Living Lakes is an international network coordinated by the Global Nature Fund (GNF) to enhance the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of lakes and wetlands around the world.

The Living Lakes network currently supports 113 member lakes, wetlands and other freshwater bodies on a global scale, which are represented by 130 public and private organizations in 50 countries.

The LLC16 conference is organised in the framework of the Living Lakes Biodiversity and Climate Project, on behalf of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumers Protection and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMUV).