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The National WASH Conference 2027 is being organised by SPM NIWAS during 8-9 March 2027

Water Policy and Governance, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), Sanitation, Financing, and Technology within the Indian context, specifically focusing on WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)

<h3>About the Conference</h3>
<p><img style="max-width: 100%; height: 209px; float: right;" src="https://static.vikaspedia.in/mediastorage/filestorage/20261105121148_wash2027conference.webp" alt="Uploaded Image" width="409">The National WASH Conference 2027 is being organised on&nbsp; 8-9 March 2027 by Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee - National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS) to provide a multidisciplinary platform for exchanging research, field experiences, policy insights and innovative solutions in water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management, climate resilience, and WASH-based technologies.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Aligned with JJM, SBM(G) and SDG 6, the conference will bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners, development partners and community institutions to advance sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient WASH services, with a focus on water security, safe sanitation, resource recovery, community participation and sustainable financing.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Theme: Innovations and Best Practices for Inclusive, Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Water, Sanitation and Waste Management&nbsp;</strong></p>
<h3>Objectives of the Conference</h3>
<ol>
<li>Knowledge Exchange
<ul>
<li>Showcase innovations, research findings, scalable models, and best practices in WASH</li>
<li>Promote learning aligned with JJM, SBM-G, and global WASH frameworks</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Policy &amp; Governance Strengthening
<ul>
<li>Examine governance, institutional, and financing mechanisms for sustainable WASH</li>
<li>Integrate climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience into WASH planning</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Capacity Building
<ul>
<li>Strengthen capacities in water quality management, O&amp;M, water budgeting, FSSM, and sanitation value chains</li>
<li>Promote inclusive, gender-responsive, and community-driven WASH systems</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Digital &amp; Green Transition - Highlight applications of IoT, GIS, dashboards, digital twins, predictive analytics, and low-carbon technologies</li>
<li>Collaboration &amp; Networking - Foster partnerships among Government, Academia, Civil Society, Private Sector, and Communities</li>
</ol>
<h3>Who Can Participate</h3>
<p>The National WASH Conference 2026, welcomes participation from Researchers, Academicians, Practitioners and Technologists in the area of Water and Sanitations and a wide spectrum of stakeholders engaged in Planning, Implementation, Research, Innovation and Governance of WASH systems.</p>
<h3>Thematic Areas</h3>
<ol>
<li>Source Sustainability, Water Security and Integrated Water Resources Management</li>
<li>Rural Drinking Water Infrastructure and Sustainable Service Delivery</li>
<li>Water Quality Monitoring, Surveillance and Treatment Technologies</li>
<li>Emerging Contaminants / Pollutants and Environmental Health</li>
<li>Water Governance, Institutional Strengthening and Accountability</li>
<li>Social Inclusion, Gender Equality and Community-Led WASH</li>
<li>Hygiene, Behaviour Change and Institutional WASH</li>
<li>Greywater Management and Safe Reuse</li>
<li>Liquid Waste and Decentralised Wastewater Management</li>
<li>Sustainable Sanitation, ODF Sustainability and ODF Plus</li>
<li>Faecal Sludge and Septage Management</li>
<li>Solid Waste Management and Rural Resource Recovery</li>
<li>Plastic Waste, Single-Use Plastics and Other Waste Streams</li>
<li>Circular Economy, Waste-to-Wealth and Sanitation Value Chains</li>
<li>Nature-Based Solutions, Ecosystems and Waterbody Restoration</li>
<li>Climate-Resilient, disaster management and Low-Carbon WASH</li>
<li>Climate Finance, WASH Financing and Economic Sustainability</li>
<li>Digital WASH, Data Systems and Innovation</li>
</ol>
<h3>Important Dates</h3>
<ol>
<li>Call for Papers: 30 October 2026</li>
<li>Paper submission closes :03 January 2027</li>
<li>Conference Date: 8-9 March 2027</li>
</ol>
<h3>Whom to contact</h3>
<ul>
<li>Email: rangeet.niwas@nic.in</li>
<li>Phone: +91 83349 49342 (Mr. Rangeet Mitra)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Source : <a title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.spmniwas.in/conferences/nwc-2027" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SPM NIWAS</a></strong></p>