The Water and WASH Futures series of forums builds on the successes of the WASH Futures Conference series, providing a community of practice for water and WASH professionals to improve the quality and scale of impacts of Water and WASH development programs. This is achieved by improving the capabilities of Water and WASH professionals to design and implement best appropriate practices, including managing multi-sectoral issues such as integration of WASH and water resources management, integration with health and education sectors, addressing cross-cutting issues such as gender and social inclusion, climate change, disaster resilience, and urbanisation.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the critical need for WASH to prevent and mitigate infectious diseases. The timing of the pandemic caused the Water and WASH Futures Conference to be postponed to 2023 to ensure participation of international delegates, however, it has also raised opportunities for additional knowledge-sharing and learning activities. During 2020-2023 many countries will grapple with COVID-19 and seek to improve their WASH services and outcomes in order to mitigate the impacts. The Water and WASH Futures Conference Hosts and Committee decided to build on the strength of the Water and WASH Futures community by planning two additional virtual symposiums in the lead-up to the conference.
The first event – the WASH & The COVID-19 Pandemic Virtual Symposium, 21-22 April 2021, included 2 panel discussions and 10 workshops and was held in a virtual events platform, accessible worldwide.
Committees with diverse experience have been convened to guide the design and delivery of the Water and WASH Futures forums. The Committees have invested considerable time and enthusiasm in developing both the new virtual symposiums and the in-person conference themes and preparing an exciting conference program, and we thank them for their generosity.
View CommitteesNothing! Participation in these virtual symposiums is free, due to the generous support of our key partners: Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Water for Women Fund and Grand Challenges Canada.
Registrations open May 2022, however, in the meantime you can register your interest here, subscribe to the IWC newsletter and follow our social media pages for updates.
The Host organisations and Committees are developing a knowledge forum on the theme of Climate Change, Water and WASH. We expect that the online forum will be held around February 2022
Images on this page have been kindly supplied by Water for Women Fund
Thank you for your interest in the Water and WASH Futures. If you have any questions relating to the events, please contact us via the link below.
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