integrated water resources management;
watershed land use planning and management;
spatial planning and management of floodplains;
flood forecasting and flood risk management;
drought forecasting and drought management;
floodplain, river and estuarine restoration;
climate change impact prediction and planning of remedial measures;
management of mountain rivers;
water quality management including non point source pollution;
operation strategies for engineered river systems;
maintenance strategies for river systems and for structures;
project-affected-people and stakeholder participation;
conservation of natural and cultural heritage;
sustainable and adaptive management;
legislative and policy issues;
trans-boundary issues and management of international river basins

TOOLS FOR RIVER MANAGEMENT:

modelling approaches and applications;
model calibration, validation and uncertainty;
GIS/MIS applications;
decision support systems and other design and management tools;
risk assessment, risk communication and risk management;
real-time field monitoring and remote sensing

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