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Opening Session

Monday, 5 July 2021
06:00-08:00 UTC/GMT | 08:00-10:00 Madrid | 11:30-13:30 New Delhi | 14:00-16:00 Beijing | 23:00-01:00 Los Angeles (4 July) | 02:00-04:00 New York

Session Chair:
Joseph Hun-Wei Lee. IAHR President.
Moderator:
Tom Soo | Executive Director, IAHR. Spain/Beijing.

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) is pleased to launch the inaugural IAHR Online Forum, a new series of virtual events aimed at bringing together the community of hydro-environment professionals in the years in between the IAHR World Congresses by making the most of digital opportunities.

The IAHR Online Forums aim to bring together the continually evolving knowledge and innovations of the Hydro-Environment community and provide an important reference for all those who seek to understand the latest challenges and trends of hydro-environmental solutions and research.

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Programme

Introduction and Welcome Remarks

• Joseph Hun-Wei Lee | IAHR President

• Jing Peng | IAHR Secretary General. IWHR Vice-President, China

• Áurea Perucho | Director General, CEDEX. Spain

• Abou Amani | Director, UNESCO, Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)

• María Bermúdez | Co-Chair of the 39th IAHR World Congress
  

Keynote talks on hydro-environment for water security

Co-Facilitators: Roger Falconer and Arthur Mynett (Co-Chairs of the IAHR Global Water Security Working Group)

• Annemieke Nijhof | CEO, Deltares.The Netherlands

  Towards sustainable and safe delta’s: role of scientific advances and cooperation across disciplines
  

• Jackie King | Institute of Water Studies, University of the Western Cape. South Africa
  Mainstreaming an ecosystem approach into river basin management
  

• Wang Dianchang | Director of Department of Environmental Protection, China Three Gorges Corporation.Director of Yangtze River Ecology and Environment Engineering Research Center. President of Yangtze Ecology and Environment Co., Ltd. China

  Two-Pronged Strategy for the Protection of the Yangtze River

 Announcement of IAHR awards

• Joseph Hun-Wei Lee | IAHR President

• Robert Ettema | IAHR Vice-President and Chair of the Awards Committee

Awards

1. Honorary Membership Award 

2. M. Selim Yalin Lifetime Achievement Award

3. Arthur Thomas Ippen Award

4. Harold Jan Schoemaker Award 

5. Willi H. Hager JHR Best Reviewer Award

6. Special Award to the most active IAHR Young Professionals Networks during 2020

Speakers

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