PS-1 Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management

This session aligns with the broader CWW 2025 theme by highlighting how collaborative approaches can foster innovative solutions, particularly in climate-sensitive and water-stressed regions. To provide a high-level platform to enhance dialogue and knowledge exchange on successful cooperation models that promote sustainable water management, with a focus on resilience-building in the context of climate change. Special attention will be given to transboundary cooperation frameworks that enable shared governance, trust-building, and joint investment across borders.The session aims to present actionable insights, best practices, and policy recommendations that inspire collaboration and innovation in water governance.

12:30 - 14:00 (MONACO AB)
Day 1

Conveners

Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI)
Nile Water Sector
UNESCO

Chairman

Moderator

Prof. Susanne Schmeier / a Professor of Water Cooperation, Law, and Diplomacy at IHE Delft and Utrecht University

Speakers

Minister. Cheikh Tidiane Dieye / Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senegal
Mr. David Mahlobo / Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Republic of South Africa.
Ms. Busadeee Santipitaks / Chief Executive Officer Mekong River Commission Secretariat
Dr. Eric Tardieu / General Secretary of International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
Dr. Nuria Sanz / Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Cairo and Laison Office to League of Arab States