Events
World Water Week 2022
Date
August 23, 2022 12:00am - September 1, 2022 11:59pm
US/Eastern
We look forward to attending World Water Week this year. As the leading conference on global water issues, World Water Week covers topics ranging from food security and health to agriculture, technology, biodiversity, and the climate crisis.
Learn more about the RTI Center for Climate Solutions and where you can find RTI experts at World Water Week below!
Better Decision Making for Water Security: WEFE Nexus Tools
Date: August 30, 2022
Time: 14:00-15:30 (CET) / 08:00 - 09:30 (EST)
Format: On-site Hybrid
RTI Presenters: Pedro Coli, Valdes Daussa, and Fekadu Moreda
Conveners: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IDB, Meteorological Organization (WMO), Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ATCO), Organization of American States (OAS) and RTI International
Description: Water security is essential for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development. Competing uses of water require adequate mechanisms to ensure efficient, fair and sustainable allocation.
Innovative tools, climate-resilient technologies and ecosystem-based solutions should enhance water availability, quality and accessibility while also reducing water losses and withdrawals. Sound hydrometeorological and socio-economic information and modern decision support systems are needed to enhance sustainable water management for all sectors, informed decision-making, and adaptation according to climate change impact scenarios on water availability, access and quality. Pricing and institutional mechanisms are necessary to guarantee efficient and equitable distribution of water resources and thus need to be considered to inform decision-making.
This session will showcase tools and national and regional experiences from Latin America and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, as well as other developing regions to effectively manage water resources in an integrated, cross-sectoral and equitable way for vulnerable communities, small-scale farmers, governments, and socio-economic sectors as key pillars for resilient water management and Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) security.
