This conference aims to bring together various stakeholders in the water sector to discuss the critical issues and challenges related to financing the water sector of the region and to provide innovative solutions to these challenges.

The conference will cover the following topics:

· innovative financing mechanisms

· financing river basin management

· watershed and demand management

· financing capacity-building and knowledge sharing

· financing water for food

· perspectives on regulation of water utilities

· financing flood management and disaster mitigation

· private sector participations options for small towns

· financing rural water supply and development.