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FAO at the 2nd High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028”, Dushanbe, Tajikistan


From 4 to 9 June, FAO supported the 2nd High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028”, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. As member of the International Advisory Committee, FAO co-convened in the Dushanbe process featuring various High-Level sessions, thematic sessions, and in the Indigenous peoples forum. The conference was a strong call for action and partnership to accelerate the efforts on the water-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda. It also represented a milestone towards the UN 2023 Water Conference, to be organized in March 2023 in New York.

The final declaration “From Dushanbe 2022 to New York 2023” summarizes key messages to the UN 2023 Water Conference. It stresses, among others, the need for strong and coherent integration of water into national economic policies and investment programmes, by strengthening National Water Roadmaps or strategies to accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and of all water-related SDGs, as strongly suggested and promoted by FAO during the conference. It also calls attention to the importance of investing in education, science, innovation and data, and underscores the need to strengthen water-related transboundary and regional cooperation, all themes highlighted by FAO DG QU Dongyu in his video statement during the Plenary Session. The final declaration also includes the commitment to improve the UN system-wide approach to water, enhancing the participation of Member States, through the development of a Water Action Agenda mechanism as an outcome of the UN 2023 Water Conference, which would build on existing mechanisms and bring together all voluntary commitments.

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