“When Water Doesn’t Flow, Food Doesn’t Grow. And When Food Systems Falter At This Most Local Level, The Impacts Ripple Outward – Into Markets, Into Public Health, And Into The Broader Economy.”
Deshni Pillay, Head Of The Nature, Climate And Resilience Portfolio, At UNDP South Africa.
FLOW? Food Indaba 2026
Mon 20 July to Sun 02 Aug 2026
Rivers, Oceans, Aquifers And Rainfall (ROAR)
In 2026, the Food Indaba explores the essential interdependence between water and food.
From rainfall and river basins to oceans and underground aquifers, we’ll examine how water flows through every part of the food system, and the consequences for people and planet.
FLOW? invites participants to rethink our relationships with diverse water sources as lifelines for sustainable and just food systems, and ways that the food system impacts our water systems at local, regional and global scales.
Join us in reimagining water and food systems for inclusive and sustained growth.