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President |
Russia |
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Past President |
Italy |
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Vice President |
Brazil |
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Vice President |
Slovakia / Switzerland |
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Vice President |
USA |
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Secretary |
Michal Habel |
Poland |
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ECC Representative |
Russia / New Zealand |
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About ICCE
ICCE is a commission of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) that aims to enhance our understanding of contemporary and historical erosion, sedimentation, and sediment movement, along with associated nutrients and contaminants, throughout the landscape. By doing so, it seeks to recognize the impact of these processes on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the environment, and society. Additionally, the commission encourages the development and application of new empirical methods and modeling frameworks to investigate erosion and sediment transfer at multiple scales, from small plots to large national catchments.
Vision
In recent years, ICCE has been working to connect the worlds of research, management, and policy. This has been achieved by transferring technology to developing countries and by developing tools that support sediment policy. ICCE believes that it is important to both promote scientific progress and apply this knowledge to further sustainable development. Additionally, the organization aims to manage and control environmental issues related to sediment, nutrient, and contaminant transfer.
Objective of ICCE
ICCE’s field of interest includes the erosion, transport, and deposition of sediment, as well as associated nutrients and contaminants, and their interaction with other components of the hydrological cycle and environment. We recognise the pivotal role that erosion and sediment delivery play in various environmental issues and the interdisciplinary research required to improve our understanding and management of such issues. Central research themes for ICCE are:
· Sediment impacts on river channel/coastal hydromorphology and management;
· Sediment quality—geochemistry, nutrients, contaminants, and emerging issues;
· Sediment fingerprinting
· Soil erosion management
· Dams and reservoirs' impact on sediment management
OFFICERS
Collaboration
The Commission actively collaborates with the other IAHS Commissions and other international groups with interests in the field of erosion and sedimentation, including the UNESCO International Sediment Initiative (ISI), the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Geographical Union (IGU), the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), and the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER) and the European SedNet initiative. ICCE welcomes interaction with empirical or modelling scientists and practitioners working on sediment, either exclusively or in tandem with broader water quality, environmental pollution, and management, engineering, or ecological studies at any scale.
Future events
The 2026 ICCE Symposium will be held on September 17th-19th in Como, Italy. Conference title: Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Soil Erosion Processes: Concepts, Applications and Perspectives. Location: Como, Italy (Program – https://iccecomo2026.favmeeting.it/program/).
Past events
ICCE is responsible for organizing scientific meetings on the coupled erosion, transport, and deposition of sediment and associated nutrients and contaminants, and on the interactions of these processes with other components of the hydrological cycle and the environment. The first meeting (ICCE Symposium) was held in Florence, Italy more than 30 years ago, and recent symposia have been held in Dundee, UK in 2006; Christchurch, New Zealand in 2008; Warsaw, Poland in 2010; Chengdu, China in 2012; New Orleans, USA in 2014; Okehampton, UK in 2016 and in Moscow, Russia in 2018, Bydgoszcz, Poland 2022 (https://icce2022.ukw.edu.pl) and in Eichstätt, Germany (https://www.ku.de/icce2024).
Membership
The ICCE Commission would like to bring together people who want to collaborate actively with ICCE objectives, sharing knowledge, information, papers, data, and routines.
Each ICCE member will receive a certificate of membership. Certificates are handed over during ICCE-organized events or by correspondence. Membership is free of charge. Members are encouraged to attend ICCE activities and to propose topics for events under the ICCE roof (e.g., workshops, training courses, etc.).
Membership is by invitation from ICCE officers. At the same time, we invite you apply for the ICCE membership. Please send an e-mail including a motivation letter and a short CV to:
Secretary - Michal HABEL, [email protected]
with your personal details (Name, Surname, Country, Institution, and link to your personal webpage, if available) and briefly describing your research interests, what kind of material you could share, if you have a topic to propose, etc.
News
It is with great sadness that we report the unexpected passing of Mervyn Peart on September 15th, 2023 - for full information, see the obituary on the Past Information page.