International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028 A/RES/71/222 Recalling also its resolutions 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, and 70/299 of 29 July 2016 on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level, Reaffirming the sustainable development goals and targets, including those related to water resources, contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and determined to achieve the goal of ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all and other related goals and targets, Recalling the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 3 which highlighted the commitment to the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005–2015, Reaffirming that the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development 4 is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and that the full implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda is critical for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, Emphasizing that water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, that water, energy, food security and nutrition are linked and that water is indispensable for human development, health and well being and a vital element of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and other relevant goals in the social, environmental and economic fields, Deeply concerned that lack of access to a safe drinking water source, basic sanitation and sound hygiene, water-related disasters, water scarcity and water pollution will be further exacerbated by urbanization, population growth, desertification, drought and other extreme weather events and climate change, as well as by the lack of capacity to ensure integrated water resource management, Concerned by the slow progress in advocating for and addressing existing gaps in gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women that hamper s the achievement of sustainable development goals and targets, Concerned also that many water-related ecosystems are threatened by poor management and unsustainable development and face increased uncertainty and risks owing to climate change and other factors, Recalling that the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, among other things, seeks to develop and implement holistic disaster risk management at all levels in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 –2030, 5 Acknowledging the importance of deepening cooperation and partnership at all levels for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals on water and sanitation, Recognizing that water-related issues, including relevant Sustainable Development Goals and targets, need to be better reflected in the agendas of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, _______________ 3 Resolution 66/288, annex. Resolution 69/313, annex. 5 Resolution 69/283, annex II. 4 2/5