The side-event entitled “Groundwater: An invisible cross-sectoral fundament for implementation of the Water Action Agenda” is a follow up of the “UN-Water Summit on Groundwater” organized in December 2022. The side-event is about calling for commitments of actions on groundwater across the globe and sectors.

Recording available at the UN TV:

https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10g1jmxt8

Agenda:

https://teamup.com/4777015/attachment/01GVRF1328HQRDHPX9SHV1SW5S/Groundwater-side-event-agenda.pdf?hash=22cd90e229dcb973cb7911e62504f13b5fef141f57efece1ec0aa3a64ec57f79

The President of General Assembly in the Summary of proceedings of the UN 2023 Water Conference highlighted that: “Cooperation on groundwaters is especially lagging behind and given the importance of groundwater to tackle growing water scarcity and sustain biodiversity, establishing cooperation mechanisms or expanding existing ones to groundwater is crucial”.

During the UN 2023 Water Conference, the conjunctive water management was also underscored in the Interactive dialogue: Water for Cooperation.