AQUON 2025

UMUN- AquaThon : Youth Power to Save Every Drop

Aug 30–31, 2025 Online

UMUN- AquaThon : Youth Power to Save Every Drop

Conference

Online

Aug 30–31, 2025

100 delegates expected

High school and university students

In English

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About

One Conference. One Cause. Countless Drops Saved

In a time when water scarcity has escalated into a global crisis, AQUON 2025 stands as a unified call to action for youth, thinkers, innovators, and policymakers. AQUON is more than just a Model United Nations–style conference. It is a solution-driven international forum, combining policy-making, scientific insight, grassroots innovation, and youth-led advocacy — all focused on one goal: conserving and sustaining water for future generations.

Held under the banner of youth diplomacy, AQUON provides delegates a real-world simulation of decision-making around climate justice, water governance, rural access, urban planning, and cross-border water policies.

🎯 Why Join AQUON?

  • ✅ Policy + Purpose: Experience real-world problem solving around water crises, sanitation, and environmental policy.
  • ✅ Lead Like a Diplomat: Represent nations, present resolutions, and debate policies — just like the UN.
  • ✅ Learn from Experts: Interact with scientists, activists, bureaucrats, and engineers working in water conservation.
  • ✅ Build Global Networks: Connect with passionate youth from diverse geographies, backgrounds, and experiences.
  • ✅ Certificates, Awards & Recognition: Boost your CV with international certifications, leadership badges, and trophy recognitions.
  • ✅ Start Movements: Gain skills to initiate projects in your city, school, or district post-conference with support.

🧭 What Will You Do?

  • 🌍 Represent countries in UN-style committees focused on water (e.g., UNEP, ECOSOC, WHO, UN-Water).
  • 📜 Draft, debate, and pass water-saving resolutions through structured diplomatic dialogue.
  • 🧠 Attend expert panels, workshops, and project showcases.
  • 🎤 Deliver powerful speeches and presentations on your ideas and research.
  • 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 Collaborate in delegations or teams to solve real case studies and community water problems.

💡 Themes & Tags

#Conserve | #Reclaim | #Sustain

🔹 #Conserve
A call to action — to save every drop, minimize waste, and rethink daily habits. From homes to industries, conservation is the first step toward water security.

🔹 #Reclaim
Focuses on restoring polluted, lost, or neglected water bodies. It’s about reviving lakes, rivers, and traditional water systems with community effort and tech support.

🔹 #Sustain
Ensuring water is available for generations to come. This tag highlights sustainable planning, innovation, and climate-conscious policies at the local and global level.
 

Schedule:

AQUON Day 1 - 30th August 2025

4:30-4:45 PM - Opening Ceremony
4:45-6:45 PM - Session 1
6:45-7:15 PM - Break
7:15-9:30 PM - Session 2

AQUON Day 2 - 31th August 2025

4:30-6:30 PM - Session 3
6:30-7:00 PM - Break
7:00-9:00 PM - Session 4
9:00-9:30 PM - Closing & Awards Ceremony

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC/GMT +5:30)
Positon Paper Deadline: 11:59 PM, 29th August (Indian Standard Time)
 

📌 Purpose of AQUON

To build a global youth platform for idea exchange, sustainable advocacy, and urgent policy influence that empowers the next generation to take charge of our planet’s most critical resource — water.

This conference aims to bridge scientific innovation, political dialogue, and ground-level awareness, encouraging every participant to emerge as a Water Warrior in their own ecosystem.

Committees

  • 23 countries
    1. Promoting Sustainable Water Conservation for Environmental Protection.
    • Kazi Ahnaf Saif
    • Arianna Sidwell

    United Nations Environment Assembly

    Intermediate · English · 23 countries

    Topic

    Promoting Sustainable Water Conservation for Environmental Protection.

    About the committee

    Water is the foundation of life, yet global demand continues to rise while supply faces increasing threats from pollution, overuse, and climate change. From shrinking rivers and drying aquifers to rising sea levels contaminating freshwater sources, the world is experiencing a water crisis that directly undermines environmental protection, food security, and sustainable development. Addressing this requires innovative and cooperative solutions: conserving water at every stage of use, advancing technologies for reuse and recycling, protecting natural ecosystems that sustain water cycles, and fostering community-driven initiatives. This agenda calls on Member States to deliberate on frameworks that balance human needs with ecological integrity, ensuring that water resources are used responsibly, equitably, and sustainably for present and future generations.

    Chairs

    Countries

    How this committee type works
  • 16 countries
    1. Addressing Regional Tensions and Water Scarcity Challenges under the Indus Waters Treaty
    • S. Shaaktam
    • Jonathan Ong
    • Aaron Philip Saju
    • Prakhar Biswas

    Historical Crisis Committee

    Intermediate · English · 16 countries

    Topic

    Addressing Regional Tensions and Water Scarcity Challenges under the Indus Waters Treaty

    About the committee

    [Indian Side] Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of India (role in high-level policy) Uma Bharti – Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2016–2017) Nitin Gadkari – Minister of Water Resources (2017–2019) Ajit Doval – National Security Advisor of India Hirdesh Kumar Singh - Jammu & Kashmir State Representative – affected by Indus basin water allocations Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu - Indian Army General (Northern Command) – water & security nexus [Pakistani Side] Nawaz Sharif – Prime Minister of Pakistan (until 2017; later Shahid Khaqan Abbasi / Imran Khan depending on crisis year you lock in) Khawaja Asif – Minister for Water & Power (until 2017) Shams ul Mulk – former Chairman, Water & Power Development Authority (expert voice) General Qamar Javed Bajwa - Pakistani Army General (GHQ, Rawalpindi) – water disputes often framed as security issues Rao Irshad Ali Khan - Chairman of IRSA (Indus River System Authority - Sindh & Punjab Provincial Representatives – affected provinces [International Actors] Annette Dixon (VP, South Asia, World Bank)- World Bank Representative – mediator of the Indus Waters Treaty Erik Solheim, UNEP Executive Director (2016–17) - UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Delegate Dr. Amir Memon (WWF-Pakistan water expert) Dr. Ramesh Pandey (WWF-India water projects) Huang Runqiu – Chinese Vice Minister of Environmental Protection - Chinese Official (observer) – China’s involvement as an upstream power with water projects in Kashmir/Gilgit There is no Position Paper needed!

    Chairs

    Countries

    How this committee type works
  • 21 countries
    1. Enhancing International Cooperation on Water Conservation for Sustainable Development.
    • Filipe Perestrelo Rodrigues
    • Ummama Irshad

    Economic & Social Council

    Intermediate · English · 21 countries

    Topic

    Enhancing International Cooperation on Water Conservation for Sustainable Development.

    About the committee

    Water scarcity is no longer a localized issue—it is a global challenge that threatens economic growth, public health, and sustainable development. While some nations struggle with droughts and groundwater depletion, others face flooding and mismanagement of abundant water resources. The uneven distribution of freshwater highlights the urgent need for stronger international cooperation. Cross-border rivers, shared aquifers, and regional ecosystems require collective governance frameworks that transcend national boundaries. This agenda emphasizes building partnerships, sharing technologies, mobilizing financing, and promoting capacity-building to ensure that water conservation contributes effectively to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ECOSOC invites Member States to explore mechanisms for coordination between governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector to secure water for all while safeguarding environmental and developmental priorities.

    Chairs

    Countries

    How this committee type works

Organizers

Kazi Ahnaf Saif
Secretary General

Kunal Kumar
President & Founder

Prakhar Biswas
Prakhar Biswas -Management

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