The International Water Association (IWA) Past Events
The Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2025 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 8-12 December 2025. It builds on the resounding success of the 2023 edition in Kigali, Rwanda, which was a landmark event for water, sanitation, and climate resilience in low- and middle-income countries. Attracting nearly 2,700 participants from 85 countries, the 2023 Congress featured an engaging programme of 39 technical sessions, 40 workshops, and 5 forums, including the High-Level Summit on Sanitation and the Climate Smart Utilities recognition programme. It will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok.
The IWA Water Safety Planning Specialist Group (SG) is excited to invite you to Narvik, Norway, for the “International Conference for Water Safety”, which follows the successful conference of 2016, Palawan, Philippines.
The 2022 IWA International conference for water safety (IWA – WS conference) will bring together leading international experts from academia, industry, government, policymakers/authorities and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research on water safety (WS) that could contribute practical knowledge in the implementation of WS to the key stakeholders involved in providing safe drinking water.
Since the constitution of the IWA Water Safety Planning Specialist Group (SG), one of our main goals has been to ensure the continuation of this very good series of Water Safety Conferences, and we are therefore proud to be involved in the promotion and organization of this event.
The IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies is designed to be the place where new ideas are introduced and the opportunity is provided to interact with the “best of the best”. This is the global conference where new insights into how pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices shape the major transformation in water management that is underway.
The LET conference is held in a different country every year. After unparalleled success in Amsterdam (2003), Singapore (2007 & 2009), Zurich (2008), Phoenix (2010), Bordeaux (2013), Abu Dhabi (2014),Hong Kong (2015), Nanjing (2018), and Edinburgh (2019), IWA is hosting its 17th Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies in 2022 in Reno, USA, which complements the approaches of urban water management between megacities, smaller towns and rural environments, driven by the diversity of climatic conditions and the natural and human environment.
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition brings over 5,500 water, environment and related professionals from more than 100 countries and offers new insights into how pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices shape the major transformation in water management that is underway.
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition brings over 5,500 water, environment and related professionals from more than 100 countries and offers new insights into how pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices shape the major transformation in water management that is underway.
This conference will present a state-of-the-art review of flotation technology with expert speakers from all over the world. The event is intended for engineers, scientists, technicians and operators who are involved in planning, design, construction, operation, and research of dissolved air flotation (DAF) and induced air flotation facilities. As a courtesy to international guests, this event will be conducted in the English language. This is an outstanding opportunity to hear and see the best of this fascinating subject in the historic and beautiful South West of France, a land of culture, gastronomy, wine production, and technical innovation. Toulouse is easily reached by international flight or high speed train services.
Portugal is a European leader in water management—there is no better place for the next IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition.Situated at the mouth of the Tagus River, and famed for its 58-kilometre long Águas Livres aqueduct and its canals, Lisbon is ready to gather together the best international ideas and the most dynamic global water professionals.Portugal’s experiences will be of interest to international leaders looking for successful examples of enterprising regional systems, national policy initiatives, balancing private and public sectors, financial sustainability, and the regulation and benchmarking of water systems.
Malaysia is an emerging economy that is striving to achieve developed status by 2020. Like many countries in the tropics, we are prone to flash floods affecting numerous parts of the country. The recently presented Malaysian Second Economic Stimulus Package promises a further allocation of funds for implementation of additional flood mitigation projects. However, having the funding is just the beginning – knowing and understanding which technologies are best to maximise effectiveness requires our practitioners to be well versed in all the latest developments. The state of having to constantly be on the alert and the experience of dealing with this potential problem has shaped Malaysia into a country that is fast gaining knowledge and skills in the management of flash floods. Hosting the 13th ICUD as such in Malaysia, would be an ideal move whereby participants can gain much insight from a location that deals with the problem not only first hand but also often enough.
Solving the interlinked challenges of urban water, energy and climate is critical for cities of the future to prosper. The IWA Water, Energy and Climate Conference 2014: Solutions for Future Water Security (IWA WEC) is an opportunity to bring together knowledge from across the globe to share experiences and information, enable collaboration and build new partnerships. The event, to be carried out May 21th to 23th in Mexico City, combines multiple technical sessions with workshops, panel debates, discussion groups, technical tours, Young Water Professional sessions and industry interaction. The event will bring together expertise from across the water cycle from research to practical application to policy and regulation.
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is a high-profile event that attracts 5,000 water professionals, companies and institutions from across the globe. It is a biennial event organised by the International Water Association (IWA) that has been held in previous years in the cities of Montreal, Vienna, Beijing, Marrakech, Melbourne, Berlin and Paris. In 2012 the event will be held in Busan, Korea, a thriving coastal metropolis that is home to 3.6 million people and a city that is becoming one of Asia’s top convention cities thanks to its superb beaches and world-class hotels.