The French Water Partnership’s call to action on the occasion of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference
Update 2025-06-11The PFE has drawn up messages that it considered essential to address to the organizers and all stakeholders. We call for “Better management of the land-sea continuum: for shared benefits between continental, coastal and marine waters.
Our call to action is built around 3 key messages:
- Integrate the essential role of inland waters in the health of coastal and marine environments into the declarations and work of the United Nations Ocean Conferences, starting with UNOC-3.
- Overcome sectoral silos and systematically include a freshwater component in all United Nations Ocean Conferences.
- Protecting marine waters requires action to reduce chemical and biological pollution from the continents: untreated wastewater, rainwater run-offs, agricultural & industrial waste, and dumping of solid waste.