The VI International Scientific and Practical Conference of Young Scientists “ROLE OF LAND RECLAMATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE” was held using the Zoom platform on October 10, 2024. The conference's purpose was to get acquainted with the main achievements of science and production in land reclamation and water management, to exchange opinions on the sustainable development of agriculture and the possibilities of implementing the developments of young scientists in modern conditions of agricultural production and war. The organizer of the conference was the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, the Council of Young Scientists under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Institute of Water Management named after Tsotne Myrtkhulava of Georgian Technical University (Georgia), Bialystok University of Technology (Poland), and The Ohio State University (USA). More than 70 registered people took part in the event.
The director of the Institute of Water Problems and Reclamation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Mykhailo YATSIUK, opened the conference with a welcome speech to the young scientists. The following spoke in the plenary part:
- Dr. Nataliia DIDENKO, Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, Ukraine – The Horizon Europe Programme is the EU's flagship research and innovation program.
- Dr. Alona PEREBYNOS, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine, Ukraine – Project “Zero Waste Cities in Ukraine”.
- Dr. Rafiq ISLAM, The Ohio State University, USA – Post-war Recovery of the Ukraine’s Agriculture: The Role of Young Scientists (Natalia LOGUNOVA presented the materials of the report).
- Dr. Mykhailo YATSIUK, Director of the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation, Ukraine – Water problems in southern Ukraine after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and Kakhovka water reservoir.
- Dr., Prof. Olesia VASHCHUK, Young Scientists Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ukraine – Portfolio of a young scientist: skills, competencies.
At the sectional meeting, young scientists shared their achievements and developments in land reclamation and water management to ensure the sustainable development of agriculture.
Ph.D., Deputy Head of the Water Resources Department, and Head of the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation, Yaroslava MOSIICHUK moderated the event.
Scientists from 17 different institutions and organizations sent conference papers for publication, which will be published on this page on October 22, 2024.