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World Delta Summit: The pulse of deltas and the fate of our civilization
Jakarta, Indonesia, 21-24 November 2011
The World Delta Summit in Jakarta on Thursday November 24 is organized back to back to the World Delta Conference which will be opened on Monday, November 21, 2011. The Summit is expected to arrive at a common consensus on how a sustainable governance of world deltas in developed and emerging economies should be attained and continuously improved through a globally accepted common consensus. USGS Regional Executive James Stefanov is scheduled to give a presentation.
For more information http://deltasummit.org/
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Deltanet International Conference: Impacts of global change on deltas, estuaries and coastal lagoons
Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain, 6-10 June 2011
Attendees considered specific problems of deltaic systems, in particular water and sediment management under a scenario of increasing sea level and flooding risks, in order to discuss solutions based on an integrated and systematic approach. USGS South Central Area Deputy Regional Executive James Stefanov presented during a panel session on USGS’ Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON). USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) Director Phil Turnipseed presented “Coastwide Reference Monitoring System: Wetland Data to Support Restoration Assessment in the Mississippi River Delta, USA.” NWRC Branch Chief Greg Steyer presented “Spatial modelling of relative elevation and soil organic carbon storage in Louisiana deltaic wetlands with relative sea level rise and restoration.”
For more information http://www.deltanet-project.eu/calendarmodule/view/id/42/date_id/417/
or http://www.deltanet-project.eu
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DRAGON News Archive
DRAGON bibliography
The delta research bibliography on the DRAGON Web
site includes over 3,600 citations related to research on deltaic systems. Records link
to abstracts and/or full-text or real- or near-time data. Some full-text is free while
other items are restricted to subscribers or pay-per-view access. Users may search by
title, author, or other fields. The asterisk (*) may be used for truncation. Clicking
on the arrow labeled "all indexed fields" on the Advanced Search page will provide more
options. The bibliographic database is updated monthly.
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What’s available on the USGS DRAGON Web site?
DRAGON includes information on 15 deltas of international importance: the
Amazon,
Chao Phraya,
Danube,
Ganges,
Huang He,
Irrawaddy,
Lena,
Mekong,
Mississippi,
Nile,
Okavango,
Rhine,
Selenga,
Volga, and
Yangtze.
More...
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Click on a river above to view more information. 
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The DRAGON partnership is creating an international community of practice to share data on the great deltas and rivers of the world and to develop comparative models and visualization tools in order to facilitate ecological forecasting regarding climate change and development that ultimately helps in guiding decision making.
For past accomplishments of the DRAGON Partnership, please click here.
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