The 9th World Water Forum, co-organized by the World Water Council, the Republic of Senegal, and Dakar City will be held in Dakar, Senegal from Monday, 21st to Saturday, 26th March, 2022.
The Japan Water Forum will attend the 9th Forum, organize the sessions to develop the discussions on pressing challenges and present Japan’s know-how that contributes to securing a Sound Water Cycle at the JAPAN booth. We will also highlight grass-roots activities at the awarding ceremony of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2022.
◆Dates: Monday, 21st to Saturday, 26th March, 2022
◆Venue: Dakar, Senegal
Thematic Sessions
| Date and Venue | Session Title |
|---|---|
| 13:30 – 15:00 (Mon) 21st Mar 2022 Room 5, Dakar Expo |
1F3. Building resilience through data & knowledge-based solutions: Identification, monitoring, early- warning and assessment of water-related risks |
| Organizers | IWHR, China (lead), Japan Water Forum, INBO/RIOB |
| 13:30 – 15:00 (Wed) 23rd Mar 2022 Room 10, Dakar Expo |
3F2. Localizing multi-stakeholders partnership for sustainable, resilient, and inclusive water resources management in Africa and Asia |
| Organizers | Asia-Pacific Water Forum (Secretariat: Japan Water Forum) Click here to view the Flyer Click here to view the Agenda. |
| 13:30 – 15:00 (Thu) 24th Mar 2022 Room 1, Dakar Expo |
1F2. Improving resilience and adaptation to climate change, crises and extreme water disasters through strategies, planning and social capacity building |
| Organizers | Japan Water Forum (lead), INBO/RIOB, UNCCD, The Borders Institute Africa |
» Session schedule: https://www.worldwaterforum.org/en/agenda
JAPAN Booth
| Date and Venue | Exhibitors |
|---|---|
| (Mon) 21st to (Fri) 25th Mar 2022 Hall E, Dakar Expo |
Coordinated by the Japan Water Forum Ministries and agencies: Secretariat of the Headquarters for Water Cycle Policy, Cabinet Secretariat / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) / Forestry Agency / Ministry of the Environment / JICA Senegal Office Organizations: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) / UNU-IAS / Japan Water Forum / Youth Water Forum, Kyushu Private companies: Totetsu Manufacturing, Co., Ltd. / Geosphere Environmental Technology Corp. |
At the WWC booth, Hall E, the JWF will present short videos on water made by Japanese high school students at 13:30 – 15:00 on Monday, 21st March 2022. These videos were collected by the Youth Water Forum, Kyushu.
Awarding Ceremony of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2022
| Date and Venue | Description |
|---|---|
| 10:45 – 11:05 (Fri) 25th March 2022 Closing ceremony of the 9th Forum |
Organized by Kyoto City, the Japan Water Forum, and the WWC Prize winner of the 2022 edition: Pragati, India Guest: Katosi Women Development Trust, Uganda (Prize winner of the 2012 edition) |
| Sponsors | Gold Sponsor: CB,Ltd Sponsor: SHIMADZU CORPORATION / TOKEN C.E.E. Consultants Co., Ltd / ORGANO CORPORATION / PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD, / KAWAI SAKUSEN KOGYO CO., LTD (random order) |
» The Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2022: https://www.waterforum.jp/en/news/18870/
