The Croucher Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Global Water Security: Integrated Modeling and Adaptive Management

The ASI was organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and financially sponsored by the Croucher Foundation. It was held at the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) during January 8-11, 2019. Climate change, population growth and urbanization have led to grand challenges of water security and environmental degradation in many coastal cities including Hong Kong. The objective of this inter-disciplinary meeting is to update established engineers and scientists from Hong Kong and the region on recent developments in integrative approaches to understanding global water security. Three inter-related areas are covered and integrated: (i) climate change induced impacts on rainfall and floods; (ii) smart water management to enhance efficiency and conservation; and (iii) systems modeling of water-energy-food nexus for linkage with water resources management and policy.

Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee was the Course Director. The key activity of the ASI was nine lectures delivered by international experts in the diverse fields. Over 40 overseas and local participants have attended this intensive high level teaching event, which successfully brought together scientists in academia, practicing engineers in industry and government to discuss recent developments related to global water security. More details can be found in the ASI website had successfully brought together scientists in academia, practicing engineers in industry and government to discuss recent developments related to global water http://asi2019.ust.hk/.

The Croucher Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Global Water Security