DKU-CAWA SUMMER SCHOOL 2017: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Call for applications for the annual CAWa Summer School "Methods and Tools for the Assessment and Monitoring of Central Asian Water and Land Resources" will be held from 5 to 17 June 2017 at the German-Kazakh University in Almaty. The main partners are German-Kazakh University, CAWA, OSCE Programm Office in Astana, Nazarbayev University.
Topics
The Summer School will introduce innovative methods and tools for the analysis and monitoring of water and land resources in Central Asia. These methods are of great value in a framework of integrated water and land resources management.
The 2-week Summer School will combine theoretical lectures and practical exercises with discussion sessions on the implementation of new methods and tools in managing water and land resources in Central Asia. The programme will include an in-depth introduction to geographical information systems (GIS), an overview on remote sensing applications for land and water resources monitoring, an introduction to climatological data analysis and an introduction to glaciology. For the practical exercises in data analysis, the participants will use open source tools such as QGIS for spatial analysis, and R for statistical analysis. PCI Geomatica will be used for satellite data processing.
Participation
The Summer School addresses dedicated master and PhD students as well as junior university teachers and researchers with interest in geoscientific tools for Integrated Water and Land Resources Management and its practical implementation. Eligible are participants from the following Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. Participants will be selected based on their application documents (motivation letter, CV).
The CAWa project provides funding for travel and accommodation expenses for the accepted participants. Accommodation will be organized by the host institution GKU.
For more information please visit CAWA website