Symposium tracks
The symposium will feature 6 thematic tracks on Knowledge and Capacity Development (KCD): 2 plenary sessions with keynote speakers and 4 tracks open to contributions (oral presentations or posters), as follows.
- Plenary on KCD Impact
- Plenary on KCD Governance & Investment
KCD tools
Knowledge and Capacity Development Tools
Topics under this theme should include, but are not limited to, life-long learning, key competences, digital tools, and artificial intelligence (tools and solutions).
KCD for SDGs
Knowledge and Capacity Development for Sustainable Development Goals
This track focuses on SDG6 and related goals including their interlinkages, barriers and enablers, talent retention challenges and incentives, issues and options to accelerate progress, case studies on capacity development initiatives, partnerships and learning alliances, all with focus on assessing and bridging the capacity gap in the Global South.
KCD and inclusivity
Knowledge and Capacity Development for Diversity and Inclusivity
Organised by the Water and Development Partnership Programme, this track invites participants to critically reflect on past and current capacity development efforts and explore joint and non-hierarchical learning and knowledge sharing to address water injustices. Through five dynamic and participatory sessions, participants will exchange ideas on how we can move away from extractive, top-down approaches toward more just and sustainable pathways. Register and learn more about these sessions, via the Diversity and Inclusivity Track.
KCD partnerships
Knowledge and Capacity Development for Water Policy, Partnerships & Collective Action
This track focuses on water policy, partnerships and collective action for sustainable water governance and management, with a specific attention to water-related planned interventions (e.g. water policies, regional water and land use planning, societal and grassroots water initiatives, and existing and/or new water utilities, organizations and partnerships), their societal impacts, and the lessons to be learned for sustainability transformation.