2026

Nearly 150 computer modeling scientists and researchers from 32 countries across five continents converged at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece for the 37th international conference on the latest applications and developments of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, SWAT.

The conference, held June 17-19 following two days of workshops, was organized by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the inventors of SWAT from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the U.S. Department of Agriculture  Agricultural Research Service, USDA-ARS, in Temple. The team also celebrated 25 years of SWAT conferences, marking a journey that began in Germany in 2001.

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For the 11th straight year since 2016, this modeling session has served as a forum for extensive discussions among international scientists spanning various disciplines. We aspire to foster collaborative efforts in this session, advocating for advanced insights to drive future investigations into modeling development and associated management strategies. See you in San Francisco!

Session ID: 279200
Session Title: H007: Advancement in Watershed Modeling: Agricultural Systems, Erosion Control, and Nutrient Balances
Section: Hydrology
Deadline: August 5 (Wed), 2026
Primary Convener: Henrique Haas, Columbia University
Conveners: Haw Yen, USDA-ARS; Xuesong Zhang, USDA-ARS; Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University

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Forests and water are inextricably linked, and people are dependent on forested lands to provide clean, reliable water supplies for drinking and to support local economies. As nearly 87% of the forested land in the South is privately owned, water supplies in the region are particularly at risk of degradation from continued conversion of forests to other land uses to support a growing population. Given the variety of threats to surface water, it is increasingly important for forest managers to highlight the relationships between forests and the maintenance of clean and abundant water supplies in the region.

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