IIASA at the G20 pre-meeting Towards a G20 Action Plan on Water

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The pre-meeting will bring together water and agricultural experts from IIASA, the OECD, the World Bank, G20 ministers as well as the Saudi secretariat, to discuss their experiences and best practices to draft the contents of the report for the G20 Action Plan on Water. This will be presented to the Heads of the G20 States at the Leaders’ Summit in Riyadh on 21–22 November 2020.

Yoshihide Wada’s  presentation will focus on Innovation and Hydro informatics for Water Management.

Saudi Arabia has assumed the 2020 G20 Presidency on 1 December 2019 leading up to the Leaders’ Summit in Riyadh on 21-22 November 2020. 

The Saudi G20 Presidency - “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All” - will focus on three key aims: " Empowering People, by creating the conditions in which all people —especially women and young people—can live, work and thrive; Safeguarding the Planet, by fostering collective efforts on food and water security, climate, energy and environment; Shaping New Frontiers, by adopting long-term, bold strategies to share the benefits of innovation and technological advancement."

IIASA conducts its research in collaboration with large international research networks in its member countries, twelve of which are from the G20: Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom, and the United States.