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Announcement: The President of Indonesia announced that the World Economic Forum and Indonesia sign a Letter of Intent establishing a collaboration to support the delivery of the first Ocean Impact Summit (8–9 June 2026) in Bali. Together with the support of Ocean X, the collaboration aims to advance a healthy ocean as a strategic priority—central to equitable and sustainable growth, climate action, food security, and coastal livelihoods.

Announcement: The Forum signed an MoU with the Government of the United Arab Emirates establishing a strategic partnership to support the preparatory process and delivery of the 2026 UN Water Conference. The partnership will aim to strengthen public-private engagement for the Conference and advance cross-sectoral action for water.

Announcement: Matt Damon, Co-founder, Water.org, announced the Get Blue initiative to expand access to safe water and sanitation worldwide. A letter of intent was signed, formalizing collaboration between the Forum and Water.org to elevate global visibility of water access and investment needs ahead of the UN Water Conference.

Announcement: The Forum signed an MOU with the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), strengthens collaboration to advance global water resilience and deepen business engagement in sustainable water stewardship at the basin level. 

Announcement: Ten winning innovators were selected from the Uplink Water Resilience Challenge, which identifies and supports early-stage solutions that strengthen water resilience across infrastructure, industry, agriculture and urban systems. The winners have been awarded non-dilutive funding, alongside access to a global ecosystem of investors, corporates and public sector partners to support deployment and scale.

White paper: Investing in Blue Foods: Innovation and Partnerships for Impact
A new report highlights how blue foods can support food security, jobs and economic growth across Africa. The report details key examples of success paired with better data, targeted innovation and partnerships that mobilise finance at scale.

Initiative launch: ACT Ocean
The Forum launched an initiative ‘Accelerating Critical Transformations for the Ocean’ (ACT Ocean) that brings together businesses, investors, governments, and experts to advance coordinated industry-led transformations across the ocean economy.

Briefing paper: The Ocean Economy Imperative: Defining Value, Managing Risk and Mobilizing Investment accompanies the launch of ACT ocean and calls for action to unlock the ocean’s potential as a driver of economic resilience and long-term value, emphasizing collaboration and decision-making today to shape a sustainable future.

Report: Bridging the €6.5 Trillion Water Infrastructure Gap: A Playbook amplifies the voice of the global water industry within the World Economic Forum ecosystem. The report aims at sizing the global water infrastructure gap and assesses its socio-economic impacts in order to accelerate equity, resilience, circularity and innovation in the lead-up to the UN Water Conference.

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