The OECD maintains an active programme of water-related events:

• International conferences dedicated to water issues (part of the OECD Global Forum series) – where recent OECD work is shared and further discussed with government officials and water experts from all over the world.
• Sessions in key events in the international water agenda, such as the World Water Forum (held every three years) or the annual World Water Week – where policy messages from recent and on-going work are showcased.
• Workshops and expert meetings that help implement the OECD programme on water by providing an opportunity to receive and discuss expert input into OECD projects.
• Water sessions in OECD meetings focused on other themes – such as governance and agricultural meetings.

A list of upcoming and past events can be found below. More information about participation possibilities and outcomes can be obtained through the links provided. OECD experts are often called to make water-related presentations in international events and to provide expert input to global or regional processes.

2023 EVENTS

22-23 November	Tenth meeting of the OECD Roundtable on Financing Water, co-convened by the OECD and AfDB, Hybrid meeting
7-9 February	Ninth meeting of the OECD Roundtable on Financing Water, co-convened by the OECD and UN Water, Hybrid meeting
31 January	OECD workshop on the performance of utilities for wastewater
17-19 January	OECD at the IWRA online conference on Emerging Pollutants: Protecting Water Quality for the Health of People and the Environment

2022 EVENTS

18-19 October	Science-policy workshop on Developing science-informed policy responses to curb endocrine disruption in freshwater
23 August - 1 September	OECD at Stockholm World Water Week 2022
21-26 March	OECD Water Days 2022 at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar
February-June	Workshops series on the economic aspects of implementing the EU Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive in EU Member States, co-convened by the OECD and the European Commission - DG Environment, Virtual meetings

2021 EVENTS

23-24 September	Eighth meeting of the OECD Roundtable on Financing Water: Thematic meeting on Climate Action, co-convened with the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Virtual meeting
23-27 August	OECD at Stockholm Water Week 2021, Virtual event
15-16 June	International workshop on Enhancing efficiency and sustainability of Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS), Virtual meeting
22-26 March	OECD Water Days 2021: Virtual events on the occasion of World Water Day
27-28 January	Seventh meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Agricultural Water, Virtual meeting

2020 EVENTS

7-8 December	Sixth meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water, Virtual meeting
20 August	Speech by OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría: “Water, DRR and Economics under COVID-19”, OECD Paris
18-20 May	Event: OECD Workshop on Microplastics from Tyre Wear: Knowledge, Mitigation Measures, and Policy Options, Virtual meeting
11 February	OECD Workshop on Microplastics from Synthetic Textiles in the Environment: Knowledge, Mitigation and Policy, OECD Paris

2019 EVENTS

26-27 November	Fifth meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water, Manila
25-30 August	OECD participation at the Stockholm World Water Week, Stockholm
26-27 June	Fourth meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water, Washington D.C.
22 March	OECD and WWC announce partnership to advance water security in Africa
24 January	“What will a changing ocean mean to us, our jobs and markets?”, Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, World Economic Forum, Davos

2018 EVENTS 

12 November	Third meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water, OECD Paris
17 October	OECD participation in the Financial Times Water Summit "Opening the Floodgates: Unleashing Returns from Water Investments", OECD speaker: Anthony Cox, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD
4-5 October	Conference on Closing the Financing Gap for Water in Line with SDG Ambitions: the Role of Blended Finance
26-31 August	World Water Week "Water, ecosystems and human development", Stockholm
26 August	- Seminar - Pharmaceuticals: Scientific Developments and Cost Effective Policy Responses
27 August	- Session - Blended finance: From principles to practice
29 August	- Session - Follow-up on the High-Level Panel Water: Financing & Valuing
30 May	OECD Forum session on Safeguarding our Oceans
9 April	Green Talks LIVE on Financing water: Investing in Sustainable Growth
18-23 March	OECD at the World Water Forum, Brasilia Roundtable on Financing Water High-Level Session at the 8th World Water Forum, Brasilia
5 February	OECD Workshop on Managing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Surface Waters, OECD Paris

more EVENTS

• Past events related to water (2017-2003)