Since 1973, International Water Resources Association (IWRA) has held a World Water Congress every three years in various locations around the world. This influential event has been successfully held 17 times. The XVIII World Water Congress will take place in Beijing, China, at the Beijing China-Germany International Convention and Exhibition Center.
The objective of the World Water Congress is to provide a meeting place to share experiences, promote discussion, and to present new knowledge, research results and new developments in the field of water sciences around the world.
The theme of the XVIII World Water Congress is "Water for All: Harmony between Humans and Nature", which is divided into 6 sub-themes. This edition of the congress therefore aims to facilitate knowledge and experience sharing, focusing on investigating the relationship between water, humans and nature, identifying and reconciling all water-related factors in a coordinated manner, and making and implementing water management strategies and polices using systematic approaches.
Highlights of GWP events
GWP will lead or be a partner organisation in many events during XVIII World Water Congress (all times in Beijing time zone). Here are some highlights (the list will be updated on a continuous basis):
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Date Time |
Room |
Title of Session |
Session Number |
GWP Presenter |
Organizers |
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Sept. 10, 09:00-12:00
|
7 |
The 3rd Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Forum |
SE 1 |
Tian Yu, GWP China |
Lancang-mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center, MWR
|
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Sept. 11, 12:00-13:30 |
Main Venue |
(High Level Plenary) for XVIII WWC 2023 "Water-Economy-Ecology Nexus under Changing Environment" |
HLP1 |
Xin He, GWP China
Peng Jing, President, IWHR (host institute of GWP China) |
World Bank, OECD, FAO, TAMU |
|
Sept. 11, 14:30-18:30 |
15 |
How Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Adapt to Climate Change and Economic Development |
SE 2 |
Jiang Yunzhong Tian Yu, GWP China |
GWP China |
|
Sept. 12, 14:00-15:30 |
10 |
Green economic development and ecological protection – the Yangtze River Economic Belt Initiative |
SS 27 |
Laurent Charles Tremblay Levesque, GWPO
|
ADB & GWP |
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Sept. 12, 14:00-15:30 |
12 |
Implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda - Sustainable Water Resource Utilization and Green Development in Hunan
|
SS 28 |
Laurent Charles Tremblay Levesque, GWPO |
Chenzhou Municipal & Hunan Provincial Department of Water Resources |
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Sept. 13, 11:00-12:30 |
4 |
Partnerships for plastic pollution control in the Yangtze River: Strengthening coordination using the River Chief System |
RS 21 |
Laurent Charles Tremblay Levesque, GWPO |
GWP |
|
Sept. 13, 11:00-12:30 |
4 |
Transboundary Watercourses of the ASEAN Region: Regional Perspectives and Prospects for International Water Law in the ASEAN Region |
RS 18 |
David J Devlaeminck, GWP China Fujian TEC djdevlaeminck@live.com |
International Water Law Academy at Wuhan University, GWP Fujian |
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Sept. 13, 14:00-15:30
|
7 |
The Complex Issues of Implementation: A Call for Transformative International Water Law Approach to Transboundary Water Cooperation |
SS46 |
David J Devlaeminck, GWP China Fujian TEC |
International Water Law Academy, CIBOS, Wuhan University |
|
Sept. 13, 14:00-15:30 |
10 |
Special Issue of Water International: 30 Years of Water management in Basins of rivers, lakes and aquifers |
SS 46 |
Laurent Charles Tremblay Levesque, GWPO |
INBO |
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Sept. 14th 16:00-17:30 |
2 |
Groundwater Management in the Northern China Plain |
RS 58 |
Xin He, GWP China |
GWP China |
|
Sept. 14, 14:00-15:30 |
12 |
Soil for Society Network |
SS 69 |
Xin He, GWP China
|
Texas A&M University, University of Wisconsin, University of Nebraska, Policy Center for the New South |
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Sept. 14, 11:00-12:30
|
7 |
Charting a Path to 2030 and Beyond: Exploring how Convergent Rules of International Water Law Contribute to Enhanced Transboundary Water Cooperation |
SS 58 |
David J Devlaeminck, GWP China Fujian TEC |
International Water Law Academy, Wuhan University |
GWP Booth
Come and meet us at the GWP booth located at D13.
Check out detailed programme of the Congress here.