The 15th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC2024) was held in Beijing from May 27 to 29. This congress was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China (MWR), the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), and the International Water Association (IWA), organized by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), and co-sponsored by the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES). Nearly 500 representatives from government departments, universities, scientific research institutions, international organizations and water-related enterprises from 34 countries and regions attended the conference.

On May 28, the Plenary Session II of the 15th HIC was held. Peng Jing, President of IWHR, attended the conference and delivered a keynote speech on “Bridging Natural and Digital Waters: Harnessing the Power of Technology.”. 

Prof. Liu Xiaoying from IRTCES participated in the conference and made a presentation on “Study on the Effect of Water and Sand Reduction and Critical Threshold of Soil and Water Conservation in Sanchuan River Basin”. The conference also released the “Beijing Initiative on Digital Twin Water Resources Action”, calling for global cooperation to jointly promote the construction, application and promotion of Digital Twin Water Resources.

The Conference also featured the “China Digital Twin Water Resource Effectiveness Exhibition” and technical exhibitions from different organizations.

The International Conference on Hydroinformatics is a series of international academic conferences initiated by the Joint Committee on Hydroinformatics, established jointly by the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) and the International Water Association (IWA). It is held biennially on a rotating basis among the continents and has become an important regular exchange mechanism in the field of international hydroinformatics.