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Purpose of the Workshop

Based on the above background, it is evident that changes are occurring rapidly in the deltaic regions. The purpose of the workshop is to understand the current environmental status of Asian deltas from various viewpoints, e.g., changes in runoff, nutrient and sediment loads, coastal ecosystems, human activities, and so on, and to synthesize these data for future assessments and management. The workshop is conducted as a series of workshops of LOICZ, the IGBP (International Geosphere-Biosphere Program) and IHDP (International Human Dimensions Program) core project entitled Land - Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone.

The workshop consists of a two-day scientific meeting to be held at IOM, Anna University Chennai, India, with several keynote talks on December 7 and 8, 2009 and followed by a three-day excursion to Cauvery Delta for field discussions, where we will visit some stops on 19th-20th irrigation system, coastal erosion, impacts of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and mangrove afforestation.

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December 7, 2009  FORENOON: 09:30 - 11:00 hrs
DAY 1 Inaugural Session
09:00 - 09:25 Registration
09:30 - 10:30 Inauguration
10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK  
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
December 7, 2009  FORENOON: 11:00 - 13:00 hrs
Time
Special Address
Title of Presentation
11:00 - 11:30 Hartwig Kremer Global Change and Coastal Systems: Challenges at the science policy interface
Session 1: Types, formation and characteristics of deltas
Chairman  Hartwig Kremer  
Rapporteur Kesavadas, V  
Time Presenter Title of Presentation
Keynote Presentations
11:30 - 12:00 Colin D. Woodroffe A geomorphological framework for the classification of deltas and estuaries
12:00 -12:30 Zhongyuan Chen Mega-estuarine ecohealth and challenge: high-low turbid examples from the Yangtze and Nile
12:30 - 12:50 Paul Liu Dispersal and Accumulation of the Mekong River-Derived Sediment in the South China Sea
12:50 - 13:10 Katsuto Uehara Influence of delta front on tidal and wave actions along the Yellow River deltaic coast
LUNCH 13:10 - 14:00
Session 2: Biogeochemistry and Nutrient Budgeting of Deltas
December 7, 2009  AFTERNOON: 14:00 - 15:30 hrs
Chairman  Chris Tompkins
Rapporteur Asha Kandelwal
Keynote Presentations
Time Presenter Title of Presentation
14:00 - 14:30 Chris Tompkins Title to be received
14:30 - 15:00 Eric Wolanski The importance of the biology in estuarine fine sediment dynamics
15:00 - 15:30 Kathiresan, K Nitrogen Cycling in Mangrove Ecosystems (subject to change)
COFFEE BREAK   15:30 - 16:00
December 7, 2009  AFTERNOON: 16:00 - 17:00 hrs
16:00 - 16:15 Subramanian, V Large Rivers- Can they be sink for CO2?
16:15 - 16:30 Ajay Ray LOICZ Nutrient Budgeting for Chilika Lake, Orissa
16:30 - 16:45 Ramanathan, AL Nutrient, REE and metal behavior in the Cauvery delta –estuarine complex in SE India 
16:45 - 17:00 Arthur James, R Pathogenic indicators in coastal region of Tamil Nadu, India
17:00 - 17:15 Senthil Kumar, B Organic Carbon Source and burial during the past one hundred Years in Pichavaram Mangroves, South India
17:15 - 17:30 Mario Tucci Nutrient Budgeting for the Adyar River Estuary (LOICZ Approach), Chennai
SHORT BREAK   17:30 - 17:45
POSTER SESSION 17:45 - 18:30 Interactive Session: Display of Posters
18:30 Departure from Dana Bergh Hall, Anna University to Radisson
19:00 - 21:00 DINNER at GRT Radisson
DAY 2 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
December 8, 2009  FORENOON: 09:00 - 10:30
Session 3: Global Climate, Hazards and Vulnerability
Chairman  Yoshiki Saito  
Rapporteur Ahana Lakshmi
Keynote Presentations
Time Presenter Title of Presentation
09:00 - 09:30 Yoshiki SAITO Changing deltas and present crisis
09:30 - 10:00 Ramesh Ramachandran Vulnerable deltas of South Asia
10:00 - 10:30 Brigitte Urban Luminescence Dating of Coastal Dunes at the Cauvery Delta Showing Rapid Environmental Changes
COFFEE BREAK   10:30 - 11:00
December 8, 2009  FORENOON: 11:00 - 13:00
Time Presenter Title of Presentation
11:00 - 11:15 Saha, S.K. Mid Holocene Marine Transgression in and around Dhaka City, Bangladesh
11:15 - 11:30 Seshachalam Srinivasalu Clues for Tsunami Recurrence during the Past in the Cauvery Delta Region, India
11:30 - 11:45 Mani Murali,R Inter-annual shoreline changes of Gahirmatha coast, Orissa 
11:45 - 12:00 Jayaprakash, M. Climatic variability on Holocene deltaic core sediments of Muthupet Lagoon, SE-coast of India: Geochemical and paleoenvironmental implications
12:00 - 12:15 Pravin D. Kunte The cellular nature of littoral drift along the northeast Andhra Pradesh coast, India
12:15 - 12:30 RM. Narayanan Shoreline analysis in Gulf of Kutchch, Gujarat: A remote sensing approach
12:30 - 12:45 R. Narayan Kumar Paleogeomorphic evolution of Mahanadi Delta –A cartographic appraisal using Geographic Information System
12:45 - 13:00 Shilpa Singh Modern pollen-vegetation relationship as an adjunct in the interpretation of fossil pollen records in Chilka Lake, Orissa, India
LUNCH   13:00 - 14:00
December 8, 2009  AFTERNOON: 14:00 - 15:10
Session 4: Human Perspectives
Chairman  Colin Woodroffe  
Rapporteur Paul Liu
Keynote Presentations
Time Presenter Title of Presentation
14:00 - 14:30 Annie George Participatory irrigation management in the tail-end region (TER) in the Cauvery delta
14:30 - 14:50 Ahana Lakshmi Vulnerability analysis of agrarian and fisheries sector in Cauvery delta
14:50 - 15:10 Saudamini Das Role of Mangroves in identifying the Vulnerable Hotspots of a Vulnerable Area: Measuring the Relative Vulnerability of Coastal Villages of Mahanadi Delta from Cyclone and Storm Surge risk
15:10 - 15:30 Sandeep Saxena Community Participation in the Management of Cyclone in the Delta region, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu
COFFEE BREAK 15:30 - 16:00  
16:00 - 16:15 Hema Achyuthan Radiometric dates and sedimentation along the east coast of Tamil Nadu: An archeological perspective
16:15 - 16:30 Anupa Ghosh Need for Paradigm Shift: Disaster Management to Adaptation Strategy - A Study Based on Evidence from Indian Sundarban
16:30 - 16:45 Elango, L Groundwater Quality of Cauveri Deltaic Regions of Karaikal, Tamil Nadu
December 8, 2009   AFTERNOON: 16:45 - 17:45 hrs
REPORTING AND CONCLUDING SESSION
Chairman  Zhongyuan Chen  
Rapporteur Annie George 1
Time Programme
16:45 - 17:15 Remarks by Chairman Session I
Remarks by Chairman Session II
Remarks by Chairman Session III
Remarks by Chairman Session IV
Remarks by Chairman Nutrient Budgeting Session
17:15 - 17:30 Discussions/ Products and Way Forward
17:30 - 17:45 About the Field Visit to Cauvery Delta
DAY 2 PARALLEL SESSION
December 8, 2009  11:30 - 15:30 hrs
SESSION: Nutrient Budgeting for Muddy Coastal Waters
Chairman  Eric Wolanski  
Rapporteur Kathiresan, K  
Participants Senthil Kumar Pichavaram
Kathiresan, K
Ajay Kumar Ray Chilika
Ramesh, R
Narayanan, RM Vembanad Lake and Muthupet Mangrove
Purvaja Ramachandran
Paneer Selvam, A
Rita Chauhan Mahanadi Estuary
Ramanathan, AL
Mario Tucci Adyar Estuary
Aravind Mukesh
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