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INTRODUCING EWRA
The European Water Resources Association (EWRA) was initially established as
ECOWARM
(European Committee for Water Resources Management) and on September 14,
1992, its name was changed to European Water Resources Association.
AIMS AND STRUCTURE
EWRA has been
constituted as an international non-profit association aiming at enhancing
cooperation and exchanges in research and application in the field of
water resources. The main aims of EWRA are:
 To promote research and application of scientific knowledge on water
resources to practical engineering activities and
To promote the exchange of scientific knowledge in the field of water
resources between European scientists and engineers and
To contribute to the dissemination of results of scientific and technical
advances by European specialists in the field to the other regions in the
world.
ACTIVITIES
To
achieve the goals of EWRA, the following activities are carried out:
The organisation of conferences, symposia and meetings to provide a forum
of discussions between scientists and professional engineers.
Publishing of the international, scientific and technical journal called
“Water Resources Management”, (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, NL).
Publishing
the scientific journal “European Water” in four issues per year. The
journal is available
through its web-site http://www.ewra.net/ew.
Publishing of the EWRA Newsletter “EWRA News” several times a year under
the supervision of the Publication Officer. “EWRA News” is an
e-publication available at the web-sites
www.ewra.net and
www.waterinfo.gr.
Establishing working groups.
Organisation
of courses for interested scientists and engineers.
Offering expert knowledge of EWRA members to private firms and public
bodies.
Cooperation with similar organisations.
Offering service functions to national/regional water resources
associations.
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