The United Nations and global stakeholders have been urged to establish a global water security fund to accelerate climate-resilient water infrastructure.
Dr. Prince Ero Ibhafidon, President, Waterlight Save Initiative stated this at the organisational session of the UN 2026 Water Conference.
He also called on UN to mandate accountability for SDG 6, enforce clear progress benchmarks to hold nations responsible and expand access to water innovation, ensuring technological advancements reach vulnerable
communities.
“The solutions exist. The resources exist. What we need now is the courage to act.
“Years from now, will we be remembered as the generation that ended water scarcity-or the one that let millions suffer in silence? The time for pledges has passed. Now, we must deliver results.
“Waterlight Save Initiative stands ready. Let’s turn words into action. Let’s get to work,” he said
According to him, water insecurity is a silent catastrophe, saying that one in three people lack access to safe drinking water, and every two minutes, a child dies from a waterbome disease.
“Climate change is worsening this crisis, drying up rivers and contaminating vital water sources.
“We are halfway through the UN Water Action Decade, yet progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 6-Clean Water and Sanitation for All-remains too slow. This is not just a crisis, it is a failure of leadership.”
