Masyarakat Limnologi Indonesia (MLI)

Theme Building Synergies and Aligning Shared Goals for Sustainable and Resilient Tropical Inland Water Management: Addressing Challenges, Advancing Innovations, and Promoting Collaborative Solutions

Background The management of tropical inland waters, which include rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater systems, plays a critical role in ensuring ecological balance, supporting livelihoods, and sustaining economic growth. These ecosystems are vital for freshwater resources and serve as biodiversity hotspots and climate regulators. However, tropical inland waters face numerous challenges, including pollution, habitat degradation, climate change impacts, and over-extraction of resources. Addressing these challenges requires innovative, sustainable, and collaborative approaches.

This international conference aims to bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders from across the globe to foster dialogue, share knowledge, and develop actionable strategies for the sustainable and resilient management of tropical inland waters. By focusing on synergies and shared goals, the conference seeks to promote a unified effort toward safeguarding these critical ecosystems for present and future generations.

Objectives:

1. To foster collaboration and knowledge exchange; unite researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share insights and strategies for sustainable tropical inland water management.
2. To address key challenges; identify and discuss critical environmental, social, and economic issues, including pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, and governance.
3. To advance innovations and best practices; highlight cutting-edge research, technologies, and integrated water management approaches to enhance ecosystem resilience.
4. To strengthen policy and community engagement; bridge science and decision-making, empowering local communities and policymakers to drive effective water governance.
5. To develop actionable solutions; align shared goals, secure sustainable funding, and formulate strategies for long-term inland water sustainability and resilience.

Conference topics*):

The topics cover all subjects listed below:

1. Challenges and emerging threats in tropical inland waters.
2. Innovative approaches in monitoring and managing water resources.
3. Paleolimnology insight for informed inland water management.
4. System dynamics (physical and biogeochemical processes) of inland waters
5. GIS, Remote Sensing, and database-driven modeling and decision support for Sustainable inland water management.
6. Local government and community engagement, environmental education, citizen science, traditional culture, wisdom, and local ecological knowledge (LEK).
7. Ecohydrological and cross-sectoral collaboration for inland water sustainability.

*) we are welcome to any type of manuscripts, either research or review articles

Venue

Acintya Prasada Building, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Diponegoro University; Address: Prof. Jacub Rais Street, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275

Date September 3-4, 2025

Keynote speakers

1. Prof. Peiyu Zhang (Institute of Hydrobiology – Chinese Academy of Sciences): Impacts of multiple anthropogenic stressors on freshwater ecosystems.
2. Prof. Dong Gun Kim (Shamyook University, Seoul – South Korea): Assessment Method of Ecosystem Health Based on Functional Diversity Evaluation.
3. Prof. Chihiro Yoshimura (Institute of Science Tokyo – Japan): Environmental Photochemistry in Tropical Lakes.
4. Prof. Peter Gell (Future Regions Research Centre, Federation University, Australia): Paleolimnology to inform waterway management.
5. Assoc.  Prof. Łukasz Kruszewski (Institute Geological of Sciences – Polish Academy of  Science): Mineralogy in the service of limnology: what can minerals tell us about the lake environment?
6. Prof. Dr. Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati, MAppSc (Diponegoro University, Indonesia): Sediments of Time: Reading Indonesia’s Lakes to Forecast the Future.
7. Prof. Dr. Ir. Gadis Sri Haryani (Research Center for Limnology and Water Resources – BRIN): Ecohydrological and cross-sectoral collaboration for inland water sustainability.

Scientific committee

1. Prof. Tri Retnaninhsih Soeprobowati, CPalim Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia, trsoeprobowati@live.undip.ac.id
2. Dr. Luki Subehi, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), luki001@brin.go.id
3. Prof. Peter Gell, Future Regions Research Centre, Federation University, Australia, p.gell@federation.edu.au
4. Assoc. Prof. Łukasz Kruszewski, Institute Geological of Sciences – Polish Academy of Science, lkruszewski@twarda.pan.pl
5. Prof. Wan Maznah Wan Omar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, wmaznah@usm.my
6. Dr. Syarif Prasetyo, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), syar026@brin.go.id
7. Dr. Hidayat, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), hida004@brin.go.id

SMILS-III Conference Publication

The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Management of Inland Lake and Sedimentation (SMILS-III) will offer multiple publication opportunities through both international and nationally accredited scientific outlets. All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer-review process by the conference’s scientific committee and editorial boards to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance to the conference themes.

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the E3S Web of Conferences, an internationally indexed open-access proceedings series. Each article will be assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (CPCI), Google Scholar, DOAJ, and CrossRef, significantly enhancing its academic visibility and global accessibility.

In addition to the proceedings, selected high-quality papers will be considered for publication in two nationally accredited journals (SINTA 2):

• Indonesian Journal of Limnology (INAJL), which focuses on fundamental and applied research in limnology and aquatic ecosystems, and
• LIMNOTEK – Journal of Limnology and Aquatic Technology, which emphasizes practical innovations and interdisciplinary approaches in the sustainable management of inland waters.

These journal submissions will be subject to an independent review process and require substantial content development to meet journal standards. The editorial team will guide authors throughout the selection and revision process to ensure compliance with scientific publication norms.

Kindly complete your registration via the link below:

https://bit.ly/registrationformSMILS3

Workshop in conjunction with The 3rd International Conference and Scientific Meeting of the Indonesian Limnology (SMILS III)

Theme 01. Erosion and Sedimentation Studies in River Basins and Reservoirs

1. Nazrul Very Andi
   Senior Manager (SM) PT PLN Indonesia Power UBP Mrica: Insights on managing erosion and sedimentation for reservoir sustainability
2. Prof. Dr.Rer.nat Imam Widhiono M.Z., M.S.
   Director of the Postgraduate Program at Jenderal Soedirman University & Chairman of the Serayu Watershed Community: Approaches to strengthening local and institutional river basin initiatives for erosion control.
3. Dr. Agus Salim, S.Ag., M.Si.
   Center for Research and Development of Bio Maritime Border Territory and 3T Region – CRDB2T3: Integrated sediment management in dams located in border areas.
4. Prof. Kim Jin Kwan
   Chonnam National University, South Korea: Advanced practices for erosion and sediment control implemented in South Korea.

Theme 02. Sustainable Water Management

1. Prof. Peter Gell
   Federation University Australia
   An internationally recognized expert in paleoecology and environmental change, Prof. Gell will deliver a keynote lecture virtually, focusing on the role of lake sediment archives in reconstructing past ecological conditions and informing sustainable water management policies.
2. Prof. Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati
   Diponegoro University, Indonesia
   A leading researcher in aquatic ecology and limnology, Prof. Soeprobowati will facilitate hands-on sessions both in the laboratory and during fieldwork. Her guidance will cover sediment core analysis, biological indicators, and their application in watershed management and environmental assessment.

Previous SMILLS and proceeding:

2021: https://masyarakatlimnologi.org/event/mliconference2021/

https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1755-1315/1062/1

2023: https://masyarakatlimnologi.org/event/joint-conference-smils-ii-and-troplimno-iv/

https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1755-1315/1436/1