List of Special Sessions

• Impact of Climatic Extremes on River Systems (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Senlin Zhu and Yuankun Wang
• Sediment Management for Reservoir Sustainability (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak and Eddy Langendoen
• Earth Observation to Monitor Land and Water Ecosystems (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Michael Nones and Melissa Latella
• Transport Dynamics of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Matthias Kramer and James Lofty
• Debris and Driftwood Accumulation at Hydraulic Structures (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Davide Wüthrich, Isabella Schalko, Sébastien Erpicum and Elena-Maria Klopries
• Outfall Systems and Effluent Discharges (Open for abstracts)
  Convenor: Majid Mohammadian
• Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM): from Science to Practice (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Daniela Molinari and Stefan Haun
• Emerging Issues for Water Management in Remote Regions with Interplay of Climate Change Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Satoru Oishi, Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu, Elpida Kolokytha, Carlos de Oliveira Galvão
• Advances on the Study of Vegetation in a Variety of Settings
  Convenors: Florian Cordier, Heidi Nepf, Damien Violeau, Vladimir Nikora and Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak
• Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Priyank J. Sharma, Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu and Achala Singh
• Concept of Adaptation – Coastal Measure and Climate Change
  Convenor: Yang Zi Qian
• Flood Adaptation and Resilience (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Reza Ahmadian, Vasilis Bellos and Pierfranco Costabile
• Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Engineering
  Convenor: Roberto Ranzi
• Socio-economic Challenges in Asia: Future Roles of Urban Water Network Modelling and Optimization (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Donghwi Jung and Alvin Chew
• Adaptive Management of Riparian Vegetation in the Era of Climate Change (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Takashi Asaeda, Rohan Benjankar and Dongdong Shao
• Flood Hazard Projections and Adaptation Strategies in Low Lying Coastal Areas (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Andrea Sulis and Ioan Nistor
• Surrogate Techniques for Monitoring Sediment Transport in Fluvial and Transitional Systems (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Slaven Conevski and Massimo Guerrero
• Current Research in Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Conducted in CFI Singapore
  Convenors: Koh Chan Ghee, Raymond Ong, Qian Xudong and Adrian Law
• Safety Assessment for Instream Installations using Multi-Sensor-Based Remote Technology
  Convenors: Sung-Uk Choi and Chang Geun Song
• Innovative Water Engineering for Sustainable Development in Latin America (Open for abstracts)
  Convenor: Luiz H. Maldonado
  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 (Open for abstracts)
  Convenor: Intan Supraba
• River Ethics and Water Engineering (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Philippe Gourbesville and Xin He
• Innovative Approaches to Urban Resilience: Addressing Flood Risks and Climate Adaptation (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Gensheng Zhao and Ana Margarida Bento
• Environmental Restoration and Protection in Seas and Coasts: Recent Cases from Spain
  Convenor: José Francisco Sánchez González
• New Strategy and Application of Catchment Digital Twin (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Qiang Ma, XiaoXiang Zhang and Philippe Gourbesville
• Advanced Technologies Applied in Flash Flood Defence and Management (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Qiang Ma, Dedi Liu and Philippe Gourbesville
• Dam Safety: Addressing Modern Challenges and Future Risk (Open for abstracts)
  Convenors: Ashutosh Sharma and Eduardo Mario Mendiondo
• Enhancing Water and Social Resilience in Urban Areas: A call for City Water Leaders
  Convenor: Elpida Kolokytha
• Advanced Measuring Techniques for Ocean Waves and Currents
  Convenor: Prof. Dong-Jiing Doong
• Education and Professional Development: The Needs of Water Professionals in a Changing Environment and Society
  Convenors: Ioana Popescu, Reinhard Hinkelmann, Philippe Gourbesville
• Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security: Recent Progress in Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (Open for abstracts)
  Convenor: Perrine Hamel
• Water System Operation and Digital Twin
  Convenors: Xiaohui Lei, Chao Wang, Siyu Cai
• 5th Global Water Security Seminar: Conserving Biodiversity—Fishpass Cases Around the World
  Organised by International Economic & Technical Cooperation and Exchange Center, Ministry of Water Resources of China
  Convenor: Chang Yuan
• Nature-Based Solutions Connecting Science and Practise
  Convenors: Ellis Penning, Catherine Wilson, Gary Lei
• International Symposium on COastal Resources and Environment (CORE2025)
  Organised by: Hohai University, University of Auckland, Beijing Normal University and National University of Singapore