The annual meeting of the Commission was held as part of the IGU Regional Conference in Quebec City at which a total of 19 papers were presented in the following sessions:

            Hydrological processes between fire and ice I (5 papers)

            Water Sustainability – open session (4 papers)

            Hydrological processes between fire and ice II (5 papers)

            Human and water – managing the impacts (5 papers)

The general consensus among Commission members was that the sessions were interesting and successful in stimulating multidisciplinary and cross-country collaboration among members.

Supported by endorsement letters from the Chair an IGU travel grant was provided to prof. L. Zaharia and a partially funded volunteer position for her PhD student Ms. G. Morosanu.

Responding to a request for feedback the chair addressed a number of concerns members voiced regarding the organisation of the event by a professional company in an email to prof. Guy-Dorion of the LOC (for details see Newsletter no. 18 at www.igu-water.org).

The Commission also held its annual business meeting. Among other possible follow-up publications from the conference were discussed and, following the offer by prof. Zaharia, Bucharest (Romania) as the venue for the next annual meeting agreed upon.

The annual meeting of the Commission was held as part of the IGU Regional Conference in Quebec City at which a total of 19 papers were presented in the following sessions:

            Hydrological processes between fire and ice I (5 papers)

            Water Sustainability – open session (4 papers)

            Hydrological processes between fire and ice II (5 papers)

            Human and water – managing the impacts (5 papers)

The general consensus among Commission members was that the sessions were interesting and successful in stimulating multidisciplinary and cross-country collaboration among members.

Supported by endorsement letters from the Chair an IGU travel grant was provided to prof. L. Zaharia and a partially funded volunteer position for her PhD student Ms. G. Morosanu.

Responding to a request for feedback the chair addressed a number of concerns members voiced regarding the organisation of the event by a professional company in an email to prof. Guy-Dorion of the LOC (for details see Newsletter no. 18 at www.igu-water.org).

The Commission also held its annual business meeting. Among other possible follow-up publications from the conference were discussed and, following the offer by prof. Zaharia, Bucharest (Romania) as the venue for the next annual meeting agreed upon.