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Climate variability, land-use transitions, demographic pressures, and increasing socio-economic complexity continue to challenge conventional water governance models. Despite scientific progress, the gap between hydrological research and real-world decision-making remains significant. This symposium aims to bridge that gap by promoting systems-based approaches that integrate scientific insight, local knowledge, and participatory decision-making. It aligns closely with the goals of the current scientific decade of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) - Science for Solutions: Hydrology Engaging Local People IN one Global world (HELPING) (2023–2032), emphasizing co-designed solutions and stakeholder engagement.

The 10th edition builds on the legacy of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) symposia organized by ICWRS, particularly the 9th IWRM in Brazil (2024), while introducing a renewed focus on science-to-practice pathways. Hosting the event in Australia—a region confronting acute water security and climate resilience challenges—adds regional relevance and global significance.

Key topics include:

• Synergies between First Nations and technological knowledge and science
• Adaptive and resilient water systems design
• Decision support and co-design tools
• Local-global integration in water governance
• Trade-offs and synergies across societal, environmental, and economic domains

The symposium will foster critical discussions and knowledge exchange among researchers, practitioners, and policy actors, with a strong commitment to involving early-career scientists and participants from underrepresented regions.

Peter Loucks lecture

The Peter Loucks Lecture was established by the International Commission on Water Resources Systems (ICWRS) of IAHS and will be delivered in any edition of the IAHS International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management. The lecture is given by scientists who provided outstanding contributions to the field of water resources assessment and management. Lectureship is attributed by the ICWRS on proposal of its members.

The Lecture takes the name of Daniel Peter Loucks, who currently teaches and directs research at Cornell University in the development and application of economics, ecology and systems analysis methods to the solution of environmental and regional water resources problems. Peter Loucks has written numerous articles and co-authored books on these topics, including two widely used textbooks on water resources planning and management. He has held positions of Department chair and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering. During periods of leave from Cornell, Loucks has taught at other universities in the US, Europe, and Australia, served as an economist at the World Bank, as research associate at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, and as a consultant to numerous governmental and international agencies and consulting companies. The contribution that Peter Loucks is making to water resources management is enormous and very relevant to society and engineering.

The Peter Loucks Lecture will be given by Holger Maier (Adelaide University).

Invited Speakers

• Prof. Junguo Liu (North China University of Water Resources and  Electric Power)
• Andrew McConville (Chief Executive, Murray Darling Basin Authority)
• Prof. Troy Meston (Charles Sturt University, One Basin CRC)
• Prof. Sally Thompson (University of Western Australia)

Field trips

Please register your interest in joining these field trips on the registration page. Cost and details will be available later.

Organising Committee

Barry Croke (Australian National University)

Pedro Luiz Borges Chaffe (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil)

Alberto Viglione (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

Suxia Liu (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Emmanouil Anagnostou (University of Connecticut, USA)

Gökçen Uysal (Eskisehir Technical University, Turkey)

Chris Leong (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan)

Presentation submission (Oral & Poster Abstracts)

Abstract submission has been closed. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 22nd May.

General information for visitors to ANU

SYSTA Grants

IWRM 2026 - Cancellation and Refund Policy

All cancellation requests for the IWRM 2026 conference must be submitted in writing via email to admin.research.msi@anu.edu.au. Refunds will be issued based on the timeline below:

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Additional Notes:

Abstract: The lectures aim to give an overview of the global Langlands correspondence for GL2 over function fields of curves over finite fields due to V. Drinfeld. We begin by recalling local and global class field theory and their geometric analogues. We then give an adelic description of the moduli stack of vector bundles on curves, and automorphic forms and representations. We will then describe the global Langlands correspondence and give the ideas involved in Drinfeld's geometric proof of the correspondence in the unramified case.

Join our workshop, designed for primary school teachers, with Professor Uri Onn from the Mathematical Sciences Institute at the ANU. The aim of this workshop is to raise awareness and discuss tools for preparing students for, and teaching, fractions. Fractions are among the most difficult topics in primary school mathematics, and arguably across all of K–12. We will explore why fractions are so challenging and suggest how intentional preparation in the early years can be a game changer. Morning tea will be provided. For catering purposes, please register by Thursday, 17 September 2026.

Professor Uri Onn is an academic at the ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute specialising in group theory and representation theory. He takes a keen interest in math education and was involved in teacher training and curriculum development in Israel before moving to Australia 10 years ago.