Concluding Session: NDC/ NAP Day

Last year, countries submitted updated NDCs, with water continuing to feature prominently in national climate commitments. The challenge now is turning these commitments, alongside NAP priorities, into practical action that strengthens water resilience at national, basin and local levels.

We are experiencing a short delay of approximately 15 minutes due to peaceful protests at the entrance gate. Thank you for your patience – we will begin shortly. Discussing the importance of securing a robust and balanced set of water and sanitation indicators within the expected list of the GGA indicators, while stressing their cross-sectoral relevance and avoiding a siloed approach. The event will highlight why water and sanitation indicators are politically and technically critical, not only for the Global Stocktake and Biannual Transparency Framework, but also as thematic enablers for resilience across Rio Conventions, Sustainable Development Goals and Sendai Framework.

This side event aims to explore how mitigation and adaptation can be strategically integrated across planning, investment, and implementation—while accounting for macroeconomic implications.

Launched by the UAE, The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative aims to help address global water scarcity by supporting the development and application of breakthrough technologies while raising the importance of water scarcity on the global agenda.