World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, held every year since 1991. World Water Week attracts a diverse mix of participants from many professional backgrounds and every corner of the world.
World Water Week’s 2024 theme ‘Bridging borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future’ focuses on water cooperation for peace and security. It requires recognizing the regional and global interconnectivity of communities and nations and how water-related solutions are key to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals.
Explore how water can help us tackle the world’s greatest challenges and learn about the role of water in the fight against climate change, poverty, and biodiversity loss. The Week will be shaped by hundreds of convening organisations, driving positive change in a collaborative effort through capacity building and knowledge sharing.
GRP at World Water Week
GRP’s Resilience Evidence Coalition Lead, Shuchi Vora (contact), and Private Sector Partnerships and Business Development Lead, Julia Cadaval Martins (contact), will be attending World Water Week in person from 24 – 29 August in Stockholm, Sweden. Shuchi will be participating in the Glacier Guardians session detailed below.
Glacier Guardians: Protecting Himalayan Source Waters for Regional Peacebuilding
25 August, 09:00 – 10:30
Location: A2, Level 6
On-site & Online
Session ID: 11644
Convenors: United States Department of State
This session will foster solutions to regional water security challenges in the Himalayan plateau. The discussion will integrate diverse perspectives, from science to policy, emphasizing holistic development goals. We will explore novel policy, scientific, and technology-inspired approaches, learn from failures, and promote stakeholder diversity to advance a peaceful water future.