Events

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.

This webinar explores how Early Warning for All can only be effective when it is inclusive.

This webinar will explore climate-smart solutions for these challenging environments by staging a lively, solutions-focused debate on what works — and what does not — in building resilience.

The International Association of Hydrological Sciences Scientific Assembly, established in 1922, has served as a pivotal platform for advancing the science of hydrology globally. With a mission to promote the study of water resources and their sustainable management, the Assembly facilitates collaboration among hydrologists, geoscientists, and policymakers.

The CGIAR 2025 Gender Conference is a pivotal gathering at the intersection of gender equality and sustainable development. This year’s theme, “Accelerating Equality in Food, Land, and Water Systems,” highlights the urgent need to address gender disparities as we approach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This is a once-every-four-years gathering of nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers from around the world.

Why do some people act on warnings while others don’t?

Cairo Water Week has cemented its role as a cornerstone of international dialogue, uniting governments, institutions and thought leaders to confront the critical nexus of water security and climate resilience. This year’s theme, “Innovative Solutions for Climate Resilience and Water Sustainability,” underscores the urgent imperative to align cutting-edge innovation with actionable strategies, safeguarding communities and ecosystems against unprecedented environmental challenges.

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.

International Day of Rural Women recognizes that rural women are uniquely situated to help mitigate the causes of global warming and adapt to its impacts on the ground. Additionally, it acknowledges that climate change has a more pronounced impact on women, primarily indigenous and peasant women, whose agricultural dependence, living conditions and marginalization expose them to a greater degree of changes due to climate, loss of diversity and pollution.

World Food Day raises awareness and action for food security and nutrition. Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, municipalities, businesses, CSOs, the media, the public, even youth.

The 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue will convene under the theme SOILutions for Security.

AidEx is the world's leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event.

Timely warnings mean little if they don’t reach the people who need them most.

This webinar explores how strategic investments and innovative partnerships between governments, development partners and the private sector are transforming early warning systems.

At COP30, IWMI will focus on issues including how water-related innovations can support Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and climate action at the regional and sub-national levels as well as adaptation and resilience under an inclusion lens.

This webinar explores how early warning systems can unlock timely financial responses to climate and disaster risks.

Safe toilets for all by 2030’ is one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6 – but 3.5 billion people still live without safely managed sanitation, including 419 million who practice open defecation. World Toilet Day calls for faster action to improve and protect people’s access to sanitation, which is critical to building a fairer, more peaceful world.

This webinar explores how countries across Asia are integrating Early Warning Systems into their national disaster risk management and climate adaptation strategies, in alignment with the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement, and SDG targets.

The overarching theme of the World Water Congress focuses on addressing the dynamic interconnections linking water, natural ecosystems, energy, agriculture and other human activities during a time of global challenges such as climate change, humanitarian and environmental crises.