Events
View the list of events which IWMI will be attending
as well as past events.
Uganda Water Week 2024
The 7th Uganda Water Week will be celebrated under the theme “Rethinking collective action and innovative solutions to water, environment, and climate change crisis in Uganda."
World Water Day 2024
World Water Day celebrates water and inspires action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
International Day of Zero Waste 2024
The International Day of Zero Waste promotes initiatives to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
5th Global Food Security Conference
The 5th Global Food Security Conference will bring together science, business and policy to address themes including achieving net zero and sustainability and resilience of food systems.
Convention on Biological Diversity: SBSTTA-26
The 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-26) takes place in Nairobi, Kenya.
10th World Water Forum
The World Water Forum is the largest international gathering in the water sector involving various stakeholders.
Convention on Biological Diversity: Subsidiary Body on Implementation
The fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation will take place in Nairobi, Kenya.
International Day for Biological Diversity 2024
The 2024 International Day for Biological Diversity focuses on building back biodiversity.
4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
The international community will gather to review SIDS’ sustainable development progress and propose a new decade of partnerships and solutions.
WISA 2024 Biennial conference and exhibition
The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) conferences provide a platform to discuss problems and solutions facing the water and related sectors.
Meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on Wetlands (SC63)
The 63rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention of Wetlands will be held in Gland, Switzerland in June.
Africa Agribusiness and Science Week 2024
Africa Agribusiness and Science Week will focus on a topical issue on the continent, that is, strengthening linkages between agribusiness and science plus innovation to improve the continent’s productivity and competitiveness in agro-industry.
World Environment Day 2024
World Environment Day 2024 focuses on solutions to plastic pollution.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2024
This year's theme "Her land. Her rights", emphasizes that investing in women’s equal access to land and associated assets is a direct investment in their future and the future of humanity.
World Water Week 2024
World Water Week 2024 is centred on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense.
1st Islands Water Congress 2024
The International Water Resources Association’s (IWRA) 1st Islands Water Congress is a high-level global event organized in collaboration with a different island host every two years.
2024 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 29)
The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference, which convenes in November 2024, will include the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 29).
UNCCD Conference of Parties 16th session | COP16
The UNCCD is the global voice for land, promoting practices that avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation.