From November 7 to 9, 2025, the Forum on Scientific and Technological Innovation for Yangtze River Water Environment and the 20th Academic Symposium of the Yangtze River Water Environment Research University Consortium was successfully held. Organized by the Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, and co-hosted by Wuhan University and Hubei University of Technology, the event centered on the theme "Building a Water Environment in the Yangtze River Basin for Harmonious Coexistence Between Humanity and Nature." Over 240 participants, including experts, scholars, young faculty members, and graduate students from member universities of the consortium, gathered to discuss pathways for scientific and technological innovation in the Yangtze River water environment under new circumstances.