ICRES will provide an excellent opportunity for everyone involved to learn and discuss about resources and Environment Sciences to the following areas:


Water Resources Management and Wastewater Treatment

Groundwater management and recharge techniques
Wastewater and sludge treatment technologies
Nutrients removal (nitrogen, phosphorus) from aquatic systems
Suspended and fixed film biological processes
Anaerobic treatment systems and biogas recovery
Membrane technologies for water purification
Emerging contaminants (microplastics, PFAS) in water bodies
Stormwater management and urban drainage
Integrated water resources management (IWRM)
Water scarcity and drought mitigation strategies

Air Pollution and Atmospheric Sciences

Air pollution emissions sources and inventories
Air quality monitoring, networks, and sensors
Air pollution forecasting and dispersion modelling
Indoor air pollution and human health impacts
Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change and climatic variability
Meteorology and extreme weather events
Physical oceanography and atmospheric-ocean interactions
Geophysics and atmospheric dynamics

Resource Management, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Development

Environmental sustainability frameworks and indicators
Natural resource accounting and life cycle analysis (LCA)
Circular economy strategies and business models
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Green technology innovation and transfer
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria
Just transition and energy equity
Sustainable cities and communities
Green building and sustainable infrastructure
Sustainable transportation and urban planning

 

Waste Management and Recycling

Solid waste management and treatment technologies
Optimization of waste collection and logistics systems
Recycling and reuse of materials (plastics, metals, paper)
Waste valorization and resource recovery (Waste-to-Energy, composting)
Hazardous waste management and disposal
Electronic waste (e-waste) recycling and management
Anaerobic digestion and biogas from organic waste
Landfill design, management, and leachate treatment
Circular economy approaches to waste prevention
Construction and demolition waste recycling

Environmental Health, Pollution Control, and Emerging Contaminants

Heavy metal pollution in soil and water and control strategies
Noise pollution monitoring, impacts, and control
Environmental toxicology and risk assessment
Emerging contaminants: sources, fate, and transport (PFAS, pharmaceuticals)
Environmental nanotechnology and advanced materials for remediation
Bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies
Occupational health and safety in resource industries
Air pollution exposure and respiratory health
Waterborne diseases and safe drinking water provision
Pesticide and herbicide pollution and alternatives

Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience

Climate change impacts on ecosystems and socio-economic systems
Climate adaptation and resilience strategies for communities
Climate risk assessment and vulnerability mapping
Disaster risk reduction and management (floods, droughts, storms)
Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change
Urban climate resilience and heat island mitigation
Climate-smart agriculture and food security
Coastal zone management and sea-level rise adaptation
Climate change and biodiversity feedbacks
Low-carbon technologies and decarbonization pathways