The 2017 World Hydropower Congress will focus on the theme, 'How to do ‘better hydro’ in a changing world'. Building on the outcomes of the 2015 event in Beijing, China, the 2017 World Hydropower Congress will explore a diversity of perspectives and will examine how initiatives of governments, businesses, finance, civil society and academia can advance sustainable development. Congress partners include the World Bank Group, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Africa Union Comission (AUC), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).  

dates: 9-11 May 2017  
location: Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia  
www: https://www.hydropower.org/news/2017-world-hydropower-congress-to-be-hosted-in-addis-ababa