Officially titled the "The United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action 'Water for Sustainable Development', (2018-2028)," the Conference aims to raise awareness of the global water crisis and decide on action to achieve internationally agreed water -related goals.
Co-hosted by the governments of the Netherlands and Tajikistan, it will be held in New York on 22-24 March and support game-changing solutions for the multifaceted crises of "too much water", such as storms and floods; "too little water", such as droughts and water scarcity; and "too dirty water", such as polluted water.
The Conference has five themes that support the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework:
Water for Health: Access to 'WASH' (Global Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene) including the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Water for Sustainable Development: Valuing water, the water-energy-food nexus and sustainable economic and urban development. Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment: Source to sea, biodiversity, climate, resilience and disaster risk reduction. Water for Cooperation: Transboundary and international water cooperation, cross sectoral cooperation and water across the 2030 Agenda. Water Action Decade: Accelerating the implementation of the objectives of the Decade for Action, including through the UN Secretary-General's Action Plan.