When properly managed, water can be a peacemaking platform for long lasting cooperation
Indigenous peoples are the custodians of many of the world’s most fragile and important ecosystems. They also possess invaluable knowledge about sustainability and resilience, so they have a vital role in protecting our environment.
In 2015, the global community launched the 2030 Agenda, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that should be reached by 2030. Some progress has been made, but for most of the goals, the world is not on track to meet the deadline. Water can help us do better.
A growing number of people, societies and companies are discovering the power of resilient landscapes. It is still possible to shift to more sustainable practices that recharge water, restore soil health, sequester carbon, and strengthen biodiversity – but we need to make the transformation now.
How to increase the productivity of agriculture around the world through better water management.
Groundwater is the regulator of the entire freshwater cycle, but its invisibility makes it difficult to manage and protect.
While we all depend heavily on rivers for our survival, many rivers are under constant threat from unsustainable human activities
Insufficient supply and inadequate infrastructure leaves millions of people in the world without water.
The source-to-sea approach focuses on the strong connection between what happens on land, along waterways, and in the sea.
The climate crisis is essentially a water crisis. When we treat it as such, we get new tools to mitigate climate change and adapt to consequences that are unavoidable.
Many of the most pressing challenges in the world are about water: too little, too much or too inferior. Such challenges can only be effectively addressed through adequate governance of available water resources.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed millions of people back into poverty and exposed unacceptable gaps between the rich and the poor. One in three people are still not able to wash their hands with soap and water at home.
More than two billion people in the world lack safely managed drinking water and twice as many lack safely managed sanitation, making WASH one of the most urgent development challenges.
More and more young people offer important contributions to solving the growing water challenges they are inheriting.
Having access to water and sanitation has been recognized as a human right since 2010. But water is also essential to ensuring the fulfilment of many other rights.
To improve water governance, we need to take a close look at gender roles.
SIWI is a leading expert in water governance. We are change-makers, championing water solutions for a just, prosperous, and sustainable future.
World Water Week 2025 brought together over 13,000 participants from 188 countries, showing once again that water connects us all. With the theme Water for Climate, people of all ages and backgrounds shared ideas, solutions, and commitments for a just and resilient future. Thank you to everyone who joined us – together we carry this energy forward towards COP30, the UN 2026 Water Conference, and beyond.
Swedish Water House connects Swedish and international water stakeholders from different sectors to facilitate learning and collaboration.
SIWI’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) department connects science, policy, and practice to create water-wise solutions. Through applied research, systems thinking, and global partnerships, RDI helps shape climate-resilient policies and tools for sustainable water management.
World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues. It is a non-profit event, co-created together with major organizations, where participants from more than 130 countries and with many different backgrounds, get to share knowledge and experience.
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The Shared Waters Partnership supports transboundary water cooperation in fragile and conflict-affected regions....
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