Events

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 Insects Plus 2025 International Congress, focuses on the cultivation and processing of alternative biomass for food, feed and special applications.

Themed “Bridging Climate Goals with Action: Making Ambitions a Reality,” the Central Asia Climate Change Conference 2025 will focus on “Achieving the Global Climate Finance Goal through Regional and National Actions in Central Asia.”

The 5th International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS  2025) aims to be a major forum to foster innovation and exchange knowledge in the water-energy-food nexus, embracing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, bringing together leading academics, researchers and industrial experts.

Sagarmatha Sambaad is a multi-stakeholder dialogue forum committed to deliberate on the most prominent issues of global, regional and national significance. As a platform, it brings together people from all walks of life from broader spectrum, having the stake, influence and capacity to shape and drive the discourse for positive change. 

This biweekly webinar series, "Advancing early warning for all", runs from March to December 2025, aims to raise awareness, promote knowledge-sharing, and provide actionable solutions [...]

This year, the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity is “Be part of the Plan”. This is a call to action to encourage governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, non-governmental organizations, lawmakers, businesses, and individuals to highlight the ways in which they are supporting the implementation of the Biodiversity Plan.

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 Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) stands as a catalyst for global change, dedicated to forging partnerships and developing innovative solutions for today’s most urgent challenges.

The inaugural Citizen Science for Water conference (CS4Water) will focus on freshwater systems, diving into engaging workshop sessions, exploring innovative research, and connecting international water and citizen science experts. The conference will focus on the crucial role citizen science plays within water resource monitoring, management and governance as well as community-led action.

All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world.

World Oceans Day reminds every one of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our Planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part of the biosphere. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans.

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.

The International Association of the Study of the Commons is devoted to bringing together multi-disciplinary researchers, practitioners and policymakers for the purpose of improving governance and management, advancing understanding and creating sustainable solutions for commons, common-pool resources or any other form of shared resource. This year's conference has the theme of “Regenerating the Commons: Addressing Pressing Concerns Through Learning about the Past and Innovating into the Future.”

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is set to host the 62nd sessions of its subsidiary bodies at its headquarters in Bonn, Germany.

Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought spotlights these issues and the future of land stewardship — the most precious resource to ensure the stability and prosperity of billions of people around the world.

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe and celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives.

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.