Drought resilience: transforming water scarcity into prosperity pathways
(America/New_York:
23 March 2023, 14:00 - 15:14)
Past event
New York, New York, United States
Drought resilience: transforming water scarcity into prosperity pathways
Official Side Event of the UN 2023 Water Conference
Co-organized: Governments of Spain, Senegal, Mauritania, the United States of America, WMO, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, and The Nature Conservancy
Date: 23 March 2023
Time: 14:00-15:15 pm ET| 19:00-20:15pm CET
Location: Conference Room 8, UN HQ
Link to join: LINK
Description
The side event will feature the role of various actors to address drought proactively, across sectors and scales, putting a spotlight on options that are integrated and inclusive. The role of empowering vulnerable populations in reducing vulnerability, enhancing resilience and disaster risk reduction will be emphasized.