“Water unites us”

Concept Note & Theme

The Cansu Global Congress aims to be transformative and complementary to already existing dialogues and processes. The 2021 Inaugural Congress is envisaged to be the starting point of a movement of global leaders that will conduct their business on the basis of a new water ethics rooting in Agenda 2030 and following the internationally agreed water governance principles and frameworks. It targets an audience outside the traditional water sector: national governments that face the complex task of integrating water across the board, but also those user entities that do not have water automatically on their minds but that can be important influencers and contributors, both internally and externally.

THEME: Driving Innovation Economy Through Water

Our content spans more than 20 topics, covering all industries touched by Water. Our aims are to contribute to an enabling environment for sustainable water solutions, including: to mobilize scientists and researchers to work interdisciplinary on specific water nexuses and to create science-based solutions for pressing water challenges to highlight the role of water in reviving economy and to engage the media in raising water awareness and create a mindset change.