Water Pollution and Ecosystem Conservancy
EWRA organizes an international conference every two years. Up to now, the organization was in various European countries. For the first time, a city at the boundary of Europe was selected for the EWRA Congress. Istanbul is the bridge between Europe and Asia, thus the city selection reflected the willingness for expansion of EWRA towards Asia and other continents, since this organization has become a truly international association with members from all countries of the world. Furthermore, the Congress offered the opportunity to European scientists to spread to other countries of the world the European approaches in Water Resources Management, including the innovative paradigm of the Water Framework Directive. The 9th Congress of EWRA comprised the following six specialized conferences: