It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 19th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control to be held between 13-17 September 2026 in the beautiful city of Chania on the island of Crete in Greece.
The conference belongs to the IWA Specialist Group “Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control” conference series; a bi-annual event that acts as a global forum for discussion and knowledge sharing on the state of the art in scientific and practical development and implementation on nature-based solutions, focusing on constructed wetlands providing water quality improvement and other co-benefits and ecosystem services.
The main conference topics include i) Treatment Wetlands in the Urban Environment; ii) Nature-based solutions and TW in the urban & rural context for water management; iii) Wetlands in harsh environments, iv) Treatment Wetlands and NBS in circular economy, (v) Intensified Wetlands, (vi) Emerging pollutants fate and removal in NBS, (vii) Treatment wetlands and NBS for the industry, (viii) Wetland Co-benefits and Multifunctionalities, (ix) Wetland Process Understanding and Modelling, (x) Case studies of Treatment Wetland and NBS, (xi) Monitoring and Remote Sensing of Wetlands, (xii) Wetland Conservation and Restoration, (xiii) Wetland and NBS economics
We are delighted to welcome you in Chania; one of the most beautiful and historical cities in Greece, built on the prehistoric city of Kidonia. It is a stunning mixture of ancient Minoan, Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman, traditional and modern architecture, offering a fascinating journey through the millennia. Chania is known for its rich history, the old town with its maze-like alleys, the beautiful Venetian mansions and harbour, the fountain and the churches, and its Lighthouse built in 1570.
The conference is organized by the Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete and gathers the latest developments in research and implementation of nature-based solutions and wetland systems for water pollution control, targeting also to accelerate the adoption of treatment wetlands in Greece and the wider Balkan and East Mediterranean region, and not only
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