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Singapore International Water Week Spotlight 2025

FLOOD RESILIENT CITIES – ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
2025-06-23 ~ 2025-06-25 , Singapore

          Cities around the world have been experiencing severe storms and extreme weather patterns over the past decade, leading to devastating floods that have destroyed properties and disrupted communities.

 

          Held in the alternate year between main editions of SIWW, SIWW Spotlight 2025 will focus on how cities can adapt and build greater resilience to floods and extreme weather events. It will bring together leaders from cities, utilities, regulators and industry to exchange experiences, share case studies and facilitate peer-to-peer learning in tackling such climate challenges.

 

KEY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Joint Opening of SIWW Spotlight 2025 & 41st IAHR World Congress
(23 June 2025 | 9:15AM – 10:00AM)

 

  • Opening address by Guest-of-Honour, Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
  • Welcome remarks by Prof Philippe Gourbesville, President, IAHR
  • Address by Chen Min, Vice Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, China

 

Cities Roundtable (23 June 2025 | 11:00AM – 3:00PM)

 

SESSION 1: MASTER PLANNING AND FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

SESSION 2: FLOOD MITIGATION OPERATION AND RECOVERY

SESSION 3: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL RESILIENCE

 

Joint Spotlight 2025/IAHR2025 High-Level Panels
(24 June 2025 | 9:00AM – 12:30PM)

 

PANEL 1 – CLIMATE-RESILIENT CITIES: THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF WATER

PANEL 2 – FLOOD-RESILIENT CITIES: HOW DO WE GET THERE?

 

In-Focus Forums (24 June 2025 | 2:00PM – 5:30PM)

 

These forums will be made up of 60-minute sessions, providing deep dive into thematic areas featuring case studies of projects implemented in cities.

  • FORUM 1: FLOOD TECHNOLOGIES FOR FORECASTING, OPERATIONS AND RECOVERY
  • FORUM 2: CITY MASTER PLANNING
  • FORUM 3: BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE