Bringing together scientists, policy makers, operators, basin authorities and civil society to address water security and global challenges in Megacities
Paris, New York, Beijing, Mumbai, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Mexico, Lagos… all Megacities – urban centers which accommodate more than 10 million inhabitants – are facing mega challenges related to providing water services for their inhabitants, while managing their environment. Climate change effects of intensifying magnitude and global challenges such as sea level rise, increasing temperatures or urbanization, threaten these cities. Now, there is a need for action to achieve resilient cities.
A transversal and multidimensional solution is proposed, based on the collaboration among scientists who advance knowledge, operators and basin authorities (in public and private sectors) who innovate technically and socio-politically, and local politicians who can support new, fairer and more efficient models of water governance, in constant interaction with civil society.
EauMega 2022 will take place between 11 to 14 January 2022 at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris.
The virtual conference will bring together scientists, policy makers, operators, and civil society to address the challenges in providing water services for megacities and their inhabitants while managing the environment. It will aim to produce an overview of water challenges and solutions that Megacities face and use to mitigate the effects of climate change, strengthen the dialogue between science and policy actors at local level, and activate the cooperation platform of the Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate (MAWAC) proposed during COP21 in 2015.