UNPKFC is attending The Pan-European Regional Preparatory Meeting, as preparation for the 2023 UN Water conference, which will be organized between 12-13 April 2022 via a hybrid platform, both onsite in Geneva and online.Objective:The Regional Preparatory Meeting will provide a platform for UNECE member States and stakeholders to review progress and showcase effective ways to implement the goals and objectives of the International Water Action Decade, and water-related goals in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The meeting is organized in cooperation with UN-Water and will discuss issues such as access to water and sanitation, transboundary and intersectoral water cooperation, ecosystem and biodiversity conservation, pollution prevention, floods and droughts, financing water, circular economy etc.
Outcomes:The meeting will provide inputs on regional priorities, challenges and good practices into the UN Secretary-General report and the United Nations 2023 Water Conference (22-24 March 2023, New York/ online) more broadly.This multi-stakeholder meeting is open to senior government representatives from water, energy, agriculture, environment, foreign affairs and other relevant authorities, international and regional organizations, basin organizations, private sector, academia, civil society representatives and other stakeholders.https://unece.org/prep-meeting-2023-water-conference