IWMI at Cairo Water Week 2025
This year the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will lead ten sessions at Cairo Water Week, showcasing innovative, science-based solutions to strengthen water and climate resilience across the Middle East and North Africa. From tackling water and soil salinity and advancing water accounting to scaling nature-based solutions and water reuse, IWMI’s experts will present research-driven insights that support equitable, efficient and sustainable water management. Aligned with this year’s theme, “Innovative Solutions for Climate Resilience and Water Sustainability,” IWMI’s sessions will emphasize the power of collaboration, gender inclusion and data innovation. The discussions will explore practical pathways for integrating science into policy, building capacity for a water-secure MENA and transforming local challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth and shared prosperity.
IWMI Sessions at Cairo Water Week 2025
Sunday, October 12, 2025
| Time | Session | Location |
| 12:30-14:00 | Water and soil salinity in Egypt: institutional frameworks and market systems for mitigation and adaptation
Youssef Brouziyne (speaker), Fayrouz Eldabbagh (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
| 15:00-16:30 | Implementing and institutionalizing water accounting innovation in Egypt
Youssef Brouziyne (speaker), Fayrouz Eldabbagh (speaker), Muhammad Khalifa (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
Monday, October 13, 2025
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:30-11:00 | Spotlight: Al Murunah+ pioneering gender-transformative nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in MENA
Sawsan Gharaibeh (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
| 9:30-11:00 | Tracking resilience and shaping solutions for a climate-stressed region
Youssef Brouziyne (speaker) |
Monaco C |
| 11:30-13:00 | Co-shaping transformative water capacity program for a resilient MENA future
Youssef Brouziyne (speaker), Fayrouz Eldabbagh (speaker), Muhammad Khalifa (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
| 11:30-13:00 | Accelerating water reuse in MENA: leveraging data for national plans and strategies
Gaber Abdellatif (rapporteur), Youssef Brouziyne (speaker), Javier Mateo-Sagasta (speaker) |
Iceland |
| 14:00-15:30 | Bridging water governance and food security: policy innovations from OIC regions
Youssef Brouziyne (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
| 16:00-17:30 | Scaling nature-based solutions in the MENA region
May Attallah (rapporteur), Stephen Fragaszy (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:30-11:00 | Modern irrigation for a changing world: strategies for a resilient water-food nexus in MENA and central Asia
Nafn Amdar (speaker), Youssef Brouziyne (speaker) |
Picasso 2 |
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:30-11:00 | Nature-based solutions for sustainable water systems
Youssef Brouziyne (speaker) |
Monaco AB |
IWMI delegates at Cairo Water Week 2025
