Marsilius Autumn School 2010

„Bridging the water gap – interdisciplinary perspectives“

9. - 17. November 2010 at the International Science Forum (IWH), Heidelberg, Germany

Organisers:
Prof. Dr. Ute Mager (Faculty of Law)
Prof. Dr. Olaf Bubenzer (Department of Geography)
Prof. W. Aeschbach-Hertig (Institute for Environmental Physics)

Heidelberg University - Marsilius Kolleg

Participants:

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Lecture Program and Presentations
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Wednesday, Nov. 10th 2010: Introduction and basic lectures

9 – 10:30 am: Basic lecture Geography: Water scarcity in arid regions – natural and man-made
Prof. Dr. Olaf Bubenzer, Prof. Dr. Hans Gebhardt, Heidelberg University, Geography

11 – 12:30 pm: Basic lecture Environmental Physics: Methods of environmental physics in water research
Prof. Dr. Werner Aeschbach-Hertig Heidelberg, University, Institute of Environmental Physics

2 – 3:30 pm: Poster session: Poster presentation of participants’ research projects

4 – 5:30 pm: Basic lecture Biology: Anthropogenic strains on organisms in aquatic ecosystems (30 MB)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Braunbeck, Heidelberg University, Zoology

7 pm: Evening lecture: Water as a resource – current state and perspectives of a global analysis
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Mauser, University of Munich (LMU), Geography

Thursday, Nov. 11th 2010: Basic lectures and focus on groundwater

9 – 10:30 am: Basic lecture Economics: Water markets and water prices
Prof. Dr. Travis Warziniack, Heidelberg University, Alfred-Weber-Institute, Faculty of Economics

11 – 12:30 pm: Basic lecture: National and international water law – an introduction
Prof. Dr. Ute Mager, Heidelberg University, Faculty of Law

2 – 3:30 pm: Sustainable groundwater management
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kinzelbach, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich

4 – 5:30 pm: Groundwater models: practical examples from Germany
Dr. Wolfgang Schäfer, Groundwater modeling/ Engineering Office, Wiesloch

Friday, Nov. 12th 2010: Efficient Water Use

9 – 10:30 am: Water availability and water use: current state and future development in the Jordan River Region
Prof. Dr. Lucas Menzel, Heidelberg University, Geography

11 – 12:30 pm: Technical aspects of efficient water use
Franz Sanden, BASF Chemical Company, Ludwigshafen

2 – 6 pm: Excursion to BASF (Ludwigshafen)
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Saturday, Nov. 13th 2010: Case Study Jordan

9 – 10:30 am: The water situation of Jordan from an institutional perspective
Prof. Dr. Nasim Barham, Jordan University Amman, Geography
Prof. Dr. Hans Gebhardt, Heidelberg University, Geography

11 – 12:30 pm: Strengths and challenges in the Jordanian water sector
Eng. Maysoon Zoubi, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Jordan

2 – 3:30 pm: The Highland Water Forum in Jordan: A participative approach to conflict resolution regarding water as a common property in the Highlands of Jordan
Eng. Guy Honoré, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Amman, Jordan

4 – 6:30 pm: Presentations about Jordan of the doctoral students of the “Water Group Heidelberg“
Thomas Bonn: Shifting paradigms in water resource management
Tillmann Kaudse: Determination of recharge rates of groundwater
Franziska Förster: Water and sediment quality
Silvan Eppinger: Concepts of Groundwater Use in Jordan and Arizona
Barbara Brilmayer: Traditional water use in Jordan

Sunday, Nov. 14th 2010: Free time/ Side program

Monday, Nov. 15th 2010: Case study Jordan / Workshop

9 – 10:30 am: The right to water as exemplified by the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg

Workshop on the case study Jordan

Tuesday, Nov. 16th 2010: Workshop

Workshop on the case study Jordan
Reports of the workgroups:
1. Social measures
2. Water Framewok Directive
3. Virtual Water
4. Technological measures
5. Scenarios