IWMI at 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
August 24, Sunday
| Time | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | SIWI Seminar (1/3): Mitigating climate impacts through ecosystem resilience seminar: Session 1: Climate – The Role and Value of the Water Cycle in Climate Resilience
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) |
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 |
August 25, Monday
| 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 |
August 26, Tuesday
| 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 |
August 27, Wednesday
August 28, Thursday
| 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
Inga Jacobs-Mata
Abdulkarim Seid
