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About
The Water Security and Climate Change Conference (WSCC) is an annual event where scientists, policy makers, and stakeholders from various sectors discuss the diverse facets of water security and its relationship to climate variability and climate change. The conference strives to go beyond science and build bridges between the state-of-the-art in multiple disciplines and different groups of stakeholders and practitioners. The WSCC aims to provide a platform for discussions on water and food secure societies, by creating a stimulating environment that produces innovative ideas and clear pathways towards their implementation. This successful conference has already taken place in Thailand, Germany, Kenya, Mexico, Vietnam, and Ecuador.
Background
The WSCC is an initiative of the ‘Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation – exceed’ program. It has been initially implemented under the auspices of the Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries network (SWINDON) and the Centers for Natural Resources and Development (CNRD) in close cooperation with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The scientific and organizational committee has been continuously expanded and today includes the Food Security Center (FSC), the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME-NRU), and the SDGnexus Network.
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About the WSCC2025
The SDGnexus Network hosted the Water Security and Climate Change Conference 2025 (WSCC2025) from October 8-10 at the National Research University “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers institute” (TIIAME NRU). As the 9th series of this international event—previously hosted in Thailand, Germany, Kenya, Mexico, Vietnam, and Ecuador—WSCC2025 brought together over 150 delegates from academia, government, NGOs, international organisations and the private sector from 28 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Over 80 researchers contributed to the conference program through science sessions, sharing their work via oral and poster presentations. The sessions addressed a variety of subjects, including:
- Sustainable Water Management for Agriculture and Ecosystems
- Open-Source Models and Advanced Data Analytics
- Innovations in Water Use and Recycling for Food Systems
- Forecasting climate-related water extremes
- Vulnerability and impact assessments
- Society and Water Use
The WSCC Conference strives to go beyond science and technology. It builds bridges between different disciplines and groups of stakeholders and practitioners. This annual conference aims to provide a platform for discussion on water and land use, by creating an environment that produces ideas and clear solutions towards their implementation.
Next Steps
Participants of the conference emphasized the necessity to stronger, even more, the collaboration, innovation and investment to tackle water security and climate challenges. Key recommendations included:
- Scaling up predictive systems and AI‑based tools for better forecasting and decision-making.
- Investing in wastewater management and pollution control, as well as and reducing contamination risks during extreme events.
- Promotion of precision agriculture and nature‑based solutions to balance food security with ecosystem protection.
- Strengthening transboundary cooperation, capacity building and inclusive governance to ensure equitable resilience.
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Conference Booklet
The conference booklet serves as your essential resource for navigating the WSCC25, providing detailed information on the program, sessions, abstracts, poster session, keynotes, workshops, panels, and overall conference experience.
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The SDGnexus Network and the WSCC2025 are funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) from funds of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) – (grant number 57753302), program “exceed -Hochschulexzellenz in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit”
