European Sustainable Water Goals (ESWG 2007-2010) is a conference programme on sustainable water management which pays special attention to European water policies The proposed series of four conferences will lead to a significant step forward in the application of models of integrated water management in line with the WFD Water Framework Directive 2000/60) and will constitute a great opportunity for a comparison between the different approaches undertaken by various MSs for a correct Water Framework Directive implementation. Addressed to PhD candidates and graduate students (0-4 years of experience after graduation), and a limited number of experienced researchers (4-10 years of experience), ESWG will represent a most valuable opportunity to establish a point of contact between leading experts and researchers which are expected to bring back the result of their training to their national scientific contexts. Providing an opportunity for a joint intensive training on new models and methodologies related to integrated water management, the events will represent therefore a true investment not only for a timely and successful implementation of the WFD in different member states, but also for the future career of the eligible researchers, in a field that at present has been partially underestimated in the framework of national research strategies.
