Sadhguru, founder of Isha Foundation, was one of the panelists at the launch event for the “International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018 - 2028” on March 22, at the UN headquarters in New York.
Sadhguru was invited by President of the General Assembly of the United Nations Miroslav Lajcak, to participate in the discussion of “Contribution of the Water Decade to implementation of water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): addressing challenges and seizing opportunities through strengthening cooperation and partnerships.”
The day before, on March 21, at a special UN event leading up to World Water Day, Sadhguru was the main speaker on the topic of “Water, Sanitation & Women’s Empowerment.”
Sadhguru started one of the world’s biggest environmental campaigns, Rally for Rivers, in 2017 when he personally drove across 16 Indian states in a month’s time. The campaign saw an unprecedented coming together of political leaders, farmers, industrialists, businessmen, students, professionals, media, culminating in the handing over of the draft policy recommendation to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
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