New York to Host UN 2023 Water Conference

In conjunction with international water celebrations, the United Nations will convene in March one of the most important water events in history at its Headquarters in New York.

The UN 2023 Water Conference running from 22 to 24 March will seek to find game-changing solutions to the multifaceted global crisis of ‘too much water’, such as storms and floods; ‘too little water’, such as droughts and groundwater scarcity; and ‘too dirty water’, such as polluted drinking water.

The forum will bringing together Governments, institutions, banks, businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), youth, women, indigenous peoples and many other stakeholders from around the world.

Ambassador of the Conference co-hosts, Yoka Brandt, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN said: "For us, water is, has always been, and will always remain a priority issue. Our country, with its low-lying river delta on the North Sea and small islands in the Caribbean, was quite literally shaped by water."

"Over the past centuries, we have gained a lot of experience in dealing and living with water. And like others, we continuously face new challenges, such as droughts and floods, and the consequences of a rising sea-level both in Europe and the Caribbean," he noted.

"Despite these challenges, water can be a convener and connector, and, if managed well, even a catalyst for equity, prosperity and sustainability," Brandt pointed out.