The high-level meeting attracted some 2,500 delegates from all over the world, mainly from multilateral institutes, large NGOs and governments. It gained special significance for the Netherlands because Tajikistan and the Netherlands will jointly host the UN2023 Water Summit in New York in March 2023.
Besides a significant representation from the Dutch Ministries of Infrastructure and Water Management and Foreign Affairs, the Dutch water sector was represented by five organisations: Nijhuis Industries, Royal Eijkelkamp, Royal HaskoningDHV, IHE Delft and NWP.