IWA is excited to launch the call for ‘Expressions of Interest’ to host its Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2025.

Expressions of Interest are welcome from IWA Governing Members and Strategic Partners in low- and middle-income countries and must be submitted to the IWA Secretariat before 9 February 2024.

The IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition has a track record of gathering over 3,000 leading water sector practitioners, researchers, and policy makers to focus on the needs of low- and middle-income countries. The Congress provides a unique opportunity to bring together water professionals from around the world, to network with water sector leaders, and to highlight and share knowledge on the latest trends in best practice and innovative technologies.

As for all our flagship events, IWA’s approach for selecting the venue for the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition has always been one of regional rotation. This aims to ensure that each Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is hosted in a different region to the preceding one. The 2023 Congress was held on 10-14 December in Kigali, Rwanda.

Bidders must be a Governing Member of IWA in good standing or an organisation with a previous or existing agreement (for example an MoU) with IWA. The open call is expected to generate a strong pool of high-quality proposals to select from and ensure that the selected candidate is able to deliver a highly successful event.

Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the IWA Secretariat before 9 February 2024. Download the Expression of Interest template here. Please send submissions to the following email: Kizito.Masinde@iwahq.org