The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Ministry of Equipment and Water (MEE) of the Kingdom of Morocco are pleased to announce that the deadline to submit your paper/project abstracts for the XIX World Water Congress has been extended to April 15, 2025!
Hosted by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Ministry of Equipment and Water (MEE) of the Kingdom of Morocco, the Congress will take place at the PICKALBATROS Hôtel Du Golf in Marrakech, Morocco, from December 1-5, 2025, under the theme “Water in a Changing World: Innovation and Adaptation.”
This is your chance to contribute to critical discussions shaping global water governance, security, and sustainability. The XIX World Water Congress will bring together experts, practitioners, researchers, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector to exchange knowledge, showcase groundbreaking research, and build partnerships that will influence key global events, including the UN 2026 Water Conference and the World Water Forum in 2027.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The International Scientific Committee (ISC) welcomes papers for oral presentations and poster presentations at the XIX World Water Congress, which will be presented during the main Congress programme. Experts, academics, policymakers, water professionals, private sector practitioners, and civil society stakeholders from all disciplines and perspectives who wish to share their work and experiences during the event are invited to submit abstracts. Abstracts can only be submitted online through the Oxford Abstracts Platform.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Abstracts should clearly describe the research, analysis, project or investigation in no more than 400 words and must include the following descriptions:
(a) The purpose or thesis of the work.
(b) The key issue(s) or problem(s) addressed.
(c) The methodology or approach used.
(d) The results or conclusions derived from the project.
(e) Relevance to the congress theme.
Abstracts must be prepared in English and cannot include graphs, charts, diagrams, images, abbreviations, references or citations. When submitting your abstract on the submission platform, you will be required to select one of the Congress sub-themes and indicate whether you will deliver an oral or poster presentation.
Presenters of accepted abstracts will have to pay the registration fees to present their work at the Congress. The payment deadline will be communicated to all submitters in due course.
For any queries, please contact congress@iwra.org
