The 4th Global Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs) Congress "Accelerate the scaling up of effective peer-to-peer partnerships between Water Operators worldwide" is a global gathering of hundreds of public utilities and stakeholders to learn, share, inspire and get inspired from successful WOPs projects and how they can improve access to water and sanitation for all across the world. This year's edition is marked by the launch of the EU-WOP funding programme, a new important funding instrument made available by the EU that will support capacity and performance improvement of water utilities worldwide through not-for-profit cooperation: a programme that Aqua Publica Europea contributed actively to design and to engage with, thanks to the significant participation of its members.

Aqua Publica Europea contributed to the design of the Congress’ programme as a member of the GWOPA's steering committee. Among the various thematic session that will see active participation of APE members we highlight the following ones:

• On 19 October:
  • "Multi-stakeholder WOPs: Where NGOs, Academia and Others are adding Value to Utility Partnerships" from 10h00 to 12h00
• On 21 October:
  • "Leapfrogging or treading water? Utilities picking up the pace at the water-energy-food nexus" from 13h00 to 15h00.
  • "Successful factors for enabling WOPs: The French case", an opportunity to learn more about their involvement in WOPs partnerships, from 16h00 to 17h30
• On 22 October:
  • "The P is Key! Focusing on Partnership quality for successful WOPs" from 10h00 to 11h30
  • "Transparency, Accountability and Participation: which innovations for improving quality and efficiency of utilities?" from 16h00 to 18h00
• On 25 October:
  • "What does Climate Resilience mean for Water and Sanitation Operators?" from 16h00 to 18h00
• On 26 October:
  • "WOP Chef: Recipes for Enabling Water Operators’ Partnerships in Europe and Beyond" from 10h00 to 12h00.