Water, megacities and global change
Background
UNESCO’s Division of Water Sciences and ARCEAU-Idf (Association of the Water professionals, Researchers, decision Makers and Elected officials from Paris metropolitan Area) are co-orgnizing the Second International Conference on Water, Magecities and global change (EauMega), in collaboration with the Greater Paris Metropolis and the Greater Paris Sanitation Authority (SIAAP) on 11-14 January 2022, in hybird format, online and at UNESCO HQ in Paris
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
– To produce a scientific and technical overview of water management in Megacities in order to identify and update the most important issues
– To strengthen the dialogue between science and policy actors at local level
– To activate the cooperation platform of the Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate (MAWAC) by concretizing the exchange of their expertise in the specific field of water and climate
– To review the Strategic Global Framework of MAWAC, pre- pared by the Working Group of UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
– Declaration of the Mayors and Governors in support of the Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate
– Publication of the 15 best papers in a high-level open- access international scientific journal
– UNESCO electronic publication of the Proceedings of the conference in open-access
– Youth Declaration and/or Call for Actions for water and climate change in Megacities
