Program
The HWRS 2025 program will feature keynote presentations by distinguished speakers, focused breakout sessions, and a range of engaging activities for all participants. Further details will be available soon.
Learn more about the sub-themes the program will cover
Water science and engineering
- Hydrology
- Groundwater systems
- Water quality
- Hydraulics and water engineering
Water policy and planning
- Water policy and governance
- Integrated water resources planning and management
- Informing planning and regional operational decisions
- SDGs and international policy
Water futures and decision-making under uncertainty
- Future preparedness
- Climate change adaptation and resilience
- Floods – Forecasting, risk assessment, planning and management
- Droughts – Forecasting, risk assessment, planning and management
Water uses and management
- Urban water management, including WSUD and stormwater
- Rural/remote water management, including irrigation and town water supply
- Environmental flows, eco-hydrology and ecosystem responses
- Nexus perspectives, natural resources management and socio-hydrology
- Water, health and well-being
Local and regional water perspectives
- Murray-Darling Basin, including the Murrumbidgee catchment
- First Nations perspectives, including Indigenous science
- Pacific Island perspectives
- Asia-Pacific insights, including transboundary water management
Water systems research, information, education and innovation
- Hydro-informatics, data analytics, digital twins and AI
- Earth imaging and GIS
- Water banking and emerging water technologies
- Water economics, accounting and insurance
- Water history, social sciences, law and humanities
- Community based work and citizen science
- Education and training
Program at a Glance
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