The 2nd Stakeholders Meeting of the 9th World Water Forum was held on 14 and 15 October 2021 at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Center (CICAD) in Diamniadio under the chairmanship of Mr. Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of Water and Sanitation. Co-organized by the Executive Secretariat of the Forum, the World Water Council and the City of Dakar, the meeting aimed to (i)
deliberate on the proposals of the working groups, (ii) provide significant political input for the development of the final program of the Forum, (iii) provide an update on the “Dakar 2022 initiative”, and (iv) share logistical information on the Forum.
The meeting was attended by 890 stakeholders from 40 countries, 430 of whom attended face-to-face and 460 participated virtually. Actors involved in the formulation of the thematic content took part in the meeting, including members of the International Steering Committee of the Forum, members of the working groups, and strategic partners. Also participating in the meeting were
representatives of different groups of actors in the global water community, politicians, civil society, youth, women, academics and researchers, the private sector, etc.
The program of the meeting included the opening ceremony, the thematic sessions, the high-level panel, the informative parallel sessions, the closing session, as well as the meetings of the political segments organized in the margins of the work.
