1 About the Symposium
With the rapid development of economy and society, and also with the effect of global warming and climate change, we are facing with water crisis both locally and globally. In Asian areas, due to the rapid population growth and highly active economy development, challenges to meet water requirements are more serious. Shortage of water resource has become a bottleneck for development of society in some countries.
Water reuse is a sustainable strategy to deal with the issue of water resource shortage. However, many challenges are emerging with water reuse, such as novel technology development, risk assessment and integrated management policies. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions for all countries. Therefore, it is necessary to communicate among researchers from different countries to work together with all these issues, so as to support the sustainable development of our common society.
Launched by Tsinghua University, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Kyoto University, the scope of the Asian Symposium on Water Reuse (ASWR) is to provide a unique platform for local communication, and also broaden concepts, ideas and models for water reuse globally. The symposium will be held once a year, and will be organized and chaired among the three organizations in turn. The first symposium will be held in Beijing, China in 2015.
Organized by:
Tsinghua University, China
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Kyoto University, Japan
Supported by:
Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES), China
The Committee of Safe Use of Non-conventional Water Resource, Society of Water Industry, China Civil Engineering Society, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), China
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China
Research Center of Urban Resource Recycling Technology of Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University and Shenzhen Green Eco-Manufacturer High-Tech. Co. Ltd, China
Center for Promotion of Water Reuse, Japan
Liaison Council of Kyoto University-Tsinghua University Cooperative Research and Education Center for Environmental Technology
Waterworks Research Institute (WRI), Seoul Metropolitan Government
Korea Environment Corporation (KECO)
Water Reuse Specialist Group (WRSG), Korean Society on Water Environment (KSWE)
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