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World Water Day 2026: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows
An in-person symposium exploring partnerships for building equitable and sustainable water solutions, examining the intersection of water access and gender equity with speakers from industry, the third sector, and academia.
What You’ll Learn
Understand partnerships and strategies for delivering sustainable water solutions; explore how gender equity and diversity improve water service effectiveness; learn from collaborative approaches between UK and African institutions addressing shared freshwater challenges; gain insights into innovative solutions emerging from cross-sector partnerships in the water sector.
Who Should Attend
Water sector professionals, sustainability leaders, engineers, policy makers, representatives from water utilities and NGOs, academics, and business leaders in infrastructure and environmental sectors seeking to understand equitable water solutions and gender-inclusive sustainability strategies.
About the Event
World Water Day 2026 is an in-person symposium hosted by the University of Strathclyde, Scottish Water, and WaterAid on 17 March 2026. The event explores the critical intersection of water access and gender equity, aligning with the UN’s 2026 theme ‘Where Water Flows, Equality Grows’. Participants will examine how water challenges disproportionately affect women and girls worldwide. The symposium features leading voices from industry, the third sector, and academia, including speakers from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, WaterAid, Scottish Water, and University of Strathclyde, with expertise from UK and African partner institutions. Sessions will focus on commonalities in water challenges, innovative solutions from collaborative partnerships, and the urgent need for collective action as climate change intensifies pressure on freshwater resources.
Event Details
Organiser: University of Strathclyde, Scottish Water, WaterAid
Organiser website:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/
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