IN THIS ISSUE

News

²  China to improve flood defenses                                       1

²  ISRS2013 Secretariat Visits IRTCES                               1

²  Erosion hits a fourth of India’s coastline: study                         1

²  Sediment is eroding reservoir capacity (USA)                            2

²  Climate change will bring more heavy rains (China)         2

²  Singapore prepared against coastal erosion, says new study                                                                                                                       3

²  More News in ISI Website                                                         3

Conference Report

²  The 5th International Yellow River Forum                       4

²  Sediment seminars aim to better protect water (New Zealand)                                                                                        4

Publication

²  Papers published in Issue 3 Volume 27, 2012, IJSR                  5

²  River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global Synthesis                                                                                                                        5

²  Publications in ISI Information System                            6

Coming Events

²  4th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (Vietnam, Oct.8-11, 2012)                                                          6

²  12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (Kyoto, Japan, Sep. 2-5, 2013)                                                6

²  The 2nd WASWAC World Conference (Thailand, May 13-18, 2013)                                                                                             7

²  35th IAHR World Congress: The Wise Find Pleasure in Water (China, Sept. 8-13, 2013)                                                     7

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

²  Special Seminar “Challenges and Issues in Water Resources Management in Africa” in the 35th IAHR Congress (China, Sep.8-13, 2013)                                                                           8

²  International Workshop of Acoustic and Seismic Monitoring of Bedload and Mass Movements (Switzerland, Sep. 4-7. 2013)                                                                            8

²  More Coming Events in ISI Website                                          8

Practical training course on sustainable sediment management with the Sava River Basin as a showcase (Croatia, 15 – 18 Oct. 2012)                                                                                                                     10

Towards Sustainable Sediment Management in the Sava River Basin                                                                                                           11