Missing the “Peace” piece of the Water Puzzle - Global Observatory for Water and Peace Brief for the UN 2023 Water Conference

This Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) brief sets out the merits of a fundamental rethinking of the approach of the global community to water as a vehicle of peace. It entails recognizing the interconnection between water and peace as an over-arching framework for achieving the goals of the UN 2023 Water Conference and the Agenda 2030, and to ensure social stability and the preservation of peace as a matter of well-being and prosperity.

This brief shares reflections from the Global Observatory for Water and Peace on how to use “water for peace” (WfP) as an over-arching framework for the five main themes of the UN 2023 Water Conference’s interactive dialogues. This would facilitate inclusive commitments and actions at the conference’s conclusion - and beyond.