale to a more global extent.

BALWOIS 2010 is a platform for creating partnerships for solving water scarcity problems, as well as for dealing with floods, droughts, environmental degradation and risk affecting different regions.

The conference is designed to facilitate sharing of experiences in water issues and their management through the presentation of scientific and technical papers and posters on the planification of research and the future development activities.  Detailed information on the topics discussed is available here; the conference program can be consulted online.

About 500 persons are expected to participate to this event; registration can be performed following the payment of a fee.

Event email:  secretariat@balwois.com