In the Spotlight: What to Expect at SIWW Spotlight 2025

Join us at SIWW Spotlight 2025 for a dynamic three-day summit on building flood resilience in cities amidst climate change. Over 300 leaders and experts from cities, utilities, and industries worldwide will discuss strategies for adapting to floods and extreme weather.

Engage with thought leaders, explore case studies, and collaborate with over 40 cities on climate resilience solutions. Don't miss this unique opportunity for peer learning and innovation.

Confirmed City Leaders Who Are Attending SIWW Spotlight 2025

Amongst them are:

Hiroyuki Fujita Chief Resilience Officer, City of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan	Lykke Leonardsen Programme Director, Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions, City of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Frodo van Oostveen Chief Executive Officer World Waternet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof Enrique Cabrera Rochera Spanish Experts Committee for the Reconstruction after the Valencia Floods, Valencia, Spain	Shirley Rodrigues Former Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy (2016-2024), Greater London Authority, London, United Kingdom	Johan Verlinde Programme Director, Rotterdam Climate Adaptation Plan, Municipality of the City of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Participating Exhibitors Who Are Exhibiting At The Solutions Marketplace

A combined exhibition of SIWW Spotlight 2025 and the 41st IAHR World Congress, the Solutions Marketplace will focus on showcasing innovative flood and coastal solutions.

Confirmed exhibitors include:

HYDROFENCE is a leader in next generation flood protection equipment providing flood warning systems & engineering services. In addition, we offer tailored emergency preparedness consulting, which assists your municipality business in preparing for and managing flood-related challenges effectively.

We provide products and services including FLOW-3D HYDRO Computational Fluid Dynamic, pSeven Process Integration and Design Optimization software and Digital Twin Solutions for asset monitoring & predictive maintenance.

With production facilities worldwide, we deliver fast, reliable protection including high-tensile steel wire net solutions for natural hazards and safety applications, rockfall barriers, slope stabilization systems, flexible avalanche barriers, debris flow and landslide solutions, mining and tunnel meshes, motorsport barriers, coastal erosion solutions and digital monitoring systems.

The XYLEM family deliver the most technologically advanced self-contained and integrated environmental measurement instruments including monitoring buoys, telemetry hardware, hydrographic survey software, and water quality and velocity/ discharge sensors in the world.

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SIWW is pleased to partner with C40 Cities, a global network of cities dedicated to tackling the climate crisis, for SIWW Spotlight 2025!

As part of the strategic partnership, C40 will co-curate SIWW Spotlight 2025 sessions and content, providing opportunities for cities to learn from one another and overcome common challenges in delivering compact and well-connected development centred on flood resilience.

Over forty C40 member cities have been invited to the Cities Roundtable, the flagship programme of SIWW Spotlight 2025, on 23 June 2025. Additionally, C40 will host its closed-door Urban Flooding Network workshop from 22-23 June 2025, during Spotlight 2025.

Joint Opening of SIWW Spotlight 2025 & 41st IAHR World Congress
(23 June 2025 | 9:15AM – 10:00AM)

• Opening address by Guest-of-Honour, Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
• Welcome remarks by Prof Philippe Gourbesville, President, IAHR
• Address by Chen Min, Vice Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, China

Cities Roundtable (23 June 2025 | 11:00AM – 3:00PM)

SESSION 1: MASTER PLANNING AND FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
Master planning is crucial for cities to build flood resilience as it provides a comprehensive framework for managing growth, infrastructure, and land use in ways that minimize flood risks. By aligning urban development with flood risk management strategies, cities can create adaptive, flood-resilient environments that can protect lives, reduce economic losses, and enhance their ability to recover quickly from flood events.

SESSION 2: FLOOD MITIGATION OPERATION AND RECOVERY
Effective flood mitigation operations can minimise the impact of floods on communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. By implementing measures such as flood control barriers and early warning systems, these operations help to reduce the risk of flooding and protect vulnerable areas.

SESSION 3: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL RESILIENCE
Strengthening social networks and community engagement can significantly enhance a city’s ability to withstand and recover from flooding events. When communities are actively engaged in flood risk awareness and response, they can respond more quickly and effectively to flood situations.

Joint Spotlight 2025/IAHR2025 High-Level Panels
(24 June 2025 | 9:00AM – 12:30PM)

PANEL 1 – CLIMATE-RESILIENT CITIES: THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF WATER
Water plays a pivotal role in various urban systems, contributing to the resilience of cities in the face of climate change. By integrating water into these urban systems—through nature-based solutions, infrastructure enhancements, and policy innovations— cities can strengthen their climate resilience and become more liveable.

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PANEL 2 – FLOOD-RESILIENT CITIES: HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Improving city resilience to floods and extreme weather events requires a comprehensive approach that combines infrastructure enhancements, proactive urban planning, and community engagement. Cities must invest in robust drainage systems, flood barriers, and climate-adaptive buildings, while incorporating green solutions like permeable surfaces, urban forests, and restored wetlands to manage stormwater and reduce flood risks.

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In-Focus Forums (24 June 2025 | 2:00PM – 5:30PM)

These forums will be made up of 60-minute sessions, providing deep dive into thematic areas featuring case studies of projects implemented in cities.

• FORUM 1: FLOOD TECHNOLOGIES FOR FORECASTING, OPERATIONS AND RECOVERY
• FORUM 2: CITY MASTER PLANNING
• FORUM 3: BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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[CO-LOCATED EVENT] 41ST IAHR WORLD CONGRESS (22-27 JUNE 2025)

SIWW Spotlight 2025 delegates will have the opportunity to participate in 41st International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research World Congress (IAHR2025 Singapore).

Themed “Innovative Water Engineering for Sustainable Development”, more than 1,500 global experts and researchers are expected to attend the Congress and will engage in interdisciplinary dialogue, share knowledge, and explore innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing water-related challenges.

Visit IAHR2025 Singapore event website for more information.

For the full range of SIWW Spotlight 2025 programmes, including partner events by C40 and Singapore Water Association, visit the event website for more information.