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Bangladesh became the 53rd Country Member of the Freshwater Challenge

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Namibia officially became the 52nd Country Member of the Freshwater Challenge in October

Freshwater Challenge taking centre stage in a plenary session at the 11th World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Denver

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Inspiring and insightful session at World Water Week with Brazil and Senegal governments, businesses & partners highlighting momentum behind FWC

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Inter IKEA Group joins FWC Business Supporter Program to "lead projects with partners like WWF to protect and improve biodiversity, water quality & quantity in priority river basins and beyond" - Joana Barata Correia, Global Head of Strategic Sustainability Topics

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Side event at SIWI World Water Week with governments of Brazil and Senegal, Inter IKEA Group and Reckitt, and Core Partners

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Madagascar became the 51st Country Member of the Freshwater Challenge during World Water Week

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Side event on FWChallenge at the Convention on Wetlands COP15

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Reckitt became one of the first 3 companies to join the FWC Business Supporter Program. “Everybody depends on water, at home and in our businesses. Joining this Program will further drive action on this critical issue," said

David Croft, Global Head of Sustainability

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Jam packed room at the Freshwater Challenge side event at the Convention on Wetlands COP15 in Zimbabwe

GSK became one of the first three companies to join the FWC Business Supporter Program. “We’re proud to be supporting the Challenge, and hope that together we can create a positive impact for communities and build business resilience," said Claire Lund, VP Sustainability

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Greece became the 50th Member Country of the Freshwater Challenge

Major boost for the Challenge as Global Environment Facility (GEF) invests

US$5 million in the initiative

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Australia became the 49th Member Country of the Freshwater Challenge

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At the One Water Summit in Riyadh co-host Kazakhstan announced it was joining the Challenge - as Country member 48

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Short video on the Freshwater Challenge that was shown at the Marakech Partnership meeting at COP29

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Fireside chat on the Freshwater Challenge at Marakech Partnership event on Water for Climate Action at COP29

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Panama becomes 47th Member of the Freshwater Challenge at COP16

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Freshwater Challenge featured in the WWF-Pakistan magazine, Natura, which focused on freshwater ecosystems

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Second Private Sector Engagement event was held during New York Climate Week with presentations from Brazil and USA

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