The Egyptian presidency of the 27th United Nations'Conference of Parties (COP27) has declared water as a core topic for the 11-day meeting which starts today in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
The Water Day on 14th November some 40 organisations from the international water sector will convene at a Water Pavilion under the lead of the Egyptian minister of water resources and Irrigation, Professor Hany Sewilam, to "provide new and important opportunities for raising awareness on the strong interplay between water and climate resilience and placing water at the heart of climate action". The pavillion will house ten events during the COP.
A pre conference statement from COP 27 includes the assertion that, "water should be mainstreamed in adaptation targets". It goes on to say, "Weaving in solutions from the water sector as part of the envisaged activities and levers to achieve the adaptation goal is essential for enhanced adaptation action."
Meanwhile in its briefing ahead of the event, the Wildlife Trusts’ COP27 briefing said: "It has been a bleak countdown to the international climate conference, COP27. In the 12 months since COP26, the global and national mood has flipped from cautious optimism to fear and division.
Among notable lows in the past year the trust pointed out that drought had hit much of the UK, with the driest July on record in south-east England. "Progress must be made by all governments in the UK on commitment to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 and the UK must strengthen, not weaken, its environmental protections," the trust warned.
It said the UK government had breaker the law by failing to set Environment Act targets" "it is not on course to halt the decline of nature let alone restore it."
The UN-backed global campaign to "catalyse a step-change in global ambition for climate resilience" – Race to Resilience has a headline presence at COP 27. It has 28 partners, representing over 2,000 organisations, in over 100 countries seeking to "to catalyse action by non-state actors that builds the resilience of 4bn people from vulnerable groups and communities to climate risks."
Through a partnership of initiatives, focus on helping the most vulnerable, frontline communities to build resilience and adapt to the physical impacts of climate change, such as extreme heat, drought, flooding and sea-level rise in urban, rural and coastal areas.
UK water companies have joined forces as part of the international United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Race to Zero campaign, each pledging to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030. The campaign aims to "rally non-state actors – including companies, cities, regions, financial and educational institutions – to take rigorous and immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030," and has a headline presence at COP 27.
Water UK was the first industry trade body to be made one of 20 official partners to the Race to Zero campaign. Anglian Water and Severn Trent have been confirmed as the first companies to join the campaign under the Water UK umbrella. High Level Climate Champion for COP26 Nigel Topping, said: “Water UK has shone a light on the path to net zero for the water sector with a ground-breaking plan to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030 – the world’s first sector-wide commitment of its kind.”
The UN-backed sibling global campaign to Race to Zero Race to Resilience has a top line presence at CP27. It seeks to "catalyse a step-change in global ambition for climate resilience". It has 28 partners, representing over 2,000 organisations, in over 100 countries seeking to "to catalyse action by non-state actors that builds the resilience of 4bn people from vulnerable groups and communities to climate risks."
Through a partnership of initiatives, focus on helping the most vulnerable, frontline communities to build resilience and adapt to the physical impacts of climate change, such as extreme heat, drought, flooding and sea-level rise in urban, rural and coastal areas.
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