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Water, in particular freshwater is central to all developmental efforts. However, this precious resource is being impacted by overconsumption, underinvestment in infrastructure, limited technical capacity, inadequate management of various types of waste, and increasing demands from agriculture, energy and food production. Freshwater is not being used sustainably according to needs and demands (World Water Development Report, WWDR, 2012). Since many problems are socio-economic and political in nature they can be mitigated through intelligent and effective governance to optimize water use between sectors and the natural environment. We need government, the private sector and civil society to work more closely together with water in a central role in their policies and actions. This symposium seeks to highlight the work and experiences through past and present projects relevant to water. It will also provide a space for dialogue around selected topics relevant to the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The symposium will focus on a practical examination of what the necessary transformations are, to improve upon the management and how institutional change, technology, capacity development and financing can help cart the way forward.
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