Dakar, the capital of the Republic of Senegal, will host the 9th World Water Forum on 22 - 27 March 2021. The largest international water-related event will take place for the first in sub-Saharan Africa. Participants from all over the world, including political and economic decision-makers, multilateral institutions, academia, civil society and the private sector will come together to identify, promote and implement concrete responses and actions for water and sanitation in an integrated way.

The series of triennial Arab Water Forum (AWF) is considered as the most important water-related event in the Arab region. The 5th edition of AWF will be convened by the Arab Water Council during the period 7–9 December 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The conference will bring together leaders and key decision-makers of the Arab community together with representatives of relevant Ministries, national, regional and international partners. Water-related issues and challenges that face the Arab region will be discussed at the conference.

The Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technology (TSITT) with the support of the General Directorate of Water Management and the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will organize the Sixth Water Loss Forum & Exhibition on 3-4 December 2020 at Istanbul Congress Centre in Istanbul, Turkey.

The 2^nd International Conference on “Water Megacities and Global Change” (EauMega 2020) will be organized by UNESCO's Division of Water Sciences, ARCEAU-IdF, the Greater Paris Sanitation Authority (SIAAP) and the Greater Paris Metropolis on 1-4 December 2020, at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, France.

The 11th edition of ASIAWATER will take place on 30 November-02 December 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ASIAWATER is the leading water and wastewater event in South East Asia with over 2000 local and international brands from 32 countries participating every year. It provides trade opportunities for players from every sector in the water industry to elevate their business further and strengthen networking among each other.

The 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit (4th APWS) will be held in Kumamoto City, Japan, in which high-level delegates including heads of states and representatives from international organizations in the Asia-Pacific region will discuss various water-related issues. The date of the conference remains to be determined.

5^th Session of the Islamic Conference of Ministers Responsible for Water will be held on 05-07 October 2020 in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The biennial Conference will bring together Ministers Responsible for Water alongside representatives of the relevant OIC institutions and international organizations.