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
1st November, 2018
Deadline for submission of extended abstract
10th November, 2018
Extended Deadline for submission of extended abstract
1st December, 2018
Notification of abstract acceptance
31st December, 2018
Deadline for submission of final extended abstract
15th January, 2019 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
Authors and individuals interested in attending the conference are requested to send the completed 'Intent of Participation' form to the Conference Secretariat by 01 November 2018.
Extended Abstracts (500-600 words) on the conference themes are being invited from interested authors. The template of the extended abstract can be found in the download section of the Conference website (https://iwfm.buet.ac.bd/site/iwfm_conf/icwfm2019). Extended abstract should be sent to the Conference Secretariat by 01 November 2018 via e-mail in an MS Word file. Theme of the paper should be mentioned in the subject heading of the e-mail. An individual can be the lead author of a maximum of two papers. Notification of acceptance of extended abstracts will be sent by 01 December 2018. Pre-conference proceedings will be published based on the accepted abstracts. Post-conference proceedings of selected invited papers (in the form of full papers) would be published by internationally renowned publishers. A paper must be presented to be considered for selection. A panel of experts will make the selection based on the merits of extended abstract and presentation.
A field visit will be arranged on the third day of the conference for selected registered participants. Participants will visit a largescale flood control and irrigation project and a town protection project located on the Lower Meghna, the combined outfall of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The river cruise to the project site will cross the world's largest river confluence. Please visit conference website for further details.
A number of international paper presenters will be awarded full or partial grants to attend the conference. The partial grant will cover registration fee, accommodation, basic living and local transport during the conference. Full grant will additionally cover international airfare. Interested presenting authors are requested to apply for financial support through submitting the ‘Intent of Participation’ form along with Extended Abstract by 01 November 2018.
FEES AND PAYMENTS
Registration Fees:
Registration fee for one Presenting/Corresponding author:
Non SAARC Countries USD 500
Non SAARC Countries (Students) USD 200
SAARC Countries USD 150
Local participants BDT 5000
Local participants (Students) BDT 1000
Registration fee for Co-author (per person):
Non SAARC Countries USD 500
Non SAARC Countries (Students) USD 200
SAARC Countries USD 150
Local participants BDT 5000
Local participants (Students) BDT 5000
Registration fee for Delegates (per person):
Non SAARC Countries USD 500
SAARC Countries USD 150
Local participants BDT 5000
COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
ICWFM-2019
Institute of Water and Flood Management,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology,
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
E-mail: icwfm2019@gmail.com
Phone: +88029665601