Eighth Space4Water Stakeholder Meeting is co-organised by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW).
The workshop will take place in Vienna in a hybrid format on 11–13 November 2026. This event is restricted to Space4Water stakeholders, featured professionals, young professionals, and representatives of Indigenous communities featured on the portal.
Objectives
At the Eighth Space4Water Stakeholder Meeting, the community has an opportunity to meet and exchange. The objectives for the meeting include:
- Fostering knowledge exchange between Space4Water stakeholders, professionals, young professionals, and Indigenous voices;
- Co-developing space-based solutions for water-related challenges; and
- Identifying and addressing other ways to improve Space4Water community interaction and achieving shared objectives.
The Stakeholder Meeting will feature, among other activities, updates on the space-based solutions being developed by the Space4Water Thematic Working Groups in response to water-related challenges submitted by community members. We therefore strongly encourage the groups to advance and refine their deliverables in preparation for the meeting.
Participants will also have an opportunity to attend the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) Award Ceremony, taking place in Vienna on 12 November.
Tentative Agenda
| Time | Session / Programme | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 11 November 2026 | DAY 1 – HIGH LEVEL & KEYNOTE | ||
| 09:30-09:45 | Welcome remarks | |
| 09:45-10:00 | Participant self-introduction round | |
| 10:00-11:05 | Keynote address and discussion: New Information Flows Shaping New Water Management Strategies | |
| 11:05-11:15 | Group photo | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-13:00 | Session 1: Water Security: From Knowledge to Decisions | |
| 13:00-15:00 | Lunch break | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Session 2: Insights from the Space4Water Community in Austria | |
| 16:00-20:00 | Session 3: Interactive Workshop - Space and Water Policy Dialogue | |
| Thursday, 12 November 2026 | DAY 2 – WATER CHALLENGES & COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS | ||
| 09:00-11:00 | Session 4: Community Challenges and Solutions | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-13:00 | Session 5: Community Challenges and Solutions | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-15:30 | Session 6: Community Challenges and Solutions | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | Session 7: Roundtable discussion and brainstorming | |
| Friday, 13 November 2026 | DAY 3 – SHARING KNOWLEDGE, EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY | ||
| 09:00-12:30 | Session 8: Water Security: From Information to Decisions | |
| 12:30-13:00 | Interactive brainstorming: linking Space4Water solutions to CAWLN, UNIDO, the UN-Water Conference and other initiatives | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-15:45 | Session 9: Emerging Space Technologies and Applications for Water Management | |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Interactive session: Examine alignment with the UN-sponsored global observing systems (GCOS, GTOS, GOOS) | |
| 16:30-17:15 | Session 10: Space4Water Community’s Priorities for 2027 and Closing Remarks |
Registration
To be considered for participation in the Stakeholder Meeting, Space4Water stakeholders and featured professionals, young professionals, and Indigenous voices can register here.
Attention: Only community members will be accepted to participate. If you are not yet part of the Space4Water Community of Practice and are interested in joining (the event and the community), apply as a community member first:
- If your organisation is not yet a Space4Water stakeholder, but is active in using space-based technology or data for water (resource) management, hydrology, or ecosystem preservation, please apply to become a stakeholder first by filling out this form.
- If you are a professional using space-based technology or data for water-related issues and are not yet part of our young professionals, fill in this form.
Note: Applying as a stakeholder or (young) professional does not mean you applied to attend the meeting. You need to do both to be considered for participation.
Contact
All Space4Water community members can reach out directly to the Space4Water project manager. If you are a new member, please register via the links shared under the Registration section, and you will be contacted by our staff. For any other request, please send an email to office@space4water.org.
