This webinar responds to a clear lesson learned across decades of water investments: Infrastructure without people, institutions, and trust does not work. It aims to embed capacity development and societal engagement as essential enablers of bankable and resilient water investments.

Taking place in Madrid, 18-20 May 2026, GWS is the flagship business event for the water sector. Unlike technology trade shows or policy conferences, it’s designed specifically for deal-making and strategic collaboration.

Water Europe’s Community of Practice (CoP) on Water-Smart River Basins will host a webinar aimed at fostering knowledge exchange and gathering input from members to support the development of a Water Europe whitepaper on Water-Smart River Basins.

On 22-26nd of May 2026 the 10th International Conference on Flood Management will take place in London, Ontario, Canada. The ICFM conferences are an international platform to present new developments and exchange knowledge about flood management. It takes place every 3 years and was held in the EU in 2000 (Kassel, Germany) and 2005 (Nijmegen, Netherlands). The conferences are well attended by experts from universities, governments, research institutes and corporations. The theme for this conference is ‘Adapting to Global Change: Innovative Approaches to Flood Management and resilience’.

Following the success of the first WOLLs Network Webinar Series — which concluded with an in-person event in Banyuls in December 2025 aimed at strengthening collaboration and connections across the network — we are pleased to launch a new series of webinars. Since then, the WOLLs Network has continued to expand, bringing together an even more diverse community of actors working towards water-smart solutions.

This webinar, organized by Water Europe’s Expert Group on Green-Grey Infrastructure and NbS, is a deep dive into the systemic transformation of aging urban water infrastructure.

After four years, the two consortia that were driving the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice initiative come to an end. To celebrate the Community’s achievements and chart a course for what’s next, we invite you to join us alongside experts from industry, regions and cities, policy, research and innovation.

The 2026 United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, aims to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. The Conference will take place in the United Arab Emirates from 2–4 December 2026.