Global Water Intelligence (GWI)'s coverage of the 2026 UN Water Conference, Abu Dhabi, 8 to 10 December: what is happening, why it matters, and what you need to know.
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days to the opening plenary
Abu Dhabi, 8 to 10 December 2026
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The desk follows the conference in three phases.
1Now to 7 DecemberNOW
Ahead of the conference
The run-up to Abu Dhabi: why the conference matters and what to know before it starts.
28 to 10 December, Abu Dhabi
During the conference
The team reporting from the conference as it happens.
3From 11 December
Conference takeaways
What the conference means and what comes next, on the road to the 2028 conference in Dushanbe.