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World Hydropower Congress 2021
September 7, 2019 - September 24, 2019
The World Hydropower Congress 2021 will aim to drive innovation and advance sustainable hydropower outcomes for communities and the environment, further to urgent demands across the sector to increase installed capacity and meet global net zero emissions by 2050.
Organised by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and hosted in partnership with the Government of Costa Rica and Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), for the first time the event will be free to attend, held virtually and take place over the course of three weeks from 7-24 September 2021.
The Congress will feature the launch of the Hydropower Sustainability Standard, which is set to revolutionise industry accreditation across the sector. It will then culminate in the San José Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower, expressing a set of broad principles, commitments and recommendations for global and sustainable hydropower development; this will be taken to the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in November.