General registration now open!
The Global Water Stewardship Forum, convened by AWS, is a key event in which our community of members, implementers and stakeholders share knowledge and learning on the evolution of water stewardship practice and forge new directions through dialogue and partnerships. Held in Edinburgh, Scotland, since 2016, it has become the must-attend event for the international water stewardship community.
We look forward to inviting participants back to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for the 11th Global Water Stewardship Forum, convened by AWS, in March 2027.
In response to the ideas, connections and opportunities arising from across the community, the 2027 Global Water Stewardship Forum will expand to three days, providing more space for discussions, collaboration and action. It begins on World Water Day, Monday, 22 March and runs through to Wednesday, 24 March.
General registration for the AWS Forum is now open. You can book your ticket using the link below.
Hear from past attendees on what participants can look forward to at the AWS Forum by watching our film celebrating 10 years of AWS Membership and the AWS Forum (see right).
Terms & conditions: Tickets are non-refundable. However, tickets may be transferred to colleagues within your organisation. For any ticket changes or cancellations, please contact us.
We invite all AWS Forum participants to join us on Monday, 22 March at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa for a drinks reception followed by our Forum Dinner. Pre-booking is required. If you have already booked your ticket and would like to add dinner, please get in touch with us.
As we begin shaping the programme for the 2027 Global Water Stewardship Forum, we are seeking input from AWS Members.
As an alliance for the practice of water stewardship, our aim is for the Forum to represent stewardship in all its diversity and serve as a springboard for learning and new ideas that catalyse more and better action.
For the 2027 Forum, we welcome programme suggestions in the following areas:
In line with AWS’s mission, ‘to ignite and nurture global and local leadership in credible water stewardship’, we welcome suggestions that speak to any of these themes from a global or local perspective, or from a technical, systems or policy perspective.
Members can make up to three submissions. However, please complete a separate form for each one so we can review and consider each recommendation individually. All suggestions will be reviewed by AWS and we will contact you if we would like to explore your submission further.
Please submit your recommendations by 16 December.
Explore the topics for this year’s AWS Forum below.
Panel discussions on:
Networking with:
Interactive workshop sessions on:
Peer-to-peer learning via:
We are pleased to welcome speakers from over 60 organisations, including:
Tickets are non-refundable. However, tickets may be transferred to colleagues within your organisation if you are no longer able to attend. If after registering you find that you are no longer able to attend AND you are unable to transfer your ticket, please return it as soon as possible by contacting us below, so that we may offer your place to someone else.
The event will take place on Thursday, 25 June, right after the AWS Forum at the same venue (EICC).
WaterLogues is a series of events that provide space for inter-organisational dialogues to support and advance collaboration on water stewardship. Using the convening opportunity around existing events such as the AWS Forum, World Water Week and Climate Week, WaterLogues brings the water stewardship community together for a day of thorough discussions on shared challenges and opportunities.
The Edinburgh WaterLogues 2026 event will bring together organisations to engage and coordinate private sector efforts ahead of, and during, the United Nations Water Conference 2026 in the UAE. It will cover both the official conference program and the informal private sector activities related to the conference.
The discussion will focus on:
The ambition behind WaterLogues is to create a space for inter-organisational dialogue. Using the convening opportunity around existing events such as the AWS Forum, World Water Week and Climate Week, WaterLogues brings the water stewardship community together for a day of thorough discussions on shared challenges and opportunities.
Built around in-depth dialogues rather than rotating hourly sessions, WaterLogues creates the space for advancing collaboration, sometimes missing from other event formats. WaterLogues will be held on Thursday, 25 June, following the AWS Forum at the same venue, the EICC. Space is limited – we strongly encourage you to register today.
Building on the conversation from the 2025 Stockholm WaterLogues, the 2026 Edinburgh WaterLogues event will focus on efforts to engage and coordinate private sector activities in the lead-up to and during the 2026 United Nations (UN) Water Conference in the UAE. The discussion will address both the formal programme and the informal private sector programme for the UN Water Conference.
Topics to be discussed include:
WaterLogues will be held on Thursday, 25 June, following the AWS Forum at the same venue, the EICC. Space is limited – we strongly encourage you to register today. Registration will remain open until all seats are reserved.
AWS is proud to have Partner-level sponsorship from Diageo, ERM, Haskoning, Jacobs, MTWS and RTI, and Supporter-level sponsorship from WWF, Glanua, Haleon and Inogen Alliance for the 2026 AWS Forum. We thank them for their support.
We would also like to thank our AWS Funding Members, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Azura, The Coca-Cola Company, Primark, Nestlé, Suntory and Unilever, for their continued support of AWS and the AWS Forum.
Following the success of last year’s Forum, we are once again opening sponsorship for the 2026 AWS Forum are still available. We are pleased to offer two levels of sponsorship, Supporter and Partner, in addition to an exclusive opportunity for a Leader sponsor, supporting the AWS Forum Dinner.
Sponsorship funds are used to contribute to the running of the event at and accommodate what we anticipate being a continued increase in demand. Benefits of sponsorship:
For more information, download our 2026 AWS Forum Sponsorship one-pager below.
The 2026 Global Water Stewardship Forum saw nearly 270 delegates, representing over 155 organisations from across 42 countries, gather in Edinburgh over two days in June 2026.
Read our overview report to learn more about the sessions and key outcomes of the 2026 AWS Forum.
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