18th World Lake Conference: Governance, Resilience and Sustainability of Lakes for a Better Society

Sergio Antonio Silva Muñoz

Apr 2025 · Comunicación Científica

About this ebook

The 18th World Lake Conference, entitled “Governance, Resilience, and Sustainability of Lakes for a Better Society” was held virtually from November 9th to 11th, 2021 at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. This forum was designed with the primary objective of providing a space where scientists, professionals, students, managers, and practitioners could propose, share, and learn about studies, strategies, and actions which enhance the management of lakes around the world. Different activities were contemplated and scheduled in the organization of this forum, such as conferences, special sessions, technical sessions, and workshops where 194 distinguished investigators and participants shared the results of their research and the knowledge they have gained over the years.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.52501/cc.087

About the author

Is the Provost for Academic Affairs and former Director of International Relations of the University of Guanajuato, Mexico; is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Campus Guanajuato, and a member of the Technical Committee of Civil Engineering Specialists of the Under-Secretariat of Higher Education, Mexico.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Guanajuato, a master’s and doctoral degree in Engineering from the ­Tokyo Institute of Technology. Post-graduated from the Building Research Institute of Japan and certified in Water Supply Engineering and Project Management.

Dr. Silva has collaborated in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the Department of Environmental Engineering for Symbiosis at Soka University in Japan, and Rogue Water in the USA. He has participated in more than seventy water engineering projects for the public and private sectors. In addition, he has published more than forty articles, co-authored two books and a manual, and has given more than sixty lectures in North and Central America, Asia, and Europe.

He has been a special guest of the Japan Society of Civil Engineering, the Malaysian Academy of Sciences, the Japan Institute of Lowland and Marine Research, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Innovation Center. He has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Municipal Planning Institute of Guanajuato, Chairman of the Climate Change Advisory Council of the State of Guanajuato, and President of the College of Civil Engineers of Guanajuato. Since 2008, he collaborates with the International Lake Environment Committee (ilec), Japan, and was appointed President of the Organizing Committee of the World Lake Conference 2021.

His areas of expertise are: Water Resources Management, Global Water Policies, Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Project Management. He received the 2011Award as the Professional of the Year by the research merit.