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: Thursday, 25/June/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Registration Location: Foyer of Aula |
| 9:00am - 9:55am | Plenary Session 2: Plural Water Rights and Food Security of Disadvantaged Groups in the Context of Climate Change Location: University Aula Session Chair: Anne Hellum Participants: Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo (Special rapporteur on the Human Rights to Water) Dr. Barbara van Koppen (IWMI), Dr. Patricia Kameri- Mbote (UNEP), Dr. Jessica Troell (ELI)
Commentator: Professor Bill Derman, NMBU |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Plenary Session 3: Deep Ecology and the Future of Water Governance Location: University Aula Session Chair: Karen V. Lykke Participants: Professor Deborrah Curran (University of Victoria), Professor Jill Robbie (University of Glasgow), Professor Erik Gomez-Baggethun (NMBU) and Professor Gro Ween (University of Oslo) |
| 11:00am - 11:20am | Coffee Break Location: Hallway Domus Academica |
| 11:20am - 12:50pm | Special Session 4: How to Govern the Hydrological Cycle: Relevant Legal Frameworks and Emerging Issues Location: Gamle Festsal Session Chair: David Devlaeminck Christina Leb, Owen McIntyre, Ana Maria Daza Clark, Susanne Schmeier, Zaki Shubber and Mara Tignino |
| 11:20am - 12:50pm | A4 Location: Auditorium 4 |
| 11:20am - 12:50pm | B4 Location: Auditorium 5 |
| 11:20am - 12:50pm | C4 Location: Auditorium 6 |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lunch Break Location: University Library |
| 2:00pm - 2:45pm | Keynote 2: On global water issues from a scientific and policy perspective Location: University Aula Professor Jay Famiglietti, Arizona State University |
| 2:50pm - 4:20pm | Special Session 5: Strengthening Water Law through Collaborative Environmental Compliance Assurance Location: Gamle Festsal Session Chair: Eléonore Maitre-Ekern Uta Wehn, Gitte Kragh, Line Barkved,Neha Mungekar, Pauline Tawil, Steven Loiselle, and Sven Teurlincx |
| 2:50pm - 4:20pm | A5 Location: Auditorium 4 |
| 2:50pm - 4:20pm | B5 Location: Auditorium 5 |
| 2:50pm - 4:20pm | C5 Location: Auditorium 6 |
| 4:20pm - 4:40pm | Coffee Break Location: Hallway Domus Academica |
| 4:40pm - 6:10pm | Special Session 6: Sectoral water conflicts and water justice in South Asia – Multi-scalar aspects Location: Gamle Festsal Session Chair: Philippe Cullet Birsha Ohdedar, Lovleen Bhullar and Nate Palmer
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| 4:40pm - 6:10pm | A6 Location: Auditorium 4 |
| 4:40pm - 6:10pm | B6 Location: Auditorium 5 |
| 4:40pm - 6:10pm | C6 Location: Auditorium 6 |
| 7:00pm | Congress Dinner Location: Clarion Hotel Oslo |