News & Events
Here at the Water Research Centre we are committed to keeping our stakeholders up-to-date with the latest developments in water-related issues. The Centre publishes a periodical newsletter and holds regular forums to inform and encourage debate. Sign up to receive an electronic version of the newsletter.
Water Wednesday is a series of public forums held to discuss water-related issues and is presented by the Water Research Centre. Each forum consists of presentations from distinguished speakers followed by open discussion and audience participation.
Four in 40 is a collaboration between the Water Research Centre, the Department for Water and Natural Resources and SA Water, where 4 speakers each speak for 10 minutes on their research and its implications.
WRC news and events:
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Increases in extreme rainfall linked to global warming
A worldwide review of global rainfall data led by the University of Adelaide has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures rise. In the most comprehensive review of changes to extreme ra...Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:51:00 +0930
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Guest Speaker: Dr Geert Jan van Oldenborgh – Podcast now available
The podcast for the presntation by Dr Geert Jan van Oldenborgh is now available for download. The Environment Institute’s Water Research Centre presented Dr Geert Jan van Oldenborgh from the Global Climate Research division of KNMI (Royal Netherlands M...Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:44:40 +0930
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Four in 40: Flood Modelling & Management
The Water Research Centre and the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) present the latest “Four in 40″ forum on Monday 12th November 2012 at the Flinders St Baptist Church. The forum is titled “Flood Modelling and Management”....Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:30:42 +0930
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‘Four in 40: Catchment to Coast’ podcasts now available
The podcasts from the recent Four in 40 seminar hosted by the Water Research Centre and SA Water are now available to download. The Four in 40 was titled ‘Catchment to Coast’ and was held on Thursday 25th October 2012 at SA Water house. Speakers includ...Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:33:19 +0930
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Four in 40: Catchment to Coast
The Environment Institute’s Water Research Centre and SA Water present the latest “Four in 40″ forum to be held on Thursday 25th October 2012 at the SA Water House. The forum is titled “Catchment to Coast”. Speakers include: Dr Shaun Thomas, Senior Sci...Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:57:43 +0930
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Water Wednesday podcasts now available
The podcasts from the Water Research Centre’s final Water Wednesday seminar held on 19 September 2012 are now available to download. This Water Wednesday forum, titled ‘Optimisation of Urban Water Supply Systems: A Pipe Dream?’ involved three internati...Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:15:17 +0930
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WRC Water Wednesday – Optimisation of Urban Water Supply Systems: A Pipe Dream?
The Water Research Centre are proud to present the final Water Wednesday for the year, ‘Optimisation of Urban Water Supply Systems: A Pipe Dream?‘, on Wednesday 19th of September 2012. This seminar draws together three international experts who will ta...Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:26:27 +0930
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Four in 40: More efficient management of water supply infrastructure – Podcast now available
The podcast from the most recent “Four in 40″ seminar, presented by The Water Research Centre and SA Water on Thursday 16th August 2012, is now available. The seminar was titled “More effecient management of water supply infrastructure”. Speakers inclu...Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:02:46 +0930
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New Paper: Environmental management alternatives for rivers and wetlands
A new paper titled ‘A framework for using ant colony optimization to schedule environmental flow management alternatives for rivers, wetlands, and floodplains‘ investigates using ant colony data to assess environmental management alternatives for river...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:07:31 +0930
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Four in 40: More efficient management of water supply infrastructure – Event
The Water Research Centre and SA Water, in conjunction with SA Water Knowledge Sharing seminar, presents the latest “Four in 40″ forum to be held on Thursday 16th August 2012 at the SA Water House. The forum is titled “More efficient management of wate...Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:50:54 +0930
