Program
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Day 1
05 May 2026 -
Day 2
06 May 2026
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08:30 - 09:15
Registration
09:30 - 10:00
Opening Ceremony (Anadolu Auditorium)
10:00 - 11:00
Opening Remarks and General Session (Anadolu Auditorium)
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:50
High Level Interactive Dialogue (Anadolu Auditorium):
"Paradigm Shift in a Changing World: Water and the Bridging Power of Istanbul"
12:50 - 14:00
Lunch Break
15:30 - 15:50
Coffee Break
15:40 - 18:30
Ministerial Closed Session (Marmara Hall)
15:50 - 17:20
High Level Panel (Anadolu Auditorium):
"Water Resilience for Climate Adaptation: From Innovation to Global Action (COP31 Pathway)"
17:20 - 17:40
Coffee Break
17:40 - 18:40
S 2.2 (Anadolu Auditorium)
Achieving Water Efficiency: Innovative Technology-Focused Approaches and Digital Solutions in Water Management
S 1.2 (Dolmabahçe A (1) Hall)
Inclusive Water Dialogue and Partnerships
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
S 2.1 (Marmara Hall)
Sustainable Financing for Water Infrastructure and Beyond: Tailor-made Models
S 3.1 (Anadolu Auditorium)
Wastewater Surveillance: A One Health Perspective
S 4.1 (Dolmabahçe A (1) Hall)
From Silos to Synergy: Accelerating the WEFE Nexus
Special Session (Dolmabahçe B (2) Hall)
Smart Water Management: Industrial Data, Biotechnological Solutions, and Artificial Intelligence Applications
12:00 - 12:20
Coffee Break
12:20 - 13:20
S 1.1 (Marmara Hall)
Water Cooperation for Resilience: Dialogue in Action on the Path to the UN 2026 Water Conference
S 4.2 (Anadolu Auditorium)
Transforming Agriculture: Systematic Solutions in the WEFE Context
S 4.3 (Dolmabahçe A (1) Hall)
Water Wise Cities: Sustainable Solutions
13:20 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:30
Special Session: UNEP (Dolmabahçe B (2) Hall)
Nature-Based Solutions for Water and Climate Resilience
15:30 - 15:50
Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:50
S 1.3 (Marmara Hall)
Strengthening Capacities for a Water-Resilient World
S 3.3 (Anadolu Auditorium)
Integrated Frameworks for Disaster Risk Management: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Special Session: İSKİ (Dolmabahçe B (2) Hall)
Good Practices in Metropolitan Water Management
Special Session: IWRA (Dolmabahçe A (1) Hall)
Future of Water: Towards the XX World Water Congress
16:50 - 17:10
Coffee Break
17:10 - 18:10
Special Session: Blue Peace Middle East (Dolmabahçe A (1) Hall)
From Dialogue to Investment: Unlocking Climate-Resilient Finance for Transboundary Water Cooperation: Türkiye- Iraq Experience
S 3.2 (Anadolu Auditorium)
Adapting WASH Services to Climate Challenges
S 2.3 (Marmara Hall)
From Wastewater to Resource: Circular Approaches in Water Management
Overall Forum Concept Note
Session Concept Notes:
High Level Panel on Water Efficiency
High Level Panel on One Water One Health
S 1.2 Inclusive Water Dialogue and Partnerships
S 1.3 Strengthening Capacities for a Water-Resilient World
S 2.1 Sustainable Financing for Water Infrastructure and Beyond Tailor-made Models
S 2.3 From Wastewater to Resource: Circular Approaches in Water Management
S 3.1 Wastewater Surveillance: A One Health Perspective
S 3.2 Adapting WASH Services to Climate Challenges
S 3.3 Integrated Frameworks for Disaster Risk Management
S 4.1 From Silos to Synergy: Accelerating the WEFE Nexus
S 4.2 Transforming Agriculture : Systematic Solutions in the WEFE Context
S 4.3 Water Wise Cities Sustainable Solutions
Special Session: İSKİ "Good Practices in Metropolitan Water Management"