Participation and Dissemination of work at the Global Level

World water forum the 10th World Water Forum was held in Bali from 18th-25th May 2024 which brought together several stakeholder groups including government officials, multilateral institutions, academia, civil society, and the private sector to learn and share their knowledge, experiences, and practices of working primarily in WASH globally. The event witnessed more than 20,000 registered delegates and participants from 160 countries featuring 279 sessions and 254 expo and fair booths with 64,000 visitors in 7 days.

hashtag globally. The event witnessed more than 20,000 registered delegates and participants from 160 countries featuring 279 sessions and 254 expo and fair booths with 64,000 visitors in 7 days.The week was filled with enlightening sessions, motivational speeches, and camaraderie with both old and new acquaintances.

SCBP participated as speaker/panelist in a couple of sessions namely water-related disaster  risk under climate change toward transforming into a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive society. Enabling the environment for the development of sanitation services and hygienehashtag

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023. The outcome of the initiative was to have a deeper understanding of the diverse experiences of the community of persons with disabilities, contributing to a more informed and effective policy formulation promoting engagement with persons with disabilities and exploring solutions to overcome some of the challenges and barriers faced by persons with disabilities in different spheres of their life.

Participation in the 21st AfWA Congress & Exhibition and the 7th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference in Cote d’Ivoire, 2023 for an oral presentation on the 'Forum on Inclusive and Resilient Water and Sanitation in Hill Cities of the Himalayan range'.

UN 2023 Water Conference: In the virtual side event on ‘Resilient and inclusive sanitation in combatting climate change events and extremities’, organised by International Water Association (IWA) along with partners – Water Resource Commission, South Africa; NIUA; Emory University; GIZ Global; University of Sydney (UTS); Grundfos

Regional Consultation Workshop on Sustainable Human Mountain Settlement organised by ICIMOD in Kathmandu, Nepal, 2023. The consultation workshop brought together government officials, researchers, scientists, planners, and policy think tanks from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region to discuss about current discourse on human settlements, particularly focusing on the mountains, and to finalize a methodological approach for scoping assessment and mapping out related actors in the field.

NIUA participated in a series of sessions at the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition, Copenhagen 2022:

-        Workshop: Policy to Practise Dialogue for Nature-Based Solutions

-        NFSSM Workshop: Collaborative Approach to Resilient and Inclusive City Sanitation: Best Practices for a Multi-Stakeholder Ecosystem

-        Technical Session: Integration of Decentralised Solutions in a Centralised System