On Sunday 25 January, a One-Day Stakeholder Meeting in connection with the Dakar High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference will be convened by UN DESA, in collaboration with the co-hosts of the Conference (Senegal and the United Arab Emirates) and in partnership with the African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW) and the German WASH Network.
Please note that the submission of this form does not guarantee participation in the One-Day Stakeholder Meeting as official registration will be opened in early January by UN DESA. The purpose of this form is instead to identify key stakeholder contributions. Key contributors have a high chance of participating. To not miss the registration, we recommend signing up here to receive regular updates and information by UN DESA about the 2026 UN Water Conference.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Launch of Call for Expressions of Interest |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Submission Deadline |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Announcement of Selection Decisions |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Briefing Webinar for ID Facilitators & Rapporteurs |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Official UN DESA webinar (tbc) on the One-Day Stakeholder Meeting |
| 8-23 Jan 2026 | Preparation period for convening working groups and preparing for Dakar |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Dakar One-Day Stakeholder Meeting |
Interactive Dialogues of the 2026 UN Water Conference
- Interactive Dialogue 1 – Water for People: the human rights to water and sanitation, including for those in vulnerable situations, for healthy societies and economies
- Interactive Dialogue 2 – Water for Prosperity: valuing water, water-energy-food nexus, advancing integrated and sustainable water resource management, wastewater and water-use efficiency across sectors, and economic and social development
- Interactive Dialogue 3 – Water for Planet: climate, biodiversity, desertification, environment, source to sea, resilience and disaster risk reduction
- Interactive Dialogue 4 – Water for Cooperation: transboundary and international water cooperation, including scientific cooperation, and inclusive governance
- Interactive Dialogue 5 – Water in Multilateral Processes: Sustainable Development Goal 6, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond, and global water initiatives
- Interactive Dialogue 6 – Investments for Water: financing, technology and innovation, and capacity-building
Further information on each dialogue is available in the Background Note by the Secretary-General of the Conference for the 9 July PGA Session.
