Fresh Water New Zealand: problems, processes, and priorities
13–14 November 2003, the University of Auckland
Organised by the Royal Society of New Zealand, and sponsored by NIWA and the Science Subcommission of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, this conference is a major forum on the serious problems facing freshwater in New Zealand. Tensions and conflicts are increasing. Supply is limited and demand is growing. Water quality is also a problem. Overriding both is the way we manage water through law and government. There are issues of sustainability, risk, and control.
The forum brings together representatives from science, the law, national and local government, and Maori, as well as other professionals and user groups. Both overseas and New Zealand speakers will give their perspectives.
For further information and to register, visit the Fresh Water New Zealand conference website.