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A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY

For the first time since 1977, the United Nations is hosting a conference on the world’s most precious resource: Water.

Between 22-24 March world leaders from government, business and civil society will convene in New York City for a historic opportunity.

Convening events both onsite and offsite, the CEO Water Mandate calls 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 brings 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 has played a key role in positioning the private sector at the conference and has an extensive program of events for companies attending the conference.

Join the Business Leaders Open Call to Accelerate Action on Water

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.

Learn More About the Open Call

EVENTS

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

Reception:

Women in WASH Cocktail

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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

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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

Offsite Day:

Raising Our Ambitions for Water Resilience in 100 Basins by 2030

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09:00 – 09:30
Attendee Arrival, Registration and Small Breakfast
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09:30 – 09:50
Opening and Welcome
Join us as we create a space for businesses, civil society, governments and other groups to chart out the necessary next steps to move from commitment to concrete action for a water-resilient future.
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09:50 – 11:30
Session 1 – We Can’t Do It Alone:
Radical Collaboration for Accelerated Action in 100 Basins
What are the kinds of collective action projects that address root basin challenges and are at the scale needed to drive systemic changes? This session will showcase truly innovative projects with the opportunity for scaling and exploring the underlying elements that led to their success. It will also explore the challenges to achieve scale for these proven solutions.
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12:00 – 13:00 / 14:00 – 15:00
Session 2 – Positive Water Impact:
Understanding and Measuring our Ambition for 100 Basins
Lunch provided between 13:00 – 14:00. Check back for updates on this the description of this session.

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15:30 – 17:00
Session 3 – Financing our Water Ambitions:
Leveraging Corporate Investments to Enable the Open Call for Water Action
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.
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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

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17:30 – 19:30
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

Launch and Workshop:

The New Standardized WASH

Benefits Accounting Framework

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ADDITIONAL EVENTS

Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA): A Practical Guide to Implementing Water Replenishment Targets

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

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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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