Transformative Futures for Water Security regional dialogues
The Transformative Futures for Water Security initiative emerged as IWMI’s contribution to the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, which aims to shape global water management and policy through the Water Action Agenda. Over the past year, TFWS convened over 1,000 representatives from the private sector, water user and advocacy groups, research institutes, political entities and youth networks to identify critical gaps and opportunities in water research, policy and action. These represented 55 countries and 400 organizations. Through a unique process that included eight South-South regional dialogues and a global conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, eight high-ambition missions emerged, around which new TFWS stakeholders have rallied. The initiative uses a bottom-up approach, with youth acting as co-guardians of the process. The missions were part of IWMI’s commitment to the Water Action Agenda, aiming to catalyze and deliver innovation and action to strengthen water security.