From the 26th to the 28th of May 2021, the UNESCO, IAH-CFH, IHP International Conference on ‘Groundwater, key to the Sustainable Development Goals’ will take place in Paris.
The conference will examine the overall relationships between water-related SDGs, their stakeholders and groundwater, and share knowledge, experiences, findings and good practices on groundwater resources (GWR) in sustainable development trajectories.
Ambitions of the conference:
To constitute a meeting point to favor exchanges between the different national and international stakeholders in the fields of water and sustainable development:
– Decision-makers, from the international level to local authorities, like Water Agencies, basin authorities and local structures for management and protection of groundwater;
– NGOs, civil society, local communities, farmers, water and sanitation companies, industries;
– Funding agencies and donors;
– Groundwater resource specialists: scientists, national and local authorities, planning authorities, engineering firms and consultants.
Registration will open on January 2021.