At Rio+20 // Water Day at Rio+20: Recognizing Progress, Taking Action for the Future We Want

UN-Water will also release its Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management and Use of Water Resources, specifically produced for Rio+20. UN-Water will host a Water Day on 19 June at the Rio+20 Conference, with the following objectives: -Demonstrate to the broad range of stakeholders, particularly decision makers, that some of the major challenges facing humanity today relate to water management; this will be based on findings of the major UN-Water reports. -Identify major water issues that connect with the themes of the Rio+20 Conference, particularly its link with the notion of green economy. -Focus on the means of implementation, especially the action areas where UN organizations and agencies can act together through UN-Water.

Preliminary programme

9.30 - 13.00 | Water Day - Part 1

-IWRM, Benefiting countries for a sustainable and equitable future Interactive policy dialogue and launch of the UN-Water Report on Water Resources Management -A push toward global commitments on universal access to water and sanitation Reflections on the Rio +20 Outcome document and charting the way forward while setting commitments for Rio+20 and beyond

17.30 - 21.00 | Water Day - Part 2

-Water and Sanitation as a Human Right -International Year of Water Cooperation and World Water Day 2013