CitiesWithWater - Webinar Series

Contemporary water and sanitation challenges increasingly confront cities with the interlinkages between local water systems and regional catchments. Local governments are the frontline responders to the impacts of climate change and carry the mandate to fulfil the human right to water and sanitation while protecting communities from hazards such as floods and drought.

Through 2025, the CitiesWithWater initiative will be driven by a webinar series as well as an accompanying international photography competition. United by their focus on showcasing and learning from the ways that local governments and communities are addressing critical, often interrelated challenges of water — whether it be too little, too much, or too dirty.

WEBINAR 1: TOO LITTLE

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

13:00 CET

Online (Zoom)

Registration link: Webinar-Registrierung - Zoom

Off the heels of World Water Day 2025, the fist webinar will speak to the most evocative of challenges: avoiding Day Zero. In addition to presenting messages of inspiration from the WWC and ICLEI’s global leadership, this session will foreground speakers and case studies from several cities around the world, exploring the innovative ways in which they have grappled with and overcome existential challenges threatening the security of their present and future water supply — including droughts, rapid population growth, and competing regional demand. The first webinar will also see the official launch of the accompanying CitiesWithWater International Photography Competition.