About the Forum
Background
Water lies at the heart of life and well-being, yet it is a finite resource which is quickly outpaced by the global demand in rapid growth. The UN SDG 6 aims at "availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all", prioritising the importance of water security and sustainability in the societal and environmental welfare. However, such welfare is challenged by the current water availability. On a global scale, more than two billion people live in countries experiencing high water stress. In China, 30% of its land area is suffering from high or extremely high water stress. About two thirds of Chinese cities are having problems sustaining sufficient water supply. Therefore properly managed water has a major stake in the future. Global changes are bringing immensely profound impacts to the earth system and hence the future.
Under a warming climate, extreme events like floods and droughts are staged at an increased intensity and frequency. The rising sea level poses major threat of coastal flooding, and impacts estuary systems drastically. These changes also stagger the ecological systems with symptoms such as biodiversity loss and rapid degradation. The success and resilience of water management is highly dependant on our technical innovations and institutional capacities. We need to change our ways of thinking, living and managing to adapt to such global changes.
In 2015 and 2017, two Forums on water security and sustainability have been held in Nanjing, attracting attention of researchers both in China and around the world. Hence, YICODE, HHU and NHRI, sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, are proudly announcing the 3rd Forum of the series in 2020 to continue our discussion on water security and sustainability. We sincerely hope this could provide an open, frank, productive and multi-disciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners in the field. Researchers and practitioners around the globe are welcome to take part in the two-day discussion from cross-cutting perspectives.
ESTDS Forums
The Water Security and Sustainability Forum is one of the International Top-level Forums on Engineering Science and Technology Development Strategy (ESTDS) sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The ESTDS Forums of the Chinese Academy of Engineering could date back to 2011 when the Academy started to vision the future development of engineering science in the upcoming 20 years and even further through strategic discussions and studies. ESTDS Forums are best-known for their inter-disciplinary and international ways of thinking. They try to break disciplinary boundaries for synergy in innovation and bridge the physical distances between world's leading experts for international cooperation. ESTDS Forums focus on themes that are macro-scale, strategically significant, and forward-looking.
Theme & topics
Theme
- Water security and sustainability
Topics
- Integrated River Basin Management, including but not limited to river basin sustainability, institutions, eco-compensation, modern water governance
- Climate Change and Risks, including but not limited to climate change and projections, extreme climatic events, scenarios and uncertainties, climate impacts and adaptation, flood risk management, urban flooding
- Aquatic ecology and water engineering, including but not limited to aquatic environment and ecology, eco-friendly water engineering, river and lake health assessment, resilience of water infrastructures
- Water resources protection and development, including but not limited to high efficiency water use, water saving, water allocation, unconventional water sources and risk control, groundwater protection and development
Partnerships
Sponsors
Hosts
Partners
Orgnisation
Advisory Committee
Yihui Ding, Prof.
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Kejian Ma, Prof.
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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Academic Committee
Hongqi Ma, Prof. Chair
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Roger Falconer, Prof. Chair
University of Cardiff
Hui Xu, Prof. Vice Chair
Hohai University
Jiqun Dai, Prof. Vice Chair
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
Joseph Lee, Prof. Vice Chair
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
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Organising Committee
Jianyun Zhang, Prof. Chair
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Hongwu Tang, Prof. Vice Chair
Hohai University
Shengshui Chen, Prof. Vice Chair
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
Yaohui An Vice Chair
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Xinhua Tang Vice Chair
Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society
TBC Vice Chair
China Three Gorges Group
Xiandong Wang Vice Chair
Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission (Yangtze Economic Belt Development Office)
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Secretariat
Jinhai Zheng, Prof. Secretary General
Hohai University
Yun Li, Prof. Secretary General
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
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Time & Venue
The forum will be held in its permanent home, Nanjing in east China, where the ancient Qinhuai River of romance meets the mighty Yangtze.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Forum has been postponed to 21 to 24 Apr 2021.
More details of the venue will be released very soon.
Contacts
Pease email estds@nhri.cn for enquries. The following members of the Secretariat will get back to you at the earliest convenience.
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Chunhui Lu
- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development & Hohai University
- 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China
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David Zhou
- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development & Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
- 223 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, P. R. China
