Professional Master (PM) and Master of Science (MSc)
Courses in Water Resources and Environmental Management
The International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences is currently
offering PM and MSc courses in Water Resources and Environmental Management with
specializations in Watershed Management, Conservation and River Basin Planning. All
courses begin in September 2002. For participants from selected developing
countries, the Netherlands Government awards a number of fellowships under the Netherlands
Fellowship programme (NFP). Applications for fellowships must be submitted before
March 2002.
For more information on ITC's educational programme as well as application
forms, please contact:
ITC Student Registration Office
P.O. Box 6
7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)53 487 42 05
Fax: +31 (0)53 487 42 38
E-mail: education@itc.nl
Website: http://www.itc.nl
For more information on the scientific contents of the courses, contact the
WREM programme director,
Ir. A.M. van Lieshout
Tel.: +31 (0)53 487 43 06
Fax: +31 (0)53 487 43 36
E-mail: lieshout@itc.nl
Second
Central American Course on Aquatic Ecotoxicology
The Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET), Universidad
Nacional, Costa Rica in collaboration with the Ecology of Systems Department at the
University of Stockholm, Sweden and the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y
Desarrollo - unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental de México will be
offering the Second Central American Course on Aquatic Ecotoxicology.
The objectives of the course are:
* to improve the level of training for Central American professionals in the field
of aquatic ecotoxicology;
* to sensitize participants of the need to develop strategies to evaluate, prevent
and reduce the environemntal risks associated with the use of toxic substances in the
region;
* to promote the use of ecotoxicological methods of analyses.
The course will be conducted at Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Course duration is two weeks running from 4 March to 14 March, 2002. The
lanuages of the course are English and Spanish.
For further information, please contact:
Ph.D. Elba M. de la Cruz M. at edelacru@una.ac.cr
or
Ph.D Luisa E. Castillo at lcastill@una.ac.cr
Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas
Universidad Nacional
Apartado 86 Heredia 3000
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 277-3584, 277-3587
Fax: +506 277-3583
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Course for Harbour
Development
The Instituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias Marinas y del Ambiente (ILCMA) along
with the Centro del Agua del Trópico Humedo para America Latina y el Caribe and the
United Nations Environment Programme will be hosting the first Integrated Coastal Zone
Management Course for Harbour Development from April 22 -26 , 2002, in Panama City,
Panama. Topics to be discussed include:
* Globalization and Harbour Development - A framework for
Analysis
* The Harbour Sector and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- Structural Elements
* Harbour Expansion and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- One Methodology
* Policy and Expansion Strategies and Harbour Development in
the context of Intergrated Coastal Zone Management.
The deadline for application is March 30, 2002. For
further information, please visit www.ilcmamiami.org/puerto.htm.
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International Ocean Institute - Training
Programme
The International Oceans Institute of Canada (IOIC) is dedicated to
achieving its mission through training and education, applied research, policy advice,
consultative services, publications, awareness building, and outreach programming.
The Virtual University is one of its many programmes that grew out of the need for
training and education to facilitate the implementation of environmental rules and
regulations in the twenty-first century. IOIC intend to go on-line with the first
courses next fall.
In the meantime, however, IOIC are running their normal ten-week
training programmes. Scholarships are also available for candidates from the
Caribbean region. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 31st
January of the year for which the application is intended. Forms should be
sent to:
Mr. Robert Race
President
International Oceans Institute of Canada
Dalhousie University
1226 LeMarchant Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H3P7
Canada
Tel.: (902) 494-6623
Fax: (902) 494-1334
E-Mail: ioic@dal.ca
Website: http://www.ioic.dal.ca
For more information, visit http://www.ioic.dal.ca/index.html
Segundo
Curso Centroamericano de
Ecotoxicología Acuática
El Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET)
Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, junto con el Departamento de Ecología de Sistemas de la
Universidad de Estocolmo, Suecia y el Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y
Desarrollo - unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental de México, unen
esfuerzos, recursos y conocimientos para ofrecer el Segundo curso Centroamericano de
Ecotoxicología Acuática.
Los objetivos del curso son:
- Capacitar profesionales centroamericanos en el campo de la ecotoxicología
acuática.
- Sensibilizar y motivar a los participantes respecto a la necesidad de desarrollar
estrategias para evaluar, prevenir y reducir el riesgo ambiental asociado con el uso de
las sustancias tóxicas en la región.
- Promover el uso de métodos de análisis ecotoxicológicos en la región.
El curso se impartirá en la Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa
Rica. El curso tendrá una duración de dos semanas, inicia el 4 de marzo y finaliza
el 14 de marzo 2002. El curso se impartirá en idioma español e inglés. Algunos
materiales didácticos son en inglés.
Para mayor información contacte:
Ph.D. Elba M. de la Cruz M. edelacru@una.ac.cr
Ph.D Luisa E. Castillo lcastill@una.ac.cr
Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas
Universidad Nacional
Apartado 86 Heredia 3000
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 277-3584, 277-3587
Fax: +506 277-3583
Curso Manejo Integrado de Zonas Costeral para
Desarrollo Portuario
El Instituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias Marinas y del Ambiente
(ILCMA) presenta el Primero de Curso Manejo Integrado de Zonas Costeras para Desarrollo
Portuario con el patrocinio del Centro del Agua del Trópico Humedo para America Latina y
el Caribe (CATHALAC) y la Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).
La fecha del curso es 22 al 26 de Abril del 2002 y en la Ciudad del Saber, Ciudad
de Panamá, Panama. Los asuntos para la discusión son:
* Globalización y desarrollo portuario, un marco para el análisis
* El Sector portuario y el manejo integrado de las zonas
costeras: elementos estructurales
* Expansión portuaria y el manejo integrado de las zonas
costeras: una metodología
* Política y estrategias de expansión y desarrollo portuario en
el marco del manejo integrado de zonas costeras.
El plazo para la aplicación es el 30 de marzo del 2002.
Para mayor información, visite www.ilcmamiami.org/puerto.htm.
Summer
Course - Tropical Marine Invertebrate Biology
The Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory of the University of the West
Indies, Jamaica will be hosting a summer course on Tropical Marine Invertebrate Biology
from 30 June - 14 July, 2002. The course aims to increase students' knowledge of the
biology and biodiversity of marine invertebrate animals and of methodologies for marine
biological fieldwork through intensive, direct experience. Please note that all
students must be confident of their swimming skills. Applications will be reviewed
on April 20, 2002. For details of fees and space availability, please contact:
Dr. Norman J. Quinn,
Director,
Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory,
PO Box 35, Discovery Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica.
Fax (876) 973-3091,
Phone (876) 973-2241.
Email: nquinn@uwimona.edu.jm
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