Advancing sustainability solutions to climate challenges faced by hot and arid countries, the Earthna Summit 2025 will explore resilience to water scarcity, harnessing AI for smarter governance, and how the tradition-technology nexus can address food insecurity, among other issues.

Participants discussed plans to implement the first ever UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation as well as preparations for the 2026 UN Water Conference.

While the financial mechanism and the need to mobilize financial resources were at the forefront of delegates’ deliberations, the resumed session saw the adoption of other decisions vital to the realization of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s goals and targets.

The Freshwater Challenge to accelerate restoration of rivers and wetlands by 2030 has attracted 50 countries, and raised high hopes that it can provide a strategic way to help countries meet national commitments across the three Rio Conventions.