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CENTRAL THEME

Water – Across Boundaries

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THEME A: Aquifers, Rivers, Reservoirs and Dams

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  • Surface and groundwater hydraulics and hydrology

  • River morphodynamics and sediment transport

  • Ecohydraulics and river restoration

  • Reservoir sedimentation

  • Aquifer recharge and groundwater abstraction

  • Dams hydraulic design and case studies 

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THEME B: Estuaries, Coasts and Ports 

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  • Estuarine and coastal dynamics

  • Coastal monitoring

  • Protection, management and restoration of coastal systems

  • Climate-resilient estuaries and coasts

  • Ports and waterways design

  • Marine renewable energy

  • Coastal and offshore structures

  • Nature-based solutions  

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THEME C: Urban Water 

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  • Floods and water scarcity in urban areas

  • Efficient use of water

  • Urban water cycle

  • Water and energy with focus on urban water systems

  • Climate-resilient urban water systems

  • Nature-based and hybrid drainage systems  

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THEME D: Numerical and Experimental Methods 

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  • Computational methods in fluid dynamics and hydro-environmental problems

  • Computational methods in sediment dynamics

  • Computational methods in fluid-structure interactions

  • Hydroinformatics

  • Digital twins and cyber-physical systems

  • Simulation and hybrid forecasting

  • Data science, machine learning and data analytics

  • Big data instrumentation, experimental facilities and field experiments

  • Emerging hydraulic measurement technologies and analysis methods  

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THEME E: Climate Change and Risk Mitigation 

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  • Climate change and water management

  • Hydraulic design in a changing climate

  • Soft computing for modelling floods and droughts

  • Monitoring, responding, and recovering from floods and droughts

  • Extreme events and risk assessment

  • Climate proof infrastructures   

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THEME F: Governance and Water Resources Management 

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  • Water security and water resources management

  • Hydro-environmental education

  • Water management and environmental protection

  • Emerging solutions for water governance: monitoring, planning, design, operation and adaptation   

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