UN-Water Annual Conference in Zaragoza

Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Water and Energy
13-16 January 2014 | Zaragoza, Spain
Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Water and Energy inter-linkages have an important role in the post-2015 development agenda and the conceptualization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are indeed some main challenges, interconnections and opportunities for realizing synergies and benefits from joint responses on the water and energy nexus, including for the design of climate resilience and green economies. Partnerships amongst institutions, agencies and stakeholders can help in achieving some of these benefits.

The Zaragoza Conference, organized by UN-Water Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), will reach beyond the “water for energy” and/or “energy for water” concept focusing on a more practical examination of how tools and partnerships help developing appropriate joint responses and what are the measures for managing trade-offs, identifying synergies, and maximizing co-benefits. Discussions will center on how partnerships can help implement responses to achieve water and energy efficiency, secured access and sustainability.