Special Sessions
SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE 41ST IAHR WORLD CONGRESS
Call for abstracts for Special Sessions is open till 15 January 2025
Instructions for Abstract Submissions:
- To submit your abstracts for Special Sessions, please visit the abstract portal here. Closing deadline: 15 January 2025.
- Within the abstract portal, please submit your abstract composed with a 2-4 page template with the following structure: title, authors affiliations, keywords, abstract, content, and references; through the abstract portal.
Should you encounter any difficulties or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at abstracts@iahr2025-singapore.com.sg
List of Special Sessions
- Impact of Climatic Extremes on River Systems
Convenors: Dr Senlin Zhu (China) and Prof Yuankun Wang (China)
- Sediment Management for Reservoir Sustainability
Convenors: Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak (France) and Eddy Langendoen (France)
- Earth Observation to Monitor Land and Water Ecosystems
Convenors: Michael Nones (Poland) and Melissa Latella (Italy)
- Transport Dynamics of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments
Convenors: Dr Matthias Kramer (Australia) and James Lofty (Australia)
- Debris and Driftwood Accumulation at Hydraulic Structures
Convenors: Dr Davide Wüthrich (Netherlands), Isabella Schalko (Switzerland), Sébastien Erpicum (Belgium) and Elena-Maria Klopries (Germany)
- Outfall Systems and Effluent Discharges
Convenor: Majid Mohammadian (Canada)
- Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM): from Science to Practice
Convenors: Daniela Molinari (Italy) and Stefan Haun (Germany)
- Emerging Issues for Water Management in Remote Regions with Interplay of Climate Change, Social, Economic and Environmental Factors
Convenor: Dr Ramesh Teegavarapu (United States)
- Advances on the Study of Vegetation in a Variety of Settings
Convenors: Florian Cordier (France), Heidi Nepf (USA), Damien Violeau (France), Vladimir Nikora (Scotland) and Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak (France)
- Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change
Convenors: Dr Priyank J. Sharma (India), Prof Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu (USA) and Achala Singh (India)
- Concept of Adaptation – Coastal Measure and Climate Change
Convenor: Yang Zi Qian (Singapore)
- Flood Adaptation and Resilience
Convenors: Prof Reza Ahmadian (United Kingdom), Prof Vasilis Bellos (Greece) and Prof Pierfranco Costabile (Italy)
- Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Engineering
Convenor: Roberto Ranzi (Italy)
- Socio-economic Challenges in Asia: Future Roles of Urban Water Network Modelling and Optimization
Convenors: Donghwi Jung (Republic of Korea) and Alvin Chew (Republic of Korea)
- Adaptive Management of Riparian Vegetation in the Era of Climate Change
Convenors: Prof Takashi Asaeda (Japan), Prof Rohan Benjankar (USA) and Prof Dongdong Shao (China)
- Flood Hazard Projections and Adaptation Strategies in Low Lying Coastal Areas
Convenors: Andrea Sulis (Italy) and Ioan Nistor (Canada)
- Surrogate Techniques for Monitoring Sediment Transport in Fluvial and Transitional Systems
Convenors: Slaven Conevski (Norway) and Massimo Guerrero (Italy)
- Current Research in Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Conducted in CFI Singapore
Convenors: Prof Koh Chan Ghee (Singapore), Prof Raymond Ong (Singapore), Prof Qian Xudong (Singapore) and Prof Adrian Law, (Singapore)
- Safety Assessment for Instream Installations using Multi-Sensor-Based Remote Technology
Convenors: Prof Sung-Uk Choi (Republic of Korea) and Prof Chang Geun Song (Republic of Korea)
- Innovative Water Engineering for Sustainable Development in Latin America
Convenor: Luiz H. Maldonado (Brazil)
The session is being held jointly by the Latin American Division of Hydraulics of IAHR, the Brazilian Water Resources Association (ABRHidro), and Itaipu Binacional.
- Uniting for Water: Global Collaboration to Tackle Water Challenges
Convenor: Professor Intan Supraba, Ph.D. (Indonesia)
- River Ethics and Water Engineering
Convenors: Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France) and Dr Xin He (China)
- Innovative Approaches to Urban Resilience: Addressing Flood Risks and Climate Adaptation
Convenors: Gensheng Zhao (China) and Ana Margarida Bento (Portugal)
- Environmental Restoration and Protection in Seas and Coasts: Recent Cases from Spain
Convenor: José Francisco Sánchez González (Spain)
- New Strategy and Application of Catchment Digital Twin
Convenors: Qiang Ma (China), Prof XiaoXiang Zhang (China) and Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France)
- Advanced Technologies Applied in Flash Flood Defence and Management
Convenors: Qiang Ma (China), Prof Dedi Liu (China) and Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France)
- Dam Safety: Addressing Modern Challenges and Future Risk
Convenors: Prof Ashutosh Sharma (India) and Prof Eduardo Mario Mendiondo (Brazil)
- Enhancing Water and Social Resilience in Urban Areas: A call for City Water Leaders
Convenor: Dr Elpida Kolokytha (Greece)
- Advanced Measuring Techniques for Ocean Waves and Currents
Convenor: Prof. Dong-Jiing Doong (Taiwan)
- Education and Professional Development: The Needs of Water Professionals in a Changing Environment and Society
Convenors: Ioana Popescu (The Netherlands), Reinhard Hinkelmann (Germany), Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France)
- Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security: Recent Progress in Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Convenors: Perrine Hamel (Singapore)
- International Symposium on COastal Resources and Environment (CORE2025)
Organised by: Hohai University (China), University of Auckland (New Zealand), Beijing Normal University (China) and National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Instructions for Abstract Submissions:
- To submit your abstracts for Special Sessions, please visit the abstract portal here. Closing deadline: 15 January 2025.
- Within the abstract portal, please submit your abstract composed with a 2-4 page template with the following structure: title, authors affiliations, keywords, abstract, content, and references; through the abstract portal.
Should you encounter any difficulties or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at abstracts@iahr2025-singapore.com.sg
List of Special Sessions
- Impact of Climatic Extremes on River Systems
Convenors: Dr Senlin Zhu (China) and Prof Yuankun Wang (China) - Sediment Management for Reservoir Sustainability
Convenors: Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak (France) and Eddy Langendoen (France) - Earth Observation to Monitor Land and Water Ecosystems
Convenors: Michael Nones (Poland) and Melissa Latella (Italy) - Transport Dynamics of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments
Convenors: Dr Matthias Kramer (Australia) and James Lofty (Australia) - Debris and Driftwood Accumulation at Hydraulic Structures
Convenors: Dr Davide Wüthrich (Netherlands), Isabella Schalko (Switzerland), Sébastien Erpicum (Belgium) and Elena-Maria Klopries (Germany) - Outfall Systems and Effluent Discharges
Convenor: Majid Mohammadian (Canada) - Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM): from Science to Practice
Convenors: Daniela Molinari (Italy) and Stefan Haun (Germany) - Emerging Issues for Water Management in Remote Regions with Interplay of Climate Change, Social, Economic and Environmental Factors
Convenor: Dr Ramesh Teegavarapu (United States) - Advances on the Study of Vegetation in a Variety of Settings
Convenors: Florian Cordier (France), Heidi Nepf (USA), Damien Violeau (France), Vladimir Nikora (Scotland) and Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak (France) - Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change
Convenors: Dr Priyank J. Sharma (India), Prof Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu (USA) and Achala Singh (India) - Concept of Adaptation – Coastal Measure and Climate Change
Convenor: Yang Zi Qian (Singapore) - Flood Adaptation and Resilience
Convenors: Prof Reza Ahmadian (United Kingdom), Prof Vasilis Bellos (Greece) and Prof Pierfranco Costabile (Italy) - Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Engineering
Convenor: Roberto Ranzi (Italy) - Socio-economic Challenges in Asia: Future Roles of Urban Water Network Modelling and Optimization
Convenors: Donghwi Jung (Republic of Korea) and Alvin Chew (Republic of Korea) - Adaptive Management of Riparian Vegetation in the Era of Climate Change
Convenors: Prof Takashi Asaeda (Japan), Prof Rohan Benjankar (USA) and Prof Dongdong Shao (China) - Flood Hazard Projections and Adaptation Strategies in Low Lying Coastal Areas
Convenors: Andrea Sulis (Italy) and Ioan Nistor (Canada) - Surrogate Techniques for Monitoring Sediment Transport in Fluvial and Transitional Systems
Convenors: Slaven Conevski (Norway) and Massimo Guerrero (Italy) - Current Research in Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Conducted in CFI Singapore
Convenors: Prof Koh Chan Ghee (Singapore), Prof Raymond Ong (Singapore), Prof Qian Xudong (Singapore) and Prof Adrian Law, (Singapore) - Safety Assessment for Instream Installations using Multi-Sensor-Based Remote Technology
Convenors: Prof Sung-Uk Choi (Republic of Korea) and Prof Chang Geun Song (Republic of Korea) - Innovative Water Engineering for Sustainable Development in Latin America
Convenor: Luiz H. Maldonado (Brazil)
The session is being held jointly by the Latin American Division of Hydraulics of IAHR, the Brazilian Water Resources Association (ABRHidro), and Itaipu Binacional. - Uniting for Water: Global Collaboration to Tackle Water Challenges
Convenor: Professor Intan Supraba, Ph.D. (Indonesia) - River Ethics and Water Engineering
Convenors: Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France) and Dr Xin He (China) - Innovative Approaches to Urban Resilience: Addressing Flood Risks and Climate Adaptation
Convenors: Gensheng Zhao (China) and Ana Margarida Bento (Portugal) - Environmental Restoration and Protection in Seas and Coasts: Recent Cases from Spain
Convenor: José Francisco Sánchez González (Spain) - New Strategy and Application of Catchment Digital Twin
Convenors: Qiang Ma (China), Prof XiaoXiang Zhang (China) and Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France) - Advanced Technologies Applied in Flash Flood Defence and Management
Convenors: Qiang Ma (China), Prof Dedi Liu (China) and Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France) - Dam Safety: Addressing Modern Challenges and Future Risk
Convenors: Prof Ashutosh Sharma (India) and Prof Eduardo Mario Mendiondo (Brazil) - Enhancing Water and Social Resilience in Urban Areas: A call for City Water Leaders
Convenor: Dr Elpida Kolokytha (Greece) - Advanced Measuring Techniques for Ocean Waves and Currents
Convenor: Prof. Dong-Jiing Doong (Taiwan) - Education and Professional Development: The Needs of Water Professionals in a Changing Environment and Society
Convenors: Ioana Popescu (The Netherlands), Reinhard Hinkelmann (Germany), Prof Philippe Gourbesville (France) - Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security: Recent Progress in Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Convenors: Perrine Hamel (Singapore) - International Symposium on COastal Resources and Environment (CORE2025)
Organised by: Hohai University (China), University of Auckland (New Zealand), Beijing Normal University (China) and National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Key dates
2024
29 November – Notification of Acceptance (Special Sessions)
2 December – Key Information Submission
5 December – Abstract Submission Opens (Special Sessions)
2025
15 January – Abstract Submission Closes (Special Sessions)
15 February – Early Bird Registration Opens
1 March – Release of Advance Programme