IWA World Water Congress- Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 2: International Relations- Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests.
IWA World Water Congress 2022 in News
- Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, his Denmark counterpart along with the Indian Delegation launched a Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ at International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022.
Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’
- The Whitepaper is a result of the Indo-Danish Bilateral Green Strategic Partnership, which focuses on green hydrogen, renewable energy, and wastewater management.
- Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ aims to holistically capture of the current status of wastewater treatment in India.
- Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ aims to create potential pathways for future treatment structures, co-creation, and collaborations.
IWA World Water Congress 2022
- About: The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the global event for water professionals covering the full water cycle. The Congress is by nature a global forum for discussion.
- Venue: IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 12, 2022.
- Organizing Authority: IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is convened by the International Water Association.
- Mandate: IWA World Water Congress 2022 will report on the water sector progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- With an emphasis on SDG6, dedicated to water and sanitation, the Congress will also highlight and access the interwoven relation of water with all 17 Global Goals.
- Participations: The World Water Congress & Exhibition is designed to bring together water professionals and also engage the water-consuming industry, agriculture, architects and urban planners, hydrologists and soil and groundwater experts, social sciences, etc.
- Over 10,000 leading water professionals and companies participated in the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 .
- During 6 days, thought-leaders, decision makers, leading researchers and business representatives from within and outside the water sector will focus on water solutions to shape our water future.
International Water Association (IWA)
- Background: In 1999, the International Water Services Association and the International Association of Water Quality joined forces to form the International Water Associaion (IWA), bringing the science and practice of water management closer together.
- About: The International Water Association (IWA) is a non-profit organization and knowledge hub for the water sector that works with an interdisciplinary network of water professionals and partners to create a water wise world.
- Mandate: IWA experts collaborate and combine their knowledge to spread practical know-how throughout the entire water cycle to help us reduce, reuse, and replenish water resources.
- Key Functions: Important functions of the International Water Association (IWA) are listed below-
- IWA programmes develop research and projects focused on solutions for water and wastewater management;
- IWA organise world-class events that bring the latest science, technology and best practice to the water sector at large;
- IWA work to place water on the global political agenda and to influence best practice in regulation and policy making.
Stockholm World Water Week 2022