IWA’s Water and Development Congress series aims to catalyse transformational change and support transition to new ways of managing water resources and delivering water services. The Congress is explicitly solutions-focused, its performance indicators include the level of effective networking, knowledge exchange and the generation of new ideas shared by the participants.

Themes of the conference

1. Efficient Utilities as Drivers for Sustainable Development
2. Operation and Maintenance of Water and Sanitation Systems for a “Replenished” Water and Social Environment
3. Integrating Water in City Planning and Design
4. Connecting Basins and the Cities/Towns that depend on them - the Interface between Custodians and Users
5. Water Policies, Regulations and Multi-stakeholder Collaboration