“New challenges in understanding and managing water-related risks in a changing environment”
The Congress at a glance
The 13th World Congress of EWRA “New challenges in understanding and managing water-related risks in a changing environment” was successfully organised in Palermo – Sicily from 24 to 28 June 2025.
The Congress was organised by the University of Palermo and the Italian National Consortium for Hydrology (CINID) with chairman Prof. Leonardo Valerio Noto.
The Congress took place in the premisses of the University of Palermo.
About 400 participants were actively involved in the presentations and discussions during the Congress.
Invited speeches were delivered by Hayley Fowler (Univ. of Newcastle), Günter Blöschl (TU Wien), Aldo Fiori (Univ. of Rome III) and Athanasios Loukas (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki).
All the invited speakers and the key organiser were named “Honorary Diplomates” of the European Academy of Water Resources Engineers and Scientists in a special ceremony during the General Assembly of EWRA.
During the General Assembly of EWRA, the European Academy became fully operational and its new 5-member governing body, the “Board of Trustees” was elected for a 4-year term in office.
Both, the organisation of the Congress and the quality of presentations, were characterised as excellent.