The World Water Forum is the world’s largest event dedicated to the issue of water.

It has been organised every three years since 1997 by the World Water Council.

This year the is taking place in Dakar from 22-27 March.  https://www.worldwatercouncil.org/en/dakar-2022

The Forum brings together more than 1,000 participants representing, among others, States, bilateral and multilateral institutions, universities, civil society organisations and the private sector to address global water challenges and capacity building.

The forum started on Monday ahead of the UN’s annual World Water Development Report which was released on World Water Day.

World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on 22 March that highlights the importance of freshwater. https://www.google.com/search?q=World+Water+Day.&rlz=1C1GCEU_enQA829QA829&oq=World+Water+Day.&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l9.1064j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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