The Commission envisages to actively participate in the upcoming 35th IGC from 25-30 August 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. In August 2023 the following proposals have been submitted to the LOC via the provided online platform and distributed to all members. In total, eight sessions were tentatively approved/ allocated for/to our Commission. The corresponding call for abstracts opened on 3 October 2023 and closes on 12 January 2024. A reminder to submit abstracts to the approved sessions has been sent out by the chair to all members on 25 October 2023.
‘Clean water and sanitation for all’ – opportunities and challenges to still achieve SDG 6 by 2030
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
Urban water crises – the new normal?
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
Emerging water issues – anticipating research and new solutions
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
Advances in hydrological methodology and water management
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
Problems in the face of plenty: water issues on the Emerald Isle; Open session
Status: not approved; The two generic reason provided by the LOC for rejecting session proposals were both not applicable to session 5 leaving it unclear why the proposal has been rejected.
In addition to the sessions above, Prof. H. Beckedahl, in consultations with the chair, submitted a special proposal on wetlands:
Wetlands: Changing landforms under changing environmental and climatic conditions
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
Furthermore, the LOC decided to allocate the following three sessions to our Commission unilaterally submitted by non-Commission members, explaining a certain degree of overlap with the sessions listed above:
Geographies of rivers and floodplains
Chairs: Emily Rick1,2, Dr. Jonathan Turner1, Kate De Smeth1; 1University College Dublin, School of Geography, Dublin, Ireland. 2Teagasc Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
PFAS in the freshwater environment: occurrence, pathways and monitoring
Chairs: Dr Susan Hegarty1, Prof Fiona Regan1, Prof Jennifer Tank2; 1DCU, Dublin, Ireland. 2University of Notre Dame, South Bend, USA)
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
Water resources management and planning
Chairs: Dr. Seema Rani; Dept of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India)
Status: approved under the conditions that a minimum of four corresponding papers are submitted and accepted.
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