IAHR, founded in 1935, is a worldwide independent member-based organisation of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environmental sciences and their practical application. Activities range from river and maritime hydraulics to water resources development and eco-hydraulics, through to ice engineering, hydroinformatics, and hydraulic machinery.
The IAHR World Congress is one of the most important activities of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) which typically attracts between 800 and 1500 participants from around the World.
Based on four main themes, the congress offers technical programmes, seminars, technical workshops, presentations, plenary sessions and social events alike, and the respected Ippen, Kennedy and Schoemaker Awards are presented. This congress is the place for the hydraulic engineering community to meet across borders and exchange experiences, seek advice and get inspired.
37th IAHR World Congress, 13-18 August 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia "Learning from the Past for the Future"Website
36th IAHR World Congress, 28 June - 3 July 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands "Deltas of the Future (and what happens upstream)"http://www.iahr2015.info/eProceedings
31th IAHR World Congress,11-16 September 2005,Seoul,Korea "Water Engineering for the Future-Choices and Challenges"Table of contentsE-shop
30th IAHR World Congress,24-29 August 2003,Thessaloniki,Greece "Water Engineering and Research in a Learning Society: Modern Developments and Traditional Concepts"E-shop
29th IAHR World Congress, 16-21 September 2001,Beijing,China "21st Century: The New Era For Hydraulic Research"E-shop
28th IAHR World Congress, 22-27 August 1999,Graz,Austria "Hydraulic Engineering for Sustainable Water Resources Management at the Turn of the Millenium"E-shop
27th IAHR World Congress, 10-15 August 1997,San Francisco,USA "Water For A Changing Global Community"E-shop
26th IAHR World Congress,11-15 September 1995,London,UK E-shop
25th IAHR World Congress,30 August - 9 September 1993,Tokyo,Japan
24th IAHR World Congress, 9-13 September 1991,Madrid,Spain Table of contents
23rd IAHR World Congress,21-25 August 1989,Ottawa,Canada
22nd IAHR World Congress,31 August - 4 September 1987,Lausanne,Switzerland
21st IAHR World Congress,13-18 August 1985,Melbourne,Australia
20th IAHR World Congress,5-9 September 1983,Moscow, Russia
19th IAHR World Congress, 2-7 February 1981,New Delhi,India
18th IAHR World Congress,10-14 September 1979,Cagliari,Italy "Hydraulic Engineering in Water Resources Development and Management"
17th IAHR World Congress,15-19 August 1977,Baden, Germany "Hydraulic Engineering for Improved Water Management"
16th IAHR World Congress,27 July-1 August 1975,Sao Paulo, Brazil
15th IAHR World Congress, 1973,Istanbul, Turkey"Research And Practice In The Water Environment"
14th IAHR World Congress, 29 August - 3 September 1971,Paris, France
13th IAHR World Congress,31 August - 5 September 1969,Kyoto,Japan
12th IAHR World Congress,11-14 September 1967,Fort Collins, Colorado,USA
11th IAHR World Congress, 1965,Leningrad,Russia
10th IAHR World Congress, 1-5 September 1963,London,UK
9th IAHR World Congress,4-7 September 1961,Dubrovnik,Yugoslavia
8th IAHR World Congress,2-5 September 1959MontrealCanada
7th IAHR World Congress, June 1957,Lisbon,Portugal
6th IAHR World Congress,July 1955,The Hague,The Netherlands
5th IAHR World Congress, 1-4 September 1953,Minneapolis,USA
4th IAHR World Congress,2-5 March 1951,Bombay, India