From December 18 to 20, 2025, the 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Urban Water Systems was held in Shanghai, jointly organized by CESE and the International Joint Research Center for Sustainable Urban Water Systems. The conference, themeed "Sustainable Urban Water System: Resilient, Inclusive & Smart Water Future", attracted nearly 300 experts and scholars from universities, research institutions, enterprises and government departments both in China and abroad. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on the resilience building, inclusive governance and smart development in future urban water systems.
