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At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights

Inside Climate News · By Delaney Dryfoos · last updated
Delegates met on water issues for the first time in 46 years, with climate change making action ever more urgent. In some regions, progress must quadruple to provide clean water and sanitation for all by 2030.

By Delaney Dryfoos

On Wednesday morning in Manhattan, the United Nations Water Conference began in dramatic fashion when Mina Guli, a 52-year-old Australian foundation CEO and water activist, broke a blue ribbon stretched across the U.N. Plaza, completing her 200th marathon in a year.