Water for Climate Pavilion, Booth number PV-C81 in the Blue Zone
This session will explore the links between water, environment, and peace, highlighting how cooperation around shared water resources can advance stability and resilience in a changing climate. Through examples from ongoing initiatives, speakers will reflect on progress made and outline pathways for scaling solutions that bridge climate action, environmental sustainability, and peacebuilding. The discussion will demonstrate that effective climate action is inseparable from water security and that achieving resilience requires addressing the realities of conflict-affected and fragile settings. There will be two dedicated sessions on the interlinkages between Water, Peace and Health. This being the first and the second being: Stability and peacebuilding – a role for water diplomacy and climate action?
November 13, 16:15 - 17:15 | Water for Climate Pavilion, Booth number PV-C81 in the Blue Zone
Over the past five years, crucial steps have been made towards water, climate and peace. The Climate CoPs have been catalysts of new initiatives and declarations, such as the CoP28 Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace and the Baku Call on Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery. While peace has dropped off the agenda of the CoP30, the session will take stock of past initiatives, their progress and the way forward.
The session will demonstrate that effective climate action is intrinsically connected to water and that it can’t ignore conflict and fragile settings. As climate pressures intensify, managing water across boundaries demands both scientific insight and diplomatic skill.
Programme
16.15 – 16.20 Welcome words
Thomas Rebermark, SIWI and Audrey Legat, Deltares/ WPS Partnership
16.20 – 16.30 Setting the scene
Dr. Laura Turley, Geneva Water Hub
16.30 – 16.55 Presentation of water, climate and peace initiatives
16.55 – 17.10 Panel discussion
17.10 – 17.15 Closing words
Audrey Legat, Deltares/WPS Partnership
