URBAN WATER SECURITY

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An international network of excellence since 2019, advancing urban water resilience through strategic training, global symposia, and a dedicated International Water Academy
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Global Academy and Symposia

The core strength of the UrbanWaterSECURITY (UWS) ecosystem lies in the seamless synergy between its high-level Symposium series and the specialized UWS Academy. This connection represents a vital pipeline that transforms global scientific discourse into tangible professional expertise. While the Symposia serve as an international stage for groundbreaking research, policy debate, and institutional networking, the Academy acts as the practical engine of the initiative. This integrated approach ensures that the “state-of-the-art” insights gathered during our global gatherings are directly translated into the curriculum of our training programs.

Pompeii (Italy)
18-19 May 2026

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Abu Dhabi (UAE)
20-21-22 May 2026

(to be confirmed)

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What connect the Water Energy Nexus events?

The core strength of the UrbanWaterSECURITY (UWS) ecosystem lies in the seamless synergy between its high-level Symposium series and the specialized UWS Academy. This connection represents a vital pipeline that transforms global scientific discourse into tangible professional expertise.

While the Symposia serve as an international stage for groundbreaking research, policy debate, and institutional networking, the Academy acts as the practical engine of the initiative. This integrated approach ensures that the “state-of-the-art” insights gathered during our global gatherings are directly translated into the curriculum of our training programs.

ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

Shaping the Global Water Experts of Tomorrow

Led by a distinguished Academic Team, the UWS Academy has trained a growing international network of alumni who now contribute to the water sector across more than 30 countries worldwide

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Academic Programmes

2026

19-22 MAY

Abu Dhabi / UAE

(to be confirmed)

2025

3-6 SEPTEMBER

Kos Island / Greece

Water-Energy Nexus for Scarcity Adaptation

2024

14-16 JUNE

Paestum / Italy

Emerging Contaminants and Net-Zero Water Systems

2023

30 AUG - 2 SEP

Athens / Greece

Climate-Ready Water Quality and Surveillance

2022

22-24 APRIL

Salerno / Italy

Nature-Based
Water Infrastructure

INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE

Symposia & Stakeholder Events

2026

17-18 MAY

Pompeii / Italy

2023

25-27 MAY

Salerno / Italy

Regional Monitoring-to-Mitigation Engineering

2019

15 DECEMBER

El Cairo / Egypt

Megacity Water Risk
and Resilience

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Across different editions, the initiatives promoted by the International Scientific Society of Water-Energy Nexus, including UrbanWaterSECURITY, have received institutional support and/or endorsement from the organisations below. The selection presented here includes institutions that have supported, endorsed or granted patronage to one or more editions. Further details are available on the page of each specific initiative.

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