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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Agenda Overview |
| Date: Wednesday, 24/June/2026 | ||||
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration Location: Foyer of Aula |
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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
Keynote: Water at the Heart of Global Environmental Challenges: The Role and Limits of Law |
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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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| 10:55am - 11:20am |
Coffee Break Location: University Library |
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| 11:20am | Special Sessions |
Track 1: Climate Adaptation & Mitigation |
Track 2: Rights, Obligations & Justice |
Track 3: 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;
Asian Perspectives on Transboundary Water Governance in an Era of Climate Risk Presentations of the Symposium China’s Perspective in Operationalizing the Obligation to Protect Transboundary Waters Under Climate Change Conditions From Climate Impact to Legal Action: The Integration of Himalayan Glacier Protection within the Framework of International Water Law Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters in Central Asia Operationalizing International Norms for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: A Water Tenure Approach in Indonesia |
A1 Location: Auditorium 4 |
B1 Location: Auditorium 5 |
C1 Location: Auditorium 6 |
| 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
Indigenous Water Laws & Relationships Responding to Climate Change and Biodiversity Imperatives Presentations of the Symposium Māori Perspectives on Water Laws and Relationships Indigenous Legal Orders Creating Limits within State Water Law Gitanyow Aks Ayookxw (Water Policy) as a Climate Adaptation Response Syilx Water Relationships Nibi Declaration: An Anishinaabek water law and governance approach |
A2 Location: Auditorium 4 |
B2 Location: Auditorium 5 |
C2 Location: Auditorium 6 |
| 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: Johanna Ohlsson Anna Zemskova, Erik Brattström, Dong An, Juliane Koch and Johanna Ohlsson
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Water Policy Design Presentations of the Symposium Pathways towards a Swedish Water Resource Law: Addressing the Member State’s National Needs in the Context of the Current Design of the EU Water Acquis Possible? From the water nexus to a water plexus approach - advancing a multi-systems dynamics framework for facilitqting transformation in natural resource governance Hydroclimatic shifts in a managed agricultural basin Internalizing Water-Quality Externalities: Economic Instruments for Swedish Agriculture Rights and Justice Perspectives in National Water Plans |
A3 Location: Auditorium 4 |
B3 Location: Auditorium 5 |
C3 Location: Auditorium 6 |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
Welcome reception at Oslo City Hall Location: Oslo City Hall (Rådhus) |
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