RésEAU Updates February 2026

News to read

• The high-level preparatory meeting for the 3rd UN Water Conference took place in Dakar, Senegal from 26-27 January 2026, where the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report was launched.
• The United Nations Water Conference Academic Hub is a new platform connecting academic, scientific, and policy communities to the official preparatory process towards the 3^rd UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi in December 2026.
• The ongoing Learning Journey “The Green Nexus - Building Synergies for Greater Impact” hosted by SDC’s Networks Agriculture & Food Systems, Climate, DRR & Environment and RésEAU discusses on-the-ground examples of how a “Green Nexus” can be applied in development cooperation.
• A short article by Eawag-Sandec illustrates how an integrated sanitation and stormwater strategy helps improve urban waste water management through the example of the city of Tirana, Albania.
• In their article “What turns everyday people into water scientists in the Limpopo River Basin?" the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners explain how citizen science can be implemented effectively and sustainably.
• The Guidance Note for the Implementation of Source-to-Sea Management in Transboundary Basins published by the UNECE Water Convention is a practical roadmap for applying source-to-sea thinking in transboundary contexts.

E-workshops and webinars recently held

• 4 February 2026, 10:00-11:30 CET - Space and Digitalisation of the water sector organized by Water Europe
• 11 February 2026, 14:00-15:00 CET - “WASH impact, not impact washing: Launching WASH indicator framework to build sustainable data collection and reporting practice” hosted by Aqua for All and e-MPF
• 12 February 2026, 13:00 CET - “REACH Alumni Webinar – New perspectives on water security” organized by the Oxford Water Network and Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)

E-workshops and webinars to be held soon

• 3-5 March 2026 (several sessions) - “Water and WASH Career Days” hosted by Agenda for Change, Community of Women in Water, and Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
• 11 March 2026, 9:30-11:00 CET - “Making the case for resilience in development", Session 4 of the ”Learning Lab: Resilience Thinking“ organized by the SDC Networks Agriculture & Food Systems, RésEAU and Climate, DRR & Environment
• March-December 2026 (quarterly sessions) – webinar series “Water Cooperation: Challenges, Showcasing Achievements, Shaping the Future” hosted by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) in collaboration with UNECE and several other partners

Conferences and events recently held

• 9-11 February 2026 – “Water, Energy & Climate Change - from Vision to Action” hosted by WEX Global, to be held in Seville, Spain
• 9-13 February 2026 – “AfWASA International Congress & Exhibition 2026”, hosted by the African Water and Sanitation Association, to be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Conferences and events to be held soon

• 19-20 March 2026 – “UNESCO: World Day for Glaciers 2026" , hosted by UNESCO, to be held in Paris, France and online
• 22 March 2026 – Celebration of ”World Water Day – Water and Gender“ and launch of the UN World Water Development Report 2026 , hosted by UN Water
• 17-18 April 2026 – “WASH ECON 2026 – WASH Economics Conference”, hosted by CEPT University Ahmedabad, the Center for Water and Sanitation (CWAS) and other partners, to be held in Ahmedabad, India
• 24–26 June 2026 – “AIDA World Water Law Congress 2026”, hosted by International Association for Water Law (AIDA), Norwegian University for Life Sciences, University of Oslo and Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), to be held in Oslo, Norway

Opportunities to apply for

• 22-29 May 2026 – Short Course in Water and sanitation engineering from emergency towards development(WATSAN) organized by University of Neuchâtel and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to be held in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
  Application open until 28 February 2026
• 21-24 April 2026 – Open Call by the RWSN to represent Water at the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.
  Offer open until the position is filled
• 23-27 August 2026 – Call for Contributions to the World Water Week 2026, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden.
  Application open until 23 February

Please consider sharing your news with all other RésEAU members by sending an email to ResEAU@dgroups.org.

Best regards,

Dr. Daniel Maselli, RésEAU Focal Point, SDC

Delphine Magara, RésEAU Backstopper, Skat Consulting Ltd.