A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY
For the first time since 1977, the United Nations hosted a conference on the world’s most precious resource: Water.
Between 22-24 March world leaders from government, business and civil society convened in New York City for a historic opportunity.
Convening events both onsite and offsite, the CEO Water Mandate called on the global private sector to actively participate in the conference and help shape a more water-resilient future. The time to act is now.
The 2023 UN Water Conference brought all sectors of society together to accelerate action towards achieving SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and respond to the global water crisis exacerbated by climate change. Every actor has a role to play.
The CEO Water Mandate played a key role in positioning the private sector at the conference and had an extensive program of events for companies attending the conference.
To leverage the power of the private sector to advance water solutions, the global business community is coming together to support the Business Leaders’ Open Call for Accelerating Action on Water.
Committing to the Open Call positions your company to accelerate global action on water and calls upon your industry peers to do the same.
Date: 21 March 2023
Time: 17:45 – 19:00 EST
Location: Invite Only
Type: Social
Convenors: CEO Water Mandate, Diageo, The Coca-Cola Company, WaterAid, WASH4Work
Date: 22 March 2023
Time: 09:30 – 10:45 EST
Location: UN Headquarters, Conference Room #6
Type: Offical Side Event
Co-convenors: Aquafed, Ceres, CEO Water Mandate, International Chambers of Commerce, Alliance for Water Stewardship.
Announcement of the Business Leaders’ Call to Accelerate Water Action
Date: 22 March 2023
Time: 15:00-18:00 EST
Location: UN Headquarters, Conference Room #2
Type: UN HQ Official Program
Co-convenors: CEO Water Mandate, Worldwide Fund for Nature, Wetlands Coalition, World Farmers Organization
Radical Collaboration for Water Resilience:
Action with our Greatest Allies in the Climate Crisis
Date: 23 March, 2023
Time: 09:00-19:30 EST
Location: The Yale Club 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017
Type: Offsite / In-Person
Conveners: CEO Water Mandate, Pacific Institute, UN Global Compact
Session 2 – Positive Water Impact:
Lunch provided between 13:00 – 14:00. Check back for updates on this the description of this session.
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Session 3 – Financing our Water Ambitions:
This session will look to showcase how collective private sector investments can unleash new financial innovation models that unlock new sources of funding for water. We will discuss opportunities to unlock new sources of funding and investments for water resilience, via blended finance, the capital markets, and catalytic capital from the private sector.
17:00 – 17:20
Wrap-up and Close
Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary General and CEO, UN Global Compact
Jason Morrison, Head of CEO Water Mandate, President of Pacific Institute
Celebrating Our Shared Water Ambition – the Open Call for Water Action Reception
Join us in an evening to celebrate collective action, ambitious acceleration towards SDG6 and the road ahead that businesses, civil society and governments have charted for a water resilient future. Everyone is welcome as we close the CEO Water Mandate’s full-day by getting together to form new partnerships and strengthen familiar ones.
Date: 24 March 2023
Time: 09:30-10:30 AM EST
Location: UN Global Compact Offices (685 Third Avenue, 12th Floor)
Type: Workshop
Co-convenors: WASH4Work, CEO Water Mandate
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
22 March 2023
09:30-10:45 EST
Nature-Based Solutions: Perspectives from the Field
22 March 2023
12:30-13:45 EST
Corporate Perspectives of NBS for Water Security and the SDGs
22 March 2023
14:00-15:15 EST
Nature-Based Solutions for Adaptation
21 March 2023
14:00-15:30 EST
Collective Engagement to Ensure Water Security in Priority Basins with Scarcity in Developing Countries
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