Global initiative: Water & Nature Action Plan 2023 – 2025

No water security without ecological security, no ecological security without water security

The World Water Council (WWC), the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), whose permanent Secretariat is provided by the International Office for Water (OiEau), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), have launched an initiative to sign the “Water and Nature” declaration in September 2022 at the World Conservation Congress in Marseille (France).

The main aim of this initiative is to call for a strengthened and lasting dialogue between the water and nature communities, to make water management and nature protection policies more coherent, and to speed up the implementation of SFN. Each signatory must commit to working towards “better integration of ecosystems and biodiversity in water sector activities”.

Implementing the declaration: 3 objectives by 2025

1. Water and nature policies are better integrated, water measures benefit nature and ecological measures benefit water resources.
2. Nature-based solutions are recognised as a relevant and cost-effective approach to addressing water and nature issues, when implemented to the highest standards.
3. NbS’s innovative and relevant business and other models are widely recognised and adopted, enabling them to be widely disseminated in different contexts.