Events

The Nutrition for Growth Summit is an international conference on global nutrition hosted every four years by the country organizing the Olympic and Paralympic Games. ​It brings together stakeholders at a global and regional level to elevate nutrition as a key element of the development agenda and accelerate progress against malnutrition.​

In the roundtable with EU Commissioner for the Environment and Water Quality, Jessika Roswall, on investing in water resilience, participants will exchange views on how investment needs related to strengthening our water resilience can be addressed. Participants will notably do so on private investment in water infrastructure and the financing of new technologies that need to be deployed on a much greater scale.   

The International Day of Zero Waste highlights the importance of bolstering waste management globally and the need to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns to address the waste pollution crisis.  

The Agroecology TPP’s annual gathering is an opportunity to exchange views with members, conduct workshop sessions, deliver presentations on the latest findings from research and more.

UN-Water meetings gather UN-Water Members and Partners to coordinate the UN’s approach to water and sanitation issues.

Oman Water Week 2025 will be a platform for ground-breaking discussions, industry insights and unparalleled networking opportunities.

World Health Day will begin a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. The campaign, titled Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures, will urge governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritize women’s longer-term health and well-being.

Innovation and partnerships for a food, nutrition, and climate secure-future.

The 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) will focus on the theme: "Tackling Irrigation Development and Water Management Crises in Africa." The conference aims to convene experts in irrigation and drainage from across Africa to address contemporary and future challenges in these fields, fostering collaboration through the International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage's network and working groups.

This is the third Mother Earth Day celebrated within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Ecosystems support all life on Earth, and the healthier they are, the healthier the planet - and its people.

World Malaria Day is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control.

The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

The Water for Food Global Conference brings together thought leaders working to solve one of the world’s most pressing issues — feeding a growing planet while preserving precious natural resources. With a theme of A Resilient Future: Water and Food for All, this conference tackles the issue of ensuring everyone has long-term availability of clean water and nutritious food in the face of a changing climate.

Arab Water Week 2025 will unite over 500 experts, leaders, and innovators to explore the nexus of water, energy, environment, and food sustainability. Featuring thematic sessions, international exhibitors, and groundbreaking trenchless technology discussions, this event fosters collaboration across Arab countries.

The Global Water Summit is the flagship water sector event of the year, known for its industry-leading agenda and the high concentration of water sector executives that attend each year. It brings together buyers, sellers and investors across three days of meetings, projects and opportunities.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Water and Urban Development Forum 2025 (AWUF2025) is a flagship knowledge sharing event of the ADB. With the theme, Valuing water and enhancing livability in Asia and the Pacific, AWUF 2025 will convene communities of practice from across the Bank’s operations, along with DMC representatives and external experts for a week of interactive engagement on the critical drivers of water and urban development in the region.

The International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation will serve as a platform to advance global efforts in climate adaptation and resilience, with a specific focus on addressing glacial melting. The event and its strategic collaborations aim to foster greater awareness and knowledge exchange, enhance technical capacities, and promote the dissemination of best practices.

The overarching theme of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference is “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14. It will build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.

Singapore International Water Week Spotlight 2025 will be organized under the theme “Flood Resilient Cites: Adapting to Climate Change” to drive impactful exchanges and build partnerships for collective action. Sessions at Spotlight 2025 will feature a cities roundtable, high-level panels, industry forums, a solutions marketplace and networking functions.

The International Conferences on Financing for Development are the only space where leaders from all governments, along with international and regional organizations, financial and trade institutions, businesses, civil society and the UN System unite at the highest levels, fostering stronger international cooperation.