The One Water Summit will take place on 3 December 2024 on the sidelines of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Organized by France, Kazakhstan, and the World Bank in partnership with Saudi Arabia, the Summit aims to accelerate action on SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and incubate innovative solutions in preparation for the next UN Water Conference in 2026.
The UNECE Executive Secretary will moderate the high-level panel “Share and Cooperate”, featuring Heads of State and other distinguished leaders.
The broader UNCCD COP16 will take place from 2 to 13 December 2024 in Riyadh. UNECE and its Water Convention Secretariat will actively contribute by co-organizing and participating in several events:
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
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15:30 - 17:00 | NEXUS Approaches and Source-to-Sea Management: Tools for Enhancing Sustainable Land Management Pursuits
Room MET-06 | Organized by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
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15:30 - 17:00 | Dry Lands, Green Cities: United for Urban Land Restoration – Blueprints for Planning, Funding, and Implementing Urban Tree Initiatives in Dryland Cities
Room MET-01: 19 |Organized by the Trees in Dry Cities Coalition and UNECE
Thursday, 5 December 2024
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09:00 - 10:30 | Fostering Cooperation to Protect Land, Water, and Biodiversity in the Face of Drought | IUCN Pavilion
Organized by IUCN -
09:00 - 10:30 | Desertification, Drought, and Dust Storms in Iraq
Room MET-02 | Organized by the Ministry of Environment, Iraq
Monday, 9 December 2024
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Strengthening Regional Cooperation to Achieve LDN in Transboundary Water Catchments in Central America
Organized by the Ministry of Environment of Panama
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
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09:00 - 10:30 | H2O Resilient Peace
Room 380 | Organized by the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) -
15:30 - 17:00 | Collaboration for Impact on Desertification: Implementing the UN’s System-Wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation
Room 322 | Organized by UNDP