World Water Forum

Catalog description

This course requires a one-week trip to attend the World Water Forum. Additional fees apply. This course is organized around, and requires participation in, the World Water Forum (WWF) (https://worldwaterforum.org/). This tri-annual forum has become the world's largest gathering of over 25,000 officials, professionals and practitioners interested in global water issues. Attendees include world leaders in water, sanitation, and health issues and represent governments, NGOs, academia, the private sector, and media professionals. Water management can include basic access to drinking water and sanitation, but water scarcity often impacts food supplies, and water quality degradation impacts human health and biodiversity. We will explore how cross-disciplinary, holistic, systems approaches are key to sound water management. The WWF uses a thematic process to share best practices and experiences. Students will select one of the themes for research before the conference. While at the conference students will focus on learning and networking in their own area(s) of interest.