{"id":21451,"date":"2023-08-24T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4192274_AE92274_0"},"modified":"2023-08-24T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:15:00","slug":"cop28-uae-presidency-announces-priorities-to-drive-water-up-the-climate-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=21451","title":{"rendered":"COP28 UAE Presidency announces priorities to drive water up the climate agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> will elevate water on the climate agenda and seek to drive forward progress and raise ambition.<\/li>\n<li>The <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Water Agenda identifies three priority areas for programming at Water Day during COP28&#8217;s two-week thematic program: conserving and restoring freshwater ecosystems, enhancing urban water resilience, and bolstering water-resilient food systems.<\/li>\n<li>The <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Presidency also announced a partnership with the co-hosts of the UN 2023 Water Conference, <span class=\"xn-location\">Netherlands<\/span> and&nbsp;Tajikistan, who will serve as <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Water Champions to help lead the Agenda.<\/li>\n<li>COP28&#8217;s two-week thematic program includes a special day dedicated to exploring climate action across food, agriculture, and water.<\/li>\n<li>It will also see the first UNFCCC high-level dialogue on water resilient food systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">STOCKHOLM<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 24, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> UAE Presidency has launched its Water Agenda during World Water Week in <span class=\"xn-location\">Stockholm<\/span>, which took place from <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 20 to 24<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> announced its top priority areas, which include conserving and restoring freshwater ecosystems, enhancing urban water resilience, and bolstering water-resilient food systems.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Presidency announced a partnership with <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tajikistan<\/span> to serve as <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Water Champions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This partnership aims to build upon outcomes and momentum from the UN 2023 Water Conference held in March, which was co-hosted by <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tajikistan<\/span>, and resulted in the Water Action Agenda.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> aims to give unprecedented attention to water risks and opportunities across the agenda, from agriculture to disaster prevention.<\/p>\n<p>This partnership unites the <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Presidency, <span class=\"xn-location\">Tajikistan<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> to deliver water policy, technology, and financing results at <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Support from <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tajikistan<\/span> is essential to ensuring progress and commitments from the UN Water Conference are driven forward.<\/p>\n<p>Her Excellency Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span>, spoke on the launch of the Water Agenda and partnership, saying, &#8220;Climate change profoundly affects water through flooding, droughts, and sea level rises, impacting homes, ecosystems, and livelihoods. Yet water is not only essential for human survival, health, and food systems, but it&#8217;s also fundamental to nature&#8217;s balance and the flourishing of biodiversity. With the <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Water Agenda, in collaboration with <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tajikistan<\/span>, we seek to bridge the insights from the UN Water Conference with the climate community, amplifying our adaptation and mitigation efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade, His Excellency Mr. Zavqi Zavqizoda, welcomed the partnership and expressed his commitment to co-lead COP28&#8217;s Water Agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am pleased that <span class=\"xn-location\">Tajikistan<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> have recently been invited by the UAE to co-lead the Water Agenda at <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span>. We are honored to have this great role and express our strong commitments to work hard to bring water on the top of the climate agenda, since water plays a critical role both in terms of climate adaptation and mitigation and thus greatly contributes to achieving climate resilience,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 van Hell, Ambassador for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span>, also stated, &#8220;We need collective action on water and climate now. As co-host of the UN 2023 Water Conference, we firmly believe that the Water Action Agenda commitments, the pathways of change of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, and other initiatives are the backbone for the realization of our goals. Our cooperation will support that, from <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-location\">Dubai<\/span>, and from <span class=\"xn-location\">Dubai<\/span> to the world. Tangible outcomes on water and climate at <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> are essential. There&#8217;s no time to waste. We have to act, all together, from public to private sector leaders. And we will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration will help put nature, people, lives and livelihoods at the heart of climate action.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Stuart Orr<\/span>, Freshwater Practice Leader, WWF International, said, &#8220;We welcome the partnership with the <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> Presidency to restore 30% of degraded freshwater ecosystems by 2030, leveraging the Freshwater Challenge. Rivers and wetlands are among our greatest allies in adapting to the climate crisis and need urgent attention and investment that benefits not only nature but also people across the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The UAE and <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span> will also co-host the first UNFCCC high-level dialogue on building water resilience in food systems at <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span>, bringing together ministers, the private sector, international organizations, and civil society to assess water and food resilience within National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Action Plans (NAPs).<\/p>\n<p>It will take place on Food, Agriculture and Water Day during COP28&#8217;s two-week thematic program.<\/p>\n<p>The first day of its kind, it will focus on innovation investment, regenerative agriculture, and national transformation pathways, underpinned by financing mechanisms. Water programming will look at freshwater restoration and conservation, infrastructure for urban water resilience, and integrated governance and management of water-food systems.<\/p>\n<p>Billions of people worldwide are now facing severe droughts, floods, and water contamination due to climate change, further undermining food security, community cohesion, and economic development. These climate impacts worsen existing challenges around clean drinking water access and sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>Notes to Editors <span class=\"xn-money\">COP28<\/span> UAE:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>COP28&nbsp;UAE will take place at Expo City Dubai from <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 30-December 12, 2023<\/span>. The Conference is expected to convene over 70,000 participants, including heads of state, government officials, international industry leaders, private sector representatives, academics, experts, youth, and non-state actors.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>As mandated by the Paris Climate Agreement, COP28&nbsp;UAE will deliver the first ever Global Stocktake \u2013 a comprehensive evaluation of progress against climate goals.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The UAE will lead a process for all parties to agree upon a clear roadmap to accelerate progress through a pragmatic global energy transition and a &#8220;leave no one behind&#8221; approach to inclusive climate action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COP28 will elevate water on the climate agenda and seek to drive forward progress and raise ambition. 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