WEST 2025 Registration

 

Registration

Come discover groundbreaking research at UBC Civil/Environmental Engineering, Forestry, Oceanography and more, connect with leading researchers and industry professionals, and explore the latest innovations shaping the future of water. Whether you’re passionate about cutting-edge advancements or looking to grow your network, WEST Conference is the place to be!

If you are seeking for the ongoing research/projects for the future of water, register via the link below!

Session categories

1. Hydrology and Environmental Systems

This theme invites research that examines the complex interactions between hydrological processes, ecological systems, land use, and climate change. Topics may include watershed management, water quality, ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, and the integration of environmental science with policy and practice. We welcome insights that advance our understanding of water’s role in sustaining resilient and sustainable environmental systems.

2. Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene

This theme highlights the vital role of safe water, effective sanitation, and hygiene practices in public health, sustainability, and climate resilience. We invite abstracts exploring diverse WASH topics, including water quality and treatment, innovative sanitation solutions, hygiene behavior change, policy interventions, emerging challenges and more. Researchers are encouraged to share insights, innovations, and strategies that drive progress in WASH.

3. Social Sciences in the World of Water

Water is more than a resource—it is deeply intertwined with human societies, cultures, and behaviors. This category welcomes research that explores the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of water, including community engagement, governance, public perceptions, historical perspectives, and the role of social sciences in shaping water management. If your work examines how people interact with, value, or influence water systems, this is the category for you.

4. Innovation and Technology for Future Water

Despite the many existing methods for removing contaminants from drinking water and wastewater, most face limitations, such as poor adaptability to diverse consumer needs and high reliance on chemicals. In this category, we invite research projects that tackle these and other challenges, offering innovative solutions for water treatment systems. We welcome abstracts highlighting novel advancements in membrane technologies (e.g., reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, membrane bioreactors), ultraviolet and ozone disinfection, ion exchange, activated carbon filtration, desalination processes, and other emerging approaches.

5. Predicting and Mitigating Human Impact on Water

This theme examines the complex interactions between human activities and water systems, aiming to develop strategies for sustainable management. We invite abstracts on a wide range of topics, including stormwater management, contaminant mitigation, climate change adaptation, water quality monitoring, land use impacts, industrial pollution, agricultural runoff, and more. Researchers are encouraged to share innovative approaches, predictive models, and policy solutions that address the challenges of human-driven water stress.
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**If you wish to submit your abstract, please come back next year in February for WEST 2026!