The 4^th Asia-Pacific Water Summit (4^th APWS) will be held on 23-24 April 2022 in Kumamoto City, Japan, in which high-level delegates including heads of states and representatives from international organizations in the Asia-Pacific region will discuss various water-related issues. The date of the conference remains to be determined.

A meeting between the Palestinian Water Authority and the Arab Water Council was held in December 2019 in Cairo, Egypt with a view to enhancing cooperation and strengthening the partnership between the two institutions and relevant Arab organizations specialized in the water field.

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania has launched a project to rehabilitate and extend the national water distribution network in the country's capital, Nouakchott. This project will help to combat the water shortage that has been affecting the country for a considerable time. The overall cost of implementing this project is estimated at $40 million. 

As part of the initiatives of restoring the Lake Chad, the International Conference on “Lake Chad” was held on 26-28 February 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria, with the theme "Saving the Lake Chad to revitalize the Basin’s ecosystem for sustainable livelihood, security and development". The Conference was organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), with the support of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The objective of the Conference was to raise awareness at the international level on the socio-economic and environmental challenges caused by the shrinkage of the Lake Chad, which are resulting into threats and insecurity (UNESCO).

Drinkable water deficit is expected to surge from 202.017 m3 per day in 2025 to 390.888 m3 per day in 2035 in Dakar, the capital of the Republic of Senegal. Factors like demographic expansion in the capital and the surrounding cities exacerbate the demand for drinkable water. Therefore, it is essential for Dakar to diversify its sources of water supply and thereby prevent future water related crisis.

The Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan (EC IFAS) held a round table meeting on July 25^th, 2019 in Nur-Sultan, the Republic of Kazakhstan to the discuss projects for industry analysis, the sectoral qualifications framework and the list of professional standards in the field of water management. The event was organized by EC IFAS in cooperation with CAREC within the USAID “Smart Waters” project.

Within the framework of the CAREC “Smart Waters” project, which is a joint project of USAID and the MSDSP project of the Aga Khan Foundation,  a meeting on “Isfara River - the River of Friendship” was organized by the Tajik and Kyrgyz Small Basin Councils of the Isfara River Basin on 05 November 2019 in Isfara, the Republic of Tajikistan.

The 11th edition of ASIAWATER will take place on 30 November-02 December 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ASIAWATER is the leading water and wastewater event in South East Asia with over 2000 local and international brands from 32 countries participating every year. It provides trade opportunities for players from every sector in the water industry to elevate their business further and strengthen networking among each other.

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) of the Republic of Uganda in collaboration with Water Resources Institute (WRI) and key partners has so far held the three annual Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK) in March 2018, March 2019 and March 2020, respectively. 

The Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWRDAM) conducted a symposium on the theme of “Working Together for a Water-Secure Future” on 09 February 2020 in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The series of triennial Arab Water Forum (AWF) is considered as the most important water-related event in the Arab region. The 5th edition of AWF will be convened by the Arab Water Council during the period 7–9 December 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The conference will bring together leaders and key decision-makers of the Arab community together with representatives of relevant Ministries, national, regional and international partners. Water-related issues and challenges that face the Arab region will be discussed at the conference.

5^th Session of the Islamic Conference of Ministers Responsible for Water will be held on 05-07 October 2020 in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The biennial Conference will bring together Ministers Responsible for Water alongside representatives of the relevant OIC institutions and international organizations.

Dakar, the capital of the Republic of Senegal, will host the 9th World Water Forum on 22 - 27 March 2021. The largest international water-related event will take place for the first in sub-Saharan Africa. Participants from all over the world, including political and economic decision-makers, multilateral institutions, academia, civil society and the private sector will come together to identify, promote and implement concrete responses and actions for water and sanitation in an integrated way.

The capacity-building workshop for young researchers in water policy studies from Central Asian Countries and Afghanistan was organized on 21- 27 July 2019 in Dushanbe, the Republic of Tajikistan. Twelve young researchers in Water Policy Studies from Central Asian Countries namely; Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in seven-day scientific writing course focusing on water resources management and governance issues.

SESRIC will organize a training course on "Integrated Water Management" for the benefit of the Ministry of Water and Sanitation in Nouakchott, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, within the framework of Centre’s OIC Water Resources Management Capacity Building Programme (Water- CaB). The course will be conducted by a competent expert from the National Office of Electricity and Potable Water of Kingdom of Morocco. The date of the course remains to be determined.

SESRIC will organise a training course on “Water Monitoring Network and Early Warning System” for the benefit of experts from the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan. The course will be conducted through a video conferencing platform by following synchronous learning and instruction approaches. The date of the course remains to be determined.

The 2^nd International Conference on “Water Megacities and Global Change” (EauMega 2021) will be organised by UNESCO's Division of Water Sciences, ARCEAU-IdF, the Greater Paris Sanitation Authority (SIAAP) and the Greater Paris Metropolis in December 2021, at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, France.

The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan organized the International Conference on “Aral Sea Region – Zone of Environmental Innovations and Technologies” on 24-25 October 2019 in Nukus, Uzbekistan. The conference was attended around 250 participants from 28 countries as well as representatives of international organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector.

The Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technology (TSITT) with the support of the General Directorate of Water Management and the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will organize the Sixth Water Loss Forum & Exhibition on 3-4 December 2020 at Istanbul Congress Centre in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) organized a training course on “Wastewater Management, Treatment and Technologies” on 02-06 March 2020 for the benefit of participants from the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Climate Change of Republic of Somalia.

Within the framework of SESRIC’s Water Resources Management Capacity Building Programme (Water-CaB), SESRIC organized a training course on “Integrated Water Resources Management” on 12-16 October 2020 for the benefit of participants from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan.

Within the framework of SESRIC’s Water Resources Management Capacity Building Programme (Water-CaB) and the Resolution No. 3/46-E (Part B) on Replenishing of Lake Chad adopted by the 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC, SESRIC and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) jointly organized a Training Workshop on “Water Governance and Integrated Water Management” on 19-22 October 2020 for the benefit of the national water resource institutions of the Lake Chad Basin countries through an online video conference platform.

Within the framework of the SUEN and the Assistance Coordination Unit’s (ACU) Extensive capacity development program for Syrian water engineers in Water, Sanitation and Irrigation sector, Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) organized two consecutive training courses on “Design of Wastewater Collection Networks and Groundwater Management and Rainwater Harvesting “on 8-12 June and 15-19 June 2020 for the benefit 65 Syrian water experts, who are living in Turkey.

The Third Annual Cairo Water Week (CWW) was held from 18 to 22 October 2020 in Cairo, Egypt. “Water Security for Peace and Development in Arid Regions - The Road to Dakar 2021” was the theme for this year's event. CWW is considered one of the biggest water-related events at the national, regional and international levels. It is an annual event organised by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in collaboration with national, regional and international partners.

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), as the Coordination Office of the Blue Peace in the Middle East, organized an online training course on “Modern Approaches to Improving Irrigation Water Use Efficiency” for the benefit of irrigation experts from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey on 17-19 November 2020.

The International Water Resources Association will organise and online conference on “One Water, One Health: Water, Food and Public Health in a Changing World” which is planned to take place on 07-9 June 2021.

Cairo Water Week (CWW) is considered one of the biggest water-related events at the national, regional and international levels. It is an annual event organised by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, in collaboration with national, regional and international partners.