Cairo Water Week (CWW) serves as a primary platform in the Middle East and Africa for constructive dialogue on pressing water issues. In its seventh edition, Cairo Water Week 2024 focuses on the theme “Water and Climate: Building Resilient Communities”. It explores various sub-themes and sub-topics in plenary and technical sessions organized by international and regional organizations.
During the event, ESCWA is contributing to the following sessions:
ESCWA events:
October 15:
- Adaptation costing for mobilizing climate finance for water, 11:30 - 13:00 (PICASSO 4)
Conveners: ESCWA, Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Government of Sweden, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), League of Arab States (LAS), the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD).
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/286
October 16:
- High-level joint technical session for water and agriculture, 6th session, 09:30 – 17:30 (Iceland)
Conveners: LAS (AMWC & AOAD), ESCWA, FAO.
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/284
October 17:
- Climate-resilient cities: innovative solutions for strategic water resources management, 09:30 – 11:00 (PICASSO 4)
Conveners: ESCWA, UN-Habitat.
More information: Cairo Water Week - Admin Panel
ESCWA at partner events:
October 13:
- Side event: Launch of the Lebanese water reuse standard, 15:00 – 16:30 (PICASSO 2)
Conveners: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Lebanese Standards Institution (LIBNOR), Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Ministry of Energy and Water in Lebanon.
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/226
- The launch of the report: ‘’Multidimensional Analysis of Fragility and Resilience Pathways - Bouregreg Watershed, Morocco’’, 12:30 – 14:00 (PICASSO 2)
Conveners: IWMI, Ministry of Equipment and Water in Morocco, Agency of Bouregreg and Chaouia Rivers Watershed (ABHBC).
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/224
October 14:
- Multidimensional approaches towards enhancing water planning, FAO-RNE, 14:00 – 15:30 (Iceland)
Conveners: FAO, the Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity (WSI).
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/309
October 15:
- Innovative strategic orientations for advancing science-based decision making in desalination for agriculture development (DAD): the role of desalination in circular economy and food security, 09:30 - 11:00 (Iceland)
Conveners: FAO, WSI.
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/293
- Scaling resilient nature-based water solutions: MENA lessons and opportunities, 11:30 – 13:00 (PICASSO 2)
Conveners: IWMI, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE).
More information: https://platform.cairowaterweek.eg/sessions/253
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