{"id":107535,"date":"2022-12-08T14:52:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T19:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=107535"},"modified":"2022-12-12T08:58:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T13:58:22","slug":"countries-un-join-forces-to-boost-transboundary-water-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2022\/12\/countries-un-join-forces-to-boost-transboundary-water-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ join forces to boost transboundary water cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"

8 December \u2013 Governments, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ entities and other organizations launched a global coalition today to better manage cross-border water resources – a lifeline for sustainable development<\/a> but also a potential source of disputes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 3\u202fbillion people depend on water that crosses national borders,\u201d said Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Economic Commission for Europe (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵECE) at the coalition\u2019s launch during the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-Water Summit on Groundwater<\/a> held at the Headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO) in Paris.\u202f \u201cThis makes transboundary water cooperation a crucial foundation for peace, sustainable development and climate action.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Transboundary Water Cooperation Coalition<\/a> \u2013 a partnership of Governments, intergovernmental organizations, regional integration organizations, international financial institutions, academic institutions and civil society organizations \u2013 will work to highlight the critical importance of cooperating over shared water resources for water security and sustainable development.<\/p>\n

While water stress is on the rise, only 24 of 153 countries that share transboundary river, lake or aquifer basins have all their transboundary basins covered by operational arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cImproved cooperation over shared water resources is a prerequisite for development and the advancement of climate change agenda and the demands of growing population, balancing the needs of people and the environment,\u201d said Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director for the World Bank Group\u2019s Water Global Practice, expressing the institution\u2019s commitment to an increased focus on cooperation around transboundary water management that will help advance peace, stability and build climate resilience.<\/p>\n

The two-day Groundwater Summit,<\/a> which concluded today, sets the stage for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Water Conference <\/a>to take place on 22\u201324 March 2023 in New York.<\/p>\n

The Coalition will encourage countries and organizations from around the world to submit concrete commitments to advance transboundary water cooperation as contributions to the Water Action Agenda<\/a>, an anticipated main outcome of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ 2023 Water Conference.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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