Program

Tuesday, Nov. 9^th 2010: Arrival

3 pm:

Welcome event with coffee

4 – 4:15 pm:

Greeting of the participants

4:15 – 6 pm:

Short presentation of the participants

6 pm:

Dinner

Wednesday, Nov. 10^th 2010: Introduction and basic lectures

9 – 10:30 am:

Basic lecture Geography:

Water scarcity in arid regions – natural and man-made

Prof. Dr. Olaf Bubenzer

Prof. Dr. Hans Gebhardt

Heidelberg University, Geography

10 – 10:30 am:

Coffee break

11 – 12:30 pm:

Basic lecture Environmental Physics:

Methods of environmental physics in water research

Prof. Dr. Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

Heidelberg University, Institute of Environmental Physics

12:30 pm – 2 pm:

Lunch

2 – 3:30 pm:     

Poster session (House Buhl):

Poster presentation of participants’ research projects

3:30 – 4 pm:

Coffee break

4 – 5:30 pm:

Basic lecture Biology:

Anthropogenic strains on organisms in aquatic ecosystems

Prof. Dr. Thomas Braunbeck

Heidelberg University, Zoology

5:30 pm:

Dinner

7 pm:

Greeting of the participants in the name of Heidelberg University

Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Thomas Rausch

Followed by:

Evening lecture:

Water as a resource – current state and perspectives of a global analysis

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Mauser

University of Munich (LMU), Geography

Thursday, Nov. 11^th 2010: Basic lectures and focus on groundwater

9 – 10:30 am:

Basic lecture Economics:

Water markets and water prices

Prof. Dr. Travis Warziniack

Heidelberg University, Alfred-Weber-Institute, Faculty of Economics

10:30 – 11 am:

Coffee break

11 – 12:30 pm:

Basic lecture:

National and international water law – an introduction

Prof. Dr. Ute Mager

Heidelberg University, Faculty of Law

12:30 pm – 2 pm:

Lunch

2 – 3:30 pm:

Sustainable groundwater management

Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Kinzelbach

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Switzerland

3:30 – 4 pm:

Coffee break

4 – 5:30 pm:

Groundwater models: practical examples from Germany

Dr. Wolfgang Schäfer

Groundwater modeling/ Engineering Office, Wiesloch

Dinner

Friday, Nov. 12^th 2010: Efficient Water Use

9 – 10:30 am:

Water availability and water use: current state and future development in the Jordan River Region

Prof. Dr. Lucas Menzel

Heidelberg University, Geography

10:30 – 11 am:

Coffee break

11 – 12:30 pm:

Technical aspects of efficient water use at a network location of the chemical industry

Franz Sanden

BASF Chemical Company, Ludwigshafen

12:30 pm – 2 pm:

Lunch

2 – 6 pm:

Excursion to BASF (Ludwigshafen)

6:30 pm:

Dinner

Saturday, Nov. 13^th 2010: Case Study Jordan

9 – 10:30 am:

The water situation of Jordan from an institutional perspective

Prof. Dr. Nasim Barham

Jordan University Amman, Geography

Prof. Dr. Hans Gebhardt

Heidelberg University, Geography

10:30 – 11 am:

Coffee break

11 – 12:30 pm:

Strengths and challenges in the Jordanian water sector

Ing. Maysoon Zoubi

Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Jordan

12:30 pm – 2 pm:

Lunch

2 – 3:30 pm:

The reform of the water law in Jordan: aims, constraints, background information

Dr. Andreas Lück

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Amman, Jordan

The Highland Water Forum in Jordan: A participative approach to conflict resolution regarding water as a common property in the Highlands of Jordan

Ing. Guy Honoré

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Amman, Jordan

3:30 – 4 pm:

Coffee break

4 – 6:30 pm:

Presentations about Jordan of the doctoral students of the “Water Group Heidelberg“ (5x 20 min. + discussion)

7:00 pm:

Conference Dinner

Sunday, Nov. 14^th 2010: Free time/ Side program

                             e. g. a visit to the castle and the old city center of Heidelberg

Monday, Nov. 15^th 2010: Case study Jordan

9 – 10:30 am:

The right to water as exemplified by the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan

Prof. Dr. Dr. Rüdiger Wolfrum

Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg

10:30 – 11 am:

Coffee break

11 – 12:30 pm:

Interim conclusion and feedback of the participants: their own research projects in the interdisciplinary context of the Autumn School

12:30 pm – 2 pm:

Lunch

2 – 4 pm:

Study of documentation on the case study Jordan

4 – 6 pm:

Discussion on documents, formation of groups, start of workshop on the case study Jordan

6 pm:

Dinner

Tuesday, Nov. 16^th 2010: Workshop

9 – 12:30 pm:

Workshop on the case study Jordan (House Buhl)

12:30 pm – 2 pm:

Lunch

2 – 6 pm:

Presentation of the results of the workshop, joint evaluation, and final discussion

6 pm:

Dinner

Wednesday, Nov. 17^th 2010: Departure

Individual departure