Brazil kicks off preparation for 2018 World Water Forum

The preparation of the 8th World Water Forum was officially launched in Brasilia on 27 June 2016. More than 700 political leaders, elected officials, diplomats, water experts and operators, researchers and representatives of civil society are meeting up to to identify and prioritize the most pressing water issues, which require to be collectively and globally addressed. Another output of this international collaboration is to define the Forum roadmap “Road to the 8th Forum” with the schedule of preparatory events around the world leading up to the event to be held 18-23 March 2018 in Brasília, at the Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center.