The workshop follows on from the international workshops held every 3 years by the Water Agency of Seine and Normandy (AESN) and its partners in preparation for World Water Forums (the “Urban rainwater management” workshop in 2011 and the “Water in the city & Urban sanitation” workshop in 2008). It will be held over 3 days in a conference center near Paris, with several plenary sessions, workshops in sub-groups, and half a day of visits. It is designed to attract an international audience of decision-makers and managers in the field of wastewater management, and will have simultaneous English...

The 2nd Arab Water Conference & Exhibition 2014 is expected to attract high level presence from across over 22 Arab countries representing North Africa and the Middle East. These will include Arab Ministers of Water and Environment, heads of delegations, decision-makers, senior officials, water experts and researchers who will meet to discuss water issues and challenges in the Arab countries. With water conservation becoming of increasing importance in the region, the conference will provide a platform to help reach a common understanding of what is required to address water scarcity and...

The 2nd Mediterranean Water Forum will take place in Murcia (Spain) from 24 to 26 November 2014. It is part of the preparatory process for the 7th World Water Forum planned in Daegu (Korea), April 2015. Its thematics will be discussed at launch, they will approach themes and orientations of the 7th World Water Forum. Click here to read the announcement of the event.

Fresh water is arguably the world’s most precious resource. Yet in all corners of the globe, shortages and inadequate access to sanitation persist. Rivers are fragmented by dams, choked by chemicals, threatened by climate change, depleted by irresponsible businesses and industries that don’t manage water wisely, and polluted by toxic runoff from cities, factories and farms. We can’t solve these challenges alone—and, thankfully, we don’t have to. In trying to meet the Millennium Development Goals, countries around the world have started to secure clean and safe water resources while protecting...

The Lyon Conference aims to be a transition from the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille (France) in 2012 to the next one, the seventh edition of the World Water Forum, in Daegu (South Korea) in 2015. It will bridge with the COP 21 meeting that will take place in Paris (France) in December 2015. The programme will present a follow-up to Marseille, from the solutions put forward during the event to their materialisation; and the progresses on commitments for water and energy-related issues and the impacts of the multiple uses of water on food and health. In Lyon, all themes should be addressed...

LINCOLN, Neb. – Mark your calendars for the sixth annual global Water for Food Conference Oct. 19-22 in Seattle, Wash., USA. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, with an evening banquet hosted at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Organized by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska, this event brings together experts from around the world to discuss how advances in science, technology and policy will help the world efficiently use its limited freshwater resources to increase global food security. Each year, the event attracts...

Tuesday, September 13 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Yellowstone National Park Field Tour - Click here to view photos from the Field Tour 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Dinner & Sponsors Reception - Open to all Conference Participants: Hosted by Nestlé Waters, UN HABITAT, Abbott and Rio Tinto - Gallatin Jefferson Room Click here to view photos from the Sponsors Reception, September 13th. Wednesday, September 14 Click here to view photos from Wednesday, September 14th. 9:00 a.m.-9:10 a.m. Welcome: Official Welcome from Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and First Lady Nancy Schweitzer, Presented by Anna Green of the...