The international conference Dialogue On Water Resources: From Research To Livelihood Impacts will take place in Venice, on 27-28 September 2012, the second day coinciding with the European Researchers’ Night. The event is organized by FEEM and CMCC in collaboration with the Ca’Foscari University, the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Instituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA). The conference will bring together experts, decision-makers, managers, and other stakeholders from all around the Mediterranean region and Europe in an effort to develop solutions for looming water crises and to ensure sustainable water resource management in particular in the Mediterranean.