AASA Workshop on Environment and Resources 2009
 Date: September 24~27, 2009
  Venue: Izmir, Turkey
  Host: Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA)
  Sponsors: IAP, AASA, TUBA, and Dokuz Eylul University (DEU)

AASA Workshop on Environment and Resources was held on 24~27 September 2009 in Izmir, Turkey, successfully. The objectives of the workshop were to bring researchers and high-level managers to discuss regionally the major problems presently faced by managers and how science can contribute to the overcoming of these problems.

The workshop main topics were:
• Earth's Life Support Systems: climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation, 
   resources efficient and sustainable use
• Successful experiences on environment protection and resources use in all  Asian countries
• Improvement, protection and integrated management of water and coastal resources, delta          
   wetland, land and mineral resources conservation
• Management and policy for sustainable use of resources and environment

Report of the workshop was prepared by the organizing committee headed by Prof. Dr. Cahit HELVACI (Dokuz Eylül University) and is available at AASA website.
The contents of the report are as follows:
    1. Backgroud of the workshop
    2. Objectives of the workshop
    3. Workshop activities
    4. Workshop Program
    5. Discussion
    6. Future work
         (Photos and a list of the participants are also included)

More information on the workshop is available at the workshop website:
http://www.fbe.deu.edu.tr/AASA2009/ 

Organizing Committee of the workshop:

Prof. Dr. Cahit HELVACI
Workshop Coordinator
Dokuz Eylül University

Assoc.Prof. Alper BABA1 and  Prof.Dr. Mehmet ŞENER2
The Scientific Secretary of the Local Organizing Committee
1İzmir Institute of Technology; Dept. of Civil Engineering,
Gülbahçeköyü Urla Izmir, TURKEY 35430
2Niğde University

Prof. Dr.Namık Kemal ARAS
Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA)
AASA Project Coordinator e-mail:namik@aras1.com