Scientists and experts will convene next week at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Scientific Forum, #ScientificForum, to discuss the role of nuclear science and technology in the sustainable management of one of the world’s most vital resources: water.

Water is fundamental to life, economic development, food security and environmental sustainability. The Forum will showcase innovative ways of using nuclear sciences, not only to better understand the origin, amount, distribution and quality of our shared water resources, but also to deliver practical solutions. The Forum aims to foster partnerships and mobilize resources to support the adoption of nuclear methods that will contribute to global water sustainability.

The two-day event, themed Atoms for Water, will take place on the margins of the IAEA General Conference. It begins at 09:30 CEST, Tuesday, 16 September, in Board Room D of the C Building of the Vienna International Centre (VIC). The event will be live streamed.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the Forum at 09:30 CEST on 16 September, along with high-level officials. More information, including the list of speakers and detailed programme, are available online.

Discussions at the Forum will centre around four technical sessions: Strengthening Water Resilience and Global Sustainability; Quality Unknown — the Invisible Water Crisis; Climate and Hydrological Variability; and The Role of the IAEA.

The Forum will feature an Atoms for Water exhibit, including the IAEA Bottled Water Project, by the Coffee Corner in the C Building, 4th floor. Water: Reflections of the Next Generation, an exhibit of children's art and their interpretations of water, will also be on display by the Coffee Corner.

For those interested in interviewing speakers, please send detailed requests to the IAEA Press Office.

Accreditation

Journalists with permanent credentials to the VIC or journalists who have already obtained accreditation for the IAEA’s General Conference need no additional credentials.

Journalists without accreditation must send copies of their passport and press ID to the IAEA?Press Office?by 14:00 CET on Monday, 15 September. 

We encourage those journalists who do not yet have permanent accreditation to request it at?UNIS Vienna. 

Please plan your arrival to allow sufficient time to pass through the VIC security check.