The IAHR World Congress is one of the most important activities of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) which typically attracts between 800 and 1500 participants from around the World.
Based on four main themes, the congress offers technical programmes, seminars, technical workshops, presentations, plenary sessions and social events alike, and the respected Ippen, Kennedy and Schoemaker Awards are presented. This congress is the place for the hydraulic engineering community to meet across borders and exchange experiences, seek advice and get inspired.
IAHR 2023 World Congress application are closed. The call and bidding guidelines to host the 2025 World Congress will be announced before the end of 2020. For more information please subscribe free to our ebulletin Newsflash World contact Madrid Office Manager Elsa Incio at elsa.incio@iahr.org
39th IAHR World Congress
"From Snow To Sea"
19-24 July 2022, Granada, Spain
38th IAHR World Congress
"Water: Connecting the World"
1-6 September 2019, Panama City, Panama
Proceedings (.zip file protected by password, which has been sent to participants via email)
37th IAHR World Congress
"Learning from the Past for the Future"
13-18 August 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Proceedings | IAHR Document Library
36th IAHR World Congress "Deltas of the Future (and what happens upstream)"
28 June - 3 July 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands
35th IAHR World Congress "The Wise Find Pleasure in Water"
8-13 September 2013, Chengdu, China
34th IAHR World Congress "Balance and Uncertainty - Water in a Changing World"
26 June - 1 July 2011, Brisbane, Australia
33rd IAHR World Congress "Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment"
9-14 August 2009, Vancouver, Canada
32nd IAHR World Congress "Harmonizing the Demands of Art and Nature in Hydraulics"
1-6 July 2007, Venice, Italy
31th IAHR World Congress "Water Engineering for the Future-Choices and Challenges"
11-16 September 2005, Seoul, Korea
30th IAHR World Congress "Water Engineering and Research in a Learning Society: Modern Developments and Traditional Concepts"
24-29 August 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece
29th IAHR World Congress "21st Century: The New Era For Hydraulic Research"
16-21 September 2001, Beijing, China
28th IAHR World Congress "Hydraulic Engineering for Sustainable Water Resources Management at the Turn of the Millenium"
22-27 August 1999, Graz, Austria
27th IAHR World Congress "Water For A Changing Global Community"
10-15 August 1997, San Francisco, USA
26th IAHR World Congress
11-15 September 1995, London, UK
25th IAHR World Congress
30 August - 9 September 1993, Tokyo, Japan
24th IAHR World Congress
9-13 September 1991, Madrid, Spain
23rd IAHR World Congress
21-25 August 1989, Ottawa, Canada
22nd IAHR World Congress
31 August - 4 September 1987, Lausanne, Switzerland
21st IAHR World Congress
13-18 August 1985, Melbourne, Australia
20th IAHR World Congress
5-9 September 1983, Moscow, Russia
19th IAHR World Congress
2-7 February 1981, New Delhi, India
18th IAHR World Congress "Hydraulic Engineering in Water Resources Development and Management"
10-14 September 1979, Cagliari, Italy
17th IAHR World Congress "Hydraulic Engineering for Improved Water Management"
15-19 August 1977, Baden, Germany
16th IAHR World Congress
27 July-1 August 1975, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15th IAHR World Congress "Research And Practice In The Water Environment"
1973, Istanbul, Turkey
14th IAHR World Congress
29 August - 3 September 1971, Paris, France
13th IAHR World Congress
31 August - 5 September 1969, Kyoto, Japan
12th IAHR World Congress
11-14 September 1967, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
11th IAHR World Congress
1965, Leningrad, Russia
10th IAHR World Congress
1-5 September 1963, London, UK
9th IAHR World Congress
4-7 September 1961, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
8th IAHR World Congress
2-5 September 1959 Montreal Canada
7th IAHR World Congress
June 1957, Lisbon, Portugal
6th IAHR World Congress
July 1955, The Hague, The Netherlands
5th IAHR World Congress
1-4 September 1953, Minneapolis, USA
4th IAHR World Congress
2-5 March 1951, Bombay, India
3rd IAHR World Congress
1949, Grenoble, France
2nd IAHR World Congress
7-9 June 1948, Stockholm, Sweden
Postponed Congress
1939 Liège, Belgium
1st IAHR World Congress
4-7 October 1938, Berlin, Germany