World Water Week 2025
Under the theme ‘Water for Climate Action’, World Water Week 2025 will focus on addressing the linked emergencies of climate change, environment degradation and biodiversity loss. It will emphasize both mitigation and adaptation, alongside the broader goal of enhancing resilience.
IWMI sessions at World Water Week 2025
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00-10:00
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Stephen Fragaszy (speaker), Radheeka Jirasinha (co-convenor), Matthew McCartney (co-convenor) |
Online |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Scaling nature-based solutions for water security and climate resilience Mohsin Hafeez (convenor), Radheeka Jirasingha (moderator), Mark Smith (speaker)
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Room 24/25, Level 2 |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Solar-powered water solutions for climate-resilient agriculture: Lessons from SoLAR Muluken Adamseged (speaker), Darshini Ravindranath (speaker) |
Online |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Can Asia-Pacific achieve water security by 2035? AWDO may help! Fulco Ludwig (speaker), Henk Ovink (speaker) |
A2, Level 6 |
| 12:00-13:00 |
Boosting water resilience: integrated approaches to facilitate transformative changes Darshini Ravindranath (speaker), Mark Smith (speaker), Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez (speaker) |
Online |
| 16:00-17:30 |
Empowering climate resilience: Harnessing data and water accounting innovations Ian Overton (speaker) |
Room 27, Level 2 |
| 17:00-18:00 |
SIWI Seminar (1/3): Water for food seminar Petra Schmitter (chair)
|
Online |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Decarbonizing Asia’s water infrastructure: Roadmap for a low-carbon climate-resilient future Mohsin Hafeez (speaker) |
C1, Level 2 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Harnessing water’s power to reduce climate risks in ECA Rachael McDonnell (panelist) |
Room 24/25, Level 2 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Groundwater: The invisible lifeline for climate action adaptation Jonathan Lautze (speaker) |
C4, Level 2 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Water diplomacy practices to address climate vulnerability Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez (panelist) |
C2, Level 2 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
SIWI Seminar (1/3): Tracking outcomes of global water and climate conferences Inga Jacobs-Mata (moderator, session host), Henk Ovink (panelist), Mark Smith (panelist) |
C1, Level 2 |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00-10:30 |
IWI Seminar (2/3): Water for food in a changing climate Mark Smith (speaker) |
C4, level 2 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Early warnings in Asia-Pacific: Bridging science with action Giriraj Amarnath (speaker) |
C1, Level 2 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Learning from farmer-led irrigation: Pathways to climate resilience Petra Schmitter (speaker) |
Room 26, Level 2 |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Asia’s Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem future: Harmonizing hydropower with nature-based solutions Mohsin Hafeez (co-convenor) |
C1, Level 2 |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Principals of a just water partnership: status review and update Alan Nicol (speaker), Henk Ovink (speaker) |
C2, Level 2 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
SIWI Seminar (2/3): Tracking outcomes of global water and climate conferences Inga Jacobs-Mata (session host), Darshini Ravindranath (speaker) |
Room 27, Level 2 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
River health journeys: Learning from the past, shaping the future Matthew McCartney (speaker) |
C2, Level 2 |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00-10:30 |
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Radheeka Jirasinha (speaker), Matthew McCartney (convenor/speaker), John Simaika (speaker)
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C4, Level 2 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Leveraging regional synergies for climate resilient water management in Hindu-Kush-Himalaya Mohsin Hafeez (convenor), Alok Sikka (speaker) |
C1, Level 2 |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Equitable and sustainable upscaling of agricultural water management for building climate resilience Mohammad Faiz Alam (session host), Alok Sikka (moderator), Mark Smith (speaker) |
C4, Level 2 |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Just transitions for water security: climate secure futures built on water secure foundations Darshini Ravindranath (speaker, moderator) |
C1, Level 2 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
SIWI Seminar (3/3): Tracking outcomes of global water and climate conferences Marie Charlotte Buisson (convenor), Mahlatse Nkosi (speaker), Inga Jacobs-Mata (session host) |
Online |
| 14:00-15:30Â |
SIWI Seminar (3/3): Water for food in a changing climate Petra Schmitter (speaker) |
Room 27, Level 2 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Global Commission on the Economics of water – the rippling effect Mark Smith (speaker), Henk Ovink (speaker) |
A2, Level 6 |
| 16:00-17:30 |
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Radheeka Jirasinha (convenor), Matthew McCartney (convenor), Mark Smith (speaker) |
Room 27, Level 2 |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Cooperation that delivers: Realizing transboundary water cooperation under climate pressure Bunyod Holmatov (speaker), Jonathan Lautze (speaker) |
C2, Level 2 |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Climate smart water resources and irrigation management: Case studies from Asia Mohsin Hafeez (convenor) |
C2, Level 2 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Global hydrological cycle, a common good requiring systemic cooperation Henk Ovink (session host), Inga Jacobs-Mata (moderator) |
A2, Level 6 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Accelerating drought resilience in a changing climate Giriraj Amarnath (speaker) |
A4, Level 6 |
IWMI delegates at World Water Week 2025
Giriraj Amarnath
Abdulkarim Seid
