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History
The International Sediment Initiative (ISI) is a new global initiative to assess erosion and sediment transport to marine as well as their social, economic and environmental impacts, lake or reservoir environments. It is aimed at the creation of a holistic approach for the remediation and conservation of surface waters, closely linking science with policy and management needs. The International Hydrological Programme Intergovernmental Council, at its 15th session (Paris, June 2002), adopted Resolution XV-8 specifically to deal with these issues. Resolution XV-8 emphasized the development of the decision support framework for sediment management, in order to provide guidance on legislative and institutional solutions, applicable to different socio-economic and geomorphic settings. One of the recommendations of the resolution was the establishment of an international Steering Committee to develop the ISI strategy along with the participation of UNESCO officials. This Steering Committee, formerly known as ISI Task Force Group, was approved and endorsed at the IHPˇs 16th Session of the Intergovernmental Council.
The ISIˇs governing structure was reorganized in 2014 in order to ensure the continued efficient coordination of the initiative. The ISI Steering Committee was discontinued. In its place two bodies, Advisory Group and Expert Group, has been established since 2014.
ISI meetings and workshops:
l The 3rd ISI Steering Committee Meeting, Vienna, 28-30 April 2005
l The fourth Steering Committee Meeting, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 11 November 2005
l ISI Workshop was held at Sheraton Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 9-10 November 2005
l UNESCO IHP ISI Workshop on Sediment Management in South and Southeast Asia, Bangkok, April 2006
l ISI SC Core Member Meeting, Beijing, China, May 26, 2006
l The International Sediment Initiative Conference, Sudan, November 12-15, 2006
l The 5th ISI Steering Committee Meeting, Khartoum, Sudan, November 11, 2006
l ISI Ad Hoc meeting, Bern, Switzerland, April 29, 2008
l International Workshop - Erosion, Transport and Deposition of Sediments, Berne, Switzerland, April 28-30, 2008
l The 6th International Sediment Initiative Steering Committee Meeting and Workshop, Beijing, China, November 5-7, 2008
l Core Member Meeting of the UNESCO-ISI Steering Committee, Switzerland, March 5, 2010
l ISI Steering Committee Core Member Meeting, Vienna, April 15, 2011
l Meeting of ISI steering committee members, Kyoto, Japan, September 3, 2013
l ISI Steering Committee Core Group Meeting, Beijing, August 5 - 6, 2014
l ISI Advisory committee meeting, Stuttgart, Germany, 18 September 2016
ISI Sponsored and Co-sponsored conferences and workshops:
Workshop on Ecological, Sociological and Economic Implications on Sediment Management,
Berne, Switzerland, January 2001
Workshop on Debris Flow Monitoring,
Berne, Switzerland, November 2001
Symposium on Ecological, Sociological and Economic Implications on Sediment Management in Reservoirs,
Paestum, Italy, April 2002
International training course on river sedimentation and flood control,
Beijing, China, September 2003
International training course on sedimentation engineering,
Pyongyang, DPRK, October 2003
International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts,
Hangzhou, China, November 2003
Symposium “From Watershed Slopes to Coastal Areas: Sedimentation Processes at Different Scales”,
Venice, Italy, December 2003
9th International Symposium on River Sedimentation,
Yichang, China, October 2004
International training course on landslides and debris flows,
Pyongyang, DPRK, November 2004
Workshop on Erosion and Transport of Sediments,
Buenos Aires and La Plata, Argentina, March 2005
International training workshop on watershed eco environment and water resources management,
Beijing, China, September 2005
Workshop on Sediment Budgets,
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, November 2005
National Workshop on Advanced Sediment Measurement Techniques,
Zhengzhou, China, December 2005
Workshop on Sediment Management in South and South-East Asia,
AIT, Bangkok, Thailand, April 2006
Training course on flood forecasting and preparedness,
Pyongyang, DPRK, June 2006
ISI Conference,
Khartoum, Sudan, November 2006
Second International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts,
Guangzhou, China, November 2006
Courso on Monitereo y gestion de los sedimentos,
Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico, March 2007
Workshop on Sediment Management,
La Plata, Argentina, August 2007
10th International Symposium on River Sedimentation,
Moscow, Russia, August 2007
Symposium on Erosion and Torrent Control as a Factor in Sustainable River Basin Management,
Belgrade, Serbia, September 2007
Advanced training workshop on reservoir sedimentation management,
Beijing, China, October 2007
Curso Sedimentacao para gestores, decisores, tecnicos e communicadores,
Brasilia, Brasil, October 2007
Workshop on Erosion, Transport and Deposition of Sediments
Berne, Switzerland, April 2008
Workshop on Sedimentation Processes in Latin America and the Caribbean,
Panama City, Panama, August 2008
ISI presentation during the IHP workshop on “Adapting to the Impacts of Global Changes on River Basins and Aquifer Systems”
UNESCO, Paris, September 2008
ISI workshop “The impacts of global change on erosion and sediment dynamics: current progress and future challenges”
Beiing, China,November 2008
International Conference on Land Conservation-Landcon 0905 “Global Change Challenges for Soil Management”
Tara mountain, Serbia, May 2009
Seminar on Integrated River Basin Management under Global Climate Change
Beijing, China, July 2009
International advanced training workshop on integrated river basin management
Beijing, China, July 2009
International Workshop on Sediment Problems and Sediment Management in Asian River Basins, Organised jointly by IAHS/ICCE, ISI and WASER and held as part of the IAHS/IAH Scientific Assembly in Hyderabad, India, September 2009
3rd International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts
Sendai, Japan, September 2009
Courso “Produccion de sedimentos; cuantification y correccion de los procesos”
Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 2009
11th International Symposium on River Sedimentation
Stellenbosch, South Africa, September 2010
International Conference on the Status and Future of the World`s Large Rivers, Special ISI seminar,
Vienna, Austria, April 2011
IHP Symposium on Extreme Events “Meteorological, Hydrological and Tsunami Disasters: Social Adaptation and Future”, Special ISI Event
Kyoto, Japan, October 2011
ISI International Advanced Training Workshop on Water and Soil Conservation
Beijing, China, Sep. 12-20, 2011
4th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts
Vietnam, Oct.8-11, 2012
Practical training course on sustainable sediment management with the Sava River Basin as a showcase
Croatia, 15 – 18 Oct. 2012
Workshop on the International Sediment Advancements (WISA)
Japan, Sep. 3, 2013
12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation
Kyoto, Japan, Sep. 2-5, 2013
International Conference on the Status and Future of World’s Large Rivers
Brazil, 21-25 July 2014
First International Conference on All Material Fluxes in River Eco-Systems
China, January 15 - 18, 2015
International Conference on African Large River Basins Hydrology
Tunisia, Oct., 26-30th, 2015
5th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts
Oman, Nov. 2-4, 2015
13th International Symposium on River Sedimentation
Stuttgart, Germany, Sep. 19-22, 2016
G-WADI Global Conference 2016
Beijing China, Oct. 25-27, 2016
International Conference on the Status and Future of the World's Large Rivers
New Delhi, India, April 18-21, 2017
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