Join sessions that feature Agenda for Change members to learn more about their work strengthening WASH systems!
Sunday 25 August
| Time / Room | Session title | Conveners (Agenda for Change member in bold) |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00-10.30 Room: L9 |
Including all: participatory approaches in water governance and programmes | BRAC / Development Organisation for the Rural Poor / IRC / Kenya Water and Health Organization / Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands / Rural Water Supply Network / Simavi / Stockholm International Water Institute / Water Services Regulatory Board Kenya / Wetlands International |
| 09.00-10.30 Room: M5 |
Shared and public toilets: equitable access everywhere | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany / Global Communities / The World Bank Group / University of Leeds / Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor / WaterAid / World Health Organization |
| 11.00-12.30 Room: M2 |
Sanitation guidelines and sanitation workers: improving health, safety and dignity | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / International Labour Organization / SNV / The World Bank Group / WaterAid / World Health Organization |
| 11.00-12.30 Room: M5 |
What Do Underserved Water Consumers Really Want? | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation / Jibu / Osprey Foundation / Safe Water Network / Water4 |
| 12.00-16.00 Radisson Blu |
Agenda for Change Steering Committee Annual Strategic Meeting (closed) | All Steering Committee representatives |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M2 |
Getting the foundations right for sustainable and pro-poor financial solutions | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / IRC / The World Bank Group / Water.org |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M6 |
Mobilising national and local governments for human rights to WASH | Development Organisation for the Rural Poor / End Water Poverty / Government of Serbia / Institute of Public Health of Serbia / Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation / Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, France / Rural Water Supply Network / Simavi / SNV / United Nations Economic Commission for Europe / University of Technology Sydney / WASH United / WaterAid / World Health Organization |
| 14.00-15.30 Room: M4 |
Missing billion: What is needed for disability inclusive WASH | Amplify Change / Human Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities Uganda / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency / The World Bank Group / United Nations Children’s Fund / WaterAid |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M4 |
Social Art for Behaviour Change: Contributing towards achievement of SDG6 | FEMSA Foundation / Inter-American Development Bank / One Drop / The Coca-Cola Foundation
(Water For People’s work in Guatemala will be highlighted) |
| All day | Photo exhibition: The Water Effect Upper circle interior: between main entrance and event floor entrance |
WaterAid and H&M Foundation |
Monday 26 August
| Time / Room | Session Title | Conveners (Agenda for Change member in bold) |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00-10.00 | Agenda for Change Breakfast: Evidence of Stronger Systems (invitation only) | All members + guests |
| 10:00-noon | Systems strengthening community of practice learning & sharing event (tentative) | Agenda for Change + MWA plus others TBD |
| 14.00-15.30 Room: L12 |
Addressing the elephant in the room: Accountability for SDG6 | AquaFed / Freshwater Action Network / IRC / Sanitation and Water for All / United Nations Children’s Fund / United States Agency for International Development |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: L9 |
CSO, change makers and allies with government in reaching SDG6 | African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation / Coalition Eau / End Water Poverty / Fresh Action Network Mexico / Freshwater Action Network South Asia / Government of the Netherlands / IRC / SaciWATERs / Sanitation and Water for All / Simavi / Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M4 |
Do No Harm, reaffirming principles and practices in WASH | DFAT Water for Women Fund / International Womens Development Agency / SNV / Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council / WaterAid |
| All day | Photo exhibition: The Water Effect Upper circle interior: between main entrance and event floor entrance |
WaterAid and H&M Foundation |
Tuesday 27 August
| Time / Room | Session Title | Conveners (Member in Bold) |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00-10.30 Room: M3 |
“Small Towns Sanitation” Episode 3: reaching viable services for all? | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / i-San Associates / Programme Solidarité Eau / Sandec at Eawag / Sustainable Sanitation Alliance / The World Bank Group / WaterAid |
| 09.00-10.30 Room: L9 | Tapping into the future: Universal access to sanitation | Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos / Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association / CAF – Development Bank of Latin America / Inter-American Development Bank / International Water Association / Latin American Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities / United Nations University – Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources / Water For People |
| 11.00-12.30 Room: L9 |
Remote WASH: Quality and lasting services for rural communities | Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology / Inter-American Development Bank / One Drop / PepsiCo Foundation / Spanish Cooperation Agency for International Development / Water For People |
| 11.00-11.45 Room: M1 |
Women in Water: Modernizing Utilities through Inclusive Approaches | Global Water Partnership / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency / The World Bank Group / United States Agency for International Development / WaterAid |
| 11.00-12.30 Room: M4 |
A WASH-Nutrition Reality Check – Perspectives and a Pakistan case | Action contre la faim / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / Global Handwashing Partnership / Max Foundation / Multi Sectoral Action for Nutrition / Sanitation and Water for All / Scaling Up Nutrition Movement / Sustainable Sanitation Alliance / The German WASH Network / The World Bank Group / United Nations Children’s Fund / WaterAid / World Health Organization |
| 14.00-15.30 Room: M5 |
Are WASH services climate ready? Vulnerability assessment and adaptation options. | Department for International Development UK / Global Water Partnership / Programme Solidarité Eau / WaterAid / World Health Organization |
| 16.00-16.30 Room: TBD |
Strong water and sanitation systems need strong government | IRC |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M5 |
MHM: Health and dignity for all | Columbia University / IRC / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine / The Case for Her / The German WASH Network / United Nations Children’s Fund / United States Agency for International Development / WASH United / Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council / WaterAid |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: L11 |
Monitoring public financial flows and influencing pro-poor budgets | Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability / Development Organisation for the Rural Poor / IRC / Rural Water Supply Network / Simavi / Water Integrity Network |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: L10 |
What opportunities for WASH at EU level? | European Commission / WaterAid |
| All day | Photo exhibition: The Water Effect Upper circle interior: between main entrance and event floor entrance |
WaterAid and H&M Foundation |
Wednesday 28 August
| Time / Room | Session Title | Conveners (Member in Bold) |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00-09.30 Room: TBD |
How can improving water, sanitation and hygiene benefit business | Diageo / GAP Inc. / HSBC / Unilever / WaterAid |
| 09.00-10.30 Room: L9 | Unlocking finance for “leaving no one behind” in the Americas | FEMSA Foundation / Inter-American Development Bank / Water For People / Water.org / World Resources Institute |
| 14.00-15.30 Room: M4 |
Performance financing for reliable last mile rural water access | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / FundiFix / University of Oxford / Vergnet Hydro / Water for Good / Water Mission / Whave |
| 14.00-15.30 Room: M1 |
The Power of Catalyzing Women’s Leadership to Advance WASH Adoption | CARE India / GAP Inc. / Institute for Sustainable Communities / United States Agency for International Development / Water.org / WaterAid |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: L11 |
Strategic Approaches to Integrating and Measuring Gender Dimensions | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / Biomass Controls / Duke University / Emory University / Stockholm Environment Institute / University of Cranfield / University of Technology Sydney / WaterAid |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M4 |
Outside our comfort zone: cross-sector integration for inclusive WASH | Simavi / SNV / WaterAid |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: L9 |
Urban water resiliency: a coordinated response from source to settlement | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation / Department for International Development UK / RAIN: The Replenish Africa Initiative / The Nature Conservancy / Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor / Water For People |
| Evening Room: TBD |
Photo exhibition/drinks reception | WaterAid |
| All day | Photo exhibition: The Water Effect Upper circle interior: between main entrance and event floor entrance |
WaterAid and H&M Foundation |
Thursday 29 August
| Time / Room | Session Title | Conveners (Member in Bold) |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00-10.30 Room: M6 |
Towards inclusive water and sanitation –Integrating ecosystem and watershed management | AguaTuya / Conservation International / HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation / Stockholm Environment Institute / Sustainable Sanitation Alliance / UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility / Water For People |
| 11.00-12.30 Room: L12 |
Innovation: Business as unusual. 21st century: grey, green or in-between? | Inter-American Development Bank / International Water Association / Microsoft / Stockholm International Water Institute / Water Foundry;
Panel Moderator: Eleanor Allen, CEO at Water For People |
| 14.00-15.30 Room: L12 |
Innovation: Business as unusual. The pitch: accelerating innovation | Inter-American Development Bank / International Water Association / Microsoft / Stockholm International Water Institute / Water Foundry;
Judge: Eleanor Allen, CEO at Water For People |
| 16.00-16.45 Room: M1 | Accountability for Water: how to put the last first | End Water Poverty / Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Societies Network / Oxfam / Water Integrity Network / Water Witness International / WaterAid |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: L10 |
Subsidies, fees, and funding blends that leave no one behind | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / Osprey Foundation / Safe Water Network / The World Bank Group |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M5 |
Container Based Sanitation: affordable and innovative services for all | Clean Team Ghana / Container Based Sanitation Alliance / EY / Loowatt / Osprey Foundation / Sanergy / Sanivation / SOIL / Stone Family Foundation / University of Leeds / University of Oregon / Vitol Foundation / x-runner |
| 16.00-17.30 Room: M6 |
Power of Self-Assessment – Triggering Action for WASH in Schools | Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / Development Organisation for the Rural Poor / German Toilet Organization / Health through Water and Sanitation / Save the Children / Simavi / Sustainable Sanitation Alliance / Swiss Water and Sanitation Consortium / Terre des Hommes / The German WASH Network / Water Integrity Network / Welthungerhilfe / Women Engage for a Common Future |
| All day | Photo exhibition: The Water Effect Upper circle interior: between main entrance and event floor entrance |
WaterAid and H&M Foundation |