THE PEOPLES WATER FORUM

Blue February

Towards the 2023 UN Water Conference

On the occasion of the United Nations Water Conference in March 2023, the People’s Water Forum calls on civil society movements around the world to organize this February 2023– Blue February–to defend water as a human right and common good.

From March 22 to 24, New York will host the United Nations Water Conference to review the implementation of the “International Decade for Action Water for Sustainable Development”, which comprises the 2030 Agenda. The aim of the Conference is to showcase the progress that has been made since 2018 in relation to SDG 6 on water.

To date, there is no evidence to confirm to us that the Conference will be a plural space where the interests of public, community and of all living beings that water harbors or nourishes will prevail. Our monitoring and active participation in the Conference, its consultations and discussion, events among stakeholders and the list of participating organizations point to another Conference dominated by corporate and other private interests.

That is why, whether or not we are all present at the March 2023 Conference, we want to raise the voices, demands and proposals of water movements around the world. Proposals to protect and guarantee access to water and the status of ecosystems around the world are urgently needed in a context of climate and social crisis.

Check out the events that are being organized around the world for the Blue February below.

Join Blue February!