The WSCC will be inaugurated by: Lars Ribbe, Director of the Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), TH Köln; Andreas Haarstrick, project leader of the International Network on Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries (SWINDON), TU Braunschweig; Jenny Kopsch-Xhema, Food Security Center, University of Hohenheim Lars Gerold, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Mukand Babel, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on "Carbon & Water footprint WSCC 2017"