Alliance for Water Stewardship
The AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum 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 10th AWS Forum in June. AWS Member registration and general registration are now open. To register, click on the button below.
The next AWS Forum will take place on 23-24 June 2026 – a key milestone as the water stewardship community prepares for the 2026 UN Water Conference.
AWS Forum tickets are now available for general registrants. During this time, AWS Members can still register and claim their free ticket. Please follow the link below to register today.
The AWS Forum has sold out very quickly in previous years, triggering a waiting list for tickets. We are anticipating a high level of interest again for the 2026 Forum, so please confirm your attendance as soon as possible to secure your seat.
Watch our film celebrating 10 years of AWS Membership and the AWS Forum (see right) and register to join us in June (below).
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.
We invite all AWS Forum participants to join us on Tuesday, 23 June at the Kimpton Hotel in Charlotte Square for a drinks reception at 18:00, followed by our Forum Dinner at 19:00. Pre-booking is required, and tickets can be purchased at the same time as your Forum ticket.
AWS is excited to announce Partner-level sponsorship from Diageo, Haskoning and Jacobs, and Supporter-level sponsorship from WWF and Haleon 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 2025 Global Water Stewardship Forum was our largest event to date with nearly 270 delegates, representing over 150 organisations from across 38 countries.
Read our overview report to learn more about the sessions and key outcomes of the 2025 AWS Forum.
Our bi-monthly newsletter includes news and updates from the world of water stewardship and is read by over 5,000 subscribers.
Get in touch with our team if you have any questions about the AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum.
AWS was proud to host the inaugural WaterLogues event in Edinburgh on 26 June 2025, immediately after the AWS Forum. WaterLogues is a new event series that is a collaboration between several organisations in the water stewardship community with the primary ambition of creating a space for dialogues on important topics. Rather than a monologue, the events prioritise dialogues that drive towards tangible next steps and action. The Edinburgh WaterLogues will focussed on advancing and scaling collective action.
This year’s AWS Forum sessions featured discussions on diverse topics, including water and biodiversity, collective action, and national and global policy.