The Future of Water Infrastructure: Construction, Operation, Maintenance in a Greener Environment

Apr 28, 2021

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The Future of Water Infrastructure: Construction, Operation, Maintenance in a Greener Environment

Session Chair:
Hyoseop Woo | Vice-President, IAHR and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. Korea.
Moderator:
Tom Soo | Executive Director, IAHR. Spain/Beijing.

In order to face the rising and changing demand for water, investments worth between 6.7 trillion USD by 2030 and 22.6 trillion by 2050 are estimated to be required for new water infrastructures as well as to maintain and operate (1).

To meet the challenges, “business as usual” is simply no longer going to work. Governments are seeking to strengthen resilience and capacity whilst building back better and adopting greener approaches and policies. Innovations, knowledge and advances in hydro-environment engineering, practice and research must be at the forefront of our solutions for the future.

This session brings together insight and perspectives on the Future of Water Infrastructure of global leaders from the practitioner, regulatory and research sectors. It is an essential reference for experts and stakeholders interested in the latest intelligence on the way that countries will address water solutions in the future.

(1) 2018, High Level Panel on Water Outcome Document, Making Every Drop Count.

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Programme

Introduction

Tom Soo | Executive Director, IAHR. Spain/Beijing

Keynote

Jean Paul Chabard | Scientific Director, Electricité de France (EDF). France
Water and Energy : Challenges for the Future

Panelists

Vladimir Smakhtin | Director, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). Canada
Ageing Water Storage Infrastructure: An Emerging Global Risk
Ronan Uhel | Scientific Advisor, Executive Director's Office, European Environment Agency. Denmark
Toward Integrated Water Management in Europe – matching sustainability and digital challenges
Mark Fletcher | Global Water Lead, Arup. UK
Regenerative Thinking
Yongdeok Cho | Executive Director, Asia Water Council. Korea
Sustainable Water Management: Cases in Korea and Global Cooperation
Mark Williams | Head of Sustainability and Climate Change, Scottish Water. Scotland
Towards a net zero emission water sector supporting a flourishing Scotland

Panel discussion
Open Q&A
Closing

Speakers

Hyoseop Woo
Vice-President of IAHR.
Korea

Tom Soo
Executive Director of IAHR.
Spain/Beijing

Jean Paul Chabard
Scientific Director, Electricité de France (EDF). France

Vladimir Smakhtin
Director, UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health. Canada.

Ronan Uhel
Scientific Advisor, Executive Director's Office, European Environment Agency. Denmark

Mark Fletcher
Global Water Lead
Arup. UK

Yongdeok Cho
Executive Director
Asia Water Council. Korea

Mark Williams
Head of Sustainability and Climate Change, Scottish Water. Scotland