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28th

28th Congress

Chengdu May 2025

 

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Events

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13th ICOLD European Club Symposium

Bydgoszcz, Poland

21 to 25th September 2026

 

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DAMSWEEK 2026

Belém, Brazil

20 sept. 2026 until 26 Sept. 2026

 

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ICOLD Event

Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum 2026

La Nuvola Convention and Exhibition Centre, Rome, Italy

29 September–2 October 2026

 

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ICOLD-YPF Webinar on FEA/FEM for Dam Structures

ICOLD-YPF Webinar: Discover the Applications of FEA/FEM for Dam Structures - Case Studies from Europe and Africa

7 October 2026

10:00 CEST / SAST (11:00 EEST)

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Hydro 2026 - Adapting to change - Embracing opportunities

Bologna, Italy

14 - 16 October 2026

 

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ICOLD Event

26th ICID International Congress and 77th IEC Meeting

Palais des Congrès et des Expositions, Marseille, France

12–17 October 2026

 

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ICOLD Event

2026 Annual Dam Safety Conference

Malaika Beach Resort, Mwanza, Tanzania

21–23 October 2026

 

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ANCOLD Event

2026 ANCOLD Conference

Nipaluna Hobart, Lutruwita Tasmania

26 - 28 October 2026

 

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ICOLD Event

COP31 – UN Climate Change Conference

Antalya EXPO Center, Antalya, Türkiye

9–20 November 2026

 

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Dams and Sustainability

ICOLD WEBINAR #4: Environmental Sustainability of Dams & Reservoirs

November 25, 2026

1pm - 3pm (CET)

Free event

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ICOLD Event

2026 United Nations Water Conference

ADNEC Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

8–10 December 2026

 

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ICOLD Event

11th World Water Forum

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

21–25 March 2027

 

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ICOLD Event

2027 World Hydropower Congress

Sydney, Australia

6–8 April 2027

 

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ICOLD Event

2nd MENA Dams Conference

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

7–8 April 2027

 

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95th ICOLD Annual Meeting – Daejeon 2027

Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

21–28 May 2027

 

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ICOLD Event

42nd IAHR World Congress

Bari, Italy

28 June–2 July 2027

 

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R.I.P. Nelson Mandela (07/12/2013)

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Two newly elected Presidents : Nelson Mandela, President of the Republic of South Africa along with Theo van Robbroeck, ICOLD President, during the Opening Ceremony of the ICOLD Congress in Durban, 1994. ICOLD has often used in public debate Mandela's following quote :

“Political freedom alone is still not enough if you lack clean water. Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family. For this reason the struggle for sustainable development nearly equals the struggle for political freedom. They can grow together or they can unravel each other.”

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Deux Présidents nouvellement élus : Nelson Mandela, Président de la République Sud-Africaine et Théo van Robbroeck, Président de la CIGB lors de la Cérémonie d’Ouverture du Congrès de la CIGB de Durban en 1994. La CIGB a souvent utilisé dans les débats publics cette citation de Mandela :

"La liberté politique en elle même n'est rien si l'on manque d'eau. La liberté politique en elle même n'est rien si l'on est sans lumière pour lire la nuit, sans accès à l'eau pour irriguer sa ferme, sans pouvoir attraper de poisson pour nourrir sa famille. Pour cette raison, le combat pour le développpement durable est presque au même niveau que le combat pour la liberté politique. Ils peuvent croître ensemble ou se dégrader ensemble."

 

 

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