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 |
| 8:59am | Please note: This programme is preliminary and subject to change. |
| 9:00am | Preliminary Program of the Research Workshop for Early Career Researchers |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Kick-Off: Welcome Location: Festsalen Chair: Mara Tignino |
| 9:15am - 9:30am |
Meet the Room: Getting to Know Each Other |
| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
1:: Mentor Circles: Developing Your Research Mentors:
Marcella Nanni, Anne Hellum, Heping Dang, Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Jill Robbie, Slavko Bogdanovic, Melissa McCracken, Owen McIntyre, TBD |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
How to Publish Your Research? |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
2:: Mentor Circles: Developing Your Research Mentors:
Marcella Nanni, Anne Hellum, Heping Dang, Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Jill Robbie, Slavko Bogdanovic, Melissa McCracken, Owen McIntyre, TBD |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
AIDA Members Meeting Location: Kjerka |
| 7:00pm | AIDA Social Event Location: Proud Mary Oslo |
| 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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| 8:59am | Please note: This programme is preliminary and subject to change. |
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| 9:00am - 10:30am |
Special Session 7: Knowledge bases and impact assessments as enablers of just and sustainable protection and use of water Location: Gamle Festsal Chair: Lena Schøning Sofie Elise Quist, Mathilde Morel, Ingunn Elise Myklebust, Sigrid Engen, Christine Myrseth, Ole Kr. Fauchald |
A7: Water–Energy Futures: Competing Uses, Renewables & Ecological Integrity Location: Auditorium 4 Chair: Katrine Hauge |
B7: Rethinking Human–Nature Relations: Rights of Nature, Legal Pluralism & Water Law Location: Auditorium 5 Chair: Eléonore Maitre-Ekern |
Special Session 8: Developing Principles for the Responsible Governance of Water Tenure: A Consultative Forum Location: Auditorium 6 Chair: Jessica Troell |
| 10:30am - 10:50am |
Coffee Break Location: Hallway Domus Academica |
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| 10:50am - 11:40am |
Plenary Session 4: Competing Needs, Shared Resources: Rethinking the Water–Energy Nexus? Location: Gamle Festsal Moderator: Dr. Götz Reichert (Centres for European Policy Network)
Participants: Professor and Partner Henrik Bjørnebye (BAHR), Professor Melissa Scanlan (University of Wisconsin), Senior Researcher Birthe Marie Steensen (Centre for International Climate Research - Cicero), TBA |
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| 11:45am - 12:20pm |
Keynote 3: Futuring water law: How to shape the futures of water law in a changing world? Location: Gamle Festsal Professor Susanne Schmeier, IHE Delft |
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| 12:20pm - 12:45pm |
Closing Plenary Session Location: Gamle Festsal |
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| 12:45pm - 1:00pm |
Pick up packed lunch |
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| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Excursions and Extended Programs |
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