The World Hydropower Congress brings together leading decision-makers, innovators and experts from industry, government, finance, civil society and academia. Knowledge sharing, capacity building and stakeholder dialogue are at the heart of this high-level biennial event which is organised by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and supported by more than 40 partner organisations. Costa Rica 2021 The next World Hydropower Congress will be held in San José, 26-27 May 2021, under the theme ‘Renewables working together in an interconnected world’. The event will be hosted under the...

POSTPONED - NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON Originally launched in Marrakesh, Morocco in 2011 and held subsequently in Murcia, Spain in 2014 and Cairo, Egypt in 2018, the Mediterranean Water Forum has been put forth as a regional event that brings together the main stakeholders in the Mediterranean Water Community. The Forum aims to present the Mediterranean as a hub of innovative water management responses which have been locally developed or adapted to address the prevailing challenges of the region including those related to climate change impacts. It will also outline how the Mediterranean...

The main theme of the 2020 edition is "Sustainable Water Management for Humans and Nature".

“Innovate 4 Water” in Brisbane, Australia, will bring together diverse stakeholders from across the water and sanitation and broader water sectors – entrepreneurs / solutions providers, utilities, investors, large and small companies, ICT companies, agribusiness organisations, non-governmental organisations, UN agencies, and incubators – all of whom are contributing toward achieving SDG6.

"In order to mobilize forces and act in the interests of biodiversity, France will organize on 11 January 2021 a One Planet Summit in Marseille, during the IUCN World Conservation Congress," Macron wrote on Twitter. The One Planet movement was founded by France, the World Bank and the United Nations, and aims to speed up the implementation of international climate agreements by supporting specific projects at the local leve

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. The different Congress components will take place on the following dates: • The Forum will take place from 4 to 7 September • The Exhibition will be held from 4 to 9 September • The IUCN Members’ Assembly will meet from 8 to 10 September • The Nature Generation Areas, or “Espaces Générations Nature”, will be running from 4 to 11 September” During the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN’s 1300+ government...

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the ICOLD NEW DELHI 2020 Annual Meeting has been postponed to April 2023. Register now The Indian National Committee on Large Dams (INCOLD) will however organise the Symposium on "Sustainable Development of Dams and River Basins" in New Delhi as a hybrid event (both physical and virtual) from 24-27 February 2021.

The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is a leading scientific, technical, and professional not-for-profit international organization working in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management. The main mission is to promote ‘Sustainable agriculture water management’ to achieve ‘A water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development’. The membership of the Commission consists 78 countries organized under the departments responsible for irrigation, drainage or agricultural water management . ICID...

Postponed: we will share with you the new date as soon as it's determined Under the theme “Water Security in Dynamic Environments…Together We Can”, the Forum will provide a unique multi-stakeholder platform where water experts, policy creators and decision makers from around the world can work together to find joint solutions for challenges affecting the ability of nations to achieve water security. It will be an opportunity to discuss the diverse facets of water security in dynamic environments and its relation to climate change, sustainable development and water technological advancements...

The 6th Water Loss Forum & Exhibition to be held in Istanbul will bring together the private sector, municipalities, water administrations and universities to discuss the strategies, planning and financing issues to prevent water losses in Turkey.