Organised by the Arab Water Council (AWC), the 4th Arab Water Forum on “Sharing Water … Sharing Destiny”, was held 26-28 November, 2017, in Cairo, Egypt. This Forum takes place every 3 years and is considered a meeting place for AWC’s members from 22 Arab states, together with their partners and associates from the region […]

Established on 29 November 1971, IWRA was set up to meet the growing but unmet need to create a multidisciplinary association at the international level in order to fill the gaps both between disciplines and the science community with the general public and policy makers. In the 46 years since then, while moving with the times, we have held steadfast […]

The International Water Summit (IWS) is the world’s leading global exhibition dedicated to developing solutions for water sustainability in arid regions. IWS brings together over 9,200 visitors from 111 countries attracting government leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs and decision makers. It constitutes an important opportunity to network and source products from 150+ exhibiting companies from 22 […]

The 28th UN-Water Meeting took place from 1-2 February 2018, at IFAD headquarters in Rome, Italy.  Agenda items included: 2030 Agenda update and related intergovernmental processes; Monitoring and reporting; Launch of the World Water Data Initiative – Good Practice Guidelines; Updates on World Toilet Day 2017 on Wastewater and World Water Day 2018 on Nature […]

Supported by IWRA, ASIA 2018 provided a platform for international experts from around 50 countries to focus on issues of direct relevance to Asia: helping advance projects which exploit the remaining renewable energy potential; explore investment opportunities and strategies; address major challenges such as climate resilience, and the management of floods and earthquakes; encourage best […]

The World Water Forum is the world’s biggest water-related event and is organized by the World Water Council (WWC), an international organization that brings together all those interested in the theme of water. Its mission is “to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, to facilitate the […]

  World Water Day, on 22 March every year, was about focusing attention on the importance of water. The theme for World Water Day 2018 was ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.   Damaged ecosystems affect the quantity and quality of water available for human […]

The management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (MLARR) has become an integral part of the process of infrastructural development. However, a major challenge in this regard is the weak institutional and human resources capacity to address land acquisition and involuntary resettlement globally. This is reflected in the limited professional staff, knowledge, technical expertise and […]

The Portuguese Water Resources Association (APRH) hosted the 14th Water Congress in Évora from March 7th to 9th, 2018. The theme focused on “Water Resources Management: New Challenges”. The Water Congress addressed Water Resources Management at various levels, at a critical time of change that requires new solutions and actions that minimize these problems in […]

This workshop offered a unique opportunity for global businesses to meet the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) development team and influence the future shape of its hydrological services and forecasting products. Objectives Introduce GloFAS services and products to the global business community Provide a networking opportunity between a global hydrological forecasting service provider and the […]