From Blue Community Ambassador Lyla Mehta, Professor at Institute of Development Studies, UK, & Norwegian University of Life Sciences:
Thank you to Applied Microbiology International for inviting me to speak at this exciting webinar. It was a great discussion and thanks to the co-pannelists too. Here’s to water futures that are committed to realising social, gender and environmental justice.
World Water Day Webinar 2026: Water’s Role in Gender Equality
Hosted by Gary Hogben (Chair, AMI Clean Water Advisory Group), our very first AMI Advisory Group Webinar brought together global experts Kwanrawee Joy Sirikanchana, Blanca Jimenez Cisneros and Lyla Mehta to explore ‘Water and Gender’, the theme of World Water Day 2026.
Together, they discussed how water access and sanitation disproportionately affect women and girls – and why gender equality must be central to water governance and sustainable development.
