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The final stage of the Scientific Forum was a discussion on the importance of partnership mechanisms and mobilizing financial capital to ensure the sustainability of water resources. "Scientific methods alone are not enough; resources and partnerships are needed to ensure the application of nuclear technologies where they are most needed," said Director-General Grossi.
The importance of taking such steps was also emphasized by Najat Mokhtar, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. She called for the use of new technologies to address existing gaps. "Let's not waste time," she urged, "but work together to leverage scientific advances for more effective water resource management."
Sustainable water resource management is impossible without a strong scientific foundation and stable political support, according to Tatiana Molchan, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She believes that the key to addressing the challenges arising in the context of the water-food-energy chain may lie in a combination of mechanisms updated in 2016. Water Conventions with IAEA technical tools.
In his speech, Winston Yu, World Bank Water Program Manager, noted that annual water investment by governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector worldwide reaches $165 billion, but trillions more are needed. He agreed with Maria Jimena Durán of the Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean and Lina Escobar-Rangel of the Inter-American Bank: meeting the enormous financial needs for water requires engaging the private sector. Currently, the private sector accounts for only two percent of total water financing.
Mr. Yu mentioned Niger's agreement with the IAEA as a good example of how multilateral development banks are combining the efforts of financial and political circles with the expertise of the IAEA to help countries manage water resources more effectively. "The IAEA has tremendous potential to collaborate with all development banks to achieve synergies between technology and financing," he said.
Water financing will be a central theme of the 2026 UN Water Conference. According to Mohamed CBC Diatta, the Senegalese Sherpa, participants will "discuss the potential of science, multilateralism, cooperation, and innovation" and build links across sectors to preserve this most valuable shared resource. Nuclear science can play a crucial role in fostering such links, and the IAEA will continue to work with countries to strengthen their capacity to use relevant tools to address critical challenges in this area.
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