AIDA World Water Law Congress 2026
Water Law and Governance in Times of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss
24 - 26 June 2026 | University of Oslo, Norway
Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 7:59am | Please note: This programme is preliminary and subject to change. |
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| 8:15am - 9:00am |
Registration Location: Foyer of Aula Poster presenters are kindly requested to deliver their posters to the registration table in the Aula on 24 June between 08:15–09:00; posters will be on display in Domus Bibliotheca throughout the Congress. |
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| 9:00am - 9:25am |
Welcome adresses Location: University Aula |
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| 9:25am - 9:55am |
Keynote 1: Water at the Heart of Global Environmental Challenges: The Role and Limits of Law Location: University Aula Professor Christina Voigt, University of Oslo |
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| 9:55am - 10:55am |
Plenary Session 1: The Manifesto for the Freshwater Rule of Law Location: University Aula Chair: Gabriel Eckstein Participants: Stefano Burchi (International Assocation for Water Law), Dr. Jessica Troell (ELI), Zaki Shubber(World Bank), Water Lawyer Robyn Stein (Stein & Buchler Consultants) |
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| 11:00am - 11:20am |
Coffee Break Location: Hallway Domus Academica |
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| 11:20am | Special Session Track |
Track A: Climate Adaptation & Mitigation |
Track B: Rights, Obligations & Justice |
Track C: Hydrologic Change, Use & Biodiversity |
| 11:20am - 12:50pm |
Special Session 1: Asian Perspectives on Transboundary Water Governance in an Era of Climate Risk Location: Gamle Festsal Chair: David Devlaeminck Yang Liu, Chenjun Zheng, Barbara Janusz-Pawletta and Mohamad Mova AlAfghani; |
A1: National Pathways to Climate-Resilient Water Law Location: Auditorium 4 Chair: Mara Tignino |
B1: Evolving Duties: Human Rights, Water and Sanitation, and State Obligations Location: Auditorium 5 Chair: Laura Movilla Pateiro |
C1: Restoring Rivers and Wetlands: Legal Tools for Ecological Restoration Location: Auditorium 6 Chair: Froukje Maria Platjouw |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Break Location: University Library |
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| 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Special Session 2: Indigenous Water Laws & Relationships Responding to Climate Change and Biodiversity Imperatives Location: Gamle Festsal Chair: Deborah Curran Linda Te Aho, Tara Marsden, Tessa Terbasket, Aimée Craft and Sherry Copenance |
A2: Flood Risk, Land Use, and Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Location: Auditorium 4 Chair: Jill Robbie |
B2: Institutions Shaping Transboundary Water Cooperation Location: Auditorium 5 Chair: Robin Kundis Craig |
C2: Governing with Evidence: Data, Science, and Decision-Making in Water Law Location: Auditorium 6 Chair: Imad Antoine Ibrahim |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee Break Location: Hallway Domus Academica |
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Special Session 3: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Water Policy Design Location: Gamle Festsal Chair: Anna Zemskova Anna Zemskova, Erik Brattström, Nikolas Benavides Höglund, Juliane Koch and Johanna Ohlsson |
A3: Climate Change, Shared Waters, and State Obligations in International Law Location: Auditorium 4 Chair: Richard Paisley |
B3: Indigenous Rights, Cultural Perspectives & Legal Personhood of Waters Location: Auditorium 5 Chair: Gabriela Cuadrado-Quesada |
C3: Connecting Source to Sea: Legal and Institutional Integration in Coastal Water Governance Location: Auditorium 6 Chair: Stephen Hodgson |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
Welcome reception at Oslo City Hall Location: Oslo City Hall (Rådhus) |
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