Billions of people worldwide still live without safely managed drinking water and sanitation, even though access to both services has long been defined as a human right. Many water sources are becoming more polluted, and ecosystems that provide water are disappearing. Climate change is disrupting the water cycle, causing droughts and floods. What are the 5 Themes of the Water Conference?
Have a look at how UNEP addressed issues on Water, Chemicals and Waste at the Water Conference, and how representatives of faith-based organisations are engaged on SDG 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation).
Interfaith networking event ahead of the UN Water Conference 2023
Thursday, 16 March 2023 | 5:00pm EAT (Nairobi) /3pm CET / 9am ET.
co-hosted by WCC, WEA, PaRD and UNEP Faith for Earth | Register
Have a look at the Interfaith interventions shared during this session.
Commitments
- Water Action Partnership Commitment by AHAM Education Inc.
- Youths' Water Resource Capacity Expansion Activities and Future Projections in the Face of the Planet's Triple Crisis featuring the Faith for Earth Youth Council
- Water Supply for Refugees, IDPS, and Vulnerable Host Communities with International Orthodox Church Charities Ethiopia (IOCC-E), Cheshire Service Ethiopia, and others
- Caritas Internationalis' Commitment to the Water Action Agenda
- Green Anglicans (Rev. Rachel Mash): Committed to find out what it means to be a Blue Community and to see how to take that Commitment forward practically on a parish and Diocesan level.
- The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace: Committed to water action through their sponsored ministry, Waterspirit. Our commitment is available here: https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/waterspirit
The United Nations General Assembly, with support from the Governments of the Netherlands and Tajikistan, will convene the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023. The last UN conference on water was held in 1977 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Read the Vision Statement.
The primary aim of the Conference is to raise awareness of the global water crisis and decide on concerted action to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Other Resources:
- Faith for Earth Newsletter (Water focus)
- Faith and Water (eLearning Course)
- A Call for Interfaith Groups to Prioritize Water Crises Dialogue – Part 2
- Honoring World Water Day Blogpost by URI
- Faith Organizations Engaged in Water Action by Charles Bartlett
