IN THIS ISSUE

News

²  Minister of Water Resources of China and UNESCO Director General met on 12th March during the World Water Forum                                                                         1

²  Irina Bokova launches UN World Water Development Report in Marseille                                                                   1

²  Minister of Water Resources China visits UNESCO-IHE                                                                                                                                   1

²  China, EU ink joint statement on water cooperation          2

²  Director Han Qunli of the Executive Office of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector visits IRTCES                             2

²  IRTCES Hosts a Dragon New Year Celebration together with UNESCO                                                                             3

²  Second teleconference organized for discussing the final synthesis report for the ISI case studies                                 3

²  China to rehabilitate eroded land                                        3

²  NIWA studies where river sediments go (New Zealand)  3

²  More News in ISI Website                                                         4

Conference Report

²  World Water Forum calls for immediate solutions to water challenges                                                                                              5

²  Water ministers call for integrated approach to address water challenges                                                                                 5

Publication

²  Papers published in Issue 1 Volume 27, 2012, IJSR                  6

²  The 4th edition of the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR4)                                                                     6

²  Publications in ISI Information System                            6

Coming Events

²  4th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (Vietnam, Oct.8-11, 2012)                                                         7

²  12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (Kyoto, Japan, Sep. 2-5, 2013)                                                7

²  35th IAHR World Congress: The Wise Find Pleasure in Water (China, Sept. 8-13, 2013)                                                     8

²  International Symposium on Erosion and Sediment Yields in the Changing Environment (China, Oct. 11-15, 2012)   8

²  The 5th International Yellow River Forum (China, Oct. 16-19, 2012)                                                                                    8

²  River Flow 2012: International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics (Costa Rica, Sep. 5-7, 2012)                                  8

²  Fifth International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments (Canada, May 23-25, 2012)                                                       8

²  6th World Water Forum (France, 12-17 March, 2012)      9

²  More Coming Events in ISI Website                                          9