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World Water Council launches report on financing sanitation to lead way towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals

The World Water Council launched a report this week on ‘Increasing Financial Flows for Sanitation’ during the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia,…

Winner of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize awarded during 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia

During the closing ceremony of the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia, the Japan Water Forum and the World Water Council had the pleasure of awarding…

FAO and WWC release white paper on water accounting for agriculture

On the occasion of the 8th World Water Forum, the World Water Council and FAO have released the White Paper Water Accounting For Water Governance And…

The 8th World Water Forum celebrates World Water Day

Co-organized by the World Water Council and the Government of Brazil, the 8th World Water Forum gathers over 12 Heads of State, upwards of 100…

Revitalizing IWRM for the 2030 Agenda

The IWRM High Level Panel at the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia organized by the WWC Task Force on IWRM launched a Challenge Paper on Revitalising…

The World Water Council releases latest Implementation Roadmaps report to reveal progress on water made since the last World Water Forum

Without water, there is no life, no food, no development. In light of this reality, the World Water Council, together with the Korea Water Forum and…

International Conference unites Local and Regional Authorities to determine future of cities and water

How cities will prepare for the future was the pressing question at the forefront of the International Conference of Local and Regional Authorities…

International High Level Panel on Water announces outcomes to alert the world to the severity of global water issues

The High Level Panel on Water (HLPW) has released their outcomes report on water issues following two years of deliberations. The Panel, co-convened…

King Hassan II Great World Water Prize awarded to OECD at the 8th World Water Forum

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was awarded the 6th King Hassan II Great World Water Prize by the Government of…

World leaders and thousands of experts gather at the opening of the 8th World Water Forum

More than 840 million people worldwide, or 1 in 9, do not have access to safe water, and 2.3 billion, or 1 in 3, lack access to a toilet. “Around the…

Join us in Brasilia!

The 8th World Water Forum is just a week away! Join us in Brasilia, where the World Water Council is involved in 24 key activities including five…

And the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize goes to...

The Japan Water Forum and the World Water Council are pleased to announce the winner of the 5th Kyoto World Water Grand Prize: Charité Chrétienne…

Join us at Stockholm World Water Week

Call for candidatures – King Hassan II Great World Water Prize

Contribute to the Thematic Sessions of the 8th World Water Forum

The World Water Council is supporting the member-led initiative…

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Revitalizing IWRM for the 2030 Agenda

This paper was prepared as an input to the High-Level Panel on Inte learn more >

Synthesis Report on Implementation Roadmaps (March 2018)

The World Water Council, in collaboration with Korea Water Forum an learn more >

Start With Water Flyer

A quick presentation of the learn more >

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