Key plenaries

Organised around a series of key plenaries, the first IAHR Online Forum will inform the debate and explore opportunities for action by facilitating high-level contributions and the promotion of innovative approaches in different areas including:

• Hydro-Environment from Source to Sea.
• Artificial Intelligence and Data, Machine Learning in Water.
• A Diverse Approach to Hydraulic and Environmental Research: Vision and Mission of Women Scientists.
• Ecohydraulics and Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security.
• Water and Covid: Impacts and Solutions.
• Youth and Africa.
• IAHR Stream for Practitioners, Regulators and Engineering: The Future of Water Infrastructure - environment construction, operations, and maintenance.

Technical sessions

IAHR members bring their technical and professional expertise to advance the research and practice of hydro-environment engineering through over 25 technical committees and working groups.

During the Online Forum, you will have the opportunity to discover the unique perspectives from IAHR's various communities on the major challenges, trends and the latest research and practices in their respective fields.

IAHR's current technical communities include: Experimental Methods and Instrumentation, Fluid Mechanics, Fluvial Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Hydraulic Structures, Industrial Flows and Energy Exchange, Climate Change Adaptation, Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics, Ecohydraulics, Flood Risk Management, Groundwater Hydraulics and Management, Ice Research and Engineering, Hydroinformatics, Marine Outfall Systems, Urban Drainage, Water Resources Management, Education and Professional Development, Global Water Issues, Higher Education and e-Learning, Drones in Hydraulics, Global Water Security, Hydrometry, Oil Spill Modelling, Reservoir Sedimentation, Sustainable Development Goals, Water Systems Operations, and Transient Flows.