International Conference on Groundwater, Key to the Sustainable Development Goals

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.