A coalition of governments launched the Freshwater Challenge – the largest ever initiative to restore degraded rivers, lakes and wetlands, which are central to tackling the world’s worsening water, climate and nature crises
Announced at the UN Water Conference in New York, the Freshwater Challenge aims to restore 300,000km of rivers (equivalent to more than 7 times around the Earth) and 350 million hectares of wetlands (an area larger than India) by 2030.