The Sixth GEF Biennial International Waters Conference, as in prior IW Conferences, will be a signature active training and experience-sharing event for the GEF IW focal area. The general objective of the GEF Biennial International Waters Conference is to facilitate portfolio-wide experience sharing. They also exist to solicit advice from the IW project portfolio on burning issues and assist in building participant capacity in key management and technical areas.

The Conference will be organized under the slogan Raising the Bar: 20 Years of GEF Transboundary Water Results, and will focus on knowledge sharing on water management issues and results after 20 years of interventions. This years Conference will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the GEF’s establishment. As such, the IWC6 will focus on the transboundary results & impacts of the GEF International waters portfolio after 20 years and they inform programming for the future.