Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
We came together in thousands, in New York these last three days, for the second ever, first in 46 years UN 2023 Water Conference.
We came together because of the urgency: the water is connected to everything else: food, health, climate, nature, culture, and our economies.
And we came together because of the opportunity: water is connected to everything life. It’s indeed life itself.
We know we must radically change the way we understand, value and manage water. There is a need for a new water vision that will reflect the prospects for the development of water resources for the period after 2030, which in its turn will help to reinforce the role of freshwater resources in the next global agenda.
These three days were empowering: we brought the world to New Yok, now we can bring water action to the world.
The water challenges are affecting us all, everywhere.