About European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology

ERCE HeadquaterOn the 8th of March 2006 in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, and the Minister of Science and High Education of Poland, Michal Sewerynski, signed an agreement on the establishment of the European Regional Centre on Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO in Lodz, Poland.

The Centre has been established as an international institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in co-operation with the University of Lodz. The major activities has been developed in the framework of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP). The initiative has been strongly supported by the authorities of the City of Lodz.


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Launch of Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health 2nd Edition

ENVEUROPE: Environmental quality and pressures assessment across Europe: the LTER network as an integrated and shared system for ecosystem monitoring.
Last modified: 05 November 2009
Polish coordinator: Kinga Krauze, Tomasz Staszewski.
Duration time: 2010-2013.
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EKOROB: Ecotones for reducing diffusion pollution (EKOtony dla Redukcji zanieczyszczeń Obszarowych).
Last modified: 03 November 2009
EU Project , LIFE + Environment Policy and Governance, LIFE08 ENV/PL/000519. Polish coordinator: prof. Maciej Zalewski, in charge: dr Katarzyna Izydorczyk. Duration time: 2010-2014.The main causes of the eutrophication of water bodies are discharge of pollution, mainly nutrients: nitrogen and phosphorus, from both point sources (e.g. sewage treatment plants) and diffuse sources.
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International Advanced Study Course: “Ecohydrology & Ecosystems Biotechnologies in Water Resources Management”
Last modified: 20 October 2009
The International Advanced Study Course: “Ecohydrology & Ecosystems Biotechnologies in Water Resources Management” is organized for young scientists, PhD students, practitioners and decision makers. The number of participants will be 15-20 people, and 50% of the participants will be women.
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International Symposium “Ecohydrology for water ecosystems and society in Ethiopia”
Last modified: 05 August 2009
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 November 2009
REGISTRATION FORM
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  European Regional Centre
for Ecohydrology under
the auspices of UNESCO

3, Tylna Str.,
90-364, Lodz, Poland
Phone: (+48) 42 681 70 06
Phone: (+48) 42 681 70 07
Fax: (+48) 42 681 30 69

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