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IIWW: Experts Discuss Climate Resilience, Water Finance, Innovation for Water Security
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News18•24-09-2026, 23:45
IIWW: Experts Discuss Climate Resilience, Water Finance, Innovation for Water Security
- •The ninth India International Water Week (IIWW) focused on strengthening water security and preparing the water sector for climate challenges.
- •Key discussions included climate-risk assessment, early-warning systems, glacial-lake monitoring, and water-use efficiency.
- •Experts emphasized the need for better data, technology, early-warning systems, and stronger governance in water management.
- •Financing water projects, including public-private partnerships and green finance, was a major topic, alongside mobilizing private capital for urban water and irrigation.
- •India and the Netherlands signed two MoUs for technical cooperation and capacity building for the Kalpasar project in Gujarat.
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Discussions at the ninth India International Water Week focused heavily on climate-risk assessment, early-warning systems, glacial-lake monitoring, and improving water-use efficiency. Experts also addressed the financing of water projects, policy and governance reforms, and modern water management technologies.
On the sidelines of the event, India and the Netherlands signed two tripartite memoranda of understanding (MoUs) dedicated to technical cooperation and capacity building for the Kalpasar project in Gujarat.
The ninth India International Water Week is being held from September 22 to September 26 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
