Ask a water expert - Caribbean edition 2025

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Join a collaborative online dialogue connecting Caribbean and Dutch water experts to tackle shared challenges together.

Across the Caribbean and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS), communities are innovating every day to secure freshwater, protect coastlines, and build climate resilience. The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), in close collaboration with the Embassies and Consulates of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the region, invites you to a special Ask a Water Expert – Caribbean edition 2025.

This highly interactive session brings together Caribbean practitioners, policymakers, and Dutch water specialists in an open exchange of experience and ideas - helping bridge knowledge, identify practical solutions, and strengthen regional cooperation.

Ask experts on these topics

Resilient Coastal Management
Water Scarcity and Efficiency Solutions for Islands
Energy-Efficient Water Solutions
Public-Private Partnerships

Each session pairs Caribbean and Dutch experts to discuss real-world cases and answer participants’ questions. The sessions are facilitated by NWP moderators.

Format at a glance

Online (Zoom)
Multi-breakout ‘Ask Me Anything’ format, moderated by NWP
Total duration: 90 minutes
Time: 16:00, Amsterdam time. For island participants, after registration, a calendar request with your local time will appear to confirm the event time at your location.
When: Wednesday 5 November
Language: English
Who should join: Government agencies, utilities, hotels & tourism operators, NGOs, knowledge institutes, private companies, and financiers across the Caribbean and other SIDS.
What you can expect: A dynamic, participatory session where you can ask your questions directly to experts working in both Caribbean and Dutch contexts.
Cost: Free of charge

Agenda

Welcome & opening remarks – NWP and regional Embassy representatives
Plenary discussion with Anaitee Mills - Climate Change Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank
Introduction to the format – how to get the most out of the Ask a Water Expert experience
Online expert booth – Breakout sessions with experts focusing on your topic of interest.
Plenary wrap-up – highlights, key insights, and follow-up opportunities

Why this session?

Many organisations across the Caribbean and the Dutch Water Sector are already working on complementary initiatives, from coastal protection and nature-based solutions to water reuse and data systems. However, these efforts are often done separately from each other. This live session offers a shared regional platform where experts and practitioners can connect, learn from each other, and develop new collaboration grounded in local realities and mutual respect.

It is also a way to reconnect with the community who joined the March and June events this year and would like to continue that conversation in a new, more interactive format.

Partners

Organised by the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) in cooperation with the Embassies and Consulates of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean region, and with the valuable participation of Caribbean and Dutch experts from the public, private, and knowledge sectors.

Registration

Spaces for the Online Expert Booth sessions are limited to ensure active participation. Register now to receive the confirmed date, programme updates, and your Zoom access details.

To register

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