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1-4 September 2008: 11th International Riversymposium (Brisbane, QLD)

Held in Brisbane, Australia. The theme for this year’s symposium is ‘A Future of Extremes’ and will explore the challenges associated with the increased incidence of flooding and drought expected with climate change. What changes can we anticipate and how can we adapt?

Key areas that are to be covered within the special thematic focus are –
 
Climate change and rivers – building climate resilience into rivers;
Drought management and planning – water management with drying dams;
Floodplain rivers – flood mitigation and maintaining ecological values;
Preparing our urban waterways;
Maintaining food production;
Insurance risk analysis, the economic and legal implications
 
More information: http://www.riversymposium.com/