In line with the UN’s 2026 World Water Day campaign ‘Where water flows, equality grows’, the Bonn Water Network invites you to its debate on changing roles of women in water management and governance. Two key questions are at the center of our debate: 1. How does water access affect men and women differently? and 2. Which opportunities for inclusive water governance emerge, and which approaches have proven useful? Following input by our four experts on the two key questions, the floor will be open for discussion. The event will be moderated by Annabelle Houdret, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
Speakers:
• Abigail Erikson, Acting Head of UN Women, Bonn; Chief, UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and Girls;
• Ivan Zupan, Head of Programmes in Bangladesh, Kenya, Mexico, and Uganda a, Water Integrity Network (WIN);
• Hind Ftouhi, Lecturer and researcher at the Institut National d’Aménagement et d'Urbanisme (INAU), Morocco;
• Anindita Sarkar, Professor at the University of Delhi, India, and Senior Researcher at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany