Annual Danube Water Events
The bi-annual Danube Water Conference (DWC) and Danube Water Forum (DWF) have become signature events for the Program and the Danube region and rotate on a yearly basis. While the DWC is hosted in Vienna (Austria), the DWF is organised in the region with the support of a strong partner. Both events serve as an international platform convening sector professionals from the Danube region and beyond to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities in the Danube region water sector.
Each edition gathers around 150 to 200 key sector representatives from entities such as national utility associations, the regional network of associations of local authorities, water and wastewater utilities, line ministries, regulatory authorities, the donor community, other international associations and academia to discuss progress made and challenges lying ahead in the water supply and sanitation sector of the Danube region.
The two-to-three-day event offers a variety of sessions in the form of plenaries and roundtable discussions. The day before or after the conference is used to host business meetings, i.e. IAWD Board meeting, D-LeaP Committee council, Regulators meeting and others.
“The Danube Water Conference has made a real difference for Tirana Water and Wastewater Utility in creating a familiar environment with other utilities in the region through increasing networking among professionals, sharing experiences and building concrete partnerships. The outstanding program of Utility Benchmarking represents a significant facilitation tool to expand the network among utilities in the region and improve performance through comparing and learning from each other.” - Evis Gebreja Deputy General Director, Tirana Water and Wastewater Utility, Albania
Most Conference and Forum sessions have been recorded, summarized and their presentations uploaded to the respective event page linked here below. Otherwise, Conference Reports are always available.
