World Rivers Day

On World Rivers Day , people everywhere will run, walk or move for our rivers. Each step will be connected to one small action to protect the ecosystems we all depend on, whether you're picking up litter, sharing a photo, posting a story, donating, or simply reconnecting with your local waterway. Wherever you are, join the #WorldRiverRun to show how small steps, taken together, can protect our rivers and everything they support. Sign up now to receive your personalised race bib . After you take part, you’ll be sent a personalised certificate to celebrate your impact. Register to Run!       Sponsor a Runner!

Dear River Enthusiasts, World Rivers Day 2025 is finally upon us this weekend and it’s amazing to see the many different and creative ways in which people across the globe will be celebrating rivers . This year is our biggest celebration yet, with 1000s of events and millions of participants in well over 100 countries spanning 6 continents. Thank you for your amazing efforts on behalf of the world’s waterways! The importance of healthy rivers and clean water has never been more apparent. For all of us involved with World Rivers Day , it’s heartening to see the thousands of activities being planned; from smallscale family and neighborhood river cleanups - to organized paddling trips - to the Thirst Foundation’s World River Run - to river conferences and podcasts - to art displays and photo contests - to riverside celebrations , educational tours and habitat restoration projects - to public buildings and monuments such as BC Place illuminating blue in honor of WRD - The list goes o...

  Dear river advocates,  On behalf of WRD Chair and founder, Mark Angelo, we wanted to wish you a very happy World Rivers Day this coming weekend. Thousands of events will be taking place, spanning 6 continents. Many have also requested a link to today’s Vancouver Sun feature interview with Mark that delves into the history of World Rivers Day. Read the full article here Also, we encourage you to post about your activities this weekend through #worldriversday – or tag us using @oneriverworld on your X (Twitter) posts, or @riverworld on Facebook.  Thank you again and Happy World Rivers Day!  Tunde Murphy WRD Communications

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Global workshop on ecosystems conservation and restoration in transboundary basins. Freshwater ecosystems are in a dire state.They are the world's lifelines, providing water, food, and livelihoods, while enabling biodiversity within and around them. They play a buffer role for people and nature against climate change-related impacts, including droughts and floods. However, they have experienced massive deterioration over the past centuries and decades. In light of the triple planetary crisis, the 10th session of the Meeting of the Parties of the Water Convention (23-25 October 2024, Ljubljana, Slovenia) decided to include in the work programme 2025-2027 of the Water Convention a dedicated sub-programme area on the conservation and restoration of transboundary freshwater ecosystems. This global workshop is an essential element of this workstream and will inform, among others, the discussion at the ninth meeting of the Task Force on Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus (18 June 2025,...

   10:00 – 11:15 | Session 3: The conservation and restoration of freshwater ecosystems in a transboundary context: a dynamic relationship between transboundary water cooperation and biodiversity protection Moderator: Mr. Lionel Launois, Head of international affairs unit, Directorate for water and biodiversity, Ministry of Ecology, France Case studies at the transboundary and basin level: • Mr. Aleš Bizjak, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia and Chair of the Bureau of the Water Convention – Transboundary UNESCO Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube and the Mura River Biosphere Reserve • Mr. Jose Genaro Musayon Ayala, Head of National Water Authority, Peru – Transboundary cooperation and the conservation and restoration of freshwater ecosystems in Peru • Ms. Sofia Perä, Project manager/ecologist, County Administrative Board of Norrbotten, Sweden – The TRIWA LIFE project on the Torne river, shared between Finland and Sweden: a successful exa...

   Global workshop on ecosystems conservation and restoration in transboundary basins. 10:00 – 10:45 | Opening Session. Moderator: Mr. Aleš Bizjak, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia and Chair of the Bureau of the Water Convention. Welcoming Remarks: • H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva • Ms. Claire Thuaudet, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in Geneva • Mr. Romas Kamanga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation, Zambia (tbc) • Ms. Veronica Manfredi, Director for Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition, EU Commission • Ms. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands • Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the UN Water Convention, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Leadership testimony: • Mr. Hussein Abdulameer Baga, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, Iraq ...