Connect with GWC at the UN Water Conference!

Join Global Water Challenge at the UN Water Conference in New York City, March 22-24. The UN 2023 Water Conference – the first of its kind since 1977 – is focused on understanding global water challenges and accelerating progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

GWC will be hosting and supporting a number of events together with our partners.

Saturday, March 18 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm EST
Let’s Talk About Water – Mayors Make Movies (Register here)
Location: French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) Florence Gould Hall
Co-conveners: GWC, Let’s Talk About Water, Mayors Make Movies and OECD

Sunday, March 19 | 9:00am – 7pm EST
World Water Film Festival (Register here)
Location: The Forum at Columbia University and Online
Co-conveners: International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre, Youth for Global Health & Social Justice, Let’s Talk About Water and Mayors Make Movies

Wednesday, March 22 | 7:15am – 8:45am EST
Public-Private Solutions for Water Security (By invitation only. Email for details.)
Location: Millennium Hilton, One UN Plaza, New York
Co-conveners: GWC, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Wilson Center and International Desalination Association

Thursday, March 23 | 9:00am- 7:30pm EST
CEO Water Mandate Offsite Day: Raising our Ambitions for Water Resilience in 100 Basins by 2030 (Register here)
Location: The Yale Club
Co-conveners: CEO Water Mandate, Pacific Institute and UN Global Compact

Friday March 24 | 3:30pm – 4:45pm
Advancing Water Positive Impact Locally Through Collective Action (Official UN side event)
Location: Room 9 within the UNHQ
Featuring: GWC, Starbucks, Cargill, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), Nestle Waters, The Coca-Cola Company, U.S. State Department and AB InBev