In this two-part session during Africa Hydrological Dialogue within Cairo Water Week and Africa Water Week, the co-convening partners engaged expert decision-makers and session participants in an experience exchange dialogue on water data exchange and explore application of water diplomacy approaches to support dialogue, trust-building, and exchange within hydrological and meteorological services at local, national, and regional levels with focus on Africa. Part 1 of the session shared new research related to good practice in data-sharing and considered how water diplomacy can support data-sharing processes. Reflections were invited from a panel of experts elevating a variety of perspectives (context, scale, government, inter-government, global, civil society, etc.). Part 2 provided an update on the current state of water data exchange at various scales and invite session participations to engage in an interactive exercise to explore water data exchange in practice. This event was open to all participants of the African Hydrological Dialogue, Africa Water Week, and Cairo Water Week conference. Participants joining in-person and online included formal and informal water and policy decision makers, researchers, and practitioners among others.
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