Climate change had emerged as one of the most critical challenges of the 21st century. Among its most significant concerns was the rise in water-related hazards, such as floods, droughts, landslides, and surges. Climate change also contributed to unpredictable water availability, worsening water scarcity, contaminating supplies, and undermining sustainable development. These impacts caused widespread socio-economic disruptions, significantly affecting both the quantity and quality of water resources.
To address these challenges, it became essential to integrate climate change and water management into national and regional policies. The growing gap between available water resources and increasing demand heightened the complexity of future water allocation, including efforts for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Tackling these issues required improved hydrological data, better governance, capacity building, risk assessment, and greater investment. Equally important was ensuring stakeholder participation, behavior change, and accountability across sectors, including the private sector and civil society.
Against this backdrop, Cairo Water Week (CWW) 2022, held from 16th to 19th October, focused on the theme “Water at the Heart of Climate Action.” The event brought together water experts and stakeholders from around the world to discuss key issues, strategies, and solutions to climate-water challenges. Organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in collaboration with national, regional, and international partners, and under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, President of Egypt, the conference played a pivotal role as a preparatory event for the 2023 UN Water Conference and the COP27 Water and Climate Pavilion.
From this perspective, CWW 2022 main theme will be ” Water at the Heart of the Climate Action” from 16th to 19th of October,2022, where water actors and stockholders around the world would have the opportunity to present and discuss key issues, policies, strategies, plans, and measures related to climate-water challenges. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation will organize the CWW in collaboration with national, regional, and international partners, under the auspices of H.E. Mr. Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Cairo Water Week 16th-19th October 2022
Water at the Heart of Climate Action
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