The IWRA Membership is made of water professionals from a range of professions and sectors. Hydrologists, lawyers, social scientists and many more, gather together at IWRA to help bridge the gap between science and policy.

Through Task Forces, Chapters and organised events, IWRA is where water professionals meet.

What does the IWRA Membership include?

Build your Network​

• Stay in touch with all IWRA members through the membership platform
• Expand your network and share your expertise with other water experts
• Meet with water professionals around the world in participate in various Task Forces and Geographic Chapters
• Post your latest news on the IWRA website and newsletter, to inform the community on your activities

Access our Resources

As a member, you can access our library of resources on the membership platform. This library includes all of ourlatest posts and archives of the following:

• Water International (WI): the official peer-reviewed journal of IWRA. We release 8 issues per year online, covering topics related to water management, governance, and policy.
• IWRA Quarterly Newsletter: We give the latest updates pertaining to members, member activities, events, publications, calls for papers, and global water news.
• World Water Congress material (including recordings, articles, posters, presentations, Congress reports, and other material from past congresses).
• Online Conferences materials (including recordings, articles, posters, and presentations)
• IWRA Policy Briefs: We publish two series of Policy Briefs aimed at providing high quality analysis and practical recommendations for policy makers. The Blue Series are based on Special Issues of Water International, and the Green Series are published in collaboration with key partner organisations.
• IWRA Themed Webinars: We host webinars based on themes of timely interest, including topics of special issues of Water International and those aligned with the international water agenda.  These participatory events are designed to help academics, dedicated practitioners, and policy professionals further explore and engage in fruitful discussions and are designed in close collaboration with key partners.
• IWRA Project and Activity reports

Participate in IWRA Activities​ & Events

Contribute to our IWRA Task Forces 

By joining our Task Forces, you’ll gain the opportunity to network within a specific discipline and to contribute tointernational projects through IWRA. IWRA has already launched several task forces on:

• Water Quality
• Smart Water Management
• Water Security
• Water and Climate Change
• Young and Early Career Professionals
• Ground Water

If you are interested in participating in any of these task forces or you want to help IWRA set up a new one,contact the Executive Office: office@iwra.org

Get involved in National and Regional Chapters

• Regional chapters currently exist in China, India, Japan and Oceania. To get involved in these chapters, contact the Regional Chair. More information can be found here: www.iwra.org/geographic-chapters
• Upcoming chapters will be in South America, Mexico and Korea. More information coming soon.
• If you are located in a country without a current IWRA regional or national chapter and you are keen to mobilize local water stakeholders, you can start your own chapter through a host organization in the region. If interested, contact the Executive Office: office@iwra.org

Participate in IWRA presential and online Events

• Participate in IWRA regular online webinars.
• If you are a Gold member, get a discount when registering for the World Water Congress
• Participate in IWRA’s Online Conferences
• Stay informed and receive announcements on upcoming events, such as webinars, seminars, conferences and meetings

If you are interested to know more on these benefits, or to add new ones, please contact IWRA's Executive Office via email to office@iwra.org

Now it's time to start enjoying the benefits of your IWRA Community!

If you have any questions about your membership, or how to get involved in any of IWRA's activities, events or publications, please do not hesitate to visit www.iwra.org or contact the Executive Office at office@iwra.org.