Conference Themes

Hydro-environmental Modelling and Assessment: 

field, laboratory and computational studies for floods, droughts, temperature,  salinity, pollution, sediment transport, etc.

Hydro-biological Processes: 

field, laboratory and informatics studies for faecal bacteria, nutrients, eutrophication, harmful alga blooms, decay, kinetics, irradiance, health risk assessment, etc.

Hydro-morphological Processes: 

field laboratory and computational studies for erosion and deposition rates, sediment-solute adsorption/desorption, ecological parameters, heavy metal, arsenic, viruses, emerging pollutants and microplastic interactions etc.

Groundwater Transport Processes: 

field and computational studies for groundwater quality, salinity intrusion, over-exploited aquifers, surface water and groundwater exchange, etc.

Urban Stormwater Management: 

contamination and impact studies for diffuse source pollution, Combined Stormwater Overflows (CSOs), improved treatment processes, water reuse, membrane technology etc.

Nature-Based Solutions: 

for sustainable water management, ecosystems services, industrial approaches, smart cities etc.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience: 

earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, dam failure, adaptation, water security in arid and semi-arid zones, etc.

Climate Change and Population Growth Impacts: 

scientific impacts, extreme hydrological and meteorological events, sea-level rise, aquifer resilience, socio-economics and policy, future challenges, etc.

Digital Water Transformation:  

for improved water security through: hydroinformatics tools and methods, smart cities, leakage assessment, AI/machine learning, digital twins, autonomous robotics, etc.

Data Technologies: 

mobile phone reception (e.g., rainfall intensity), data from remote sensing (e.g., algal sensors), data management (e.g., standards), uncertainty.

Design of Storage Facilities, Coastal Basins and Desalination Plants: 

for water supply (including coastal reservoirs), barrages and lagoons for energy supply, demand management, human and ecosystem needs, etc.

Agricultural and Aquaculture Developments: 

including remote sensing, GIS, data management, irrigation developments, sustainable food production, hydroponic farming, agricultural policy, etc.

Water-Food-Energy Nexus: 

virtual water, water pricing, industrial strategies, ecosystems services, water stress, education, etc.

Water Transfer and Governance: 

hydro-environmental challenges of water transfer, inter-state and international challenges of water transfer, water rights and governance, etc.

Externalities of Engineering: 

impact of robotisation, connecting with nature, reverting land clearing, preventing wastewater pollution, improving rainfall predictions, avoiding groundwater contamination, etc.