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The World Water Quality Alliance is delighted to announce that the Seed Funding call is now open for:

1. Proposals for new World Water Quality Alliance Workstreams (template)
2. Seed Funding for existing and new World Water Quality Alliance workstreams (template)

In order to access further information and the proposal submission details please see  Call for WWQA Workstream Proposals and Seed Funding Applications 2024

It is important to note the following dates:

• All proposals must be received by the WWQA coordination team at wwqa-coordination@un.org on the 31^st January 2024 at 23:59 East African Time (Nairobi)
• All proposals will receive an official communication stating whether they have been approved or not on the 21^st of February 2024.
• The approved seed funded proposals will be implemented in the period between the 4^th of March 2024 and the 16^th of September 2024.

We wish you the very best of luck and we look forward to receiving your ideas.

The AGU Frontiers in Hydrology Meeting has joined with CUAHSI to form a new conference, the Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon) – using the Catalyzing Collaborations theme, which will take place in Saint Paul, MN from June 24 – 27. There are several sessions for the 2024 WaterSciCon related to water quality, including “FCS-01 – Actionable science through water forecasts” “LO-01 – Advances in Cold Regions Hydrology and Water Quality” and a session that several Technical Committee members are convening “LO-02 – AI Innovations for Water Quality Assessment in Diverse Watersheds”.   See Session Descriptions below.

The abstract submission deadline is January 24^th. Please consider submitting an abstract!

Here is the session description for the AI in water quality session : Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a transformative approach for extracting invaluable knowledge and insights from datasets. Within the realm of hydrology, AI methods, such as machine learning, have emerged as indispensable tools for modeling complex, non-linear dynamics and providing real-world decision-making insights. This session welcomes contributions from researchers, experts, and practitioners who are leveraging AI tools to advance our understanding of water quality patterns, processes, and management strategies across diverse watersheds. This session aims to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue among hydrologists, data scientists, and policymakers. We invite abstract submissions that are not limited to only: Water Quality Monitoring; Predictive Modeling; Decision Support Systems; Sustainable Watershed Management; Case Studies. In this session we will explore how AI is revolutionizing our approach to understanding, managing, and preserving water quality. Share your innovative research and practical insights to contribute to the collective knowledge needed to address pressing global water quality challenges

We welcome submissions to this session CCS.117 Thermal imaging and visible to shortwave imaging spectroscopy for aquatic resources in the context of SDGs: 2, 6, 14, 15

Description: Enhanced understanding of the water cycle and water management practices are of critical importance for achieving multiple sustainable development goals (SDGs), in particular zero hunger (SDG 2), clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), life below water (SDG 14), and life on land (SDG 15). Remote sensing earth observations (EO) are poised to play a pivotal role in attaining these SDGs by facilitating the science, monitoring, and progress reporting required to meet these goals. In the 2017 Decadal Survey, the Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) mission concept was identified as necessary for addressing both scientific and applications across Earth systems. This forthcoming mission will consist of a visible to shortwave infrared (VSWIR) imaging spectrometer and a multispectral thermal infrared (TIR) imager, offering transformative insights into aquatic ecosystems and hydrology, which are essential for meeting SDGs. We welcome work that leverages the capabilities of VSWIR and TIR technology to advance the realization of these four key SDGs related to water resources and aquatic applications. Example research topics may include imaging processing, validation and calibration processes, water quality analysis, and habitat protection and restoration, and drought assessment across cryospheric and agricultural domains. In addition, we invite works centered on practical applications that explore how managers could utilize the combined capabilities of optical and thermal sensing to support aquatic ecosystem management and monitoring. These works should demonstrate the potential of integrating a variety of sensors, including, but not limited to imaging spectrometers (e.g., AVIRIS-NGs, EMIT, DESIS, PRISM), thermal imagers (e.g., ECOSTRESS, Landsat-TIRS), and visible multispectral sensors (e.g., Sentinel-2, Landsat).

The submission link is:
https://2024.ieeeigarss.org/Papers/Submission.asp?SessionType=CCS&ID=2117__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!MlCiWZZx9__GlRZ9TgXV9Pnw6h3weQDFjm-teAJoVfmDOsktqlcALdqnDEes6EAXGlG7Z6ZH7SV6zzUlfCgCaKVpD_Bs5T6siOjduWUMB8cMCA$

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