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Upcoming Events

Water resilience through digitalisation

To foster interdisciplinary and international research and innovation through digitization for water management applications, we aim to share recent developments and best practices in the use of long-range IoT technologies, dataloggers, computational methods and artificial intelligence models.

Event Dates
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-20

 Santa Maria, Cuba

Water resilience through citizen science

The workshop aims at explore the use of citizen science for water applications and the intersection with water governance and water justice.

Event Dates
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-24

 Santa Maria, Cuba

Past Events

2025 BE Open Water Science day

09:06 - 10/06/2025 - 17:06 - 10/06/2025

 UNESCO HQ, Paris, France

Celebrate the “50 Years of UNESCO-IHP contributions towards Open Science for a Water Secure World in a Changing Environment” on June 10 in Brussels, Belgium.

2nd international drought symposium

09:06 - 10/06/2025 - 20:06 - 10/06/2025

 UNESCO Paris, France

We are excited to organize the second drought symposium on the 50th anniversary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP). There will be a keynote speaker and the rest of the day will be filled with presentation on different aspects of drought, water scarcity and nature-based solutions.

UNESCO-IHP/IX programme workshop "Scientific research and innovation for water security"

08:06 - 10/06/2025 - 18:06 - 10/06/2025

 UNESCO HQ, Paris, France

During the workshop, we will show the highlights of the reported activities of priority area 1 “Scientific research and innovation” and we will further brainstorm on future activities in the output areas: 1.1. International scientific cooperation strengthened and fostered to address unsolved problems in hydrology, im…

Interwoven Waters: Art, Nature, and Community Conservation in East Africa

14:06 - 06/06/2025 - 20:06 - 06/06/2025

 PILAR, VUB campus

Join us for an exhibition and symposium exploring the intersections of art, nature, and community conservation in the Lake Victoria Basin. Through participatory art, film, photography, and scientific data, Interwoven Waters highlights the role of women, cultural heritage, and Nature-based Solutions in addressing envir…

Workshop "Citizen Science for Water Quality: shaping action"

13:06 - 02/06/2025 - 16:06 - 02/06/2025

 VUB campus

Citizen Science is a collaborative approach that actively involves communities in scientific research, generating knowledge and driving local action. In the context of sustainability, it empowers individuals, particularly those directly affected by environmental challenges, to participate in data collection, analysis,…

Adaptation of agriculture to water scarcity

14:10 - 18/10/2023 - 18:09 - 18/09/2023

 UC Louvain

Please register through: https://uclouvain.be/fr/chercher/louvain4water/evenements/18-10-2023-adaptation-of-agriculture-to-water-scarcity.html

Symposium on the Katari River Basin's contamination, environmental justice, and human rights and

12:07 - 06/07/2023 - 18:07 - 06/07/2023

 Vrije Univesiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels

This academic event concerns the Katari River Basin's contamination, environmental justice, and human rights and will occur on 6 July 2023 in Brussels at the VUB. During this event, we will present a documentary -currently under development-and a local community member will accompany us to speak up for his personal ex…

1st international drought symposium and workshops

06:06 - 12/06/2023 - 18:06 - 16/06/2023

 Vrije Univesiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels

Are you concerned about the impact of drought on nature, biodiversity, community, farm, or business? Do you want to learn more about how to prepare for and cope with drought conditions? Then join us for a workshop on tackling drought, its impacts and drought monitoring. This workshop aims to help participants understa…

2022 BE Open Water day

10:10 - 21/10/2022 - 17:10 - 21/10/2022

 Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor wetenschap en kunsten

The event is dedicated to exchange knowledge on Open Science for water management, more specifically innovations using Internet of Things, cloud computing and remote sensing. We aim to find out what expertise exist in Flanders and how it can be used within UNESCO-IHP related projects, activities and programmes.