Overview
- The conference in Islamabad brings together scientists, policymakers and partners under the theme “From Scarcity to Sustainability.”
- IWMI leaders cite June’s floods—over 1,000 dead and nearly seven million affected—as evidence that the water crisis is a climate crisis.
- Speakers urge elevating water to the center of COP processes and global climate negotiations.
- Population growth, agriculture and fast-expanding cities are outpacing supplies as Pakistan moves from water-stressed to water-scarce.
- The event is organised by IWMI Pakistan with PCRWR and CGIAR strands, supported by the EU, FCDO, UNICEF and ICIMOD.