This topic deals, among others, with issues on the elimination of various pollutants present in different bodies of water using technologies that help to preserve, restore, and recover Water Quality, as well as topics on theoretical work, such as numerical simulations on Hydrodynamics and the transport of pollutants in different water treatment processes. These presentations … Read more
The Conference will present topics related to the impacts of Climate Change, Aquatic Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Water Quality and Sanitation, Integrated Waste Management, Quality of Life, Environmental Health, Energy, Integral Watershed Management, Risk Assessment, and Circular Economy. These presentations will feature 20 min sessions regarding different aspects and best practices related to Water Environment, including Question … Read more
Managers and Stakeholders are welcome to share their experience on implementing Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM); Citizens’ Activities and Environmental Education; Lakeside History and Culture; Lake Basin Heartware; Sustainable Use of Freshwater Resources; Countermeasures and Technologies for Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Service; Biodiversity and Biological Resources; Monitoring Based on Scientific Knowledge; Institutional Management Systems and … Read more
About the Session: Panelists: Julia Pérez Sandra Guido Gabriel Vázquez Objectives: To reflect on lake basin management in Latin America, through a panel of experts from different countries, analyzing challenges and progress in the process of strengthening ILBM (Integrated Lake Basin Management) governance, in particular the aspects of participation and information, responsible institutions, financial instruments … Read more
About the Session: This Special Session will highlight UNEP and ILEC programs and activities regarding the state of the world’s lakes and wetlands, and the management challenges to their sustainable use, as well as highlighting their essential roles in achieving the SDGs. It also highlights the urgent need to recognize them as a significant missing … Read more
About the Session: This special session will highlight the role of hope and action in international youth collaboration on water and climate issues. Teenagers from Water Solutionaries (WS) will show and discuss Where Hope Lives, a 10-minute new film by Ben Keller about their peer-to-peer experiences working on water and climate change issues on Lake … Read more
About this perfomance: The University of Guanajuato Folkloric Ballet is one of Mexico’s most revered traditional university companies. It will present for our WLC18 guests a series of traditional dances. Iconic group of Mexican folkloric dance, accredited since 2011 by the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Traditional Arts. Since 1997, with the … Read more
Detailed program Review of Day 1 Lake Titicaca (Bolivia-Peru), management challenges of a binational waterbody Lake Amatitlan (Guatemala) Lakes Chapala (México) Interactive discussion ILBM publications and materials
How will we re -establish a modern water-recycling society? The answer to this question may be realized by two key technologies, nutrient recovery technologies through aerobic and anaerobic fermentation, and bioproduction technologies such as microalgal mass culture and hydroponic cultivation. Three recent and ongoing projects in Japan, Malaysia, and Ethiopia to recover nutrients from unused organic waste and produce microalgae are introduced. The first project, “Novel Lake … Read more