The 17th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) was held 06 - 10 November 2022 in Paphos, Cyprus and it has brought together 496 scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of sustainable development from 52 countries and 6 continents, out of which 349 attended onsite and 147 online. We have listened to 337 oral presentations in 34 regular and 14 special sessions plus four plenary lectures and two panels given by some of the most distinguished experts in the field.