International Water Resources Association

World Toilet Day 2019
2019-11-19
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Amsterdam International Water Week
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-08 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

AWRA Annual Conference
2019-11-03 - 2019-11-06 | Salt Lake City, United States
Praised by attendees year-after-year, AWRA’s Annual Conference is an immersive experience, providing attendees with innovative, practical, and applied water resource management solutions, management techniques, and current research. Attendees will hear:

lessons learned from the implementation of multidisciplinary projects,
best practices discovered in the design and application of water resource management,
implications of water policy decisions, and
research into current and emerging issues.

Hosted by AWRA’s Utah State Section, the conference also promises to provide multiple opportunities to explore and appreciate the unique water resource aspects of this beautiful city and state.

8th IWA-ASPIRE Conference
2019-10-31 - 2019-11-02 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The IWA-ASPIRE 2019 will be held on 31 October to 2 November 2019 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, located at the heart of the city centre with excellent meeting and convention facilities and proven record of hosting the international conference. The 3-day Conference and Exhibition plus technical visits and workshops will attract 1 000 participants all over the world.

Water Security and Climate Change Conference
2019-10-28 - 2019-10-30 | San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Scientists, policy makers and stakeholders from various sectors discuss the diverse facets of water security and its relation to climate variability and change.
The availability of water affects many of mankind’s social and economic actions and is an essential component of ecosystems. Hence, water security is one of the major challenges faced by society today, on both a global and local level. Additionally, impacts of climate change and water-related hazards are increasingly decisive for food security, well-being, poverty, conflict or peace and have become a key component of social development.
Water security as well as climate change are cross-cutting elements of recent global agreements, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Science should and can play an important role in contributing to the achievement of these goals.
The Water Security and Climate Change Conference (WSCC) strives to go beyond science and build bridges between various disciplines and sectors as well as different groups of stakeholders. Serving as a platform for discussions about water and food secure societies, by providing a stimulating environment with the intention of yielding innovative ideas and grounds for implementation, the WSCC is continuing a series of successful conferences in Bangkok, Cologne and Nairobi.
In 2019, WSCC is convened by the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí on behalf of the Exceed network, which consists of more than 90 universities worldwide.

Our Oceans Conference
2019-10-23 - 2019-10-24 | Oslo, Norway
The future depends on a clean and healthy ocean, where protection and sustainable use go hand in hand. The ocean is under threat from the effects of climate change, pollution, loss of biodiversity and unsustainable use. Safeguarding the ocean for future generations is a shared responsibility and a matter of global urgency.
At Our Ocean 2019 it will be highlighted the importance of knowledge as the basis of our actions and policies to ensure protection of our ocean, responsible management of marine resources and sustainable future economic growth.
The conference will bring together leaders from governments, businesses, civil society and research institutions to share their experience, identify solutions and commit to action for a clean, healthy and productive ocean.

Cairo Water Week "Responding to Water Scarcity"
2019-10-20 - 2019-10-24 | Cairo, Egypt
Driven by the success of the1st Cairo Water Week, it has been decided to make the CWW an annual event. Thus, the 2nd Cairo Water Week will be organized on October 20-24, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. As a natural sequence after the 1st CWW, the title of the 2nd CWW is chosen to be “Responding to Water Scarcity”. It will be an opportunity for academics, scholars, and policy makers, water resources experts from all around the world to present and discuss the key issues, plans and actions related to responding to the challenges of water scarcity. Thus, the 2nd CWW aims at translating the vision created during the 1st CWW into actions towards best practices and suitable implementation plans. CWW ensures knowledge transfer and how it can be acquired through successful public or private business models, political opportunities and obstacles, capacity building needs.

70th World Water Council BoG Meeting
2019-10-18 - 2019-10-19 | Cairo, Egypt

Budapest Water Summit
2019-10-15 - 2019-10-17 | Budapest, Hungary
Building on the events held in 2013 and 2016, Hungary hosts the third Budapest Water Summit in 2019. Under the patronage of H.E. Mr János Áder, President of Hungary, the event will take place 15-17 October 2019 in Budapest.
Further details and information coming soon.

5th Water Loss Turkey Forum & Fair
2019-10-09 - 2019-10-11 | Ankara, Turkey
5th Water Loss Forum and Exhibition to be held in Ankara will bring together the private sector, municipalities, water administrations and universities to discuss the strategies, planning and financing issues to prevent water losses in Turkey.
More than 1000 participants including all Water and Sewage Administrations, hundreds of Municipalities and 30 Metropolitan Municipalities from 81 cities, and senior representatives from relevant sectors will gather at the Water Loss Forum and Exhibition, the only event in this field being organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Forestry and Hydraulic Works with the support of the General Directorate of Water Management and General Directorate for State Hydraulic Works.

11th INBO World General Assembly
2019-09-30 - 2019-10-03 | Marrakesh, Morocco
11th INBO World General Assembly
Marrakesh International Summit on Water Security: Tapping the benefits of innovative & participative basin management
The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water of the Kingdom of Morocco, in partnership with the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) and the Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH), organize the “International Summit on Water Security: for a participative and innovative basin management” in Marrakech, from the 30th of September to the 3rd of October 2019.
This summit aims to:
• maintain political momentum and enhance the commitment of decision-makers to water security,
• reaffirm the need for dialogue between all levels of stakeholders, in order to implement the identified solutions to the challenges of water security,
• strengthen Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in order to ensure rural development,
• ensure the practical implementation of technical and scientific advances in water management policies and strategies,
• pay particular attention to the regions, most vulnerable to water insecurity, particularly Africa.

6th India Water Week
2019-09-24 - 2019-09-28 | New Delhi, India
Conceptualized and organized for the ﬁrst time in 2012, the India Water Week is a regular forum where the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of lndia discusses, talks, strategizes with eminent stakeholders through seminars, exhibitions and sessions to build public awareness, to get support to implement key strategies for conservation, preservation and optimum use of available water. This is the sixth event of its kind with the theme “Water Cooperation – Coping with 21st Century Challenges” focusing on need and importance of water use across all sectors.
The ﬁfth event namely, India Water Week 2017 was organised with the theme “Water and Energy for Inclusive Growth” with European Union as International partner and The Netherlands as International Sponsor.
The Conference was attended by more than 1500 national and international delegates. An exhibition covering an area of 3000 sqm as well as number of specialized add-on events were other highlights of the event.The ﬁfth event namely, India Water Week 2017 was organised with the theme “Water and Energy for Inclusive Growth” with European Union as International partner and The Netherlands as International Sponsor.Conceptualized and organized for the ﬁrst time in 2012, the India Water Week is a regular forum where the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of lndia discusses, talks, with eminent stakeholders through seminars, exhibitions and sessions to build public awareness, to get support to implement key strategies for conservation, preservation and optimum use of available water. This is the sixth event of its kind with the theme “Water Cooperation – Coping with 21st Century Challenges” focusing on need and importance of water use across all sectors.
Partners in Organisation
The India Water Week (IWW) 2019 will be organized by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR in co-ordination with nodal Ministries of Agriculture; Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Rural Development; Urban Development; Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation; Power; New and Renewable Energy; Niti Aayog along with their associated expert organizations and Public Sector Units, key International Bodies and Private and Public business houses. Partners in Organisation.
Participation
The registration fee payable by the delegates including author of papers for the conference is as follows: Delegates attending the conference as well as exhibitors can sign up/register for both the conference and exhibition online. Please note that expressing interest through registration is free of cost. However, participation in the conference is subject to payment of registration fee.

10th AWC Board of Governor's Meeting
2019-09-23 - 2019-09-25 | Wuhan, China

46th IAH Congress: Groundwater management and governance – coping with water scarcity
2019-09-22 - 2019-09-27 | Malaga, Spain
Groundwater management and governance – water scarcity. The IAH Spanish Chapter (IAH-GE) and the Center of Hydrogeology of the University of Malaga (CEHIUMA) are honored to host and invite you to the 46th IAH Congress in Malaga, Spain in 2019.
Studies on groundwater sustainability show that aquifers across the world are undergoing severe and unsustainable groundwater depletion. The Mediterranean is likely to be one of the most endangered regions, with climatic models also predicting that there will be severe drought events and significant reduction of water availability. Appropriate management and governance of water resources are needed to adapt to such critical scenarios and cope with their consequences. The conference will examine this under 8 topics:
• Groundwater management and governance
• Groundwater and climate change
• Groundwater sustainability
• Groundwater footprint and virtual water
• Tools, methods and models to study groundwater
• Groundwater, wetlands and natural heritage
• Groundwater and socio-economic development in Latin America
• Groundwater quality and pollution processes
Key dates:
– Abstract submission by 19 March 2019
– Early bird registration fees available before 30 June 2019.

24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting
2019-09-22 - 2019-09-28 | Sydney, Australia
ICID has been organising its flagship triennial event International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage since 1951. The 1st ICID Congress was held in 1951 at Delhi and so far ICID has held 23 Triennial Congresses, the most recent 23rd ICID Congress being held in Mexico City in October 2017. The list of questions addressed by the Congresses clearly indicates a progressive shift from purely technical questions to sustainability of irrigation and global water and food security issues. For example, questions for the second Congress (1954) were the problems of freeboard in irrigation canals, the maintenance of irrigation canals with special reference to weed control and safe yields and recharge of groundwater. At the 5th Congress (1963) the question of economics and financing of irrigation and flood control works and rehabilitation and modernisation of irrigation and drainage systems appeared at the 11th Congress in Grenoble in 1981. The effect of irrigation and drainage was introduced at the 14th Congress in Rio (1990). Water management and institutional aspects were introduced at the 15th Congress in The Hague in 1993. Sustainability of irrigation and farmer participation were the two questions of the 16th Congress in Cairo (1996) and at the 18th Congress in Montreal (2003) the questions of food production under water scarcity, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges.

WWDR2021 Developmental Workshop
2019-09-19 - 2019-09-20 | Perugia, Italy

3rd Baikal International Ecological Water Forum
2019-09-19 - 2019-09-20 | Irkutsk, Russian Federation
This year, the Third Baikal International Ecological Water Forum will be held in a responsible period for the country – at present, the Government of the Russian Federation is implementing 12 national projects in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 204 of May 7, 2018 “On the national goals and strategic objectives of the Russian Federation for the period until 2024 “. The project “Ecology” is one of the most important, providing for the implementation of a set of measures, in particular – the rehabilitation of fresh water sources, including Lake Baikal.
As the organizer of the Third Baikal International Ecological Water Forum, the Government of the Irkutsk Region will focus on the effectiveness of the implementation of the national project “Ecology”, the ideas of which will form the basis of the business program, exhibition exposition and competition program.
The forum will be held under the motto “Clean Water – the key to Sustainable Development” and will promote constructive dialogue among participants and the formation of mutually beneficial partnerships in addressing pressing issues of preserving Lake Baikal and sustainable development of the Baikal natural territory.
The main objectives of the Forum are to draw the attention of the authorities, the public and business to the close interdependence of the ecological quality of the aquatic environment and public health. Raising the priority status of preservation and development of lakes and lake regions in the political agenda of the countries participating in the Forum, promoting the integration of lake regions. Expansion of business ties and public-private partnership in environmental projects, the flow of investment into the region.
The business program includes plenary sessions, thematic sections, discussion and presentation platforms. Topics of the national project “Ecology”: “Preservation of Lake Baikal”, “Integrated Solid Municipal Waste Management System”, “Clean Water”, “Preservation of Biological Diversity and Development of Ecological Tourism”, “From Ecological Education and Education of Young People to Ecological Culture population” will be the main leitmotif of the discussions.
The project “ECO-Generation” (Ecology. Culture. Education), initiated by the organizers at the first Forum, will be further developed. Its participants will again be representatives of the younger generation – from schoolchildren to students. An extensive educational and cultural program is provided for them, the main purpose of which is to cultivate a responsible attitude to nature.
By tradition, the Forum will take stock of two competitions – the International Technology Competition and the Educational and Educational Projects Competition. Award winners will be held during the event.
Within the framework of the Forum, an exhibition exposition will be organized, which will provide companies with unique opportunities to present innovative solutions, projects, equipment within the exhibition sections to the target audience, as well as to communicate directly with government officials, scientific and public organizations, international specialized organizations, and heads of Russian and foreign businesses structures.
The participants will also enjoy a rich cultural program: excursions with visits to the places of interest of Irkutsk, performances by creative groups, familiarity with the national traditions of the peoples of the Baikal region.
The Forum will be attended by representatives of federal and regional executive authorities, the State Duma, the Council of Federation of the Russian Federation, representatives of federal and regional executive authorities of the Russian Federation, reputable public and leading educational organizations, leaders of Russian and foreign business structures, scientists and experts of international level ecology, teachers, students and schoolchildren.

IWRA 2019-2021 Board 3rd Teleconference
2019-09-18

World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) 2nd Global Workshop
2019-09-16 - 2019-09-18 | Ispra, Italy
The workshop allows participants to take stock of ongoing activities and devise a way forward regarding the operationalisation of the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA). This is critical and needed in face of ongoing requests for participation.
As part of the work on the UN Environment World Water Quality Assessment, IWRA has been invited to participate at the 2nd Global Workshop that is to be held from 16–19 September 2019 in Ispra, Italy.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - Water Security: New Technologies, Strategies, Policies and Institutions
2019-09-16 - 2019-09-18 | Beijing, China
Water security is becoming increasingly important for food security, conflict mitigation, and economic development. An international conference on this topic, focusing on east and southeast Asia, as well as global perspectives, will be convened in Beijing in September 2019, cosponsored by the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) and the Center for Water Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). They will address the following aspects of water security and how it can be achieved:

Application of new technologies such as remote sensing, big data and artificial intelligence;
Development of strategies, policies, and institutional reforms; and
Enhancement of resilience under changing climate, population growth and urbanization.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
Adequate and reliable water resources are essential to securing food supplies, preventing conflicts, supporting human well-being, and promoting sustainable development. You will hear:

new findings and approaches to capturing the dynamic and constantly evolving dimensions of water and water related issues using new technologies;
share real-world experiences (case studies and practical solutions) demonstrating enhancement of resilience under changing climate, growing population and urbanization;
present management strategies, policies and institutional guidelines to address water security and governance issues: sustainable access to adequate quantities of and acceptable quality water; and
promote communications among scientists, managers, engineers, social scientists, stakeholders, and policy- and decision-makers on water security challenges and solutions.

CONFERENCE TOPICS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS

Water Security
Water Resources Management Strategies, Policies and Institutions
New Technology and Approach
Watershed & Environmental Protection and Management
Young professionals/student engagement
Public perception /Education
One belt and one road session: water security

LAND4FLOOD – PhD Workshop
2019-09-09 - 2019-09-11 | Kaiserslautern, Germany
This LAND4FLOOD ‐ PhD Workshop is ambitious to provide a platform for PhD students to present their current research activities, for the exchange of successfully established and emerging ideas within the domain of Flood Risk Management (FRM) as well as private and public property flood resilience (PPFR) approaches. This three day’s workshop will also highlight the policy and regulatory backdrop enabling better Flood Risk Management considering latest climate projections, practical strategies to manage the impact of flooding on built‐up land, infrastructure and housing development. Engagement of different technical and local expertise for the role of stakeholders and governing agencies capacity building, limitations and scope.
EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST

If you are interested in participation and are in a position to contribute to the workshop theme with your experience, you are encouraged to send a short abstract of your current research work and information about the motivation to participate in this workshop of about max 1‐2 pages via email to the organizing committee. Please send your proposal by 31 May 2019 to:

Christin Rinnert (christin.rinnert@bauing.uni-kl.de)
Ahsan Ali (ahsan.ali@bauing.uni-kl.de)

As the number of participants is limited to 15, workshop organisers will select those proposals that are most likely to make a fruitful contribution to the discussions. In case of questions, do not hesitate to contact Christin and/ or Ahsan. More information and details: www.iwra.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kaiserslautern_call.pdf

XXI Jornadas de Derecho y Gestión de Aguas
2019-09-08 - 2019-09-11 | Chile

Korea International Water Week 2019
2019-09-04 - 2019-09-07 | Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea, Republic of

3rd World Irrigation Forum & 70th IEC Meeting
2019-09-01 - 2019-09-07 | Bali, Indonesia
The triennial World Irrigation Forum (WIF) aims to bring together all the stakeholders involved in irrigation of multi-disciplines and all scales, including the policy makers, experts, research institutions, non-governmental organizations and farmers. It provide a platform for the world irrigation community and interested development professionals to find solutions to problems plaguing the irrigated agriculture, in time of depleting freshwater resources as a result of global warming and climate change.
ICID provides a unique platform for multi-stakeholder in World Irrigation Forum (WIF) for sharing and learning by engaging in issues of interest at global level. WIF also gathers a wide range of experts from various fields to discuss important issues highlighted.
The World Irrigation Forum stimulates and promotes multi- disciplinary discussions towards sustainable solution to water management in agriculture through:
•Exchange of latest irrigation and drainage policies, practices, innovations and technologies;
•Exploring and formulating concrete inter-disciplinary proposals;
•Development of liaison/ collaboration among various national / international institutions/ organizations/ private sector working for irrigated agriculture; and
•Advocacy for political commitments.

The International Executive Council (IEC), the highest decision-making body of ICID, is vested with the management of the affairs of ICID. IEC meets every year to transact business of administrative and technical in nature. All technical workbodies of ICID meet prior to the Council meeting and these meetings are termed as Pre-Council meetings.
Annual IEC meeting is always preceded by the annual meeting of various technical working group/ task teams, and meetings of various workbodies such as PCSO, PCTA, PFC etc.
IEC related meetings are also preceded by ICID triennial Congresses, newly conceptualized World Irrigation Forums, and Regional Conferences in a three-year cycle. This dual purpose approach while on one side helps ICID meet its objectives, it also provides opportunity to address specific global technical issues, regional issues and provides platform to interact with its stakeholders and have a better outreach to disseminate its messages and achieve its mission and goals.

IAHR 2019 Congress
2019-09-01 - 2019-09-06 | Panama City, Panama
Global interest in water has increased rapidly in recent years. Many water issues are high on the political agenda, whether it concerns the lack of access to safe water and sanitation or the increase in water‐related disasters due to floods and droughts.
This challenge must be addressed by management and policy decisions informed by science and engineering knowledge that is relevant, credible, legitimate and delivered in a timely manner. Therefore the discipline of hydro-environment engineering and research is more important than ever. The 38th IAHR World Congress will bring together the key players in the sector from around the globe in “Water – Connecting the World“, from 1-6 September 2019 in Panama.

World Water Week 2019
2019-08-25 - 2019-08-30 | Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
World Water Week is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI. In 2019, World Water Week will address the theme “Water for society – Including all”. In 2018, over 3,300 individuals and around 380 convening organizations from 135 countries participated in the Week.

Experts, practitioners, decision-makers, business innovators and young professionals from a range of sectors and countries visit Stockholm to network, exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions to the most pressing water-related challenges of today.

Stay stunned for more info shortly.

31st UN Water Meeting
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-24 | Stockholm, Sweden
UN-Water Members and Partners, including IWRA, gather to discuss issues related to UN-Water. This meeting will take place before to the annual World Water Week. For more information please contact IWRA Executive Office at office@iwra.org.

Environmental History Congress
2019-07-22 - 2019-07-26 | Florianopolis, Brazil
The World Congress of Environmental History is the chief activity of the ICEHO and is called every 5 years. Previous editions in Copenhagen (Denmark, 2009) and Guimarães (Portugual, 2014) consolidated the WCEH as a unique opportunity for scholars from different disciplines to situate environmental history in a planetary perspective.

UN High Level Political Forum
2019-07-09 - 2019-07-18 | New York City, New York, United States
The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and States members of specialized agencies.
HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2019 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ECOSOC
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 16 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019.
The theme will be “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality“. The set of goals to be reviewed in depth is the following:

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

For more information on Thematic SDG Reviews, click here.
In accordance with paragraph 84. of the 2030 Agenda, Member States have decided that the HLPF shall carry out regular voluntary reviews of the 2030 Agenda which will include developed and developing countries as well as relevant UN entities and other stakeholders. The reviews are state-led, involving ministerial and other relevant high-level participants, and provide a platform for partnerships, including through the participation of major groups and other relevant stakeholders.
In 2019, 51 countries (10 for the second time) have volunteered to present their national voluntary reviews to the HLPF. For more details, please click here.

ASABE Annual International Meeting
2019-07-07 - 2019-07-10 | Boston, United States
ASABE 2019 presents a forum to expand awareness of current industry trends, promote and acknowledge innovations in design and technology, and provide opportunities for professional development – all with a focus on the economic, political and societal impacts facing the industry. Join us for 4 days this summer in Boston!

ASABE 2018 Highlights

Networking Opportunities
More than 1,000 Technical and Poster Presentations
Professional Development Sessions
Specialty Sessions which include invited speakers, panel discussions and round-table discussions
Technical and Cultural Tours
Professional Development Hours/Credits
Career Fair
