23 March 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 ET l 19:00 – 20:15 CET
Conference Room 8, UN Headquarters, New York
Official Side Event to the UN 2023 Water Conference
Co-organized: Governments of Spain, Senegal, Mauritania, the United States of America, WMO, the UNCCD, the UNCBCD, and The Nature Conservancy
This side event will feature the role of various actors to address drought proactively, across sec-tors and scales, putting a spotlight on options that are integrated and inclusive. The role of empower-ing vulnerable populations in reducing vulnerability, enhancing resilience and disaster risk reduction will be emphasized.