This conference will bring specialists from various disciplines, contributing to perceiving floodplains as an integrative element of strategies to manage water-related disaster risks and enhance opportunities for sustainable management. Conference sessions will be organized around regional perspectives (Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America). Their aim is to present a range of contrasting philosophies and associated practical approaches appropriate for different parts of the world in relation to the Millennium Development Goals.  

dates: 19-23 May 2008  
location: Lodz, Poland  
contact: Z. Kaczkowski  
e-mail: kaczko@biol.uni.lodz.pl  
www: http://www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl/index.php?id=122&lev=1&t=2&nid=50