Introduction
Coastal regions, supporting 40% of the global population, are susceptible to environmental perturbations. The Asia-Pacific region is particularly vulnerable to the combined effects of climate change and rapid urbanization. These pressures manifest as rising sea levels, altered precipitation patterns, increased frequency and intensity of extreme storm events, and anthropogenic impacts, all of which exacerbate existing stresses on freshwater resources. Consequently, achieving Sustainable Development Goals related to clean water and sanitation is increasingly difficult, especially with regard to groundwater salinization, over-extraction, and contamination. To address these critical issues, the Asia-Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting (APCAMM) and the Perhimpunan Ahli Airtanah Indonesia (PAAI), the Indonesian Association of Groundwater Experts, will convene a joint conference in Indonesia from August 4-7, 2025. Indonesia, characterized by its extensive coastline and facing substantial groundwater management challenges intensified by climate change and urbanization, provides an ideal setting for this important gathering. The conference program will include a field excursion to the Jakarta coast, allowing participants to understand the coastal hydrogeology and related issues such as land subsidence. This joint meeting will facilitate collaboration among experts, policymakers, and community representatives, fostering the development of innovative and sustainable strategies for resilient coastal aquifer management.
Venue for 2025 APCAMM
The joint APCAMM-PAAI meeting will be held in the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Jalan Ganesha no.10, Bandung City. Bandung, the capital of West Java Province, is renowned as Indonesia’s geoscience hub and serves as a center for academics and government agencies focused on groundwater management, making it an ideal location to host this joint APCAMM- Indonesian Groundwater Experts (PAAI) meeting.
The venue location is the East Campus Center, ITB, equipped with main auditorium, parallel meeting rooms for workshops and technical sessions, and a large entrance area for poster presentation.
Field Trip
Field excursion to the Jakarta Coastal Area is scheduled for August 7, 2025. The trip will be guided by the Groundwater Conservation Technical Unit of the Indonesian Geological Agency (BKAT, Badan Geologi). Participants will explore Jakarta’s coastal hydrogeology, examining challenges posed by climate change, urbanization, and land subsidence, as well as the city’s coastal defense strategies.
Field trip agenda includes:
- Land subsidence monitoring facilities in Jalan Tongkol and Nizam Zachman Port Affairs Office
- Musium “Oud Uitkijkpost” Bahari, Nautical Museum
- Land subsidence sites including Muara Baru sunken mosque and coastal embankment
- Mangrove conservation in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK)
Themes
The main theme of the joint 8th APCAMM- PAAI Meeting is “Resilient Coastal Aquifer Management in Tropical Regions: Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization”.
The conference sub-themes include, but are not limited to:
- Hydrogeology, climate change and urbanization impact to tropical coastal aquifers
- Water resource management in coastal regions
- Sustainable practices, policies and finance for water resilience in the coastal regions
- Environmental hydrogeology in various geological settings
- Groundwater-surface water interaction
- Groundwater quality and pollution
- Groundwater management in infrastructure project and geotechnical issues
- Groundwater and drought
- Research and case studies of groundwater in urban areas, extractive industries (mining, oil and gas, other industries), conservation measures
- Advanced technology on hydrogeology
- Remote sensing and artificial intelligence application on hydrogeology
Pre-Event Workshop: 4 August 2025
Workshop on coastal flood modeling
This workshop provides an understanding of coastal flood types and their impacts. Participants will learn about data acquisition, the fundamental principles of coastal hydrodynamics, and basic modeling techniques. The workshop will also cover numerical modeling applied to a typical coastal area, including calibration and validation using observed data.
Speakers: Dr. Edi Riawan, Dr.Eng. Fikry Purwa Lugina, Dr.Eng. Faruq Khadami
Fee: FREE
Introduction to Groundwater Modeling
This workshop provides insight into the basics of groundwater, including flow equations and concepts, and introduces basic groundwater modeling. Participants will also learn about numerical modeling applied to a typical groundwater basin, covering calibration and validation using observed data.
Speakers: Prof. Lilik Eko Widodo (APCAMM Expert *To be confirmed)
Fee: IDR 650K/USD 40
Environmental hydrogeology in energy and mineral industry
This workshop covers the fundamental principles of groundwater chemistry and isotope hydrology, including practical instruction on analyzing and interpreting hydrochemical and isotopic data. Participants will gain an understanding of groundwater’s role in various environmental processes and learn to evaluate groundwater quality and identify potential contamination sources. Special emphasis will be placed on groundwater quality in mining areas, addressing challenges such as acid mine drainage, heavy metal contamination, and the long-term impact of extraction activities on aquifers. The workshop will also cover strategies for monitoring, remediation, and sustainable water management to maintain environmental health while supporting energy and mineral resource development.
Speakers: Prof. Lambok Hutasoit, Irwan Iskandar Ph.D, Riostantieka M. Shoedarto Ph.D
Fee: IDR 750K/USD 46
Committee
International Scientific Committee
Prof. Adrian Werner (Chair), Flinders University (Australia), APCAMM founder and former Chair
Dr. Amir Jazayeri (Secretary), Flinders University (Australia)
Dr Cristina Solorzano-Rivas (Secretary), Flinders University (Australia)
Prof. Elango Lakshmanan, Anna University (India)
Prof. Jiu Jimmy Jiao, Hong Kong University, APCAMM founder and former Chair
Prof. Namsik Park, Dong-A University (Korea), APCAMM founder and former Chair
Prof. Pei Xin, Hohai University (China)
Prof. Quy Nhan Pham, Hanoi University of Natural Resources & Environment (Vietnam), APCAMM founder
Prof. Srilert Chotpantarat, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Dr. Norsyafina Roslan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
P.Geol. Adam Hashim, Vice President of Institute of Geology Malaysia
Indonesian Committee / Indonesian Groundwater Experts (PAAI)
Advisors
Prof. Lambok M. Hutasoit, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Prof Sudarto Notosiswoyo, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Prof. Denny Djuanda, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Prof. Rudi Sayoga Gautama, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Prof. Riset Robert Delinom, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Prof. Lilik Eko Widodo, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Prof. Agus Mochamad Ramdan, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Dr. Irwan Iskandar, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)
Prof. Hendarmawan, Universitas Padjajaran (UNPAD)
Prof. Heru Hendrayana, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM)
Dr. Abdurrachman Assegaf, Universitas Trisakti
Ir. Wahyudin M.Eng, Badan Geologi
National Organizing Committee
Dr. Dwi Sarah, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Dr. Edi Riawan, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Dr. Taat Setiawan, Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM)
Dr. Boy Yoseph CSS Syah Alam, Universitas Padjajaran (UNPAD)
Dr. Ahmad Taufiq Ph.D, Ministry of Public Works (PU)
Dr. Jossi Erwindy, Ministry of Public Works (PU)
Dr. Mhd. Wafid Agung, Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM)
Dr. Sc R. Fajar Lubis, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Riri Febrina M.Eng, Indonesian Groundwater Experts (PAAI)
Mella Puspita M.Eng, Indonesian Groundwater Experts (PAAI)
Narulita, Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP)
Teuku Reza M.Eng, ITB Doctoral Student
Karin Nadira Dauwani M.Eng, ITB Doctoral Student
Andre P Arifin M.Eng, Ministry of Public Works (PU)
Faizal Abdillah M.Eng, Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM)
Nico Anatoly M.Eng, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Anggita Agustin M.Eng, Jacobs
Full Paper Submission (Optional)
Full paper submission is optional, but we highly encourage you to submit to Riset Geologi dan Pertambangan (RGP). Riset Geologi dan Pertambangan – Geology and Mining Research (RGP) is an open-access journal managed by dedicated Earth science enthusiasts and published by BRIN Publishing (Penerbit BRIN). We are committed to making Earth science research freely accessible to all. RGP offers both open access for readers and no article processing charges (APCs) for authors.
The journal publishes research papers, reviews, and short communications across various interdisciplinary fields within geosciences, including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, mining, engineering geology, economic geology, and environmental geology. Continuing our tradition of featuring special issues for the annual Indonesian Groundwater Experts (PAAI) meeting, this year’s edition will also feature a special issue dedicated to hydrogeology, showcasing manuscripts from the APCAMM-PAAI joint meeting.
RGP has recently been indexed in Scopus, as well as in Clarivate Analytics (WoS) and SINTA-2. You can explore the journal here
RGP is published twice a year, in June and December. All articles in RGP are open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution. Submitted papers undergo a double-blind peer review process.
Authors can download the guidelines and manuscript template here
Tentative Agenda
Pre-Event – August 4, 2025 (ITB Campus, Bandung)
Workshop Registration 08:00 – 09:00
Parallel Workshops 09:00 – 12:00
1. Coastal Flood Modelling
2. Introduction to Groundwater Modelling
3. Environmental Hydrogeology: Hydrogeochemistry and Isotope
By. Dr. Edi Riawan, Prof. Lilik Eko Widodo, Prof. Lambok M. Hutasoit, Irwan Iskandar Ph.D, Riostantieka Shoedarto Ph.D
Lunch and Prayer Time 2:00 – 13:00
Workshops Continue 13:00 – 16:00
Ice Breaking PAAI-APCAMM 19:00 – 21:00
Day 2 – August 6, 2025 (ITB Campus, Bandung)
Registration 08:00 – 08:15
Parallel Session II / Oral Presentation 08:15 – 10:00
Coffee Break / Poster Session 10:00 – 10:20
Discussion Forum on Coastal Groundwater Management in the Asia-Pacific 10:20 – 12:00
Lunch and Prayer Time 12:00 – 13:00
Parallel Session III / Oral Presentation / Poster Session 13:00 – 17:00
Day 1 – August 5, 2025 (ITB Campus, Bandung)
Registration 08:00 – 08:30
Opening 08:30 – 09:00
Chairperson Report
(Dr. Dwi Sarah) 09:00 – 09:10
Welcoming Speech from PAAI Chairman
(Irwan Iskandar Ph.D) 09:10 – 09:20
Keynote Speech
(Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources) 09:20 – 10:00
Coffee Break 10:00 – 10:30
Panel Discussion 10:30 – 12:00
Lunch and Prayer Time 12:00 – 13:00
Parallel Session I / Oral Presentation / Poster Session 13:00 – 17:00
Ice Breaking for All Participants 19:00 – 21:00
Day 3 – August 7, 2025 (BKAT, Jakarta)
Trip to BKAT Jakarta from ITB Campus Bandung 07:00 – 09:00
Field Trip to Jakarta Coastal Area 09:00 – 17:00
Location
Bandung, Indonesia
Our hours
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Monday – Sunday
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Phone: +62 812-2053-9024