The WISA 2026 Technical Committee invites all professionals and stakeholders involved in the Southern African and global water sector to contribute to the program by submitting abstracts.
- Closing Date: 24th November 2025
- Abstract guideline for authors: Download here.
Rethink Amanzi – Securing Our Future
Water is a fundamental driver of socio-economic development, public health, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience. However, water systems across Southern Africa face a convergence of threats: Aging infrastructure, increasing demand, pollution, climate variability, and inequitable access. The theme of the WISA 2026 Conference, “Rethink Amanzi – Securing Our Future,” responds to this urgent context. It calls for a paradigm shift in how water is valued, governed, financed, used, treated, and safeguarded.
This theme challenges stakeholders, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and communities to move beyond siloed approaches and embrace inclusive, innovative, and forward-thinking solutions. Achieving water security and sustainable sanitation for all will require integrated responses that cut across disciplines, institutions, and geographies.
Click here to access the Submission Portal.
WISA 2026 Technical Subthemes
The WISA 2026 Biennial Conference has 8 subthemes:
- Rethink Capacity: Refocusing Efforts to Empower People
- Rethink Infrastructure: Reimagining Water Infrastructure for a Resilient Future
- Funding the Flow: Innovative Finance & Partnerships for Water Services
- Rethink Efficiency: Driving Water Efficiency & Effectiveness Across Sectors
- Smart Water Futures: Leveraging Digital Tools and the 4IR Revolution
- Climate-Resilient Water Futures: Water Security in a Changing Climate
- Rethinking Governance: Strengthening Institutions, Regulation & Accountability
- Water for Life: Managing Water Quality & Quantity Across Catchments.
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