Building Impact-Driven Partnerships for Water and Sustainable Development | SDG Media Zone | UN

This discussion focuses on information exchange, finance readiness, and inclusive governance, and highlights how private sector engagement can strengthen the 2026 UN Water Conference through impact-driven partnerships to accelerate SDG 6. True progress requires collaboration: the UN provides convening power and accountability, governments offer policy and investment priorities, and the private sector brings innovation, technology, and financing. Together, these actors combine their strengths to turn global water commitments into scalable, practical solutions for global prosperity. Speakers: - H.E. Retno Marsudi, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Water - Abdallah Dardari, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Regional Bureau for Arab States - Dolly Mirchandani, Partner, White and Case LLC, focusing on energy and infrastructure sectors Moderator: Joakim Harlin, Chief Manager of the UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment


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