environmental development
Model for sustainable water reuse in desert cities
Wadi Hanifah is the normally dry river that runs for seventy kilometres through Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and a city of almost 5 million in the middle of the arid Najd plateau. Ten years ago the river bed was a toxic wasteland, used as a dumping ground by municipalities and construction companies, as a traffic detour by frustrated motorists, and as a convenient corridor for power lines and sewage pipes.
First International and Third National Conference on Dams and Hydropower in Iran
Event Location:Tehran, IranStart Date:08 February 2012End Date:09 February 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:This conference provides a forum for all attendants to discuss and exchange on many issues such as novelties in design, construction, monitoring, operation and rehabilitation of dams and power plants and, particularly, friendly environmental development. Interested people are cordially invited to attend this Conference and make contribution with the latest achievement in dams and hydropower.