How CYWater began — San Francisco, 2011
Initiated during the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting by a group of young Chinese water scientists, CYWater has grown into a network spanning six continents.
Read spotlight
News
Opportunities and spotlights.
Verified opportunities for the water-science community, together with research, event, and award spotlights from CYWater.
Open calls and positions
Opportunities
No verified opportunities are currently published.
Historical listings are being reviewed before republication so that closed or outdated positions are not presented as active.
Research and community
Spotlights
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2025 — Result
Jiaojiao Gou receives the 2025 Best Paper Award for her PNAS study on river flow connectivity in China, selected from 30 applications.
13th Annual Meeting — Wuhan, November 2025
The 13th CYWater Annual Meeting, co-hosted with the Yangtze Technology & Economy Society Youth Committee in Wuhan, with eight themed sessions and the full programme released.
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2025 — Call
Applications open for water-science papers by first authors under 35. One Best Paper Award and up to two Outstanding Paper Awards.
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2024 — Result
Juntai Han & Ziwei Liu receive the 2024 Best Paper Award for their Nature study on streamflow seasonality, selected from 27 applications.
12th Summer Meeting — Xi'an, August 2024
Hosted by Xi'an University of Technology under the theme "Gathering strength for new quality productive forces in water," with a new AI-for-water track.
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2023 — Result
Laibao Liu receives the 2023 Best Paper Award for his Nature study on tropical water–CO₂ coupling, selected from 33 applications.
11th Summer Meeting — Beijing, August 2023
Hosted by Capital Normal University and IGSNRR (CAS) in Beijing. Theme: "Accelerating change for sustainable water resources."
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2022 — Result
Shulei Zhang receives the 2022 Best Paper Award for his Nature Climate Change study on global river flood changes, selected from 39 applications.
COP27 "China Corner" Side Event: Climate Change & Flood Disasters
At the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, IGSNRR hosted a China Corner side event on addressing climate change and flood disaster challenges.
10th Summer Meeting — Online, August 2022
Six continents, 106 institutions, 630 peak attendees. Five keynote lectures and 340+ contributed presentations across five sessions.
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2021 — Result
Maofeng Liu receives the 2021 Best Paper Award for his Nature Climate Change study on the hydrological cycle and ocean heat uptake, selected from 32 applications.
9th Summer Meeting — Nanjing, July–August 2021
Hosted by Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) and IGSNRR (CAS). Theme: "Frontiers of international water science."
CYWater Young Scientist Best Paper Award 2020 — Result
Xingying Huang receives the 2020 Best Paper Award for her Science Advances study on atmospheric river storms, selected from 17 applications.
8th Summer Meeting — Online, August 2020
106 institutions across five continents, 630 peak attendees, 76 oral presentations. Keynote speakers: Aiguo Dai, Kevin Trenberth, Kun Yang, Ge Sun.