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International Conference on Groundwater, Key to the Sustainable Development Goals
2022-05-18 - 2022-05-22 | Sorbonne University, Paris, France
The « Agenda 2030 », the 17 « Sustainable Development Goals » (SDGs), their 169 targets and their 240 well attended indicators, multinational and multilateral roadmaps, constitute a great message of hope for the future of human societies and terrestrial ecosystems, currently facing the impacts of global change.
Within this framework, groundwater resources (GWR) have a key role to play, directly in terms of food, hygiene and health, protection and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity … and, indirectly, for the reduction of poverty and inequalities, contribution to education and gender equality, peace.
Main objectives

Examine the overall relationships between water-related SDG s, their stakeholders and groundwater
Share knowledge, experiences, findings and good practices on GWR in sustainable development trajectories
Elaborate recommendations to ensure the best integration of groundwater resources into the SDGs.
