We are delighted to invite you to join us for UN World Water Day 2026 at the University of Birmingham:
Water and Gender: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows
16 March 2026 – 2:00–3:30 PM (UK time)
Register to join online / Elm House, Room G08, University of Birmingham
Delivered in partnership with the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action and the Birmingham Water Centre, this special event explores the profound and urgent connections between water injustice and gender inequality.
The global water crisis affects everyone — but its impacts are deeply uneven. Around the world, women and girls bear the greatest burden where safe drinking water and sanitation are not guaranteed. Yet they are also powerful agents of change, leading transformative efforts in water stewardship and community resilience.
This session brings together three distinguished speakers who will share research, insights, and practical pathways toward a more just water future:
Tanvi Deshpande – University of Birmingham
Thom Bogaard – Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Michaela Mahlberg – Friedrich–Alexander University
Together, we will examine how gender-shaped inequalities influence water access, highlight the critical leadership roles women play in water governance, and discuss why progress on water security must move hand-in-hand with gender equality.
The session will include engaging presentations followed by an open discussion. We warmly welcome academics, practitioners, students, policymakers, and community members interested in sustainability, climate action, gender justice, and global development.
Where water flows, equality grows — be part of the conversation.
We encourage you to register and share this invitation.
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