International Association For Hydro-Environment Engineering and ResearchIAHR

Who are we?● IAHR worldwide association of specialist

engineers and researchers working in hydro-environmental sciences and engineering

● IAHR oldest international association engaged in water science, engineering and research first founded in 1935 by world’s leading hydraulics research institutes

● IAHR strategy is to engage more with leading hydro-environmental consultancies, and government agencies and institutes

Who are we?● IAHR has nearly 4000 members worldwide:

specialising in different branches of hydro-environment engineering and research

● IAHR regional focus with Divisions in:- Asia Pacific - Latin America - Europe- Africa & Middle East

● IAHR Divisions have own structure and organise regional activities & conferences

IAHR CouncilPresident:

Prof Roger Falconer, Cardiff University, U.K.

3 Vice Presidents:Dr Arthur Mynett , UNESCO-IHE, NetherlandsDr Marian Muste, IIHR, Iowa, USAProf Zhaoyin Wang, Tsinghua University, China

14 Council Members:7 Elected, 4 Regional and 3 Co-opted

Secretary General:Dr Ramon Gutierrez Serret, CEDEX, Spain

Executive Director:Dr Christopher George, IAHR Secretariat, Spain

Who are we?• IAHR Hydraulics Division

(fluid mechanics, machinery, hydraulic structures, fluvial hydraulics, etc..)

• IAHR Hydro-Environment Division

(ecohydraulics,ice research and engineering, hydroinformatics, water resources, groundwater, coastal, etc…)

• IPD Innovation & Professional Development Division

(global water issues, professional development, excellence in engineering practice, etc…)

Our Members are leading organisations

Our Members are Leading Specialists

What do we do?

• We organise Conferences, workshops and short courses, recognised globally for professional status requirements

• We publish Monographs, Scientific Journals and Magazines

• We promote international collaboration with a strong regional perspective in close relation with key international organisations like: WMO, UNESCO, and WCCE

• We facilitate continuing education for practitioners

Bringing Science to Practice● Our magazines publish special issues on topics

of relevance to practioners:

- Sea level rise

- Climate change

- Hydraulic infrastructure

- Urban flood modelling

Leading International Journals

Books: Monographs & Manuals

Global Challenges

● Risk Assessment (Data Management)

Challenges for our Community• Security of clean water supply will become increasing

global challenge over next 30 years as population grows by 50%

• Growing global concern about water quality in rivers, estuaries, coastal and oceanic basins

• Growing concern about floods and droughts, groundwater and agriculture food security

• New fields of interest emerging:- eco-system services, renewable energy; risk assessment

Floods on the Rise

Urban Flooding in Chengdu

Source: China Daily

35th IAHR World CongressSeptember 8-10 Chengdu, China‘The Wise Find Pleasure in Water’

Green Marine Tidal Energy

● Severn Barrage, U.K. Key facts:-• 1026 VLH turbines

− each 6.3 MW ≈ 16.4TWh/yr

• No sluice gates

• Length about 18km

• Total cost ≈ £25bn

• Ship locks• Save > 7.2 million

tonnes carbon pa• Road, rail & fish

pass?

Green Marine Tidal Energy

● Novel Turbines (Thorsten Stoesser, Cardiff)

Thank You