Ministerial delegations from all over the world will meet at the UNESCO Headquarters for the Second Preparatory Committee meeting of the Ministerial Process (PrepCom II). Over 200 delegations are expected to participate in this event.  The final outcome of this common work will take the shape of a Ministerial Declaration which will be presented during the Ministerial Conference of the 7th World Water Forum on 13 April 2015 in the city of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. The Ministerial Conference will also include a series of high-level roundtable sessions on a number of important issues.

The Fourth GMS Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM4) is the formal meeting of ministers and will be held on 29 January 2015, following lead-up events on 27 and 28 January. The EMM4 events are being organized by the GMS Working Group on Environment (WGE) with the support of the Asian Development Bank-led Environment Operations Center (secretariat to the WGE).

The UN-Water Annual Zaragoza Conferences serve UN-Water to prepare for World Water Day. This conference is part of the road map for World Water Day 2015, which will focus on “water and sustainable development”.

India Water Week marks the start of the World Water Council’s week of intense hydro-politics in India :

• India Water Week 2015 - “Water Management for Sustainable Development: Experiences and future course of action“ with World Water Council Vice-President Dogan Altinbilek - Opening Plenary Tuesday, 13 January at 10:00 AM, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
• CII Partnership Summit 2015 - “Partnerships for Shared New Realities,” B M Birla Auditorium, Jaipur.

The World Water Council Vice-President will address on Thursday, 15 January, at the Plenary Session 1 “Defining Shared New Realities,” the...

The preparation of 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which is planned during 11th to 13th January 2015 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India have began well ahead by the Government of Gujarat after the Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit resounding success.