Submission Invitation: The International WASH Conference 2026 invites submissions from implementing agencies, researchers, scholars, practitioners, aers.

Key Focus: Papers should address critical issues in water management, conservation, and sustainability, promoting interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration for the equitable and efficient utilization of water resources.

Topics of Interest: Submissions are encouraged on the following topics, although not limited to:

• API-Based Ecosystem for Multi-Sectoral Applications
• Asset Management
• Capacity Building and Local Technology Innovation Ecosystems
• Climatic Adaptations
• Community Participation and Social Governance Mechanisms
• Demand-side management in rural water supply
• Demand-side management in rural water supply and Water supply management models
• Designing for Local Maintainability and Spare Parts Access
• Digital Engagement and Youth Participation to Strengthen Rural Sanitation Outcomes
• Digital technology for Water Supply management and Monitoring
• Economic Valuation of Rural Water Assets and Services
• Emerging Contaminants
• Engaging Youth and Academic Institutions in Rural Sanitation
• Financing and System Strengthening (through PPPs, Costing Tools, and O&M Sustainability)
• Gender-Responsive WASH: Indicators, Impact and Policy Lessons
• Global Best Practices in Low-Cost Water Treatment Technologies
• Global Practices in DPI and adaptation to Indian Water Sector
• Innovative Economic Models for Rural WASH and Community Sustainability
• Institutional Capacity for Using DPI and DSS
• Institutional Roles and Accountability in Rural Water Supply
• Integration of Wastewater and Drainage Systems into Water Supply DPI
• Integration of Water Supply Management into Formal Education
• Learning from India & the World: Global Best Practices & Challenges in Rural Sanitation
• Leveraging digital platform and data assisted DSS
• Models for DTU/TSU Expertise Provision in Rural Water Supply
• Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security (Wetlands, recharge zones, watershed restoration)
• Operation & Maintenance
• Operation & Maintenance including Governance Models, Regulation, Tariff Design, and Financial Sustainability
• Operations and Maintenance Optimization Using DPI
• Participatory Planning and Technical Demand Articulation
• Role of Emerging Technologies in the data base management and monitoring for Rural Sanitation
• Role of Other Sectors and Startups in Public Water Systems
• Scaling Behavior Change Beyond ODF: ODF Plus & ODF Plus Plus
• Scope of Water Sector Data Layers under DPI
• Sludge and Septage Management (FSM) in Rural and Small Town Contexts
• Source sustainability of PWS Schemes
• South–South Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange
• Sustaining Water Supply and Sanitation through Community-Led Local Governance
• Techno-Economic Models for Water Treatment and Cost Recovery
• Use of AI in O&M and Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes
• Water Infrastructure Protection and Asset Management
• Water Quality Management
• Water safety and security
• Any Other Related Topic