International Conference on Water Resources Sustainable Development ICWRSD on September 20-21, 2026 in Toronto, Canada

Hydrological Processes and Evolving Hazards
Hydrological impacts of environmental change
Hydromorphological pressure and impact issues in river basin management
Hydrologic risk and uncertainty
Ecological effects of land use changes
Flood control, management and risk assessment
Urban flood modelling, forecasting and warning
Impact of climate change and adaptation
Vulnerability and resilience of water resources systems in the face of climatic variabilities
Climate proofing
Climate mainstreaming
Drought management
Hydroinformatics - modelling and simulation of integrated water systems
Soft computing optimization methods
Numerical simulation of water systems
Rainfall-runoff processes
Upland erosion and sediment transport
Rural water supply network
Urban water systems
Hydrologic monitoring and data management
Advances in hydrologic modelling

Geo-information and Water Resources
The use of earth observation techniques in water resources assessment and management
Geo-information for disaster and risk management
Application of Satellite Based Geo-information Technology Integrated with GIS for Monitoring and Understanding Water Problems
Handling large volumes of geo-data and fusion of data from multiple geo-data sources
Drought mapping via geo-information technology
Irrigation and crop management using earth observation tools
Use of spatial information for water research: migrating from basin-scale assessments toward effective water management
Remotely-sensed spatial information for trend acquisition in hydrology
Geo-information for making probable fully-distributed hydrologic modelling
Deriving spatially-distributed hydrometeorologic input from radar imaging
Advanced applications of multi-dimensional digital terrain modelling

Technological Advances in Water Distribution, Purification and Desalination
Occurrence and mitigation of emerging contaminants in drinking water
Seawater desalination and disposal of desalination brine
State-of-the-art in optimization and modelling of water distribution systems
New directions in efficiency of water distribution systems
Nano-technology applications in water treatment
Water recycling opportunities and challenges
Water re-use quality standards for public health and environmental protection
In-situ removal of contaminants from groundwater resources
Response of water utilities to an increased frequency of extreme events
Identification of challenges in the use alternative water sources
Rainwater harvesting
Data management, model building and calibration for water distribution
Leakage and demand management
Demand forecasting
Asset management and rehabilitation
Sensors, control and decision support including GIS
Risk, uncertainty and infrastructure resilience
Process modelling, control and optimization in water purification and desalination
Experience of different financing schemes- public, private, public-private projects, etc.- in Desalination

Water Pollution and Eco-systems Conservancy
Point and Non-point Source Pollution - Urbanization, Agriculture, Best Management Practices
Protection of ecosystems
Water Quality and Health of Aquatic Systems - Fate and Transport of Pollutants, Modelling, Geographic Information Systems
Management and Treatment of Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Wastes - Municipal, Industrial, Hazardous
Eco-efficient water use and reuse
Ecotoxicity and environmental risk assessment
Ecological Engineering - Natural Wastewater and Sludge Treatment Systems, Constructed Wetlands, Stabilization Ponds
Ecosystem Services, Life Cycle Assessment. Water Footprint, Environmental/Ecological Economics
Assessment of water quality conditions by fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms
Global changes and water quality
Regulations, management, emerging issues

Multicriteria Sustainability of Water Systems
Sustainability criteria for water resource systems
Sustainability issues, challenges, risks and uncertainties
Sustainability and modelling technology (Decision Support Systems)
Institutional and social aspects of sustainability
Securing sustainable water for all (water security)
Multicriteria decision making methods in water systems analysis
Irrigation systems and food security
Sustainable water allocation
Water supply and demand management
Conflict management
Management alternatives and sustainability assessment
Sustainability of water services
Implementation of Integrated River Basin Management
Implementation of international and European level regulations and guidelines for sustainable management

Social, Political, Institutional and Legislative Aspects
Water Governance
Water Framework Directive implementation
Transboundary river basin water policy and agreements
Public involvement and participation
Socio-economic water relevance and policy
Participatory decision making in water resources management
Public involvement in water management
Water resources projects and society
Societal response to changing hydrologic conditions