Pakistan Water Week 2026
Pakistan Water Week is Pakistan’s most prominent platform for strategic dialogue and partnerships around the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus.
Background
Pakistan Water Week (PWW) is a flagship annual policy event launched in 2021 by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan, a CGIAR centre, in collaboration with the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) and the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Government of Pakistan.
Held annually in Islamabad, PWW has become Pakistan’s most prominent platform for strategic dialogue and partnerships around the water-energy-food-environment nexus. Policymakers, international experts, researchers, development practitioners, youth leaders and civil society organisations gather to co-create and share innovative, climate-resilient solutions for Pakistan’s water and food security challenges.
Format
The programme is built around two thematic areas, each running in parallel in its own hall:
- Thematic Area 1: Policy to Practice - Strengthening Water, Agriculture and Food Systems
- Thematic Area 2: Innovation to Impact - Scaling Inclusive Solutions for Climate-Resilient Systems
Each thematic area comprises 14 sessions, giving participants a focused, interactive platform for knowledge exchange, policy development and capacity building around topics including:
- Drought and human health, and integrated water, health and climate action
- Transforming irrigation systems for food security and resilient livelihoods
- AI and digital twins in resilient agriculture and water transformation
- The water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus and data-driven technologies
- Women advancing water and food security
- Climate financing: opportunities and challenges and many more
Event Flyer
You can download the Event Flyer here.
Further Information
Please find further information on the Pakistan Water Week here.