On 22-24 March, the United Nations will hold the first global conference on freshwater in almost 50 years. But what exactly is the UN 2023 Water Conference, and will it make a difference? Here are six questions and answers to bring you up to speed.
1. Why is there a need for a UN conference on freshwater?
2. What will happen at the UN 2023 Water Conference?
The five interactive dialogues will address the following themes:
Water for Health: Access to WASH, including the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
Water for Sustainable Development: Valuing Water, Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Sustainable Economic and Urban Development
Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment: Source to Sea, Biodiversity, Climate, Resilience and DRR
Water for Cooperation: Transboundary and International Water Cooperation, Cross Sectoral Cooperation, including Scientific Cooperation,  and Water Across the 2030 Agenda
Water Action Decade: Accelerating the implementation of the objectives of the Decade, including through the UN Secretary-General’s Action Plan.
3. What will be the outcome of the Conference?
4. What is the New York Water Week?
5. What happens after the UN 2023 Water Conference?