Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2011VI203B

Islands' Institutes Water Conference

Institute: Virgin Islands
Year Established: 2011 Start Date: 2011-03-01 End Date: 2012-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $10,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: Not available

Principal Investigators: Henry Smith

Project Summary: The Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute will collaborate with other water resources research institutes in the National Institutes for Water Resources' Islands Region to convene a conference in Honolulu, Hawaii during November 2011. The conference will provide a platform for discussion between water resources researchers and others on existing water resources issues facing tropical islands and those issues that are likely to develop in the future particularly due to the anticipated changes in climate.