Tuesday, 15 October; 9:30-11 a.m. Cairo Time (EEST)

Room Louvre 4 | Triumph Hotel | Cairo, Egypt

Join this Africa Water Week session organized by IWMI, Deltares, and ARUP, and AGWA as we highlight the Water Resilience Tracker approach to national adaptation planning.

The Water Resilience Tracker (WRT) is a pivotal tool and a component of the Just Transitions for Water Security (JTWS) program, a new initiative designed to integrate water resilience into national climate adaptation strategies. This session will delve into how the WRT enables comprehensive assessments of water systems, aiding countries in enhancing resilience against the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change and water scarcity.

Focusing on robustness and flexibility, the Water Resilience Tracker enables stakeholders to evaluate and adapt to a range of anticipated and unforeseen water-related impacts within their climate action plans. We will explore its role in strengthening the water components of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), which are crucial for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Attendees will hear from climate policy experts and national planners who have successfully implemented the Tracker, gaining insights into its practical benefits and strategic importance. The session aims to underscore the necessity of water-centric approaches in climate strategies, highlighting the Tracker as an essential instrument in aligning national efforts with global climate resilience objectives.

View more details on the event here.

Boosting Transitions for Water Security Through Integrated Adaptation Actions for Water Resilience

Sunday, 13 October; 15:00 - 16:30 Cairo Time

Join this Cairo Water Week session organized by Deltares, IWMI, Arup, and AGWA as we highlight the Water Resilience Tracker approach to water security.

Recently, the UK Government launched the Just Transitions for Water Security (JTWS) programme designed to unlock transformational change for shared water security, climate resilience, and sustainable development. Under the broader JTWS programme falls the Water Resilience Tracker — a consolidated approach to support embedding water commitments in national climate planning across sectors and supports to design pathways for economic, social, and ecological resilience and to implement coordinated and targeted climate action which acknowledges the critical role of water.

The Cairo Water Week session will address how the Water Resilience Tracker enables comprehensive assessments of water systems, climate change vulnerabilities and impacts on sectors, society and ecosystems, and supports countries in enhancing water resilience against the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change and water scarcity.

Participants will hear from climate policy experts, national planners and technical experts existing experiences of the Water Resilience Tracker and gain insights into its practical benefits and strategic importance for accelerating climate adaptation actions for building water resilience. The session aims the underscore the importance of water at the heart of climate adaptation strategies and actions and highlighting the Water Resilience Tracker as an instrument in aligning national efforts in achieving climate resilience objectives.

Learn more about Cairo Water Week here, including how to register and take part.