7th JSWA/EWA/WEF Specialty Joint Conference: ”Resilience of Water Service"
| Date | 15.11.2022 - 17.11.2022 |
| Location | Sendai, Japan |
The 7th JSWA/EWA /WEF Specialty Joint Conference: "Resilience of Water Service" will be conducted in Sendai, Japan, 15th-17th 2022 in remembrance of the 11th Anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake.
The conference is organized by:
JSWA (Japan Sewage Works Association), EWA (European Water Association) and WEF (Water Environment Federation)
Download the flyer of the event here to learn more about the program.
Our Secretary General Johannes Lohaus and EWA President Raymond Erpelding will be traveling to Japan and assist in person to the conference. EWA President will also give a welcome speech on the first day.
As a co-organizer of the conference, we have invited many speakers talking about many current topics:
- "Identification of process disruptions using hybrid sensors"
Harsha Ratnaweera, Norwegian University of Life sciences, NO
- "Management tools and technologies for protection and restoration of groundwater against diffuse pollution in Denmark"
Bjørn Kaare Jensen, Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland, DK
- "Investment needs in water and wastewater infrastructure and inevitability of horizontal and vertical solidarity in fulfilling SDG 6”
Kovacs Karoly, Hungarian Water Association, HU
- "Comparative risk assessment for potentially contaminated sites (soil and groundwater): A regional methodology In Italy"
Fabio Tatàno, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Italy, IT
- "From wastewater treatment plant to power plant! From vision to reality!"
Torsten Frehman, Emschergenossenscharft/Lippeverband, DE
- "The future of digital flood warning systems and environmental protection –Smart high-resolution solutions for small scale catchments"
Andre Niemann, University of Duisburg-Essen, DE
Some of the speakers will be in Sendai and other will submit a video of their presentation.
Conference Description
In order to be sustainable, water service needs to be resilient to manage acute and chronic disruptions. Natural and anthropogenic challenges include floods, earthquakes, refugee and evacuee influx, droughts, sea level rise, climate change, shrinking customer base, energy crisis, changing workforce, aging infrastructure, and pandemics.
This 7th edition of the JSWA/EWA/WEF specialty conference series will explore ways to make water services more resilient.
JSWA, EWA, and WEF have identified the following four principal themes for the conference to cover the topic of water sector resilience:
- Theme 1: Resilience at all aspects
- Theme 2: Resilience of water services for refugees and evacuees
- Theme 3: Smart water strategies to strengthen resilience
- Theme 4: Lessons learned from real life disruptions
This joint conference will explore ways to make water services more resilient. The intention is to share experience from across the world covering: real life examples of lessons learned from major events, innovative technologies and practices, and technical-scientific researches, which strengthen resilience of water service.
The conference will be held in person and digitally.
Audience Registration
If you wish to join, please send an email with your name, affiliation, phone number, and choice of participation to sendai-japan-conf.2022@ngsk.or.jp before 14th October 2022.
You can find all the information in the website.