US-Bangladesh Workshop: Water and Environment in the Ganges-Brahmaputtra-Meghna Delta; Dhaka, Bangladesh

本项目支持将于2002年1月28日至31日在孟加拉国达卡举行的关于恒河-布拉马普特拉河-梅克纳三角洲水与环境问题的美孟研讨会。组织者是俄亥俄州辛辛那提市辛辛那提大学土木与环境工程系Shafiqul Islam博士、马萨诸塞州剑桥市麻省理工学院土木与环境工程系Charles Harvey博士和孟加拉国原子能委员会物理科学委员C.S. Karim博士。研讨会旨在探讨恒河-雅鲁藏布江-梅克纳河三角洲水资源和环境的长期可持续性问题。研讨会将集中讨论五个方面：1)GBM三角洲的地质和水文地质；2)生物学和生态学；3)水资源、灌溉和环境问题；4)热带三角洲的砷污染问题；5)人口动态和农业的社会经济问题。研讨会的目标是为GBM三角洲的国际合作研究探索共同感兴趣的领域，确定和优先考虑每个专题领域的关键研究问题，并通过研讨会论文集和基于网络的出版物传播信息。范围：该项目使美国和孟加拉国的科学家能够参加一个研讨会，讨论一个对两国都很重要的领域，并确定潜在的合作研究。Islam博士和Harvey博士目前正在对孟加拉国井水的砷污染进行研究。其他美国参与者包括在南亚河流网络方面有长期经验的德高望重的科学家。孟加拉国代表团由Karim博士在科技部的监督下挑选。该项目在支持互利的联合研讨会方面符合INT的目标。本项目由国际科学与工程办公室、地球科学部、行为与认知科学部、生物工程与环境系统部联合支持。

0138588 IslamDescription: This project supports a US-Bangladesh Workshop on Water and Environment in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28-31, 2002. The organizers are Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Charles Harvey, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Dr. C.S. Karim, Member, Physical Science, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. The workshop is to explore the issues of long-term sustainability of water resources and environments in the Ganges- Brahmaputtra- Meghna (GBM) Delta. The workshop will focus on five areas: 1) Geology and Hydrogeology of the GBM Delta, 2) Biology and Ecology, 3) Water Resources, Irrigation & Environmental Aspects, 4) Arsenic Contamination in a Tropical Delta, 5) Socioeconomic Aspects of Population Dynamics and Agriculture. The workshop goals are to explore areas of mutual interest for international collaborative research on the GBM delta, identify and prioritize key research questions within each thematic area, and disseminate information through the workshop proceedings and web based publications.Scope: This project enables US and Bangladesh scientists to participate in a workshop to discuss an area of importance to both countries and to identify potential collaborative research. Dr. Islam and Dr. Harvey are currently conducting research on arsenic contamination of well water in Bangladesh. The other US participants include well-respected scientists with long experience in the river network in south Asia. The Bangladesh delegation is being selected by Dr. Karim with the supervision of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The project meets INT objectives in supporting mutually beneficial joint workshops. This project is jointly supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering, the Division of Earth Sciences, the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, and the Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems.