15th Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative

27- 28 September 2021 ¦ Virtual Meeting

The OECD Water Governance Initiative will hold its 15th meeting on September 27 - 28. Due to the current COVID-19-related situation the meeting will take place virtually.

Meeting objectives

To share knowledge and learn from WGI members on the latest projects, publications and events on water governance
To advance towards the 9th World Water Forum agenda and COP 26
To dive into water resilience at city-basin level, exploring opportunities linked to the blue and circular economy and nature-based solutions;
To build the next generation agenda on "water for sustainability", based on contributions from the youth community
To advance with the implementation of the OECD Principles on Water Govenance, through impact indicators and the capacity development toolkit

Background

The OECD Water Governance Initiative is a multi-stakeholder network of 100+ delegates from public, private and non-profit sectors gathering twice a year in a Policy Forum to share on-going reforms, projects, lessons and good practices in support of better governance in the water sector. It was launched on 27-28 March 2013 and is chaired by Peter Glas, Delta Commissioner of the Netherlands. The WGI is hosted by the OECD, and coordinated by a multi-stakeholder steering committee.

PowerPoint presentations

Day 1

WGI contribution to global agendas and COP26