AidEx 2025 - "Water as a catalyst for peace - Unlocking collaboration across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus"

This session will explore how water can become a powerful entry point for conflict prevention, transformation, trust-building, and long-term resilience across the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus. Drawing from community-level action through Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and water for peace diplomacy initiatives led by the Geneva Water Hub, the session will present practical strategies, tools, and field experiences that leverage water as a catalyst for peace. It will spotlight work from countries such as Iran, Yemen, Jordan, and Mauritania, where community engagement, anticipatory action, and equitable water governance are contributing to the prevention of violence and the strengthening of social cohesion.