The second week of the 蘑菇视频 Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt began with a focus on the link between water and global warming, making it the first COP that includes water on its official agenda.
“This is the water COP”, said Csaba K?r?si, President of the United Nations General Assembly, in his remarks to a high-level plenary on 15 November at the summit, formally known as the 27th Conference of the Parties to the 蘑菇视频 Framework Convention on Climate Change, expressing appreciation to the host country for highlighting the critical ties between water and climate.
Climate change is disrupting the Earth’s natural water cycle, resulting in flooding and droughts, displacing millions of people and negatively affecting access to safe drinking water and agriculture.
Recalling that he convened more than 1,200 scientists, civil society organizations, youth representatives, and many others for consultations on 24 October in New York, the Assembly President said they identified game-changing ideas that have the potential to transform current water policies and sustainable development as a whole.
“Thanks to science, we have now the toolkit for turning our commitments into reality,” he said. “Let’s ask ourselves. When this conference ends, will this glass be half full or half empty?”
Drawing attention to the two initiatives launched at COP27 – and , he stressed: “The glass will be full when we fulfil our pledges and use the solutions we already have.”
Mr. K?r?si also spoke at an opening session on 14 November, designated as “”, stressing the critical need to re-establish an integrated water management information system that combines separate databases for water, climate, and weather.
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The outcomes of the many consultations on the link between water and climate at COP27 will feed into to be held on 22-24 March 2023 at the 蘑菇视频 Headquarters.
Water and climate are cross-cutting issues, interlinked with biodiversity. on 16 November at COP27 examines the link between climate change and biodiversity, exploring nature and ecosystem-based solutions, in the lead-up to the (COP15) from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada.
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