Numerous reports and publications were published for the occasion of the 3rd World Water Forum by many organizations involved in the 3rd World Water Forum. This section includes brief descriptions of the reports and publications that were published as the flagship reports of the themes/regional days on the occasion/in time of the Forum. The Secretariat gathered the following information through the thematic/regional day coordinators.

• World Water Actions
• Financing Water for All
• Water for People - Water for Life: the United Nations World Water Development Report
• Climate Changes the Water Rules: How water managers can cope with today's climate variability and tomorrow's climate change
• Water Security and Peace
• Water and Sanitation in the World's Cities: Local Actions for Global Goals
• Dialogue on Effective Water Governance - Learning from the Dialogues
• Groundwater - from Development to Management
• WASH in Schools
• WASH Media Guide
• Kyoto - The Agenda has Change
• Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management: A Practical Journey to Sustainability: A Resource Guide
• Change - Adaptation of Water Resources Management to Climate Change
• World Lake Vision
• Pacific Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Water Management
• GIS and Sustainable Water Management