{"id":31502,"date":"2023-03-15T10:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/?p=31502"},"modified":"2023-04-11T13:15:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T19:15:01","slug":"future-earth-at-the-un-2023-water-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/2023\/03\/15\/future-earth-at-the-un-2023-water-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Earth at the UN 2023 Water Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water is key to the prosperity of our planet &#8211; and its people. The UN\u2019s goal for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/conferences\/water2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023 Water Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, being held 22-24 March in New York, is a bold Water Action Agenda to advance the challenges surrounding water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/tag\/water\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through our water-focused networks and initiatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Future Earth is committed to using research to support the transition to water sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below you will find where you will find where Future Earth is engaging at the Water Conference. All times listed are U.S. Eastern Time:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678977541644{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;]<b>Saturday 18 March 2:00am &#8211; 3:15am (3pm &#8211; 4:15 JST)<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual Side Event: Valuing Urban Water in Asia<br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organized by UNU-IAS in partnership with other organizations including Future Earth<\/span><\/em><strong><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>Online<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>About the event:<\/strong> This session will explore water valuation for the purpose of water quality assessment, projection, and disclosure, and the need for awareness raising and green investment. It will focus on cities in developing countries in Asia where rapid urbanization has increased the need to address water related issues, such as clean water provision, sanitation, and water-related disaster management.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Register&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;darkblueAbout&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fias.unu.edu%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fupcoming%2Fvaluing-urban-water-in-asia-for-achieving-sustainable-development.html|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678893969429{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678899220669{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;]<b>Thursday 23 March 3:30pm &#8211; 4:45pm<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Side event:<\/strong> Setting water targets: a roadmap for companies<br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Global Commons Alliance and Science-Based Targets Network event with participation by Earth Commissioner Stuart Bunn<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nature Hub event space, Apella, 450 E 29th St, New York, NY 10016<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interactive session will help participants:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand the landscape of various corporate water target-setting initiatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Know how and when to engage with these initiatives along their water stewardship journey.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get a deep-dive on the upcoming corporate freshwater science-based targets, part of the first science-based targets for nature from the Science Based Targets Network.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Register&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;darkblueAbout&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fsciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org%2Fevents%2Fsetting-water-targets-a-roadmap-for-companies%2F|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678893959262{padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1679328998864{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;]<b>Friday 24 March 11:00am &#8211; 12:15pm<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Side event:<\/strong> Science-based global water assessment<br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Co-organized by Future Earth Global Research Network <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/water-future.org\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water Future<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em> and UNESCO<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, New York, United States<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Future Earth&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/water-future.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Water Future Programme<\/a> and UNESCO have developed the idea for a science-based global water assessment. The assessment is novel in two ways: It would &#8220;take the form of a data-based, solution-oriented assessment underpinned by science&#8221; and it &#8220;would be the first global scientific assessment of water resources to be validated by an intergovernmental mechanism.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/unesco-proposing-global-assessment-could-be-game-changer-reaching-worlds-water-goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/partnerships\/strengthening-evidence-based-water-assessments-commitment-elevate-role-science-global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Water is key to the prosperity of our planet &#8211; and its people. 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