KEY INFORMATION
Venue: CIRDAP International Conference Center (CICC) Click for details
Date: 14-16 October, 2023
Official Language: English
Climate Forecast:
ABOUT EVENT
The International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM) has been held biennially since 2007 by the Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and ICWFM 2023 is the ninth event. Water management in general, and flood management in particular, is an interdisciplinary field that requires integrated knowledge from diverse fields such as hydrology, hydraulics, morphology, atmospheric science, climate, environmental pollution, ecosystem, agriculture, disaster, vulnerability, risk, gender, livelihood, and poverty. As physical and socioeconomic risks change as a result of climate change and anthropogenic interventions, integrated approaches to analyzing these processes and their interactions, as well as incorporating nature-based solutions, are gaining traction. This conference aims to serve as a common platform for bringing together the most recent developments in the aforementioned fields. The central theme of ICWFM-2023 is ‘Climate Extremes and Resilient Development’. In recent years, the world has witnessed unprecedented extreme events. Cherapunji (India) received its third highest rainfall in 122 years in 24 hours in 2022, with floods submerging nearly 80-90% of north-eastern districts of Bangladesh. The 2022 drought in Europe appeared to be the worst drought in the last 500 years. Extreme events are occurring more frequently, and therefore, it is high time the world took a closer look at extreme events and incorporate appropriate management measures into planning efforts. We truly think that our hard and soft development strategies should be robust enough to withstand these climatic extremes.
DEADLINES
01 April 2023
Abstract submission opens
31 May 2023
Deadline for extended abstract submission
10 July 2023
Notification of abstract acceptance
15 July 2023
Registration begins
16 August 2023 Deadline for conference registration
THEMES
Hydrometeorological Hazards and Risk
- Trends in extreme climatic events
- Hydrometeorological forecasting and warning
- Vulnerability to natural hazards and risk
- Resilience against water-related hazards and risk
- Harmonizing autonomous and planned adaptations
- Transformative adaptation for climate change
- Forecast based anticipatory actions
Floods and Drainage
- Flood damage mitigation and resilience
- Urban flooding and storm-water management
- Waterlogging and drainage management
- Integrated approaches to flood management
- Nature-based solutions in flood risk management
Rivers, Coasts, Estuaries and Deltas
- River dynamics and restoration
- Hydro-morphology and bank erosion
- Riverine, coastal and estuarine processes
- Riverine and coastal erosion-sedimentation
- Storm surge and tidal flooding
- Nature-based solutions for coastal protection
- Systems approach towards managing coastal river-floodplain System
Water Infrastructure and Resilient Development
- Sustainable environment and infrastructure development
- Climate-resilient infrastructure
- Landscape modification and flow regime changes
- Shore protection, port structure and navigation
- Hazard/ disaster resilient infrastructure
- Integrating grey, green and blue infrastructure
- Blue economy
Water and Livelihood Security
- Water security risks
- Water conservation, water use efficiency and productivity
- Agricultural water management
- Sustainable fisheries and water management
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Water entrepreneurship
- Gender in water management practices
- Participatory and adaptive approaches to water management
- Sustainable livelihoods and livelihood security
- Integrated assessment of social-ecological systems (SES) for sustainable
livelihoods
Ecosystems and Environment
- Ecosystem services and functions
- Contamination of freshwater resources
- Water pollution and ecosystem degradation
- Management of aquatic habitats
- Sustainable use of floodplain and coastal resources
- Water-Energy Nexus for sustainable development
Water Governance
- Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Sustainable
- Development Goals (SDGs) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in
development planning - International water laws, treaties, and water rights
- Transboundary water conflicts and opportunities for cooperation in
common/ mutual interests - Institutional integration for transboundary water management
- Basin wide management of transboundary rivers
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
Extended abstracts (maximum 800 words) on the conference topics are invited from interested authors. The extended abstract should be submitted by 31st May 2023. The detailed procedure of abstract submission is available on the conference website. An individual can be the lead author of a maximum of two papers. Notification of acceptance of abstracts will be sent by 10th July 2023. Pre-conference proceedings will be published based on the accepted abstracts of the registered authors. Selected papers will be peer reviewed and published in Progress in Disaster Science (Elsevier) Journal and as Book Chapters of Conference Proceedings (Springer). The post-conference proceedings from the ICWFM-2021 was published by Springer International. It is available in this link - (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-95722-3)
FEES AND PAYMENTS
Registration Fees:
Registration fee for one Presenting/Corresponding author:
Non SAARC Countries USD 400
Non SAARC Countries (Students) USD 200
SAARC Countries USD 200
Local participants BDT 3500
Local participants (Students) BDT 1500
Registration fee for Co-author (per person):
Non SAARC Countries USD 400
Non SAARC Countries (Students) USD 200
SAARC Countries USD 200
Local participants BDT 3500
Local participants (Students) BDT 5000
Registration fee for Delegates (per person):
Non SAARC Countries USD 400
SAARC Countries USD 150
Local participants BDT 5000
COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
ICWFM-2023
Institute of Water and Flood Management,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology,
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
E-mail: icwfm@iwfm.buet.ac.bd
Phone: 02223365601