Water for Climate Resilience: From the 2026 SCF Forum to COP31 and the 2026 UN Water Conference
- When
- Tuesday 10 November, 11:30 to 13:00Antalya time
- Organised by
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- On the panel
- Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
- Sonja Köppel, Secretary of the Water Convention, UNECE
- Álvaro Lario, President, IFAD; Chair, UN-Water, IFAD, UN-Water
- Anil Mishra, Chief, Hydrological Systems, UNESCO
- Rania Al-Mashat, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, ESCWA
- Topics
Building on 2026 SCF Forum outcomes, this event explores pathways and partnerships that strengthen climate action through climate-resilient water and sanitation systems and resilient food systems by advancing implementation, innovative financial and institutional approaches to inform COP31 an Speakers: Álvaro Lario, President, IFAD; Chair, UN-Water; Rania Al-Mashat, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, ESCWA; Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt; Sonja Köppel, Secretary of the Water Convention, UNECE; Anil Mishra, Chief, Hydrological Systems, UNESCO