The World Water Council is invited and participates to the United Nations Water Conference from March 22 to 24, 2023 in New York.
Our goal: to make water a political priority.
Edito By Loïc Fauchon : New York, a historical landmark
New York is a unique city.
It is also the center of global governance. With its weaknesses and successes.
From 22 to 24 March, water will be examined, discussed and celebrated. Because since Mar del Plata conference, more than 50 years ago, the silence has been deafening. Water has disappeared from the world’s stage. Water availability and quality as well as the right to access to water have been removed from the priorities of this world.
Only with SDG 6 the importance of water has been brought back to light.
The UN Water Conference in March 2023 marks a new awareness for the urgency of considering water security as essential to the survival of our planet.
Let us not miss this opportunity in New York to convince decision-makers, media and the general public that we must stop ignoring water. And that it is definitely a matter of political decisions.
We often say: Water is politics! And we will carry this message, among others, to New York and beyond.
Our official side events program organized with partners
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Official side-event organised by WWC |
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Event |
Lead (& Key partners) |
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Venue |
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“Bali 2024: On the road to the 10th World Water Forum” |
WWC (+Indonesia, Brazil, Korea, Senegal, Japan, France, Turkey, Netherlands (tbc), Morocco, INBO, UCLG) |
23/3 (18.30-19.45) |
UN HQ Special Event room – CR2 |
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Events jointly organised with partners |
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Event |
Lead (& Key partners) |
Date |
Venue |
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“Accelerating SDG 6 through cross sectoral partnerships: A high level policy dialogue” |
India Water Foundation, WWC |
18/3 (09.30-11.00) |
virtual |
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“Local and Regional Governments Day” |
UCLG, WWC |
22/3 (10.00-18.00) |
Millennium Hilton Hotel |
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“Nature-based Solutions: The Whole of Society Approach” |
TNC, WWF, WWC, INBO (Kenya, IUCN, CEO Water Mandate, Zambia (tbc), Vietnam (tbc), USA (tbc), AB inBev (tbc), Veolia (tbc) |
22/3 (15.00-17.00) |
‘Nature Hub’, Apella, NY |
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“Integrated Water Resources Management at basin level: benefits of this nexus approach to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals” |
France (INBO, WWC, Morocco, Senegal, Switzerland, Estonia, etc.) |
22/3 (18.30-19.45) |
UN HQ Special Event room – CR2 |
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“Achieving a balance between protection and development – Water for rural prosperity” |
GWP-China (IWHR, IRTCES, UNESCO, IHP, UNICEF, GWP, IAHR, ICID, AWC, INBO) |
23/3 (12.30-13.45) |
UN HQ room 9 HQ93 |
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“Water-Economy-Ecology Nexus in a changing Environment” |
IWRA (China, Netherlands, Indonesia, Tadjikistan, IWHR China, WWC) |
23/3 (18.30-19.45) |
UN HQ Special Event room 9 |
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“Accelerating on SDG6, especially on fragile contexts and on capacity & finance: the Sector is Thirsty!” |
IOM (ACF, CAF, WWC, FWP Solidarités International) |
23/3 (19.00-20.15) |
Off-site (tbc) |
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“Promoting Private-Public Partnerships – a vehicle towards fulfilling SDG 6 and climate Actions” |
Japan Water Forum (JWF) (Japan), FWP, DWF, FWP, KWF, SIWI, WWC, SWH, NWP) |
24/3 (8.00-9.15) |
UN HQ Special Event room C |
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“Wastewater surveillance for public health monitoring: Using the One-health approach to meeting the SDGs” |
Turkey (EC-JRC, UNEP, SUEN, WWC, WHO, World Bank, KWR, WISA, etc.) |
24/3 (11.00-13.00) |
Turkish House (Consulate) |