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Ahead of the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in the UAE has launched Pathways to UN Water 2026: A UN in UAE Knowledge Series, now live on YouTube with new episodes released every two weeks through November.About the seriesThe Conference, co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, will take place in Abu Dhabi from 8 to 10 December 2026. It marks only the third time in more than fifty years that the international community has convened at the highest level to focus exclusively on water.The series follows the road to the Conference, drawing on perspectives from government, the UN system, science, the private sector, civil society, and academia. It opens with a welcome message from the UN Resident Coordinator to the UAE, followed by a foundational session on how the Conference process works, and six further episodes exploring the Interactive Dialogues that will shape its outcomes: water in multilateral processes, water for people, water for cooperation, water for prosperity, investments for water, and water for planet.Each episode brings together senior voices to unpack a distinct dimension of the global water agenda, from governance and financing to access, cooperation, and resilience, with the aim of showing how the preparatory process now underway will translate into the commitments and outcomes expected in December.Why it mattersWater sits at the center of the 2030 Agenda, yet progress on SDG 6 remains off track. This series is intended to help government partners, UN colleagues, and the wider public understand not only what the Conference will decide, but how the process leading up to it is being built, and where they can engage.Follow the seriesNew episodes are released every two weeks on the UN in UAE YouTube channel. Colleagues and partners are encouraged to watch, share, and subscribe to follow the road to Abu Dhabi.