📅 22 – 24 March 2023
New York, USA
Water is a dealmaker for Sustainable Development Goals, and for the health and prosperity of people and the planet. But the progress on water-related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda.
Water is a fundamental part of all aspects of life. Water is inextricably linked to the three pillars of sustainable development, and it integrates social, cultural, economic, and political values. It is crosscutting and supports the achievement of many SDGs through close linkages with climate, energy, cities, the environment, food security, poverty, gender equality, and health, amongst others. With climate change profoundly affecting the economies, societies, and the environment, water is indeed the biggest deal breaker to achieving the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Tajikistan and the Netherlands, will feature an opening and closing ceremony, six plenary meetings, and five multi-stakeholder interactive dialogues. It will also feature a number of high-level special events and side events organized by Member States, the UN system, and other stakeholders.
”The UN 2023 Water Conference in March must result in a bold Water Action Agenda that gives our world’s lifeblood the commitment it deserves”, Aantónio Guterres, Secretary-general Of The United Nations.
The UN 2023 Water Conference and the Water Action Agenda will unite the world for water.
The key building blocks of the Water Action Agenda are:
- commitment to action
- sustained and scalable implementation
- follow-up and review processes