In this special briefing session to the 77th UN General Assembly, the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW) discusses the criticality of the UN Water Action Agenda; highlights the need for the global water cycle to be managed as a global common good and safeguarded through effective multilateralism; and illustrate shifts in governance that will open up opportunities for innovation and investment in more efficient, just and sustainable use of water – from the local to the global.
The GCEW will submit its first report at the UN 2023 Water Conference, proposing broad transformations in the way we value and manage water to achieve collective goals, incorporating a central role for science in line with Agenda 2030, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Convention for Global Biodiversity.
