Water for Planet : Climate, biodiversity, desertification, environment, source to sea, resilience and disaster risk reduction
Co-chairs : Egypt and Japan
Interactive Dialogue C brings practical guidance on making water and sanitation services universally and equitably accessible while preserving and protecting global natural systems, including the global water cycle. Healthy hydrological systems are key pillars to the planetary system and underpin climate stability. Inversely, changes negatively impacting hydrological systems systematically affect other natural ecosystems, climate regulation, carbon storage, disaster resilience, and ultimately human wellbeing. Current water usage patterns sustain excessive ecological risks. Roughly USD 700 billion is spent annually on subsidies that incentivize water over-extraction, pollution, or ecosystem degradation. Instead, hydrological systems should be recognized as critical natural assets that must be actively safeguarded and maintained through sustained, large-scale investment. This Dialogue will explore ways to catalyze this transformation and promote coherent, well-financed multilateral action on water.
