Singapore International Water Week (SIWW)

📣 Call for Abstracts: 5th International Symposium on Coastal Resources and Environment (CORE) Now Open!   If you have a paper, idea, or innovation related to building coastal resilience, #CORE2025 is the perfect platform to exchange ideas, forge new connections, and advance your research.   Submit your abstracts by 31 January 2025: https://lnkd.in/gAigAvFU   CORE2025 will be held as a side event of the 41st IAHR World Congress, from 22-27 June 2025, at the Singapore EXPO, alongside SIWW Spotlight 2025.   Find more information in the post below 👇

🌍💧 [Industry News] The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) has launched the new Global Water Awards to honour outstanding contributions and innovations in the water sector! 🌊🏆   Nominations for the IAHR Global Water Awards are now open until 31 January 2025. More information in post below 👇   ===   The 2025 IAHR Global Water Awards Ceremony will take place on Monday, 23 June 2025 in Singapore, uniting experts, innovators, and leaders from around the world. It will be the highlight of the 41st IAHR World Congress, happening from 22 – 27 June 2025, alongside SIWW Spotlight 2025.

Watch this interesting Bloomberg Opinion piece by Lara Williams on recent climate adaptation approaches in Singapore and Copenhagen to deal with extreme weather events. 👉Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gsZSzwVh At SIWW Spotlight 2025 next June, we will be bringing together city leaders to share and discuss experiences and solutions to build greater city resilience to climate change. Themed "Flood-Resilient Cities: Adapting to Climate Change," this three-day Summit will feature a Cities Roundtable, high-level plenaries, In-focus thematic sessions, networking functions and technical visits. 👉Interested cities can write to rsvp@siww.com.sg for an invitation. Limited hospitality packages covering travel and accommodation are available. Registrations open in Feb 2025. For expression of interest to attend, pls sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gYfkNcva #FloodResilience #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather

🌟As the year draws to a close, we wish to thank our sponsors, partners and friends who supported and participated in Singapore International Water Week 2024 (#SIWW2024).   Looking ahead to 2025, we are excited to present SIWW Spotlight 2025 with the theme “Flood-Resilient Cities: Adapting to Climate Change”, which will take place from 23-25 June 2025 at the Singapore EXPO. To find out what's in store, read more here: https://lnkd.in/gtStzUDt or sign up for our regular e-newsletters via this link: https://lnkd.in/gQeRbKWk   🎄From all of us at SIWW, here’s wishing one and all Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the new year!

📢 Over 30 Special Sessions will be organised at the upcoming 41st IAHR World Congress in Singapore! Browse the full list of Special Sessions here: https://lnkd.in/g9waVPPD If you have a paper that is closely aligned with the topics of the Special Sessions, we invite you to consider submitting an abstract for the opportunity to present your paper in the Special Session in Singapore. 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟓 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 === #SIWWSpotlight2025 will be co-located with #IAHR2025, with joint sessions to be organised between the two events. Visit https://lnkd.in/gtj-t2As for more info.

[𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒] 📻 In a recent podcast episode of "The Exec Exchange”, Mr Tze Chin Ong, Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, talks about his agency’s role in Singapore in supplying good water, reclaiming used water, taming storm water and resisting the rising seas, with host Dr Piers Clark, Chairman of Isle Group Ltd. He also shares his views on the recent #COP29 and the climate crisis. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/g5uCj2TM === 💦 #SIWWSpotlight2025 returns as a two-day Summit from 23-25 June 2025 in Singapore. Themed “Flood Resilient Cites: Adapting to Climate Change”, leaders from governments, cities, utilities and industry will share, discuss and exchange ideas and experiences on how cities can adapt to climate change and build greater resilience to floods and extreme weather events. With specific topics including advanced weather sensors and forecasting, flood adaptation solutions, disaster recovery and community social resilience, about 50-100 cities are expected to attend and discuss strategies and solutions to make cities more flood resilient. 🔵 To indicate your interest to attend, please pre-register here: https://lnkd.in/gWdFdbzP or visit https://lnkd.in/gtj-t2As for more information. Registration opens in February 2025.

🌍 Are you a young water professional with a passion for water engineering, hydro-environmental research, or sustainable water management?   Seize the chance to have your conference papers reviewed by IAHR technical committees and experts through the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐅. 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! The 16th edition of the competition will take place during the 41st IAHR World Congress (#IAHR2025) in Singapore, from 22 to 27 June 2025.   To apply, simply submit your abstracts by 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. See post below 👇 for more information.   #WaterEngineering #HydroEnvironment #StudentCompetition #WaterResearch #Sustainability #IAHR #JohnFKennedyCompetition

🚨 [𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭] 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒: 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄-𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐗 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓   Fresh off the wire – An outcome report by PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency summarising key discussions from Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2024 Water Convention Hot Issues Workshop 6. The report covers a comprehensive range of topics related to PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) including:   - The characteristics, sources, and occurrence of PFAS; - The environmental pathways of PFAS contamination and, consequently, the exposure pathways to humans and wildlife; - Risk assessment approaches and derivation of health-based guidance values for PFAS; - The health impacts of PFAS; - PFAS in the context of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; - Case studies on how countries, such as the Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States of America, are managing PFAS beyond just drinking water quality, but also with respect to food safety and ecosystem health; - The potential impact of impending PFAS regulations on water suppliers and PFAS manufacturers and the path forward on managing PFAS risks.   📥 Simply sign up for a free SIWW+ account to read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dr5J-5kC   💧 SIWW2024 Water Convention is organised by PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency and the International Water Association.    💧 We would like to acknowledge Dr Robert Bos for organising the workshop and all speakers and panellists who have contributed to the success of the event.

Final call to submit your abstracts for the 41st IAHR World Congress (IAHR2025)! 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.   More details in post 👇 === #SIWWSpotlight2025 will be co-located with #IAHR2025. To leverage the synergy between the events, there will be joint programme elements including a Joint Opening, joint high-level panels and joint networking events.

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 The deadline for abstract submissions for the 41st IAHR World Congress has been extended to 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.   Submission of proposals for special sessions has also been extended to the same deadline.   This will be the second and final extension. Do not miss the opportunity to present your work to 1,500 water and climate experts and professionals who will be attending #IAHR2025 and #SIWWSpotlight2025.   More information in the post below 👇