Monday, 21st July World Lake Conference 2025

Program (Subject to Change)

1. Opening 
2. Message from a Youth Representative
3. Film Session 
    Each group will present innovative solutions and challenges faced in lake conservation, followed by a live Q&A.
4. Discussion
5. Launch of Online Platform
6. Closing
    The session will conclude with a summary of discussions, key takeaways, and next steps for ensuring the continuity and impact of youth initiatives.

Program (subject to change)

1. Opening Keynote – Global & Local Perspectives
This segment will introduce the overarching water challenges at both the global and Brisbane (Southeast Queensland) scales.
International Expert (Global Climate Change & Lakes)
Predicted water stresses on lakes across the globe under climate change scenarios.
Local Expert (Brisbane’s Water Resilience)
How might similar climate-related stresses (droughts, extreme weather) affect the Brisbane River and its dams?
What can Brisbane contribute to global climate adaptation discussions (provides a complementary Brisbane-based view on climate resilience and water management)

2. Panel Discussion – Global and Local Water Challenges
Theme: "From Source to Sea: Linking Global and Local Water Challenges"
Invited international speakers and local experts will anchor the panel discussion. Panel Composition:
International Expert 1: Source-to-Sea Approach (Linking lakes, rivers, and coasts)
International Expert 2: Disaster Risk Reduction & Lakes
International Expert 3: Bilateral & Multilateral Cooperation for Water Management
Brisbane-based Expert: Water Security & Reservoirs in the Brisbane River Basin First Peoples’ Representative: Water stewardship and Traditional Knowledge in Australia

3. Interactive Dialogue – Citizen Voices & Global Solutions
Theme: "What Can We Learn from Brisbane’s Waterways?"
A moderated dialogue inviting all attendees to:
Share their concerns and observations about water issues in the Brisbane River Basin.
Discuss how local experiences connect with global water challenges.
Reflect on insights from international experts and what they mean for Brisbane.
• Structured as a Q&A or short group discussion.

• Keeping our water clean: Measures taken in Shiga - Pietra Ayumi Uno
• MLGs: Lake Biwa’s version of the SDGs - Sotaro Maki
• ~Yohshi~ An essential plant for people and Lake Biaw - Eita Nakagawa
• Let’s have fun while making Shiga more beautiful - Aira Urataki
• The interaction effect between Phoslock^® and water nutrient on the growth of Vallisneria denseserulata - Yishu Fu
• Ibaraki Prefectural Government’s efforts to improve water quality in Lake Kasumigaura - Akihiro Suzuki
• Nurturing and Protecting Lake Nakaumi Together: Connecting Communities and Living in Harmony with Nature - Suguru Yasuda
• Protecting and Nurturing Life Together: For a Rich and Beautiful Lake Shinji, Japan - Kenji Kato
• Lake Hachiro, toward a lake of abundance and enrichment - Yoriko Ishida
• Tracking changes in the composition of the microbiome and metabolites in long-term incubation experiments with different glucose concentrations - Ryu Sumioka
• The influence that the change of the quality of the water and the surrounding environment in Lake Nishinoko gives for constitution of cyanobacteria - Toshio Sakai
• Transforming a Urban Lake into a Living Lab: Heartware Approach Through Community Engagement and Environmental Education - Affan Nasaruddin
• Assessment of Nitrogen Load Using Net Anthropogenic Nitrogen Input in a Paddy-Dominated Watershed of a Eutrophic Lake in Japan - Atsushi Hayakawa
• The dynamics of Methylphosphonate and Orthophosphate in Lake Biwa and Lake Saiko - Asuka Yano
• Coupling nutrient limitation and light availability: key pathways regulating phytoplankton primary productivity in mesotrophic and eutrophic urban lakes - Zhaoshi Wu
• Biodegradability of Water-Extracted Organic Matter from the Soil of an Abandoned Forest in the Lake Biwa–Yodo River Basin, Japan - Yoshihisa Hayashi
• Experiments on the recovery of poor oxygen from the bottom layer of a eutrophic - HISAO KURODA
• Survival conditions for Asian swans that oversummer in temperate zones. - KENSUKE YAMAZAKI
• Phenological characteristics and driving mechanisms of algal blooms in Chinese lakes - Wei Gao
• Water Quality Analysis Of Selected Lakes In Gandhinagar District, Gujarat, India - SANJAY Dr VEDIYA
• Simultaneous increases of filter-feeding fish and bivalves are key for controlling cyanobacterial blooms in a shallow eutrophic lake - Ruijie Shen
• Dynamics of dissolved oxygen and dissolved organic matter in the submerged aquatic vegetation zone in Lake Biwa, Japan - Koichi Shimotori
• Environmental conservation initiatives based on the “Lake Suwa Revitalization Vision (2038 Vision and Goals)” - Koki Kamata
• Green Filters, Hidden Risks: Unveiling DBP Formation in Constructed Wetlands - Ya Hsin Liu
• Impact of floating photovoltaic systems on water quality - Keisuke Masuda
• Sediment phosphorus supply and availability in the algal-dominated zone of a large eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu). - Hongbin Yin
• The carbon footprint of irrigation canals and storages: a case study of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. - Jackie R Webb
• Impacts of Climate Change on Lakes, Rivers, and Basins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Bienvenu Mbiye Kalumbu
• Applying desmid phytoplankton data for water quality assessment: A historical case study from reservoirs near Sydney, Australia. - Alex Kenins
• Investigation into the existence and genesis of fluid Mud in lake Taihu, China - Hao Hou
• The risk of neurodegenerative conditions from cyanobacteria derived BMAA in populations surrounding Canberra's urban lakes  - Rodney Ubrihien
• From the First World Lake Conference to World Lake Day: Shiga Prefecture’s Ongoing Efforts to Restore Lake Biwa with Its Residents - Tomoki Sogabe