Workshop on Smart Dams | ICOLD 2026—94th Annual Meeting

Date: 26th May 2026, 13:00-17:00
Place: Meeting Room TBD

At the 28th ICOLD Congress, the Chengdu Declaration on Dams and Reservoirs for Energy Transition and Adaptation to Climate Change was released. It calls for safer, smarter, and more eco-friendly dams towards a significant increase in global water storage capacity and hydropower generation to meet the climate change induced rising demands for water supply, addressing the heightened risks of extreme flood and drought events and balancing the intermittent renewable energy sources.

As the development of technologies, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data, has been driving a digital and intelligent transformation in dam engineering—a trend that has gained wide recognition within the dam society—ICOLD and CHINCOLD co-organize the Workshop on Smart Dams to promote the Declaration.

The workshop aims to foster global exchange and collaboration on smart dam technologies, accelerate the intelligent transformation of dam engineering, and enhance the safety and sustainability of dams throughout their full lifecycle and will focus on the latest advances and best practices in smart dam design, construction, retrofitting, operation, and maintenance. It will serve as a platform for dam engineers and professionals to engage in collaborative discussions and promote both theoretical innovation and practical applications of smart dam technologies.

Intended attendance
Approximately 80 attendees, including invited speakers and delegates from various countries.

Host
International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)
Chinese National Committee on Large Dams (CHINCOLD)

Organizers:
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina)