Events
AI for Good Global Summit
The Summit is the United Nations’ leading platform on Artificial Intelligence to solve global challenges.
International day of combating sand and dust storms 2025
Sand and dust storms present a formidable and wide-spread challenge to achieving sustainable development in its economic, social and environmental dimensions.
United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum with full appreciation for the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals, will conduct in-depth reviews of: SDG 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; SDG 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; SDG 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; and SDG 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
Eyes On The Storm 7. From the ground up: Community-led early warning systems for local resilience
This webinar explores how locally driven early warning systems are transforming disaster preparedness and response in vulnerable communities.
IWMI at the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands COP15
The Ramsar Convention's mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. Wetlands are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems that provide essential services and supply all our fresh water. However, they continue to be degraded and converted to other uses.
Earth Overshoot Day
In 2025, Earth Overshoot Day falls on July 24. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. For the rest of the year, the world maintains the ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4)
The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) will provide a platform for reflecting on progress, strengthening accountability and unlocking investments to accelerate food systems transformation.
Eyes On The Storm 8. Powering preparedness: Early warning systems for hydropower resilience
As climate extremes threaten hydropower infrastructure and downstream communities, this session dives into the role of tailored early warning systems for water-energy security.
African Union-Continental African Water Investment Programme Water Investment Summit 2025
The AU-AIP Water Investment Summit 2025 aligns with the adopted theme for the South Africa's G20 Presidency; Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability and the 2025 G20 priorities which include strengthening resilience to climate-induced disasters, mobilizing finance for a just energy transition, and securing an agreement on increasing the quality and quantity of climate finance flows to developing countries.
Eyes On The Storm 9. Signals of stress: Early warning systems for food security, conflict and migration
Climate shocks often trigger complex crises involving hunger, displacement and conflict.
World Water Week 2025
World Water Week 2025 will focus on addressing the linked emergencies of climate change, environment degradation and biodiversity loss. It will emphasize both mitigation and adaptation, alongside the broader goal of enhancing resilience.
8th International Farming System Design Conference 2025
The 8th Farming Systems Design conference welcomes scientists from all over the world working on and for the transformation of agricultural systems, with the aim to accelerate the development of healthy and sustainable agrifood systems. The theme will be Farming System Design for Sustainable Agrifood Systems: theories and practices.
Eyes On The Storm 10. Smarter warnings: Harnessing AI and decision support for early action
This webinar dives into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence and data-driven Decision Support Systems (DSS) in modernizing early warning systems.
African Food Systems Forum 2025
The Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 is a premier gathering of public and private sector leaders, policymakers, researchers, development partners, and youth champions dedicated to transforming food systems.
4th World Irrigation Forum
World Irrigation Forum is a flagship event of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) involving the international leaders of water management, irrigation professionals and international and national financing agencies and governments.
80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80)
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations.
Eyes On The Storm 11. Eyes in the sky: Earth Observation and remote sensing for early warning and emergency response
Discover how satellite data and remote sensing technologies are revolutionizing early warning systems and emergency response.
Tropentag 2025
Tropentag is the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development.
International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South 2025
The International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South represents an important step in reaffirming our commitment of leaving no one behind. It underscores that advancing science, technology and innovation is essential not only for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but also creating a fairer, more participatory and inclusive world.
Eyes On The Storm 12. Equity in every alert: Integrating gender equality and social inclusion in early warning systems
This webinar explores how Early Warning for All can only be effective when it is inclusive.