World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2025

The International Life Saving Federation holds this conference every two years as the main global meeting on drowning prevention, lifesaving and water safety. The 2025 edition met in Sharm El Sheikh from 21 to 23 November under the theme "Waves of Change", drew more than 500 delegates from 55 countries, and was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization. A 2027 edition is planned but its host city was not yet published.

Sharm El Sheikh

21–23 November 2025

Dates confirmed from the organiser’s announcement on 15 September 2026.

Organiser: International Life Saving Federation

The conference’s own site

What it covers

WaterChildrenDisaster

Sources

  1. ILS — World Health Organization to Co-sponsor WCDP2025 — www.ilsf.org, read 15 September 2026.
  2. ILS — World Conference on Drowning Prevention — www.ilsf.org, read 15 September 2026.