Key conferences, meetings, webinars and international days
2018-2028: International Decade for Action: Water for sustainable development
2021-2030: UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
WASH discussions: SuSanA Forum | RWSN Dgroups | Yammer: WASH in Schools Network | COVID-19 Hygiene Hub forum
WASH Systems Academy
Available courses
- WASH systems strengthening: the basics
- Specialist course: Building blocks of sustainable WASH systems
- NEW! Specialist course: Advocating for universal WASH services
Coming soon
- Specialist course: Financing resilient WASH systems
- Specialist course: Driving change for strong WASH systems
- Specialist course: Fundraising for WASH
More information
Register for the WASH Systems Academy anytime, anywhere
2020
September 2020
- 02 September - [Webinar] WHO NTD webinar series: How can WASH help reach the 2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) targets?,14:00-15.30 CEST
- 02-04 September - [Virtual Event] WATEF Conference 2020: Moving towards water resilient communities
- 02-04 September - [Virtual Event] 63rd ACODAL International Water Congress and Expo
- 03 September - [Webinar] WaterAid Safety and well-being of sanitation workers during COVID-19 in South Asia, 14:30-16:00 Pakistan / 15:00-16:30 India / 15:15–16:45 Nepal / 15:30 -17:00 Bangladesh
- 03 September - [Virtual Event] SWA: Launch of the Handbook for Finance Ministers & kick-off of the 2020 Finance Ministers' Meetings Preparatory Process, 13:00 CEST,/ 06:00 Mexico City / 07:00 New York / 11:00 Dakar / 12:00 Abuja / 18:00 Bangkok
- 08 September - [Webinar] Standards for Menstrual Cups, 15:00-16:30 CEST
- Cancelled - 08 September - [Event] Waterinfodag, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
- 11 September - [Webinar] NWP Meet-up, 16:00 -17:30 CEST
- 13-18 September - [Hybrid Event] Uganda Water and Environment Week Online (UWEWK 2020), Kampala, Uganda and online
- 15-17 September - [Virtual Event] 2020 Rich Earth Virtual Summit: Reclaiming Urine as a Resource
- 18 September - [Virtual Event] Launch of the UNICEF Vision for Leveraging Repayable Finance in WASH, 08:00 am EST. Join with this Zoom link
- Postponed - 16-18 September - [Event] Water Africa & East Africa Building and Construction Exhibition and Seminars, Kigali, Rwanda --> 10-12 March 2021
- 18-26 September - [Virtual Event] Global Goals Week
- 19-26 September - [Virtual Event] Wikipedia edit-a-thon on SDG 6 topics ("Wiki loves SDGs")
- 21 September - [Webinar] in conjunction with International Day of Peace: High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy - Together for Climate-Smart Security, 14:00 -15:30 CEST | 15:00 IST [Register]
- Postponed: 21-24 September - [Event] Africa Water Security Congress, Nairobi, Kenya --> replaced by virtual event (see below)
- 21 September - [Virtual Event] Africa Source Water Protection Seminar, 14:00-16:30 EAT | 13:00-15:30 CEST [Agenda] | [Registration]
- 22 September - [Webinar] Leaving No One Behind in water, sanitation and hygiene: Consultations on SDG 6 of 14 vulnerable population groups for the India 2020 Voluntary National Review : Lessons Learnt, !!:30 CEST |
- 22-23 September - [Event] World Humanitarian Forum, New York, NY, USA
- 22-24 September - [Virtual Event] UWASNET Annual CSO WASH Forum
- 23 September - [Webinar] Studio MH (Menstrual Hygiene) Day: Impact, 15:00-17:00 CEST [add to calendar]
- 23 September - [Webinar] IWRM and WASH Linkages: How CSOs Can Advocate For Their Integration in Policy and Planning, 09:00-10:00 am EDT | 14:00-15:00 CEST | 15:00-16:00 EAT
- 24 September - [Virtual Event] UN General Assembly Side Event: Stopping a Global Pandemic Without Water? How WASH is a Neglected Critical Element of Health Security, 08:30 am EDT | 14:30 pm CEST | 15:30 pm EAT
- 25 September - [Virtual Event] #HRC45 Virtual side-event: 10 years of the human rights to water and sanitation and Human Rights Council Mechanisms - the mandate of Special Rapporteur and Universal Periodic Review, 15:00-16:00 CEST
- 29-30 September - [Virtual Event] 33rd UN-Water Meeting
- 30 September - [Campaign] #MakeRightsReal campaign
October 2020
- 06 October - [Webinar] ADB Water and Deltares Seminar Series: The Future of Hydrological Forecasting, 15:00-16:00 Manila | 09:00-10:00 CEST
- 06-09 October - [Virtual Event] OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment - includes session on Financing water-related investment
- 07 October - [Webinar] Strengthening African stakeholders to face climate change impacts: The AfriAlliance approach, 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
- 07-09 October - [Event] SFD [Shit Flow Diagram] week 2020, Neemli, Rajasthan, India
- 15 October - [Event] Global Handwashing Day
- 20-21 October - [Hybrid Event] GRoW final conference: Water as a Global Resource Conference, Berlin, Germany and Virtual
- 26-30 October - [Virtual Event] - UNC Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy
- 27-29 October - [Event] 4th G-STIC conference, Brussels, Belgium
- 28-30 October - [Virtual Event] Final AfriAlliance Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- 28-30 October - [Virtual Event] IWRA Online Conference- "Addressing Groundwater Resilience under Climate Change"
November 2020
December 2020
2021
January 2021
February 2021
March 2021
May 2021
June 2021
July 2021
September 2021
- 06–10 September - [Event] 42nd WEDC International Conference: Equitable and Sustainable WASH Services: celebrating our learning from failure and success, Loughborough, UK
- 13-17 September - [Event] XVII World Water Congress: Foundations for Global Water Security and Resilience: Knowledge, Technology and Policy, Daegu, Korea
October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
2022
February 2022
March 2022
- 22 March - [Event] World Water Day: Groundwater: making the invisible visible
May 2022
October 2022
November 2022
2023
February 2023
March 2023
May 2023
October 2023
November 2023
