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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM)</span></strong><b><br><br></b><b><img width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.gif@01CC9236.6FC56B00" alt="Description: Call For Papers"><strong>Call for Papers</strong></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=purpure><b>Special Issue on: "Assessing the Risks of Climate Change for Water Resources and Coastal Environments"</b></span><br><img width=54 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.gif@01CC9236.6FC56B00" alt="Description: http://www.inderscience.com/search/images/lineabajotexto.gif"><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i>Guest Editor</i>: <br>Vivien P. Chua, National University of Singapore, Singapore</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Climate change is now widely recognised as one of the major challenges facing the world. This phenomenon refers to a statistically significant variation in weather patterns leading to a long-term shift in weather conditions. While we are certain that climate change is in our future, our ability to predict the magnitude of these changes is limited due to uncertainties in forecasting anthropogenic interference with the climate system. <o:p></o:p></p><p>We expect climate change to have wide-ranging effects on the environment and on socioeconomic factors. For densely populated urban areas, the impact of climate change on water resources and coastal zones is of critical importance for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the region. This reinforces the need to assess the risks of and vulnerability to climate change and formulate adaptation strategies to address the impending changes. <o:p></o:p></p><p>The objective of this special issue is to invite original research papers focused on the risks of climate change for water resources and coastal environments. We hope this will promote the advancement and propagation of knowledge in this field and provide a resource for policy makers involved in regulating the increasing demands of climate change.<o:p></o:p></p><p><a name=coverage></a> <a href="http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.gif@01CC9236.6FC56B00" alt="Description: Go Top"></span></a> <b>Subject Coverage</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Suitable topics include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Coastal and/or inland inundation associated with storm surges and sea-level rise <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Salinity intrusion of surface water or ground water due to rising sea levels <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Hydrologic response to changes in temperature, precipitation patterns and snowmelt <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Wetland and estuarine habitat restoration in adapting to climate change <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for coastal seaports <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Application of risk assessment methods in the context of climate change <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Challenges of freshwater availability and quality due to climate change <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Effects of climate change on marine and/or freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Changes to lake dynamics due to climate change<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p> <a href="http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.gif@01CC9236.6FC56B00" alt="Description: Go Top"></span></a> <b>Notes for Prospective Authors</b><a name=guideAuthors></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).<o:p></o:p></p><p>All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the <i><a href="http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31">Author Guidelines</a></i> page<o:p></o:p></p><p><a name=deadlines></a> <a href="http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.gif@01CC9236.6FC56B00" alt="Description: Go Top"></span></a> <b>Important Dates</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Submission deadline: <i>1 March, 2012</i><o:p></o:p></p><p>Notification of acceptance: <i>1 May, 2012</i><o:p></o:p></p><p>Final paper due: <i>1 July, 2012</i><o:p></o:p></p><p><a name=contacts></a> <a href="http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.gif@01CC9236.6FC56B00" alt="Description: Go Top"></span></a> <b>Editors and Notes</b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='color:#336600'>All papers <i>must</i> be submitted online</span></b>. To submit a paper, please go to <i><a href="http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=35&jid=24">Online Submissions of Papers</a></i>. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact <a href="mailto:submissions@inderscience.com">submissions@inderscience.com</a>, describing the exact problem you experience. (<u>Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the names of the Guest Editors</u>)<o:p></o:p></p><p>Please contact Dr. Vivien P. Chua (<a href="mailto:ceecpwv@nus.edu.sg">ceecpwv@nus.edu.sg</a>) with any queries concerning this special issue. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>---------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Vivien Chua<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>National University of Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>1 Engineering Drive 2, E1A 07-03<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Singapore 117576<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Tel: +65 9238 5755<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Office: +65 6516 2267<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>