06 November 2024

Air, Water and Sustainable Development

Leading researcher of the laboratory of fisheries ecology of the Kamchatka branch of the State Research Center of the Russian Federation "All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography" (VNIRO) Maxim Koval took part in the VIII All-Russian United Meteorological and Hydrological Congress "Air, Water and Sustainable Development", dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia. The main goal of the Congress, which was held on October 29-31 in St. Petersburg at the Expoforum site, was to discuss the most pressing problems of meteorological and hydrological science and practice in the context of climate change, to develop recommendations for consolidating the country's existing scientific, technical and industrial potential to solve priority problems in the field of meteorology and climate, hydrology and water management, as well as to develop interaction between scientific communities at the national and international levels. In total, about 130 oral and 50 poster presentations were presented within the framework of 6 thematic sections, 10 round tables were held on various topical issues of hydrology and meteorology.

Maxim Koval presented an oral report at the section "Research of channel, erosion and estuary processes". The topic of the report: "Ecology of estuary areas of rivers and estuaries: modern concepts and conceptual approaches to study", in it the scientist presented the results of long-term research conducted in the estuaries of the Kamchatka Territory. More details can be found in issue No. 72 of the scientific journal "Research of aquatic biological resources of Kamchatka and the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean".

Historical background:

The 1st Hydrological Congress was held in 1900 in St. Petersburg and was convened "to coordinate the activities of all meteorological institutions existing in the Empire and to consider issues related to meteorology raised by various departments and institutions...". Later, during the 20th century, similar congresses were held with varying degrees of frequency and were devoted to solving the most pressing problems of hydrometeorological science at that time.

In particular, the previous 7th All-Russian Meteorological Congress (July 2014) and the 7th All-Russian Hydrological Congress (November 2013) assessed the state of domestic meteorology and hydrology, and determined their development priorities in the medium term. However, over the past decade, important events have occurred that required reflection by the entire Russian professional community in the context of activities in the field of meteorology, hydrology, climate, and the environment. The range of tasks facing Russian professional communities of meteorologists and hydrologists has expanded significantly, and the international situation has required urgent efforts to adapt domestic science and practice in the relevant areas to the new conditions of operation and development. In this regard, at the beginning of 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation decided to hold the next VIII All-Russian United Meteorological and Hydrological Congress.

Press Service of VNIRO

Воздух, вода и устойчивое развитие

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