4th Istanbul International Water Forum
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Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Under the main theme “Water and Peace”, the 4th Istanbul International Water Forum will be devoted to the impacts of the latest regional political setting on water issues. The Forum will put a spotlight on the two-sided relationship between immigration and water services.
The 4th Istanbul International Water Forum will bring together participants from the region and the international water community: academics, research institutions, international organizations, governments, policy makers and NGOs.
As a triennial event held one year prior to each World Water Forum, the 4th Istanbul...
2017 World Hydropower Congress
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International Hydropower Association (IHA)
From 9–11 May 2017, leaders and specialists from government, industry, finance, UN agencies, academia and civil society will gather in Addis Ababa to set the course for hydropower development over the coming decade.
Bonn Climate Change Conference
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Bonn, Germany
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The forty-sixth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 46) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 46) as well as the third part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-3) will take place from 8 to 18 May 2017, in Bonn, Germany.
2nd Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
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Brasilia
8th World Water Forum secretariat, World Water Council
The 8th World Water Forum’s 2nd Stakeholders Consultation Meeting will be held 26-27 April, at the Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center, Brasília. The preparatory meeting takes place just under one year before the Forum event and will be articulated around the Forum’s central and transversal themes with a view to shaping the Forums preliminary program. More than 700 participants are expected to attend the 2nd Stakeholders Consultation Meeting as representatives of several sectors, such as: governments, enterprises, financial institutions, universities and NGOs. During the event, participants...
Inaugural Meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water
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OECD Headquarters, Paris
OECD-WWC-Netherlands
Together with the World Water Council and the Netherlands, the OECD is establishing this Roundtable to facilitate an ongoing dialogue between the water and finance communities (broadly interpreted) on how to overcome the global challenges of financing the investments needed for water security and sustainable economic growth and water’s contribution to the wider set of Sustainable Development Goals. More information
2017 Water for Food Global Conference
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
University of Nebraska Daugherty Water for Food Institute (NU/WFI)
The 2017 Water for Food Global Conference theme, “Water for Food Security: From Local Lessons to Global Impacts,” is based on the premise that global breakthroughs come from local action. This conference will apply that perspective to the work being done to ensure water and food security for future generations. How can lessons learned from Nebraska’s groundwater management system help farmers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam? Can irrigation technology be scaled for smallholder farming communities around the world? How do national policies affect agriculture and water security in other regions...
World Water Day
UN-Water
To celebrate World Water Day, the Council joins stakeholders worldwide to call upon all governments to focus on water issues and prioritize water resources and management projects that make safe water available to all on the planet.
This year’s focus of World Water Day is the impact of wastewater. Approximately 80% of the world’s wastewater flows untreated into the environment while the costs of wastewater management are greatly outweighed by the benefits to human health, economic development and environmental sustainability – providing new business opportunities and creating more ‘green’...
Watershed – Replenishing Water Values for a Thirsty World
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Vatican City, Italy
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, The Club of Rome
On March 22nd, World Water Day 2017, Pope Francis will inspire a global conversation. His address from the Vatican will help shift how the world values and understands its single most precious resource: water. Immediately following the Papal address, at 10:30 a.m. CET, 400 thought leaders from around the world will convene at WATERSHED. These policy makers and academics, together with students, artists, business leaders and men and women from the most at-risk populations will begin an unprecedented dialogue around the value and values of water.
Water Business Forum 2017 - First edition
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Auditorium in Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, Dead Sea, Jordan
hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MoLIT), co-organized by Korea Water Forum (KWF), Smart Water Grid (SWG) Research Group, and Global MVP (GMVP)
The 1st WBF 2017 will be focused on the theme of ‘Water Partnership for Korea-Arab cooperation’, aligning with the Arab Water Week (AWW 2017). The forum will provide an opportunity to build cooperative relationship among key stakeholders in the water sector by sharing the accumulated experiences and best practices especially in the Smart Water Grid and Desalination.
WBF 2017 will also offer Business Meeting Matching (G2G, G2B, B2B) assistance on March 19-21, 2017 at the same level of Kempinski Hotel during AWW 2017. It would be grateful if you can attend the 1st WBF 2017.
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