Executive Secretary
XIV International Symposium on Structures, Geotechnics and Construction Materials
STRUCTURES 2025
Workshop Water Resilience through Digitization
Monday 20
10 tracks
October
2025
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Opening remarks and welcome to participants
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Introduction of current and planned projects in Cuba and the region Ann van Griensven – VUB
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Be Resilient SIDS project: plan & opportunities + co funding opportunities.
Marthe Cressato
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Introduction of current and planned projects in Cuba and the region
Wouter Buytaert
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Empowering communities for resilient water management: A collaborative approach to hydroclimatic challenges in the Andes.
Mario Córdova
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| 12:00 PM |
Smart water management to improve water balance control and environmental preservation in river basins (Cuba)
Dr. C. Héctor Cruz Enríquez
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Overview of water related projects at the UCB.
Ximena Peres Arenas
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Brainstorm about project ideas/ proposals
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Be Resilient SIDS workshop
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Proposal writing workshop
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Tuesday 21
20 tracks
October
2025
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| 9:00 AM |
Introduction to Citizen Science
Comité Organizador CO, Coordinador de Plataforma CP
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Citizen science & water: Introduction of the day VUB & UNESCO
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Pathways for Inclusive Citizen Science: Balancing Inclusion, Representation and Deliberation
Leo Van Audenhove
Ciencia ciudadana, Inclusión, Deliberación, Representación
citizen science, inclusion, deliberation, representation,Ciencia ciudadana, Inclusión, Deliberación, Representación
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Engaging youth in water security, opportunities of scientific literacy through citizen science
Ana Laura Escalona Díaz
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Citizen science toolbox
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UNESCO’s Citizen Science Toolbox introduction & examples.
Annelies Mertens
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Citizen Science Toolbox demonstration: installation & first test of the application.
Annelies Mertens
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Citizen science and water resources, a scoping review in contemporary open science
DrC. Ing. Michael Álvarez González
ciencia ciudadana; ciencia abierta; recursos hídricos; Cuba; ODS; vigilancia medioambiental
citizen science; open science; water resources; Cuba; SDGs; environmental monitoring
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Citizen science for Indigenous water justice.
Afnan Agramont
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Transdisciplinary Assessment of Water Resources in the Andes of Peru
Giovanny Mosquera
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Data-Driven Justice: From Reality to the Effectiveness of Rights
Leonardo Villafuerte Philippsborn
ciencia ciudadana
citizen science
community empowerment
derechos ambientales
empoderamiento comunitario
environmental rights
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Citizen science for water quality monitoring in Yala swamp, Kenya.
Dennis Ochuodho
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El derecho humano al agua y la Ciencia Ciudadana en Cuba.
Beatriz Lorenzo Yera
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Water Conflicts Dynamics Mario Lillo
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New ideas and plans for citizen science applications per country
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Conservation and Management in the Buenavista Biosphere Reserve. Case study: Caguanes National Park.
Norgis Valentín Hernández López
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Remote Sensing. Advancements in earth observation for water resources monitoring and management in Africa
Timothy Dube
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Documentary “Art, Nature and Community Conservation in East Africa” Dennis Ochuodho, Annika Schlemm
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Remote sensing applications for water quality.
Vann Harvey Maligaya
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Remote sensing for DRR in Jamaica
Cheila Cullen
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Wednesday 22
1 tracks
October
2025
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| 8:00 AM |
Field excursion Buenavista Biosphere Reserve + Demonstration session Citizen Science Toolkit
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Thursday 23
10 tracks
October
2025
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| 9:00 AM |
Introduction to UNESCO's Open Hydrology program & WINS portal + Demonstration.
Marthe Cressato
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AI for water management.
Annelies Mertens
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Predictive models based on Artificial Intelligence for decision-making in watershed management
Eduardo Enrique Puig Contreras
artificial intelligence
decision-making
digitalización
digitization
inteligencia artificial
predicción
prediction
recursos hídricos
simulación
simulation
toma de decisiones
water resources
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Towards An Integrated Approach: Using Citizen Science and AI to Inform Climate-Resilient Public Space Design
Mario Córdova
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Intoduction to IoT sensors.
Wouter Buytaert
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Water quality IoT sensors.
Abdullah Touhafi
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Proposal developments
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Traslado Feria Innovación. Hotel Paradisus
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Panel on IoT developments and wireless sensor networks for smart watershed management.
Héctor Cruz Enriquez
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Handson IoT.
Wouter Buytaert
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Friday 24
11 tracks
October
2025
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| 9:00 AM |
Introduction to the CRIDA Framework.
Marthe Cressato
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CRIDA Step 1: Establishing the decision context & Stakeholder engagement. Introduction.
Marthe Cressato
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CRIDA in Guayabin-basin in the Dominican Republic. Juan Saldana – INDRHI
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Participatory approaches for CRIDA: Katari River Basin Case Study in Bolivia Afnan Agramont & Leonardo Villafuerte
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CRIDA Step 2: Climate Stress Test. Introduction. Marthe Cressato - UNESCO-IHP
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Using SWAT+ for CRIDA in the Katari basin, Bolivia
Ann van Griensven
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Climate impact modelling using global SWAT+ model. Albert Nkwasa
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Paso 3 del CRIDA: Formulación de acciones y vías de adaptación • Introducción y ejemplos. Marthe Cressato - PHI de la UNESCO
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Sustainable urban Drainage Systems to mitigate climate change impacts such as floods and urban heat
John Okedi
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Discussion about future CRIDA case studies
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Sesión de clausura: Presentaciones de los planes de trabajo preliminares por país
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