08.10.2025 11:15 – 12:45
Conference Hall #1
Moderator: Marcus Giese

Water management in agro-ecosystems focuses on the water cycle, including irrigation and water-efficient agriculture, water conservation and water quality, as well as on related impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The objective of this session is to discuss solutions for sustainable water management, including strategies for adaptation to climate change, while maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the context of sustainable agriculture.

TimeIDSpeakerTitle
11:15 – 11:20ModeratorWelcome & Introduction
11:20 – 11:35164Suparana KatyainiPolicy and Technology Synergies: Scaling Climate-Smart Micro-Irrigation
in Water-Scarce Global South Regions—Lessons from India
11:35 – 11:50265Sunil KumarPerformance of direct seeded rice-based systems through adoption
of conservation agriculture and drip fertigation in eastern igp of india
11:50 – 12:05236Rabin BastolaWater and crop management strategies for climate-resilient maize production
in northern Thailand
12:05 – 12:20142Maria de Lourdes
Florencio dos Santos
Systemic Assessment of Sugarcane Sustainability in the Brazilian Semi-Arid:
A Case Study Using SAFA
12:20 – 12:3574Rupesh BaniyaManaging Himalayan Reservoirs for Balancing Food-Energy-Water-Environment Nexus:
Shifting beyond Hydropower in Koshi and Gandaki River Basin
12.35 – 12:45AllGroup Discussion & Closing